Victoria Hotel

Victoria Hotel

****

Hoi An - Quang Nam - Vietnam 

Part of the privately-owned Victoria chain of 3 and 4-star resorts, the Victoria Hoi An is a small, pleasant beach resort just a few kilometers outside town. Previously discriminating travelers to Hoi An had little choice but to stay at the luxury Furama Resort, some 45 minutes from town. That all changed in 2001 when a building boom began along Cua Dai beach, about a 10-minute drive outside Hoi An proper. The Victoria Hoi An was the first actually built on the beach.

The Victoria is one of those resorts where room type makes all the difference. The beach front and sea view "Deluxe" rooms are spacious and decorated in one of three themes: Vietnamese, Japanese or European, representing the cultural influences that shaped Hoi An in the 18th century. We particularly like the beach front Japanese themed rooms with rock garden entrance, bamboo floors and translucent door panels. Avoid the " Superior " rooms which are rather basic and likely to leave guests disappointed.

The Victoria 's best feature is its large, inviting swimming pool overlooking the beach. (Actually its best feature may be Darling, the resident elephant - but we don't recommend trying to swim with her!) The hotel offers free shuttle service to town every two hours.

Room facilities:

Air-conditioner

Satellite television

Bath with shower

Bath + separate shower In Honeymoon Suite only

Personal safety box

Coffee and tea facilities

Laptop connection

Free broadband access

Extra bed

Child's cot

Internet

Bathrobe

Slippers

DVD/CD player in Deluxe Beach Front rooms

Hotel facilities:

Outdoor pool
Pool bar

Non-smoking rooms only

Fitness/health centre

Vietnamese/Asian restaurant

Sauna

International restaurant

Massage

Patisserie/coffee shop/cafe

Jacuzzi

Business centre

Babysitting

Creche/'kid's club'

Rooms for disabled people

Tennis

Water sports

Kite flying

Volleyball

Badminton

Tennis

Private jetty

Speedboat to the Cham Islands

Steambath

Traditional massage

Free ride to the town in an old Renault

'Darling' the elephant

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