We had no real problems as the other reviews suggest. the staff were friendly, the location is great, it's cheap and there's a comfortable bed and hot water. What more do you really expect from a cheap place in Hanoi? There's free breakfast, and yes it is basic - but it's free. The rooms smell a little damp and I... More

I would like to report to you that the owner of Khach San Hanoi Hostel No1 located at 14-16 Thanh Ha, Hoan kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam stole my credit card numbers. I stayed at his hostel and gave him my money and valuables for safekeeping. A month after checking out from the hostel i saw multiple charges appearing on all of... More

Firstly, we believe that this hotel has changed its name many times. It is 14-16 Thanh Ha. it has been called the Boutique hotel, the World hotel and Hanoi Hostel no1. We are not sure if this is because of competition posting lots of bad reviews or genuine issues in the past, however our review is as follows: My boyfriend... More

The place had quite decent rankings on Hostelworld when I looked at it. I arrived there and got a double room as they dont have dorms anymore. The receptionist showed me the way and hurried up the stairs, I would only find out late why he rushed so fast. When I also arrived at the room he already switched on... More

A hotel thats changing names and using tricks on hostelbookers to avoid its bad reviews. Please please please look at this address and match to booking website....if its the same, then all these reviews are relevant! The pictures are not reality, must have been taken 10-15 years ago from the look of it. Hotel is so damp it smells like... More

We arrived to world hotel and david overbooked so he up graded us and made us pay extra which was annoying..at 12 at night they turned off power so we pretty much slept in a sauna..we booked halong bay trip ( 3 days 2 nights) through david and got screwed over..

myself and my girlfriend thought this hotel was great. yes, it could do with a lick of paint but its $10 a night for the room so what do you expect. the staff are lovely and very helpful and the rooms are clean with air conditioning, tv and a fridge which is very convenient. what is not good is the... More

I had booked a room#109 via agoda (on 17 May) the day prior to arrival (18 May 2012) for 3 nights. However, on arriving on 18 May, I was told that the booking was not received yet. Nonetheless, I was given a room to stay for the duration. Prior to checkout, I was then told I had to still pay... More

Upon check in, i told managment i wanted cheapest room with aircon, which was 10USD he told me i would have to stay in family room for 1 night at 12USD, i said ok and belived him, after droppin bags in room, i went for a walk and seen 2 empty rooms both with aircon, the next day i asked... More