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As with most guesthouses and hotels in Hanoi the ground floor of the Van Minh plays host to the resident travel agency. The front rooms have balconies, along with the accompanying street racket, while the back rooms have no balcony (and in some cases no windows) but they are a good deal quieter. The rooms are decked out with standard wooden furniture and the helpful staff will even supply you with a strip of foam to fill the gap if you want to push two of the beds together. Bathrooms are standard, all with tubs, and are clean. At least some of the standard doubles have no window, or a very small one, so ask to see several rooms before you settle in.

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88 Hang Bac St, Hoan Kiem District. T: (04) 926 0150 F: (04) 926 0149
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Type of room	Low season	High season	Notes
Standard - Double	20 USD	20 USD
Superior - Double	25 USD	25 USD

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Added to Travelfish on: 16th February, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 22nd April, 2008

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Excellent - 17th March, 2007
Stayed here for three nights. I had a single room, although it had two single beds in it which was fine. Van Minh has everything you could want. Its in a great location just north of the lake. The rooms are beautiful, not huge but they're cosy. Lots of hot water, and even a bath! Cable tv, and free internet in the lobby. I highly recommend it.

Van Minh Hotel reviewed by whitecat on 17th March, 2007, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 2/2007
Total reviews submitted: 4.
whitecat also reviewed: Chaweng Chalet, Coral Bungalows, Rambuttri Village.

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