Daawgon

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Portland, Oregon, USA

About Daawgon

Travel Guru | Member since 2nd Mar 08

Citizenship: USA
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Retired Applications Programmer
About Daawgon:

Perfectionist
Poor and Retired
under-educated
love of laughing

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Posted by Daawgon | 20th November 2009

Han and Vi at the Taipei Airport

Tan Son Nhat Airport, Saigon (the green, EVA A332, would later take us to Taipei as BR392, and the Transaero 767 was departing to Moscow Domodedovo)

Aboard BR392, EVA Air, bound for Taipei

Ma Maison Hotel with the hotel's proprietress, Natasha Long

My final night in Vietnam was spent at the brand new, Ma Maison Hotel in Saigon, where I was met with a tall glass of passion fruit juice by Natasha. I only had a few hours between the inbound flight from Dalat and my outbound flights to Taiwan and the USA, so I needed a little luxury to send me on my way - it was a treat to be pampered by Ms. Long and her wonderful staff.

I was early to check in at Tan Son Nhat the next morning, so I settled down for my f

Continued | Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2009B

Travel Blogs Daawgon runs

Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2008 - Vietnam (flashpacker style)
Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2009A - Thailand and Vietnam (flashpacker style)
Missing Spud in Southeast Asia, 2009B - Vietnam (flashpacker style)

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Hanoi Hotel review: Especen Hotel
Overall, an excellent budget hotel! It was my pleasure to stay at the Especen Hotel for 2 nights recently - what a fantastic room for $25. (wrap around windows and balcony) - very large rooms and everything was in order. I will be back at the Especen when next in Hanoi.

Overall: 5
Location: 4
Cleanliness: 5
Value: 5
Facilities: 4
Service: 5

Daawgon stayed here in Mar 2009
Stayed at Especen Hotel in Hanoi? Write a review

Hanoi Hotel review: Classic I Hotel
Since I have stayed in and enjoyed another Sunshine Hotel in Hanoi (the Gia Thinh) I assumed it would be ok to spend 1 night in a sister hotel, the Classic I. How wrong I was. My room was a disaster: a broken window, a broken toilet, and old TV, an old fridge, a bathtub without a plug, no electronic safe, an aging computer that could not be connected to the internet, etc., and they actually wanted $30. for this disaster. When I demanded a refund and was refused, I ended my relationship with Sunshine Hotels.

Overall: 2
Location: 4
Cleanliness: 3
Value: 1
Facilities: 3
Service: 3

Daawgon stayed here in Mar 2009
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Hoi An Hotel review: Dai Long Hotel
If you want a basic room in a good location with a really friendly staff, the Dai Long is your hotel. Only hotel on my entire trip with a mozzie net, and the room was quite large and clean. No breakfast here, but Hoi An is loaded with good food (I suggest the Bo Bo Cafe).

Overall: 4
Location: 4
Cleanliness: 4
Value: 4
Facilities: 4
Service: 4