Hoai Thanh Hotel, Hoi An, Vietnam

Modern, affordable accommodations in the midst of an ancient culture are what the Hoai Thanh Hotel in Hoi An, Vietnam, offers to budget travelers and backpackers. Its low rates do not necessarily equate to low quality. As an international three-star hotel, it prides itself on being a comfortable, friendly, and safe place to stay in Hoi An, an area designated as a World Culture Heritage Site.

The hotel has 85 well-equipped rooms, ranging from standard, deluxe, super deluxe, and suite. All rooms are air conditioned, and have satellite TV, IDD telephone, refrigerator, hair dryer, and a bathroom with bathtub and hot water.

Guests can enjoy local and international cuisine at the hotel’s restaurant, which seats 300 and is open from 6 in the morning until midnight. Alternatively, they can opt to relax and have a light snack or a drink at the pool bar, which is capable of accommodating 100 people. Like the restaurant, it is open for service from 6 AM until 12 AM.

Other ways in which the hotel pampers its guests are via services offered at the beauty salon and at the sauna and foot massage facility. Large gatherings and special events like meetings, seminars, and weddings, can be accommodated at the meeting hall, which seats 350 people. And for those who want a keepsake of their visit to the hotel and to Hoi An, the hotel’s souvenir shop sells local crafts and products.

Rates at the Hoai Thanh Hotel begin at USD30.