Pros: Peaceful and quiet, lovely gardens, very friendly and helpful staff, good food. Cons: Room felt slightly damp. Our booking was made via email but you can also call or book over the web. Refreshments (cookies and fruit juice) are provided on arrival and the helpful staff give you a rundown of all things Hoi An as well as a... More

Where to start with the Betel? Well if you were to mark it on the rooms in terms of their comfort and functionality and taking the price into consideration you would have to score it poor. The bathrooms are really shabby and hot water is patchy. The room resembles the kind of place we stayed in backpacking in India 10... More

Stay here if you can reserve a bungalow. The rooms in the house are damp and dark. It's expensive at 65 dollars for the type of room, but the pool, garden and hospitality makes up for the lack of fresh design in the rooms. Free bicycles, good yoghurt and muesli breakfast, great help booking train and taxis, super welcome. Invite... More

As part of a 3 week Vietnam holiday in Nov-Dec 2011, we stayed 3 nights here, having come by car from Hue. We booked based on online recommendations and certainly recommend further. This homestay is charming and certainly more exotic than a conventional hotel. Dong was was extremely helpful and friendly. He suggested the day tour to My Son, which... More

We booked this hotel based on a recommendation from a couple we had met while travelling in Vietnam. We loved the atmosphere as the gardens and landscaping are just so beautiful. We were welcomed with a fruit drink and were treating with excellent customer service. Dong was super friendly and was able to help us with everything we needed. He... More

This was a lovely homestay - great breakfast, beautiful setting, helpful and friendly staff, free fruit each day, free delicious meal with the other guests at the hotel (because we stayed for 4 nights). The only negative is that it's a little bit out of town. Took about 20mins to walk to the old town which was fine during the... More

We stayed between Dec 30 and Jan 2 and experienced the charming hospitality of the New Year celebration buffet and entertainment. The staff are so warm and friendly and nothing is ever too much trouble. The setting is peaceful in a tropical garden setting. The rooms are very large and very comfortable. Breakfast was great and indeed, all the meals... More

We stayed at Betel homestay for 4 nights, and as such on our first night we were invited to eat dinner with the family. It was a lovely homecooked meal, shared with another family staying at Betel. We ate with the owner, her son and two of the staff. What a nice welcome to Hoi An! They have bikes you... More

Betel Garden is a couple of blocks away from Old Town Hoi An (an easy 10-15 min walk). We were there in rainy season (Dec 30-Jan 2) and it rained almost all day, every day we were there. That said, a $1 poncho and a hat, were enough to keep me protected. The hotel room had a noisy water heater... More