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Nam Hai 1

Wooden floors and good sized front rooms

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Under new ownership, the old Anh Dao Hotel has been renamed and remodelled. And the prices have doubled, of course! The cheapest rooms are a bit cramped and have no windows, though all the rooms now come with mini-bars and some even have Jacuzzis and desktop computers. The furniture motif is all heavy wood and faux pearl inlay, but it's all kinda pretty. The front rooms are very well-sized with small shared verandas overlooking Ma May St. The location is the main selling point here. The revamp has done it good, but the price jump has made the cheaper rooms less competitive, while the more expensive rooms now represent a decent mid-range option. The new Nam Hai has got some good feedback in terms of staff and room quality, though one common complaint is street noise bombarding the street-facing rooms. Bring earplugs or opt for a room at the back. Rooms include free breakfast and internet.

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37 Ma May St, Hoan Kiem District. T: (04) 926 3632 F: (04) 926 3633  
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Standard - Double 29 USD 29 USD At rear of hotel
Superior - Double 35 USD 35 USD Streetfront with veranda

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Added to Travelfish on: 4th March, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 1st May, 2008

Nam Hai 1 reviews

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Noisy but friendly - 2nd February, 2007
Agree with flowers23 that the front rooms are very noisy and now cost $25. However, since you should definitely have brought you earplugs with you to Vietnam this is not too much of a problem. Otherwise the staff are very friendly and the tour agency they use is ODC which was excellent. The rooms are huge, if slightly tatty, and the breakfast was okay. Recommended, mainly for the friendly staff and the tours.

Nam Hai 1 reviewed by nugsy on 2nd February, 2007, rated 4 out of 5.
Stayed here 1/2007
This is a Travelfish recommended reviewer
Total reviews submitted: 11.
nugsy also reviewed: Bamboo Sapa Hotel, Emerald Garden Resort, Holiday View Hotel, Villa Sokxai.

Changed ownership - 5th February, 2008
Apparently has changed ownership in 2007, no longer part of the camellia group: ''Dear guests, Thank you so much for your interest in our Camellia hotel Group in the past years. We would like to inform you that Anh Dao hotel- 37 Ma May Str. HN and Camellia 3 hotel- 31 Hang Dieu Str. HN will not be under our management from Feb 15th 2007. We will not be responsible for everythings from the customers such as: complaints, criticisms about their services. In order to meet the customers’ demand, we are now going to open the new 4 star hotel with an international standard in Hue City named Camellia hotel. We are going to upgrade the service quality and working style for all the rest hotels: Camellia 2, Camellia 4 in Hanoi and Orchid hotel in Hue. We hope to have a chance to greet and welcome all customers in all over the world to our hotels in the coming years.''

Nam Hai 1 reviewed by celianz on 5th February, 2008, rated 0 out of 5.
Stayed here /
Total reviews submitted: 11.
celianz also reviewed: D&D Inn, Halo, Julie Guest House, Mali Namphu, Okay Guest House, Prince 1 Hotel, Rainbow Lodge, Thansila Resort, Top Banana Guesthouse, Tung Trang Hotel.

Nice place - just renovated - 12th August, 2007
We stayed there for the last night before going back home. After spending some nights in the Central Stars hotel at the beginning of our trip (where we were not satisfied with the cleanliness of the room) we were looking for a cleaer place, thats what we found here IMPORTANT: The hotel has a new name: NAM HAI 1 Hotel. It must just have been renovated since we had an absolutely new bathroom, great new a/c, TV, fridge. Paid 20 USD for the night, good breakfast included. Staff friendly.

Nam Hai 1 reviewed by gott_jini on 12th August, 2007, rated 5 out of 5.
Stayed here 8/2007
Total reviews submitted: 4.
gott_jini also reviewed: Bamboo Central Stars Hotel, Dai Long Hotel, Halo.

probably one of the best in old quarter - 29th October, 2006
Very clean, spacious for $12 room, friendly & value for money (back room is preferred). Recommended. Especially for those who is joining or just got back from Handspan tours at the following morning.

Nam Hai 1 reviewed by PB06 on 29th October, 2006, rated 0 out of 5.
Stayed here 10/2006
Total reviews submitted: 2.
PB06 also reviewed: Golden Temple Villa.

Stay away from the front rooms. - 7th June, 2006
Took the advice to go for the front room with a balcony, well its great if you have earplugs and can sleep through incredible noise. Had one night in a front room with no sleep then we moved to the back rooms that were small but functional and quiet!!!!! Plus they were $15 a night a real bargain. Breakfast and internet included not a bad deal. Would not stay in the old quarter again if we were to visit Hanoi, too noisy.

Nam Hai 1 reviewed by flowers23 on 7th June, 2006, rated 2 out of 5.
Stayed here 5/2006
Total reviews submitted: 3.
flowers23 also reviewed: Thanh Binh 3, Villa Sokxai.


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