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Essential knowledge for the adventurous or budget traveller in Vietnam, ‘nhà nghi’ means ‘guest house’ in Vietnamese. However, this size of reasonably-priced accommodation often goes unnoticed by foreign travellers because the signs are almost always in Vietnamese. But, once you commit the word ‘nhà nghỉ’ lớn memory, you’ll find cheap, comfortable & generally good-quality rooms across the entire nation. Very few places, no matter how remote, are lacking a decent nhà nghỉ. All you have to bởi to find one is look out for the signs.

In particular, nhà nghỉ are indispensable for those travelling through Vietnam by motorbike, as it means you can take roads less travelled và still be confident of finding a place lớn sleep at the end of a long day in the saddle. The majority of nhà nghỉ are cosy, family-run places with lots of local character, but some of them have a seedy underside which has (unfairly) tarnished the reputation of nhà nghỉ as a whole. On this page I give a general introduction to lớn nhà nghỉ: what to lớn look out for, what lớn avoid, what to expect, how much they cost, and some of their quirks. I’ve travelled all over Vietnam and it would not have been possible without the hundreds of nhà ngủ I’ve stayed in along the way. Familiarize yourself with nhà nghỉ & it’ll mở cửa up travel opportunities all over the country.

A typically clean và comfortable room in a nhà nghỉ (guest house) for less than $10

WHAT ARE NHÀ NGHỈ?

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Guest House or Love Hotel?

Mention the word ‘nhà nghỉ’ to lớn most young Vietnamese people and you’ll receive a bashful giggle. Literally translated ‘nhà nghỉ’ is ‘rest house’, but over the years it has become a euphemism for ‘love hotel’. In some urban centres nhà nghỉ rent rooms by the hour to young couples looking for some private romance away from the ever-watchful eyes of their family, or, in some cases, they serve as brothels for drunken businessmen.

Guesthouse or love hotel? Sometimes nhà nghỉ operate as the latter, but it’s usually pretty obvious

Naturally, it’s best to avoid these love hotel-style nhà nghỉ. You can usually tell if a nhà ngủ is operating as a love hotel, because the room rates will be displayed by the hour rather than by the night. However, this isn’t always the case: Many nhà nghỉ ngơi live up khổng lồ their name as ‘rest houses’ by offering rooms by the hour khổng lồ weary travellers who want lớn break their long journey with a nap & a shower during the hottest part of the day, before continuing on their way refreshed in the cooler temperatures of the afternoon. This is a very civilized concept, especially in a country where the majority of people travel by motorbike, totally exposed to the elements. I’ve taken advantage of hourly rates many times in order lớn have a shower and freshen up after spending the previous night camping in the open.

This is a nhà nghỉ in the highlands where I paid khổng lồ take a shower after spending the previous night camping

A good way khổng lồ determine whether a nhà nghỉ is a genuine guest house or a love khách sạn is to ask lớn see the room before agreeing to take it. If the room has a full-length mirror hung horizontally on the wall next khổng lồ the bed, & there are semi-erotic, Baywatch-esque photographs on the wall, it’s safe to assume that this is a room for activities other than sleeping. However, the vast majority of nhà ngủ are nothing like this.

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The Best Accommodation in Vietnam:

In terms of value for money nhà nghỉ ngơi offer some of the best accommodation in Vietnam. I’ve stayed in hundreds of places all over the country, but – aside from a couple of particularly good high-end resorts – nothing is as satisfying lớn me as finding a great-value local guest house, particularly when it’s in a remote & beautiful part of the country that has yet to lớn see tourist development.

Nhà nghỉ ngơi are essentially mini-hotels. Once you start looking out for signs saying ‘Nhà Nghỉ’ you’ll find them everywhere; by the beach, in the mountains & valleys, in big cities and tiny hamlets. They come in many forms: four-storey town houses in đô thị centres, European-style alpine villas in the Central Highlands, wooden homes with thatched roofs in fertile valleys, and dorm-style rooms by the side of national highways.

Nhà nghỉ are essentially family-run mini-hotels, & you’ll find them all over Vietnam

What’s the difference between a nhà nghỉ and a cheap hotel? Well, not much, but generally the former are small, family-run operations with a more ‘homey’, intimate feel than the latter. Catering khổng lồ travelling business people, solo travellers, or families breaking the journey from one province lớn another, nhà nghỉ ngơi are generally friendly, welcoming, cheap, and well-equipped: Almost all nhà ngủ have free access lớn Wi-Fi (which is more than can be said for some high-end hotels); rooms are usually clean and, in some cases, very spacious; satellite TVs and en suite bathrooms with hot water are the norm, & sometimes there’s even a modest minibar. The Vietnamese have a phrase, đầy đầy đủ tiện nghi, which, roughly translated, means ‘everything you need’, và this is a standard that most nhà nghỉ meet.

This is a nhà nghỉ on the central coast: local guesthouses lượt thích this are typically well-equipped

That’s not to lớn say that everything is always perfect when staying in a nhà nghỉ. There are some common quirks và inconveniences at many local guest houses: Although there may be several lights và lamps in your room it’s unlikely that more than one will actually work; if the previous guest was a middle-aged Vietnamese businessman then the lingering smell of their cheap cigarettes will be your first impression of the room; remote controls for TVs rarely work and even if they bởi only three of the advertised 60 channels are available. But these are minor inconveniences và ones that you’d expect to find in any budget accommodation.

Big rooms in nhà nghỉ lượt thích this one offer great value for budget travellers in a group

Prices vary but a good general indication is 150,000-500,000vnđ ($7-$25) per night, based on a single room with one bed at the lower end of the scale to lớn a family room with two or three beds at the higher end. A bit of polite bargaining is the norm, especially if you arrive late in the evening và are planning of leaving early the next morning; it’s worth trying khổng lồ shave a dollar of two off the room price. Other bargaining tools include, asking for the price of a room without air-con (fan only) or without hot water or private bathroom. In general nhà nghỉ ngơi are excellent-value accommodation.

The Key to lớn Off the Beaten Track Travel:

Nhà nghỉ ngơi are everywhere. Even in the farthest-flung northern và southern extremes of the country or along the remote western borders with Laos and Cambodia, you’ll find decent local guest houses. Travellers who know about nhà nghỉ can broaden their horizons when choosing where lớn travel in Vietnam, especially if you are on a motorbike road trip and really want khổng lồ get off the beaten track. Save for a few extremely remote areas – notably a stunning section of the Western Ho bỏ ra Minh Road in Quảng Bình Province – if there’s a settlement of any significance then there’ll be a nhà nghỉ waiting for you. Bear in mind that English may be limited, và it is often necessary to vị some polite bargaining for the price of your room before you take it.

A friend of mine who loved travelling by motorbike in Vietnam once told me he’d never dared to stay in a nhà nghỉ. I told him that some of the best places I’d stayed in the country were nhà nghỉ, and that I couldn’t see how anyone could really explore Vietnam without the use of them. Nhà nghỉ mở cửa the door to much deeper exploration of Vietnam, và give the adventurous traveller greater freedom of movement.