Map of Hoi An, Vietnam

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Accommodation 1: An Huy Hotel 2: An Phu Hotel 3: Dai Long Hotel 4: Ha An Hotel 5: Hoa Binh 6: Hoi An Hotel 7: Hop Yen Hotel 8: Life Resort 9: Minh A Guest House 10: Minh Quang Hotel 11: Nhi Trung 12: Phu Thinh 1 Hotel 13: Phuong Dong Hotel 14: Thanh Binh 2 Hotel 15: Thanh Binh 3 16: Thanh Xuan Hotel 17: Thien Nga Hotel 18: Thien Thanh Bluesky Hotel 19: Thuy Duong 3 20: Vinh Hung 2 Hotel	Eat and Meet A: Brother's Cafe B: Cafe Des Amis C: Cargo Club D: Com ga shops E: Good Morning Vietnam F: Faifoo Restaurant G: Hai Scout Cafe H: Mango Rooms I: Mi Quang stands J: Mermaid K: Restaurant Cafe 96 L: Shree Ganesh (formerly Omar's) M: Tam Tam Cafe N: Tam Tam Garden O: Treat's 'Same Same' Cafe P: Van Loc	Attractions and Activities 1: Cham Island Diving Centre 2: Handicrafts Workshop 5: Japanese Bridge 6: Phuc Kien (Fujian) Assembly Hall 7: Phung Hung House 9: Quan Cong Temple 10: Quang Dong (Cantonese) Assembly Hall 11: Quan Thang House 12: Rainbow Divers 13: Reaching Out (Hoa Nhap) Handicrafts 14: Song Hoi Tourist 15: Tan Ky House 16: Tran Family Chapel 17: Museum of History and Culture 18: Museum of Trade Ceramics 19: Museum of Sa Huynh Culture 20: Museum of Folk Culture 23: Trieu Chau (Chaozhou) Assembly Hall
Transport No entries	Vital Information 3: Hoi An Office of Tourist Services 4: Hospital 8: Post Office 21: Sacombank 22: TechCom Bank 24: Vietcom Bank	Other No entries

Travelfish on Hoi An

Pale yellow houses draped in bougainvillea, shopfronts lit with the glow of silk lanterns, women in conical hats lifting baskets of slippery fish from their boats -- life in old town Hoi An looks like a picture postcard of a Vietnamese country town. Of course, that didn't happen by accident. In 1999, the riverside town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in an effort to preserve its core of historic architecture, a unique mix of Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, and European styles. The listing gave Hoi An the resources and impetus to better protect and maintain its wonderful architecture, and to market itself as a tourist destination. It worked, and the town now attracts visitors by the droves.

The tourist trade is now Hoi An's bread and butter, and just about every business in town is geared to it. Restaurants offer menus of local specialties and American breakfasts, tailors offer suits made in less than 24 hours. It can easily feel like one giant showcase with little in the way of an independent life of its own. Yes, it's a big tourist trap, but even so -- it's an excellent tourist trap that shouldn't be missed. Most people who visit are charmed, and even cynics will likely seek an excuse to justify liking it. ... read more about Hoi An on Travelfish