Danang/Hue/HoiAn 2025 - Hoi An Emerald Riverside Resort Hotel

 

We managed to get a Grab from Danang all the way to Hoi An! It was almost a 45minutes ride. I used to be afraid of taking taxi or Grab in South East Asia in case they kidnap me to somewhere else. But recently I've been a lot more chill about it. Maybe for one, we looked local, and for two I always greet them first in Vietnamese so it's like an obligation to treat us more locally ? Lol. I don't know. I just feel much more comfortable now travelling around Vietnam than last time. We reached our hotel around 7pm I think. We were staying for 3 nights at the Emerald Riverside Resort.

I pick it cause it's near the old town, yet some distance away so that we won't be bothered with the crowd and sound. I personally like the hotel cause it reminded me of those hotels in Penang or Malaysia, but I think it was rather dated for my friend's liking. I wanted to book 3 nights in the pool view room, but it wasn't available, so I got 2 nights garden view and 1 night pool view. For some reason, after we checked into our room, they told us we could have the pool view room for the whole 3 nights at no extra charge! YES!

There was no bath in the toilet, just a shower. We put our bags, and went out to look for dinner.

It was just a short walk to reach the old town area. I instantly saw Morning Glory, one of the restaurant that people recommended in the forum. I realised that what foreigners recommend online might not be what I want to actually try. They are usually expensive, sterile, and tone down in taste as compared to the real deal. Looking at this building, I decided not to even mention this restaurant to my friend.

Isn't the green lantern pretty? I love the colour of emerald green. I picked this hotel because I once stayed at a hotel called Emerald in Hanoi too, and had a lovely experience there. So I thought it might be the same here. During checked-out I was told they are not related. Still, I enjoyed my stay here a lot and don't mind coming back again.