Hoi An
Hoi an is a charming little riverside town famed for its beautiful old buildings, its narrow, quiet streets and its history as a merchant trading post. As the citizens of the town grew richer from trading with China, Japan and the rest of Southeast Asia, they spent their money on building attractive houses and pagodas.
It is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in Vietnam, and rightfully so. The architecture in the town is beautiful, the atmosphere relaxed and the food fantastic. There is a long beach not far from the town and plenty of shops and tailors within the town that encourage travellers to stay for a while.
Despite the high numbers of tourists Hoi An manages to retain its charm - perhaps many of them stay hidden away inside the many hotels and resorts that fill the town. The main evidence is the number of shops and tailors lining the central streets, but even this doesn't detract too much from the atmosphere.
In fact, many people come to Hoi An specifically for the tailors - reknowned throughout Viet Nam for their skill and value for money, they can produce just about any garment to order, be it a suit from $50, a copy of your favourite piece of clothing or a reproduction of a dress from a photo in a magazine.
The tailors are great value but it does pay to look around - examine the quality of the samples in their shop, and try visiting stores a little further away from the main tourist streets.
There are also a number of workshops in Hoi An for people who would like to learn to cook Vietnamese food, or perhaps to make their own silk lantern in the Hoi An style, which you can take home as gifts for friends and families.
Most of all though you can find a lot of pleasure in strolling around the quiet streets (as motorbikes and cars are banned from many of them), sitting quietly by the river, visiting museums and merchants houses and generally taking life at a slower pace than you might elsewhere in the country.
Best hotels in Hoi An
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Furama Resort Danang Hoi An (Ho Xuan Houng Bac My An 68 Danang)
Palm Garden Beach Resort Hoi An (Tan My Block Cam An Ward)
Palm Garden Resort Hoi An (Lac Long Quan Street)
Swiss-Belhotel Golden Sand Resort Hoi An (Thanh Nien Road - Cua Dai Beach)
The Nam Hai Hotel Hoi An (Hamlet 1 Dien Duong Village)
Ancient House Resort Hotel Hoi An (377 Dua Dai St. Hoi An Town Quang Nam Vietnam)
Beach Resort Hoi An (Cua Dai Hoi An Quang Nam)
Dong An Beach Resort Hoi An (Cua Dai Beach Quang Nam)
Glory Hotel Hoi An (538 Cua Dai Street)
Le Domaine De Tam Hai Hotel Hoi An (Tam Hai Commune Nui Tanh District Quang Nam)
Life Heritage Resort Hoi An (1 Pham Hong Thai Street)
Lotus Hotel Hoi An (CUA DAI RD)
Pacific Hotel Hoi An (167 Cua Dai Street)
Pho Hoi Revierside Resort Hoi An (T1 Cam Nam Hoi An Vietnam.)
Pho Riverside Resort Hoi An (T1 Cam Nam Village Hoi An ancient town Quang Nam)
Phuoc An River Hotel Hoi An (242 Cua Dai Beach)
River Beach Resort Hoi An (05 Cua Dai Beach Cam An Hoi An Vietnam)
Riverside Resort Hoi An (CUA DAI RD.)
Riverside Spa & Resort Hoi An (Cua Dai Road)
The Hotel Hoi An (10 Tran Hung Dao)
Trails Resort Hoi An (276 Cua Dai)
Victoria Beach Resort Hotel Hoi An (Cua Dai Beach)
Victoria Hotel Hoi An (Cua Dai Beach Hoi An Town Quang Nam)
Victoria Resort Hotel Hoi An (Cua dai beach hoi an town quang nam hoi an)
Vinh Hung Riverside Resort Hoi An (An Hoi Islet)
Grassland Hotel Hoi An (500 Hai Ba Trung St. Hoi An Quang Nam Vietnam)
Green Field Hotel Hoi An (423 Cua Dai St. Hoi An Vietnam)
Ha An Hotel Hoi An (06-08 Phan Boi Chau Street Hoi An Town Quang Nam Province)
Hai Yen Hotel Hoi An (568 Cua Dai Street Hoi An Old Town Quang Nam Province Vietnam)
Hoai Thanh Hotel Hoi An (187 Ly Thuong Kiet St. Hoian Town Quang Nam Province Vietnam)
Huy Hoang Hotel Hoi An (6b Cua Dai St. Hoi An Quang Nam Vietnam)
Indochine Hotel Hoi An (87 Cua Dai Street)
Nhi Nhi Hotel Hoi An (60 Hung Vuong St. Hoian Town Quang Nam Province Vietnam)
Phu Thinh 1 Hotel Hoi An (Phu Thinh I 144 Tran Phu Hoian)
Phu Thinh 2 Hotel Hoi An (144 Cua Dai Hoi An Quang Nam Province)
Phuong Nam Hotel Hoi An (16-17 Luy Thai To Street)
Sea & Sand Hotel Hoi An (15 cua Dai Str. Hoi An)
Southern Villa & Hotel Hoi An (224 Ly Thai To street Hoian Vietnam)
Thien Thanh Hotel Hoi An (16 Ba Trieu Street Hoi An Town Quang Nam Province Vietnam)
Thuy Duong Hotel Hoi An (11 Le Loi Hoi An)
Trade Union Hotel Hoi An (80 Tran Hung Dao Street)
Van Loi Hotel Hoi An (Cam Nam Island Quang Nam Province Hoi An)
Vinh Hung 2 Hotel Hoi An (Nhi Trung (new) Hoi An Town Quang Nam Province Vietnam)
Cong Doan Hotel Hoi An (80 Tran Hung Dao street Hoi An town Quang Nam province Vietnam)
Pho Hoi Hotel Hoi An (Cam Nam)
Sai Gon-Ninh Chu Hotel Hoi An (Khanh Hai Village Ninh Hai district Ninh Thuan Province Vitenam)
Thanh Phat Hotel Hoi An (397 Cua Dai Street Hoi An Town Viet Nam)
Vinh Hung 1 Hotel Hoi An (143 Tran Phu Street)
Vinh Hung 3 Hotel Hoi An (Ba Trieu St Hoi An)
