Hien Do

Friendly owner, beautiful location, excellent food! Far exceeded our expectations.

Clean, centrally located and spacious. Breakfast was ok.

Centrally located, great breakfast, clean rooms, great view of city

Very clean, spacious. Unexpected for a remote city

Beautiful scenery, off beaten path

Nice accommodations and great location right in the center of the Old Quarter. Hotel staff were extremely nice and helpful.

Lovely accommodations and close to everything. Amazing views!

Room was spacious and clean. Not much to do on board in the evening. There was a very loud and obnoxious large group that ravaged the buffet the first day until the second day when everyone was given plated meals. Their children were also loud and uncontrollable.

Very nice hotel. Very clean with impeccable service and helpful and friendly staff. Large breakfast selection.

Hotel looks nice from the outside but the rooms are dated. The shower and bathroom could use a good scrubbing. The bed was rock hard. We had no hot water the first day. They did fix the hot water the second day and brought a mattress topper, which helped a lot. Staff were not very friendly either. They did allow us a late check out the last day, which was appreciated with a later flight.

Lovely hotel, well decorated, friendly staff in the restaurant. Close to beach, pool was very nice. Rooms were clean. We had booked a twin room for our kids but they did not have one available upon check-in, so we had to wait until the next day for one to be available and then move all their belongings. They didn’t allow us late checkout on our last day, but they did store our luggage for us and allow us use of the facilities until our later flight that evening, which was much appreciated.

The highlight of our time in Thailand! Such an amazing experience to be all hands on with these beautiful creatures!

The caves were cool and the scenery of Halong Bay was beautiful.

The temples and the Grand Palace were beautiful!

Cuong was an amazing guide for this street food tour. We got to experience some of the best eats in Hanoi. It was so much fun and the egg coffee was top notch!

Another great day with our guide, Cuong. We had a full day with a visit to the Hang Be market, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison, Jade Temple, and finished with a water puppet show.

We loved biking through the village and rice fields. We enjoyed our cooking class and going through the Galaxy Grotto caves.

We actually changed up our itinerary this day and went to Tam Coc instead of Trang An. We went through many caves and had a beautiful scenic view at the Kh Gioi Ravine. Visited the Bich Dong Pagoda and Chus Ha Ha Pagoda. Went motor biking in the evening, which was an absolute blast.

We visited Cho Lin market, Thien Hau pagoda, Ong Bon temple, Independence Palace, Central Post Office, Book Street, and Jade pagoda.

The tuk tuks were a lot of fun and the food sampling we did was really cool and delicious!

Hiking through the jungle and seeing the rice paddies and wildlife was an experience! The waterfalls were beautiful.

Very professional and friendly service in a city centre ‘ old town ‘ hotel. Ideal location for seeing the real old Hanoi.

STUNNING hotel set in the rice terraces of Pu Luong. AMAZING room with beautiful view over the terraces to the mountains. We were the only guests at the hotel so had exclusive access to the infinity pool, bar, restaurant. Everything was just wonderful and I highly recommend this hotel and that you visits Pu Luong.

SIMPLY WONDERFUL from start to finish.

SUPERB from start to finish. EXCEPTIONAL. AMAZING CABINS!!! WONDERFUL STAFF.

Very helpful, friendly staff and nice hotel with sufficient amenities in the centre of old Hue.

A MUST VISIT hotel, a short walk from down town Hoi An, which is good as you are out of the way of the noise and hustle. The service from this hotel from start to finish was EXCEPTIONAL. It is a beautiful boutique hotel with a lovely pool area and bar. The staff were just sensational and our room was beautiful.

The busiest and least personable of the hotels we visited.

Cuong was a BRILLIANT guide and Realistic Asia is very lucky to have him. H ensured we had the best time in Hanoi, saw all the most important sites and had lots of fun ‘ at our pace. He is very kind and caring.

Cuong made this lots of fun! We loved the food and the adventure and this was a great start to our trip.

We just loved this activity. Simple, basic, raw and authentic. Stunning scenery.

Outstanding service and team on the Dragon Legend. Felt like royalty!

We loved this activity even with the rain. Felt like locals and the scenery was stunning and Cuong was very good company.

Loved Tam Coc, one of our favourite places and cycling the town then going down the river was one of our highlight experiences.

We didnt do this as there had been torrential rain the day and night before and we didnt fancy the leeches or walking in the mud, so Cuong organised an alternate activity for us which we thoroughly enjoyed

One of the highlights of our trip. This felt very special / authentic. Everything about this was terrific.

We definitely felt rushed on this trip by the guide. It was quite a long drive for a short experience. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable but we just felt rushed.

Had a super fun day but did not realise it was a theme park. Felt a bit rushed. The lunch buffet was out of this world and the cable car a big adventure.

Simply LOVED this experience and the guide was EXCELLENT. Everything about this morning was brilliant. LOVED IT

The cooking demonstrator was excellent an d super friendly and lots of fun and I loved what I cooked. The trip around the markets was great too and the cafe where we had tea. Highly recommend this tour.

We had a great day. It was a long drive. Interesting visit to brick making and coconut candy making etc. The Mekong River boat trip was wonderful and the food at the home stay was delicious. A very special experience.

A must do while in Cambodia experience.

We did some temples, Tomb Raider for one, today as because it was a public holiday we switched activity days. We were glad to see Tomb Raider separately from the other temples so we could really appreciate it and it was our favourite. Lunch was great. The floating village experience was excellent although it was hard to see the conditions in which people live along the river and in the villages. A very raw experience. Channel, our guide was excellent and is a truly lovely genuine man.

The hotel had everything we needed for our stay in Ho Chi Minh City. I particularly appreciated the large fresh water container they put in our room so that we could refill our water bottles. It was conveniently located and had a very nice pool that was heated. We swam in the pool every day that we were there! The breakfast was also great, and included several options to order as well as a small buffet. The service was polite and helpful.

This might be the nicest hotel I have ever stayed at. It was so beautiful and luxurious. The staff were polite and warm! The staff at the front door walked us across the street from the door of the hotel to the beach so that we didn't have to brave the traffic patterns alone, and they noticed us trying to get back and came to rescue us from the other side of the road when we needed to return! This was above and beyond any expectations that I have of service. Additionally, the rooftop bar and pool were extremely luxurious and posh. We didn't get a chance to swim because we had already been to the beach, but the view was spectacular. The breakfast was probably the best breakfast I have ever had at a hotel. It was an extensive buffet and every single thing was delicious. It was aided by the fact that you could see the entire 180 degree view of the beach including the giant Buddha statue from the restaurant. We also had dinner in the restaurant and it was a delicious and fabulous meal. All in all, I will remember this hotel forever!

This hotel had a beautiful colonial feel to it. The decor was beautiful, service was great, and room was excellent. The rooftop bar is like a nightclub and has fabulous wrought iron work that makes it look like a bridge. It was fun to have drinks up there and look at the city view. Our room was a suite, with two bedrooms, which worked great for us and the kids. The only down side was the lack of a pool.

Excellent hotel with beautiful decor. We liked the breakfast a lot and the pool was nice. Great location in the middle of old Hanoi.

We had a one night cruise in Halong Bay with Capella. Our cruise director was Tom, Cruise director, which was cute! This cruise was very elegant. The decor and rooms all had that old world charm and were spotless and modern. We had three kids with us age 9, 11, and 14, and this was a great choice for our family. The activities the first day included kayaking, swimming, going down a giant slide into the ocean, and a cooking demonstration with participation from the audience. My kids took advantage of all the activities and had a great time. The second day we went on a short row boat ride through a cave. This was a good activity for the one elder in our party and we all enjoyed it. I think this cruise is a good choice for families with kids and most of the families on the cruise had kids in late elementary school through teen years. The accommodations were top notch and the activities were very fun.

Beautiful hotel on the banks of the river. Breakfast was lovely, the pool was lovely and the rooms were decorated in a very luxurious way.

Out of all the activities that we did, this one was not particularly memorable. The cave was tiny. Halong bay in general was amazing and the boat driver was great, but the actual activity didn't add much to our experience.

We had a very memorable and fantastic day visiting Ninh Binh. Our guide, Cuong, was friendly, warm and informative. We enjoyed our time with him. We all enjoyed climbing the 550 steps to the top of the lookout, and my son and husband actually went up both peaks. We have some great pictures. The boat ride was also very memorable. It was so interesting how the boat drivers rowed with their feet. Our boats stopped and we walked up another 87 steps for a view of the rice fields. This was amazing and beautiful. Definitely recommend this excursion!

We had a great time in Frog Lagoon. Our ship was fabulous, and we parked in Frog Lagoon for kayaking, swimming and using a giant inflatable slide. These were great activities for our family, which includes three kids between the ages of 9-14. They all loved the activities and the location. I highly recommend this excursion.

We had a lovely day trip with Susan, our guide. She was very knowledgeable, friendly and enjoyable to be around. She picked us up in Hoian and dropped us at Danang in the late afternoon. During the day, she took us up to Bana Hills and guided us to the Golden Hands Bridge, the gardens and on a couple rides at the amusement park. We were pretty exhausted after that and opted to return to Danang to take advantage of the beach, which was fabulous. Thanks Susan for your help and flexibility in accommodating the needs of our family!

James was our guide for our half day in Hoi An. Hoi An is beautiful and the old town is so quaint. First, we stopped for Bunmi, and really enjoyed the sandwiches. Then we toured around the old quarter, which has so much charm! James was very knowledgeable and is a local, so he knew many shopkeepers and sellers. He was flexible to meet the needs of our family and deposited us at our hotel. I didn't get enough of the old town, so I went back out to shop at the cute stores while my husband and kids went swimming at the hotel. I felt very safe and comfortable in this area, even as a foreign woman walking around by myself. I wish I had had a little more time in this area, it was great!