Palm Garden Resort, Hoi An

Advantages: Quaint, cheap tailors, fabulous food
Disadvantages: none

..., Hue, Nha Trang etc. We flew to Danang which is near China Beach ( where the Americans had their Rest and Recreation) and then drove to Hoi An. Fortunately despite the fact the Americans used this area for R&R it does not seem to have taken on the seedier aspects like Saigon, in fact it seemed relatively unchanged and undamaged. We stayed at a lovely old hotel called The Ancient House Hotel which was charming, friendly with a beautiful garden and a pool like a warm bath. We had fruit and little bean cakes wrapped in banana leaf left in our room every day. It wasn't modern, the bathroom had seen better days but everything was very clean. This is a website showing the hotel to give you an idea of facilities and prices http://www.hotelclub.net/hotel.reservations/AncientHouseResortHoiAn.htm We visited Yaly tailors and had a suit... Read review

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Advantages: Great food, clean and friendly.
Disadvantages: No beach, lost sister Hotel Grand Oasis, the 5.30am sunbed securing

...Just returned from this hotel, very nice clean friendly hotel with a fantastic restaurant, but my only gripe is that the hotel is no longer part of the 'Tropicana' group and as such the deal is off as far as using the 'Tropicana Grand Oasis' facilities and beach! It's now owned by 'Amarante' This makes a huge crimp in your stay firstly as a beach user or snorkeller as Garden Palms has no beach and the bus service run by the hotel now takes you to a local public beach about 20 mins away, as you can imagine the beach is crammed full, so it is difficult to get shade when you need it and it's not particularly clean, second problem that arises from the 'no beach' situation is that if you want to sit around the pool a bed needs to be secured with your towel by 6am, this is made a problem by not enough beds for everyone and no-where else... Read review

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Advantages: Very well themed
Disadvantages: Expensive but fun!

...Disney's Polynesian Resort Welcome to Disney's version of Waikiki and aloha! Disney's Polynesian Resort is one of the few original resorts that has been present in the world (of the Walt Disney Variety) since it first opened in 1970s. Tropical palm tress, grass skirts and a few pineapple juices welcome you to the wonderfully tropical world of the Polynesian resort hotel! Aloha! The rooms are arranged in blocks and one little known fact is that the rooms were all assembled and completed off site and then literally 'slotted' into the frames that were built in their current locations! The reception area is fantastic in this hotel with lush exotic plants and flowers everywhere as well as a running water fountain. The reception staff are quick and efficient but with a laid back Hawaiian style! Where I the world are we... Read review

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