Aquarizon Boutique Hostel & City Bar

We had a great stay for three nights in one of the private rooms at Aquarison. The room was clean, although they need to do a better job of cleaning under the beds and cabinets, and the beds were made every morning and the coffee, popcorn and shampoo refreshed every day. The decor was fantastic, this is probably the building with the most character that we've stayed in in South East Asia - conjuring up images of the middle east, with Islamic motifs + art and some really interesting and we'll executed wall art. Staying in the private rooms gets you breakfast in the hotel next door, which is quite good but also includes leftovers from the night before. The biggest drawback (hence 4*) of this hostel was that it didn't offer a laundry service, and the one recommended to us by the hostel used very harsh (itchy) detergent and shrunk + washed out some of our clothes. I would stay here again, but come with enough clean clothes to do my laundry at the next place. We booked a single night and extended once we arrived - they had a code (AQUA) in the lobby which beat the booking apps (just) if you booked through their website, giving you 30% off the base price (not sure how long this will be active for!)

Really enjoyed my stay here, at what was one of the best hostels I stayed at in Vietnam in terms of comfort, facilities and decor. They've really committed to making this place look nice. From the bar at the entrance to the beds, the dorms, the hallways and bathrooms, everything looks cool, with a sort of Moroccan/water theme. This isn't at the expense of comfort - the capsule bed was the biggest capsule I've stayed in so far and the mattress and pillows were really comfy. There's a privacy curtain, a cupboard at the end of your mattress, several plug sockets, small lights and the AC kept the room a nice temperature. I had the best night's sleep in ages here! Our floor had loads of showers (maybe about ten), in separate cubicles to the toilets. All of them were kept spotlessly clean whilst I was there. Location is fantastic - close to loads of bars, shops etc and it was a five minute walk to our bus stop when we arrived from Dalat and left to get the bus to Cambodia. The staff here were friendly and helpful too. Only downsides were the fact that it seemed quite empty when I was there so didn't have a social atmosphere, but I was only staying one night and leaving early the next day so this wasn't an issue for me. Breakfast was slightly disappointing - I ordered scrambled eggs and a baguettue and got fried eggs with sliced white bread. We moved here after a disappointing stay elsewhere in the city - I just wish I could have stayed at Aquatizon longer!