We booked our flight to Hoi An via a travel agency for around £25 each excluding baggage. We flew into Da Nang as this is the closest airport to Hoi An, where we were picked up by the hotel which we had pre-booked via Booking.com.
Our hotel was about 30 minute walk from the old town which is the centre of Hoi An but it was very peaceful right on the river front. The nice thing about our hotel was it was only a month old so had brand new amenities and the staff were excellent. They invited us to join them for evening tea which was free and throughout our 2 week stay offered us to join the family for dinner and all the guesting within the hotel. It is only a small hotel but that's great for us, we don't like a lot of people.
Most of the hotels in Hoi An offer free bicycles to use as it is very flat and the town is about 15 minute bike ride and the beach is about 20 minutes from our hotel.
The Old Town:The Old Town has a maze of cobbled streets all winding down towards the river and only walking or biking is allowed, no cars which is great. We loved pedaling through the streets is was very peaceful and lots of things to look at. There are plenty of dress shops for the ladies to choose from if you wanted a handmade dress. They all vary in price so ask around and there are so many i couldn't suggest which is best.
Other than dress shops you will find leather shops, souvenir shop, cafes, restaurants and lantern shops.
The lanterns are all hand made and look amazing at night when they are all lite up.
If you cross over the red bridge there are more restaurants and night markets. On the bridge at night you can buy small lanterns to let off down the river and it is a lovely atmosphere.
Attractions
- The main attractions in Hoi An are to rent motorbikes which we didn't do because we like the skin on our legs and not on the roads.
- You can join push bike tours which take you round Hoi An but it is a small place you can do it yourself its very easy and hard to get lost.
- On the river in the old town there are small boats which the locals offer to take you in down the river and to where the locals do their fishing with massive nets.
All attractions can be booked through your hotel or travel agencies.
We had our clothes washed through our hotel which they did at a reasonable price, within competition with shops offering it in town. A little bribery for a good review on TripAdvisor helped to reduce the price. (Little tip there they always want good reviews)
Hoi An was a place we absolutely loved and surprised at the amount out tourist we met that never went. The whole place is calm and easy to access and the locals are some of the nicest people we have met. The food here was also some of the best food we had throughout Asia and if you do get a chance to go visit a place called "Red Dragon" this really is great food and they also offer cooking classes.
We booked through our hotel a train ticket to Nha Trang, but I would recommend you getting a local bus to Da Nang train station and buying yourself as you will save a lot. On the train ticket the price says $22 (Us dollars). (Today's exchange rate £14) but the hotel did charge us a lot more than this.
Hotels we stayed were booked through Booking.com
- Oasis Riverside Boutique, $126 (Us dollars). (Today's exchange rate £111) for one week. We extended through the hotel for one more week which they did as the same price as Booking.com. Breakfast was included within the price and it was mad fresh. (The pancakes were great). The rooms were big and modern with a large shower room and large wardrobe space. TV reception was good and we even had our own WIFI router in your room so it was very fast. I would definitely recommend staying here as the staff and hotel are lovely although the price has increased since we were there so not sure its worth anymore than we paid for it.
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