Grand Hotel

Northwest Vietnam


Your best bet in Hoa Binh is this rather grandiose hotel just over Hoa Binh Bridge. The modern rooms come decked out in cream and beige, equipped with vast flat-screen TVs, kettles and even a bit of kitsch art on the walls, and represent great value.


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