■ VIETNAM, HANOI: Finding a hotel to stay anywhere in the world is a hit or miss operation. The area, noise level, cleanliness, state of the property vs. the photos you saw online and so on can leave you regretting your choice of accommodation which you may now be locked into for a week as you pre-paid before your travels.
In Vietnam you can add to the hotel equation that walking in to the reception without a booking from Booking.com, Agoda.com or Hotels.com will leave you with a vastly better price for the hotel room than if you had booked from the comfort of your living room before flying to Vietnam.
At least 20 0 30% discount can be had by simply walking in and asking for a room in the reception.
That's not the case in for example USA where the online price for hotels are always better than walking in to the hotel with a reservation.
So when in Vietnam, if time and your patience permits, going on a good old fashioned hotel hunt by foot is always the better and more entertaining option.
Not only do you get a better price, plus to see the state of the hotel and neighbourhood before you decide to put your money down but you also get a free adventure!
So let's kick off this Vietnam holiday by searching for a good hotel in Hanoi the capital of Vietnam.