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Ocean Stars II
Good flashpacker value
So 10 Dao Duy Tu Lane, Hoan Kiem District
Hanoi Province
Tel: (04) 828 1711
Fax: (04) 926 3745
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Description
This place used to be a rip-off outfit, but the building owner evicted the folks running the old 'Old Darling,' rebranded, and has set up his own place. Ocean Stars now has very a comfortable and well-designed interior, the rooms have been revamped with recessed ceilings, mood lighting and colourful bedding, and while the price has leapt up, it's definitely a change for the better. The new staff here seem quite friendly and eager to please, and have clearly adopted the 'soft sell' approach when it comes to booking tours, for which they should be rewarded with customers. Rooms are good value and the new regime is off to a promising start. Recommended.
Total rooms: 47
Dbl A/C private b'room
15 USD (low season)
15 USD (high season)
Up to $18
Sgl A/C private b'room
12 USD (low season)
12 USD (high season)
Superior - Double
25 USD (low season)
25 USD (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 4th March, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 22nd April, 2008
Guest feedback
Exellent stay in Hanoi - 
By coolbrother ( total comments: 1 
) Stayed here 5/2008
Excellent service, rates, front desk staff (especially Jimmy who made us feel so at home), quick laundry service, free internet, and great breakfast. The rooms were very nicely furnished and the Ocean Stars 2 exceeded our expectations. They provided us a free city map to help us discover all the city , advised us to choose the right taxi company to avoid being overcharged by local taxi drivers , helped us to book trips to see Halong bay and Sapa those were fantasticand exellent ,the manager provided assistance to book rooms at our next destination, and also recommended how we could travel there to save our money . When we visit Viet Nam again, we'll definitely spend several nights at Ocean Stars 2 Hotel
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The Best hotel in Hanoi - 
By duschte ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 4/2008
Content 1 .
If you are looking for a pleasant place for a brief stay in Old quarter ,Hoan Kiem ,Hanoi city I would recommend Ocean Stars 2 Hotel .
This is a clean, comfortable , economy hotel with very reasonable rates. The beds are comfortable and the showers are great!
Included in your room is air conditioning and cable Tv (HBO ,Star movies,ESPN,…).
There is easy access to banks, restaurants, and other downtown facilities.
The service is outstanding. The staff is friendly and eager to make your stay a pleasant one.
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Definitely gets mixed reviews - 
By EndsoftheEarth ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 4/2008
For starters, the photo above is NOT the Ocean Stars II, which does not have balconies on the front - must be Ocean Stars, a related but different property. Also, I would never describe the ''interior'' of Ocean Stars II as ''very comfortable and well-designed''; it rather looks like a time-worn diner *** travel agency, complete with cracked-vinyl bench sofas and mural-sized adverts for their packages to Saba and Ha Long Bay. The famous ''Jimmy'' is indeed helpful, but his ''lobby boys'' can at times be sassy and pushy. Rooms vary considerably, so check yours out before you commit. Location is a plus; lack of cleanliness a minus; on the whole, you get what you pay for.
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nose picking a problem :P -
By kickamoocow ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 3/2008
I stayed here for a few nights, staff were extremely helpful with info on getting to Laos, Halong Bay trips etc, rooms were clean and comfortable, cable tv a plus... hygiene around food was questionable though as on a very high number of occasions several members of staff had fingers up their noses! But apart from that the place was great! Free internet a bonus aswell!
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Hanoi's Best Service - 
By IaanLiz ( total comments: 1 ) Stayed here 2/2008
We stayed at Ocean Stars II Hotel for a week in February/March '08. The service provided here by the Manager 'Jimmy' and his proteges was excellent over our entire stay. We booked our tours of Halong Bay and Sapa through the hotel and all was exactly as described and great value for money. I would definitely recommend to anyone travelling to Hanoi to try Ocean Stars II Hotel first. Also GREAT LOCATION, on a quiet alley in the Old Quarter right in the middle of the action!
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