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Hotel Review: Dong Duong Hotel, Haiphong – Vietnam

June 30, 2019 By James Clark

Hotel Review: Dong Duong Hotel, Haiphong - Vietnam

Hostel Name: Dong Duong Hotel
Address: 4D Ho Sen, Haiphong, Vietnam.

I stayed at the Dong Duong Hotel in Haiphong, Vietnam. This was my first visit to Haiphong and I wasn’t aware of which area was a good place to stay. I just looked for the old town area and railway station, and picked somewhere around there. Dong Duong Hotel ended up being a good pick as it was in a walkable location. I was worried that is was on the other side of the railway tracks to the old town, but the city area is fairly compact. The rate was $11.35 USD per night, which was one of the cheapest offerings.

Dong Duong Hotel

I have seen the name Dong Duong around Vietnam, and it means Indochina. For pronunciation, the first D has a strike in it so it is a hard-d sound. The second D has no strike to it sounds like Z in the north (such as in Haiphong) and it sounds like a Y in the south.

After being checked in by a friendly receptionist I went to my room.

Reception

I got a double room with private bathroom. The room had a fan and air conditioning, and it was so hot when I was there that I needed both of them on at the same time. The room was in good condition, though the purple and green paint job made it look a little tacky.

Hotel room

The room is a typical long and skinny layout that is common in Vietnam. I made sure I got a room with a window as they often don’t. I never watch TV in hotel rooms, but it occurred to me in this room that the long and skinny layout is not useful for setting up a TV.

TV and fridge

In any other country I would check to make sure the water is free in the hotel room. Usually the water is free, but sometimes it isn’t. In this case was it was 15,000 VND ($0.64c) which is reasonable for a hotel (the same bottle is about 5,000 VND in a shop).

Table

The bathroom was ok apart from the hot water not always working on command.

Bathroom

There is free wifi in the hotel, though I had problems with the reception in my room. It might have been that I was the last room in the hallway.

Reception lounge

There is no breakfast service here so I went to a market nearby on Hai Ba Trung Street. I ended being able to walk everywhere from here, and I got a Grab taxi to the railway station when I left.

Ho Sen Street

Overall this was an adequate place to stay as a budget hotel in Haiphong. If you are just looking for a cheap private room then this will do, otherwise for a few more dollars you could find something a bit more modern. Book the Dong Duong Hotel online or search for more hotels in Haiphong.

Filed Under: Accommodation Tagged With: haiphong, hotel, vietnam

About James Clark

James Clark is the founder of Nomadic Notes. He has been a digital nomad since 2003, and Nomadic Notes features trip reports, train travel articles, and where to stay guides. He writes about transport and urban development at Future Southeast Asia. Subscribe to the weekly travel newsletter.

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