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Bamboo Central Stars Hotel
Good rooms, though exercise caution
So 8 Dao Duy Tu Lane, Hoan Kiem District
Hanoi Province
Tel: (04) 926 2563-4
Fax: (04) 928 2318
Email them at: duongtheanh1984@hotmail.com
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Description
Take note that this place is actually located on a lane that branches to the west of Dao Duy Tu Street, not on the street proper. We've got a lot of intelligence about the Central Stars (we're not sure how the word Bamboo popped up in the name, but there it is) and it seems to boil down to this: the rooms are good and worth the price -- well-sized with comfortable bedding and reasonably clean bathrooms. The triples and family rooms are a particularly good deal, and bargaining may get you a discount. The staff are friendly and helpful. But (and this is a big but) if you don't book a tour with them, things can slide downhill fast. There have been repeated complaints of the staff becoming volatile if you look for a budget tour elsewhere.
Total rooms: 18
Dbl A/C private b'room
15 USD (low season)
15 USD (high season)
Triple A/C private b'room
20 USD (low season)
20 USD (high season)
Quad A/C private b'room
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
Average stay... - 
By gott_jini ( total comments: 4 
) Stayed here 7/2007
We booked our first nights in the bamboo hotel in hanoi, however we ended up in the central stars hotel. as travellers might know from their arrival in vietnam we were overwhelmed by the first impressions, so we did not even figure out that we were at the wrong place in the beginning and nobody from staff lost a word about it.
great plus for the free airport pickup (usually taxi transport is about 10 USD)
but after having seen other hotels we have to say, that many other had much more to offer. bathroom was not clean at all, loud room with noise from stairway and street. breakfast is very basic...
staff was friendly but was selling tours much too expensive and was a little pushy. we were right after arrival uninformed - they wanted to sell us their stuff right away. we would cut at least about a third of the price next time and would bargain high :-)
paid USD 14 for room with a/c, tv, mini bar - internet free. fair stay, but better value definitely available!!
Good but shop around for tours or diy! - 
By karelv ( total comments: 10 ) Stayed here 12/2006
Staff friendly, helpful and very efficient, excellent English. $15 room good but $10 better value for money. $15 room is a little bit bigger, with a bath in the bathroom which is useless since the water pressure isn’t that strong so the hot water runs out before the bath is even a quarter full, plus a balcony that looks out onto another ugly dirty building and a narrow alley down below. Room(s) spotless and very spacious, wooden flooring a nice touch. Bed was good and firm with decent pillows, towels good. Pretty quiet except for karaoke we had to endure for some time in the $10 room.Bathroom clean with flush western toilet and hot shower, hot water doesn’t last too long though. Electrical outlet. Don’t know about bag storage but sure they have. Free internet available in lobby and 4 computers. A place to have free breakfast that is included as part of your stay (baguette, jam, banana and coffee/tea) is across the narrow alley by the entrance. Numerous restaurants in the area ranging from cheap to affordable to ridiculous. Laundry service is available. No international payphones that we saw but there are places that provide international call services.Travel advice provided by staff is good and helpful but do your own research too to determine when they’re helping you and when they’re helping themselves.
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