Dreams Hotel is an unpretentious hotel on a busy street in Da Lat. As we were not going to be spending much time there in our four day stay, all we were looking for was a comfortable and clean room, a reasonably quiet location and a good breakfast. Pleased to say that the hotel came through with flying colours. The breakfasts were especially notable, and the concierge Mrs Dong was wonderfully friendly and helpful.
We recently stayed for five nights at Dreams 3 hotel, our first return visit since 2015 ! Our stay here was again excellent. Mr and Mrs Doung and their team of helpers were as helpful and charming as ever. The rooms are very comfortable and the double glazing in the rooms next to the street cuts out all the street noise. These rooms are also very good to watch the fascinating street life outside, especially first thing in the morning ! The breakfasts here are excellent, including delicious fresh mango and other fruits ! The room rates are very reasonable and most places in and around Dalat are easily accessible. Continue to highly recommended Dreams 3 Hotel ! PS ; It was good to catch up with Joseph again. Joseph offers excellent motor bike tours around Dalat and the surrounding countryside !…
Loved this hotel. Mrs Dung could not do enough for me. Ideally located just far enough away from the city centre but surrounded by eating places & coffee shops. Price is reasonable. Will be back when next in DaLat.
Dreams hotel is a great base for exploring Dalat and surrounding areas. Mrs Dong and all the staff were so lovely and helped to arrange a trekking tour for us which was difficult given the period of Tet. We also used the Kai dry service which was great value. The mango at breakfast is some of the best I’ve ever eaten!! Only downside was that our room was extremely noisy due to the car horns from around 4am, despite not having a room that directly faced the road. Luckily I had ear plugs which resolved the issue!
I arrived in Da Lat after an 8 hour Futabus trip from Saigon (daytime, but on a sleeper bus). The bus station is a way to the south; you’ll need a Grab bike or similar to get into town. Dreams has more than one building on Phan Dinh Phung, but it appeared only the main location at no. 141 was open at the time of my visit. There’s enough recommendations on here and elsewhere for your expectations to be high. Greeted by the legendary Mrs Dung, I had reserved three nights in a superior twin (room 227). Both beds were doubles. There was a good-sized bathroom with a bath, shower over the bath and a separate shower cubicle. My room was at the rear of the building, so I experienced no traffic noise. It even had a small terrace with table, chairs and a large assortment of plants. There were plenty of power points and a writing table, with extra pillows and blankets in the wardrobe. The minibar was quiet in operation and prices were reasonable. And the towels were excellent - fluffiest in Vietnam! There is a lift, and on the fourth floor is the sauna and jacuzzi - the latter was out of action during my stay.But the sauna was available and with few guests during my stay, I had exclusive use. Take some footwear up there - the floor has decorative stone tiles. You do notice the change in temperature, and most of the Vietnamese were wearing their big coats. But it was still a very pleasant 20 degrees in the evening, and I didn’t feel the need to dig out my only pair of trousers from my bag. The communal breakfast arrangement seems to divide opinion in reviews. I thought it was a nice idea, but I was usually the only diner. I had one early start so can vouch for the bread arriving fresh. The table is laid with an embarrassing amount of food and drink. Ordering eggs is followed up with a large plate of grilled bacon (you might mention if you’re vegetarian to save waste and embarrassment). As in other communal areas of the hotel, there’s some stunning framed photographs on the walls. Mrs Dung is a charming host. She seems genuinely interested in her guests and of course is a ready mine of local information. I booked a day long motorbike tour with Joseph ($25) through the hotel. He was a safe driver, knowledgeable and entertaining, and I really enjoyed learning about his life and family, especially as we were virtually the same age. I had an independent day travelling around. I took the local train (no views apart from greenhouses, comparatively expensive) to the impressive mosaics of Linh Phuoc pagoda. The return train is timed to give you an hour to explore/photograph the pagoda. After an early light lunch, I took the local bus from behind the market to the terminus at Lang Biang, about 18km. The conductor without prompting passed me a scrap of paper with the last bus times (about 5.10pm from memory) - very kind. Ignore the tourist tat (and the horses painted like zebras!), and take the track at the right to the mountain (2167m). It’s well signposted but you’ll need to take water. It took me an hour and forty minutes to get to the top (the last half hour is mainly steps and hard work), but was disappointed to find myself in the clouds at the top. So much for the views. There’s plenty of decent places to eat in Da Lat, but it is short on bars. Nearby, the renamed B21bar is civilised during happy hour, but changes to more of a noisy nightclub at 8.30pm as suddenly all the tables are reserved, and a DJ appears. It attracts the younger locals as does the adjacent Fog bar. Leaving, I’d booked a flight to Hue from Da Lat’s airport, Lien Khuong. This needs a Grab bike (16k dong) to Ngoc Phat hotel south of the lake where the airport shuttle bus departs. Took around 35 minutes, passing the waterfalls at Datania, 40k d.…
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