Dreams Hotel
Popular and rightly so
What we say: 
Dreams has two locations within a couple of minutes of each other and is one of the best places to lay up in Da Lat, combining a backpacker atmosphere with mid-range accommodation and service. Bathrooms are the feature at the 164B location -- they offer either a Jacuzzi or an all-body shower with jets coming from the side as well as the top -- superb after a long day of sightseeing. Breakfast is included in the price and shared around a communal table, providing a great chance to get chatting with fellow travellers. Both locations have internet terminals and WiFi in the lobby and the lower floors, all free for guests.
Check rates around Da Lat best price guarantee!Contact details:
151 & 164B Phan Dinh Phung St, Da Lat. T: (063) 3833 748 F: (063) 3837 108Email them at: dreams@hcm.vnn.vn
What we were quoted
| Type of room | Low season | High season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard - Double | 10 USD | 10 USD | $12 for a bigger room |
| Superior - Double | 15 USD | 15 USD | With balcony |
| Deluxe- Double | 20 USD | 20 USD | With Jacuzzi |
Added to Travelfish on: 16th January, 2007
Last visited or updated on: 8th April, 2010
Have your say
Photo gallery
Add your photos to this via Flickr More info
Jump to a destination
- Hot spots
- Hanoi & surrounds
- Northwest Vietnam
- North Central Vietnam
- Central Vietnam
- Central Highlands
- South Central Vietnam
- Saigon & surrounds
- Mekong Delta
Quick links
-
More popular accommodation
Phuong Hanh
3 votes 80/82
Da Lat
T: (063) 828 213
F: (063) 828 213
Peace Hotel
3 votes 64 Truong Cong Dinh St
Da Lat
T: (063) 822 787
F: (063) 834 223
Dai Loi
2 votes 3A Bui Thu Xuan St
Da Lat
T: (063) 837 333
F: (063) 837 747
Phuong Thanh
2 votes 65 Truong Cong Dinh St
Da Lat
T: (063) 825 097
Thuy Tran
2 votes 4F Bui Thi Xuan St
Da Lat
T: (063) 520 161
F: (063) 520 798
Trung Cang Hotel
1 votes 4B Bui Thi Xuan St
Da Lat
T: (063) 822 663
F: (063) 836 701
Pacific
1 votes 9 Bui Thi Xuan St
Da Lat
T: (063) 824 725
F: (063) 836 308
Empress Hotel
1 votes 5 Nguyen Thi Hoc St
Da Lat
T: (063) 833 888
F: (063) 829 399
Onward travel
-
Phan Rang Thap Cham
Ninh Chu
Ca Na
Cam Ranh Bay
Gia Nghia
Nha Trang
Buon Ma Thuot
Mui Ne
Phan Thiet
North of Nha Trang
The above are all within 200km of Da Lat.
Newsletter signup
Sign up for Travelfish Burp!
Our weekly wrap on Southeast Asian travel.
Click here to see a recent newsletter.
Read Dreams Hotel reviews
Rated 4.5 out of 5
Based on 18 ratings and 18 reviews
Fantastic luxury for a modest price
I've spent the last two weeks at Dreams 1, and I echo the flattery from everyone else. A few other points that are worth mentioning: Dalat is mostly a Vietnamese tourist town and the foreigner places are mostly clustered in one area, and Dreams 1 has a fantastic location near the center of it. Dreams 2 is a few minutes down the road and almost as good. Breakfast is bountiful and complete with many hard-to-find things including Vegemite, Marmite, corn flakes, real milk, avocados (in season), bacon, ham, and on and on. Rooms at both places seem to start at $20/night now, but it's totally worth it for things like expensive beds and bedding, double-pane windows, super-deluxe bathrooms, in-room safe, and more. Dreams 1 has a big open-air-but-covered Jacuzzi on the top floor, along with two saunas, but the hours are only 4pm to 7pm daily.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by rawjer (Total reviews: 9) on
Home from home
This was the cheapest hotel we stayed in so didn't expect too much. On arrival Mrs Dung offered us a much larger room at the same price and insisted that we rest and unpack before we booked in. The shower was so large and powerful that it was difficult to get my husband out of it; the balcony overlooked the street which was nowhere near as noisy as we expected, and the beds were comfortable. Breakfast is at a long table with other guests. Whilst not in the best position down in the basement with no natural light, you soon forget this as everyone is swopping stories in no time and the table groans with fruit, meats, cheese etc. and eggs cooked to order. Whenever we went out Mrs Dung asked if we had our sunscreen on and she and her family treated us like houseguests rather than paying guests. Wonderful atmosphere.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by EdSue (Total reviews: 6) on
Loved it
Like everyone else, we really loved it here. The family was lovely and extremely helpful. The breakfast was great, they even had vegemite-yay! The room was cleaned each day and even came with fresh yellow roses. Highly recommended.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by Sarah23 (Total reviews: 19) on
Home from home
Excellent value for money and Mrs Dung and family looked after us brilliantly and insisted we had a rest and unpacked before we checked in (we had booked beforehand). On arrival we were offered a much larger room with balcony at no extra cost, wonderful full body power shower and balcony. Squeaky clean rooms and brilliant food - what more can you ask for? Breakfast was served in the basement (admittedly not the best surroungings) at a large table en famille, which was great as there were lots of different nationalities swopping stories and a great place to learn where other adventures are to be found. The table groaned with food; lots of fruit, meat, cheese, wonderful bread and eggs to order. We couldn't fault the place, particularly at these prices.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by EdSue (Total reviews: 6) on
Dream come true!
Dreams I is by far the best hotel we'd stayed in after four months of travel. As you will have read elsewhere: the breakfasts inlcuded are legendary, the rooms are excellent, the free facilities (i.e. hot tub and internet access) are brilliant but above all, the hostess was an actual dream! She was extremely welcoming, very helpful and accomodating (even to the point of helping us to organise our next two onward hotels). A lot more expensive hotels internationally could do with taking a leaf out of this hostess' book.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by marcandjen (Total reviews: 6) on
cosy and worth the money
totally agree with the breakfast- and shower-fans, had a small single room for 15 $, quiet, beautifully furnished, cosy, very nice. best bed! free internet and they also burn dvds for you with pics if you need it. but clearly a midrange place with lots of older people and couples staying there. no backpacker atmosphere but still highly recommended!
Dreams Hotel reviewed by maria_s (Total reviews: 8) on
Good values
Clean room, supportive staffs and friendly owners. Booking via site www.dreamshoteldalat.com is fast, but a bit more expensive, $2 booking fee per night and $2 payment fee. Over all, good value for your trip :)
Dreams Hotel reviewed by brianm (Total reviews: 1) on
Delicious breakfast!
The original Dreams was full when we arrived, so the owner's husband walked us a minute down the road to Dreams II. What a great place! We paid US$25 for a very large twin room with Jacuzzi. Soft beds, free internet, centrally located, cheap laundry and amazing breakfast! Lots of delicious fresh fruit, soft bread, bacon, coffee and passionfruit juice. Best breakfast in two months of travelling! The staff were helpful and the room, although it was at the front of the building, was totally quiet. Everything you have read about Dreams is pretty much spot on! Highly recommended.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by jules78 (Total reviews: 11) on
Wonderful place
As so many other people have said, Dreams is a great hotel. My husband and I stayed 4 nights this month and thoroughly enjoyed our time in Dalat. Highlights of Dreams included the plentiful and tasty breakfasts. A home-style family atmosphere with travellers gathered together is a great way to start the day as is ending the day in the rooftop Jacuzzi and comparing your day's activities with your hotel-mates. More than anything else though, we appreciated the helpful and caring owners who helped us with our messed up bus tickets, advised on some of the town's best places to go and even ensured we had sunscreen on before going sightseeing!
Dreams Hotel reviewed by echo75 (Total reviews: 7) on
Best budget hotel in Da Lat!
This is a very nice place and probably the best budget hotel in Da Lat. The breakfast is very good and you can eat as much as you want. The rooms are light and the bathrooms have massage showers. On the roof they also have a Jacuzzi. You will absolutely enjoy your stay here.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by anje012 (Total reviews: 2) on
Change of room price
Just got off phone with Dreams Hotel. The lady on the phone told me that with recent renovations on the hotel, all standard double rooms are $20, presumably with the better rooms receiving a corresponding bump up in price. Have read nothing but good things about the hotel, but this does move it up into another price category. Please ignore following ratings as I have not stayed there but wanted to pass information on.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by choirboy (Total reviews: 2) on
Top place
We got our bus to drop us off at Dreams, but found it to be totally booked out -- must be all the great reviews. However, the owner told us her brother owned another hotel up the road, that she would call him and he would pick us up by motorbike to look at his place just up the road, no obligations. We were a bit iffy at first as we didn't want to get trapped into staying somewhere but as soon as we got picked up by him and his wife we had a good feeling. They are lovely people. I can't remember the name -- it starts with T, maybe Tran Dinh or something. The hotel was smart and modern, only 3 years old. We paid $15 for a smaller room, which was actually quite big. We enjoyed a great bathroom, a view of a temple behind the hotel, a huge breakfast of the likes Dreams is famous for and friendly warm service. Also free internet. What more can you ask for?! It's about 10-mins' walk from city centre, a bit further out than Dreams but well worth the walk and nice to be away from the hustle and bustle.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by ebj1 (Total reviews: 5) on
Great value & very comfortable
One of the best places we stayed at in 3 weeks' travel through Vietnam. Room was a good size, basic but clean and comfortable. Bathroom was very big and nice with Jacuzzi. Breakfast lived up to its reputation with an abundance of delicious fresh fruit, eggs and fresh crusty bread rolls, juices, coffee and tea. The owner Mrs Dung was lovely and helpful (even made me a pot of ginger tea when I was sick which was very kind). Location was good, a little away from the big hotels and felt slightly less touristy.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by daniellem1 (Total reviews: 4) on
Perfect
Ms. Yung was great and very helpful. Best showers in Vietnam.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by th5xe (Total reviews: 6) on
Most bang for your buck!
I just got back from a month-long trip to Vietnam and have to say Dreams was my favorite guesthouse/hotel. We got a 2-bed room for $20 a night so split two ways, it was $10 a person. Dreams delivered on everything they promised. The bathroom was amazing! Besides having a nice cozy atmosphere, the staff at Dreams really made my stay a special one. The owner is a cute and friendly lady who I got to know pretty well. Da Lat is known for its soybean milk and when I was talking to her about it over breakfast, she mentioned to me that she would get me some before I left. I thought it was nice but didn't expect her to deliver on what she said since she's so busy. She ended up getting me some of the best soybean milk I've ever tasted. The staff definitely go the extra mile to accommodate your needs. Next time I visit Da Lat, I will definitely stay at Dreams.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by yellowfellow (Total reviews: 4) on
Fabulous!
Great place. The amazing breakfast made this place excellent value and the whole family is a delight and definitely some of the friendliest people we've met on our travels. They were constantly smiling and helpful.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by AmandaJordan (Total reviews: 3) on
Induces sweet dreams
I stayed at Dreams and had a lovely stay in a lovely town. Plenty of hot water (needed in this town), a big bed, TV and fridge. When you factor in the amount of food you get with the free breakfast, you are actually paying *at least* US$2 (32,000 VND) less for your room. Eggs, fresh baguettes with butter or cheese and strawberry jam, PILES of fresh fruit, passionfruit juice and coffee or tea. Free internet access and you can upload photos on one of their computers. Bicycles for rent, but they're not in the best condition. The owner also has a grocery store in the marketplace that has Western candies for good prices. She is a very sweet lady. I took some pictures when I went on an Easy Riders tour, but I don't have my driver's address. The lady at Dreams said I could mail the pictures to her and she would get them to him. This was a month later, when I was in Hanoi! If you can only book at Dreams 2, don't worry - it's only about 200 meters from Dreams I. HIGHLY recommend Dreams I.
Dreams Hotel reviewed by davio (Total reviews: 8) on
Dreams x 3
There are 3 Dreams hotels now. The original Dreams located fairly centrally, the Thien An which is a 15-minute walk from the market, and Dreams 2 which is actually the third hotel owned by the same family. Confused? So were we. We thought we were scammed into staying at the Thien An hotel as Dreams 1 was fully booked. Apparently the brother of the owner of Dreams 1 owns the Thien An. As a number of people were unhappy with the uncertainty of affiliation between Thien An and Dreams 2, they named their third hotel, Dreams 2. Despite being quite far from the original Dreams, we loved the Thien An so much that we ended up staying 4 nights. The hosts are a lovely Catholic Vietnamese family. By far, it was the best room in Vietnam during our one-month trip. The hot showers were amazing, the beds and comforters were clean and **** comfy, and there was a nightlight so you could actually read in bed at night! Finally, included in the $12 per night charge was an amazing buffet breakfast of fresh buns, yogurt, fruit, eggs, cheese, juice, coffee and real milk! And there is free internet. Although we definitely did grumble about the distance from the city centre, we were able to get around without any difficulty by walking. The other downside that I don't think you can get away from is the fact that electrical gridlocks are common in Dalat and seem to rotate through different neighborhoods in Dalat on a weekly basis. Bring a flashlight!
Dreams Hotel reviewed by transki (Total reviews: 13) on