As many of the other reviewers have said, the Hai Yen hotel is old, dated and has seen better days. The room was clean but a bit dingy, and the furniture/fixtures and fittings were clearly old. The towels had small stains on them, and when we asked for new towels, we found that they were also stained. Unfortunately the hotel staff had decided to air out the room by leaving the balcony doors open so when we came into the room, there were a fair few mosquitoes in the room. We managed to kill most of them but there was one sneaky mosquito that kept me up all night with it’s buzzing and when I woke up the next morning, I found myself with about four new mozzie bites. The television was showing static on all the channels and the air conditioning was very loud.
A buffet breakfast is included in the price of your stay. There is a large range of food on offer: fresh noodles (like pho), omelette station, the usual breakfast fry-up type items (eg. sausages) prawn dumplings and a variety of local specialties, as well as fresh fruits, jelly, juices, tea and coffee. The location of the hotel is very good, on the main strip on the beach front. Our stay cost about $30 USD/night, twin share, which was very cheap. The hotel also provides nice fresh fruits and free bottled water, and the rooms are fairly quiet.
I would recommend that travellers to Nha Trang stay at a different and more new hotel. With all the new developments happening on the beachfront and the international hotel chains opening alongside the Hai Yen, it looks even smaller, older and sad.
- Hai Yen Nha Trang
