What hotels with a decent rating of 4 stars or above are known for having monthly rates or discounted rates if rented for 30 days or more? Do we need to visit the hotel and negotiate a monthly rate?
Does anyone know where I can fix my PS5? It seems that HDMI port is broken.
Hi all,
I’ll be in Da Nang for 2 full days in late August and I’m trying to decide how best to spend them.
For people who actually know Da Nang: what would you choose for 2 days?
The three things I’m considering are Ba Na Hills, Marble Mountains and Son Tra Peninsula.
I wanted to go to bana hills mainly coz of the bridge and Alpine Coaster but it shows rainy weather. But I am open to suggestions too!
One more question: How do you do the son tra region, im not looking for the full day thing, more like just
Linh Ung + Lady Buddha to Vong Canh / coastal viewpoints to Ban Co Peak to other scenic stops / banyan tree if route permits. what would be the best way to do this? Private cab? Or some tour? (We are 3 people)
Would appreciate any advice
Would really appreciate advice from anyone who’s rented in Da Nang / dealt with Facebook agents here because I’m starting to wonder if I’m being reasonable or just getting worn down by the whole thing.
Also for context, I’m a solo female here, very non-confrontational and genuinely quite anxious about conflict. I don’t want drama or to “make enemies” in a place I’m new to, which is probably relevant to how long I let this situation drag on.
I found a studio through Facebook, viewed it through an agent, liked it and paid a 3m VND holding deposit for a 2-month lease at 13.3m/month.
Before paying I specifically asked whether the AC worked properly because Da Nang is hot as hell and I work remotely. I was told yes. I know I should’ve physically tested it myself, but I felt rushed and I’m shy with these things.
The deposit agreement also says that if the agreed handover/signing date comes and the lessor doesn’t come to hand over the apartment/sign the contract, the deposit is refunded to the tenant.
Move-in day comes.
There was originally an 11am time through the agent, but I told her hours beforehand I couldn’t do that anymore and we moved it to the evening.
I then arranged around 7pm directly with the woman I understood to be the landlord — although she introduces herself as the building manager while everyone else calls her the landlord, which is one of many confusing details.
I was nearby and trying to contact her from around 6:40pm. A few minutes before 7 she finally called and said she was busy and couldn’t make it, but that I could come later and she would join afterwards.
Fine. I went to eat.
8:54pm: told her I was on my way.
9:06pm: told her I was there.
I arrived with my suitcase fully intending to move in.
The apartment was a sauna.
I switched the AC on and it just… wasn’t cooling. After about an hour it had gone from sauna to slightly less sauna, but I was still sitting there sweating. (I asked them if I could leave the flat because of how hot it was until someone gave me a clear time of when they would come but there was no clear reply just that someone was coming right away)
Eventually two agents turned up. I hadn’t asked them to come, I’d just told the landlord/building manager and the person who listed the flat that the AC wasn’t cooling and I was still waiting for the landlord.
They were being very sympathetic, which I really bought into at the time, but looking back some of the conversation honestly felt a bit gaslight-y.
I kept being told things like:
“It’s August, this is the hottest month in Da Nang, this is normal AC in Vietnam, maybe AC isn’t as strong here as where you come from.”
I’ve been travelling around Vietnam for three weeks and the AC game here has been phenomenal 😭 Every hotel/apartment I’ve stayed in has cooled down quickly. None of them have also felt insanely humid inside before the AC was even turned on.
They also suggested maybe I’d be fine because the bedroom AC blows directly onto the bed.
And I was thinking… isn’t that just a fan at that point? 😭 The AC should cool the room. I need to be able to work, cook, get dressed etc. without sweating through my clothes. I can’t spend two months lying directly underneath the AC vent.
They then suggested I briefly check another empty apartment downstairs because mine was so hot. I’d already viewed that apartment originally and told the agent I didn’t like it, but I checked it anyway. Its AC felt similarly weak.
Meanwhile I had somehow ended up communicating with four different people about one studio:
Different people were telling me someone was coming, to wait, to check another room, etc. I genuinely didn’t know who was representing whom anymore.
At 9:41pm and 9:49pm I was messaging the landlord from inside asking whether anyone was actually coming to sort out the AC and contract.
At 10:24pm she told me someone would come tomorrow morning.
The agents who were physically there were still telling me someone might come that night, so I stayed because I genuinely thought maybe the landlord was still going to turn up with the contract and deal with the AC.
Eventually at 11:26pm I gave up, ordered a Grab, said goodbye to the agents and went back to a hotel with my suitcase.
At 11:38pm, after I’d left, the landlord messaged asking which room I had been in. I didn’t answer because I was exhausted, annoyed, hot, and had just spent hours waiting around for this whole thing to be resolved.
Today she’s saying she supposedly came to the building around 8/10pm, couldn’t find me, and that I deliberately left/ignored her so that she would “breach the contract.”
This is what genuinely doesn’t make sense to me.
If she came looking for me at 10pm:
She’s also saying a technician has now checked the AC and it “works normally”.
Maybe technically it does. I’m not an HVAC engineer. I just know several of us spent ages trying different settings and I was still sweating in a tiny apartment. I wasn’t comfortable transferring another ~23m VND and signing a 2-month lease hoping I’d somehow acclimatise to sweating indoors.
The slightly embarrassing part is that when I finally left, I was honestly just relieved.
I felt so pressured and overwhelmed that my initial reaction was basically: whatever, they can keep the 3m. That’s the price I’ll pay to not have to live there.
As if someone had a gun to my head forcing me to take this apartment 😭 Nobody did. I’m just extremely non-confrontational and was being pressured.
Once I’d calmed down I realised 3m VND is actually meaningful money to me and by principal I can't go through life being a mug. I was basically volunteering to lose it because asking for it back felt uncomfortable.
So I asked for the deposit back based on the clause in the agreement and that’s when the landlord became hostile.
Instead of just discussing whether the contractual clause applies, I’ve been told my reasons are “unjustified”, accused of deliberately avoiding her, accused of deliberately leaving so that she would breach the agreement, and told that I broke the contract.
I’ve now spent an embarrassing amount of time pulling up timestamps just to respond to things that don’t seem to match the actual message history.
Point that I raised:
I paid the deposit because I genuinely intended to move in. I showed up with my suitcase. I stayed for more than two hours trying to resolve the AC and waiting for the handover/signing. At 10:24pm I was explicitly told nobody was coming until the next morning. The signed deposit agreement specifically says the deposit is refunded if the lessor doesn’t attend the agreed handover/signing.
I’m not asking for hotel costs, compensation, damages for nearly being slow-cooked in my original apartment, etc.
I’m just trying to stand on business instead of paying a 3m VND anxiety tax.
If anyone here understands the Da Nang rental/agent landscape better than I do, or has dealt with something similar, I’d genuinely appreciate some perspective.
Am I missing something / am I actually in the wrong here? Would you keep pushing for the deposit? And if they refuse outright, what should I do?
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a hotel and appartment in Da Nang for 2 people. My priority is safety and clean. Do you have any recommendations?
I’m considering going to Danang for travel in September (I know it’s not the ideal time to go lol) but there’s one thing that makes me torn about going. So I’ve seen a lot of Korean people making content about how they’ve been badly treated, scammed and that prices have gone up exponentially. I just wanted to know other people’s experiences and opinions on this
The Golden Bridge in Ba Na Hills and Bay Mau Coconut Forest in Hoi An are two very different experiences, but both are popular stops when exploring Central Vietnam.
The Golden Bridge offers dramatic mountain views and one of Vietnam's most recognizable landmarks, while the coconut forest is a more relaxed experience through the waterways and countryside around Hoi An.
>Have you experienced both? What was your impression? Did they live up to your expectations?
I have to do a Visa run by September 29. Initially, I was going to do the bus to Laos. But I hear October and November are very rainy in Da Nang. I was thinking about going to Thailand (Chiang Mai) for two months instead. Thoughts?! I've never been to Chiang Mai but keep hearing good things. Is the rain season here really that unbearable? Thanks!
In Vietnam, My gf (25f) got bug bite on leg that’s getting worse (first noticed (08/14).
Symptoms she’s been feeling: nausea started last few hours. Site is painful to touch like a bruise. Itchy at all times. Redness spreading
We fly in to da nang tmrw, does anyone recommend a hospital best suited for foreigners?
Looking for some people to meet up with and hang out. Let me know if you guys have any suggestions thank you!
Hello guys! I’m putting together some statistics on long-term rental prices in An Hai Ward, Da Nang, which is one of the most expat-centric areas in the city.
All prices are in VND, not USD.
Let me know if you find this information useful. If there are any other types of statistics you’d like to see, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.
Thanks!
Im choosing between Kuala Lumpur, HCMC, and Da Nang. It seems all options have lots of rain so a nice indoor pool is a must for me cause I love to swim while it rains and hit the markets when it drops. Can’t seem to find any decent place with an indoor pool other then Da Nang. Is it very bad in October? Specifically 20-30.
Visiting Danang this month and I always enjoy hitting up a western bar or any bar that has locals or expats playing 8 ball. Any recommendations for popular places near the Hyatt Regency Resort?
Hello! I'm from Russia, and recently me and my mom have really got pissed off because of the situation in our country, war, crazy dictature and so on. We want to live in DaNang for, idk, 1-2 years just to calm down and relax from everyday stress. I am a teacher in a bilingual school, so I have an opportunity to work in an international school in Vietnam.
My question is: is it worth it? How do you live in DaNang? Is it calm, healthy life out there? Is there anyone who teach in international school? Is there anything I need to know? Thanks!
The incident involving Nguyễn Sỹ Cương (former National Assembly deputy of the 13th–14th terms, who previously served as Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee), who drove a BMW that struck and killed a female student born in 2007 (around 18 years old) in Hanoi in 2025.
Main sequence of events
Time and place: Around 1:00 p.m. on 30 May 2025, on Nguyễn Huy Tự Street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi.
Nguyễn Sỹ Cương (born 1961, approximately 64 years old at the time) was driving a BMW X3 with license plate 30H-369.09. The vehicle suddenly veered into the oncoming lane at high speed and collided with a motorcycle carrying a man (commonly referred to by the initials ĐVH or H) and his daughter.
Consequences: The father suffered a broken leg; the female student (full name often given as Đỗ Ngọc Phương Thùy or ĐNPT/Đỗ Ngọc Phương Thùy, born around 2007, 18 years old) had her right leg severed and sustained multiple severe injuries at the scene. The BMW then crashed into a roadside tree, severely damaging the front of the vehicle. The motorcycle was badly deformed, with debris scattered across the road.
The student was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment but did not survive. She died in the early morning of 8 June 2025 (about one week after the accident), just before the 2025 high-school graduation exam.
Initial handling and official information
Police tested Cương’s blood alcohol level and reported no violation.
State media initially referred to the driver only by the initials “NSC, born 1961, residing in Đống Đa District” and did not publish clear photographs. The case file was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Police Agency of Hanoi City Police for further handling.
According to multiple sources (including the Vietnamese Wikipedia and overseas media), more than a year later there has still been no clear public information regarding formal charges, detention, or the specific outcome of the investigation against Cương. Public opinion and some independent outlets have expressed suspicion that the case was being “buried.”
Background and reactions
Cương previously served as a National Assembly deputy for Ninh Thuận province (13th–14th terms), Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the 14th term, and earlier as Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Home Affairs. His wife is Lâm Thị Phương Thanh (former Secretary of the Lạng Sơn Provincial Party Committee, who later held a senior position at the Party Central Office; several months after the accident she was elected Secretary of the Party Committee of the Party Central Office).
The incident sparked strong public outrage on social media, with many posts demanding accountability and people placing flowers at the crash site (the tree the BMW hit) in memorial. Some overseas sources and social-media discussions have suggested that the slow or opaque handling of the case was linked to Cương’s status and family connections. Mainstream domestic media provided only limited coverage of his identity and subsequent developments after the initial reports.
Hello, I wanted to hike on the western side of the Sơn Trà Peninsula and then go down to one of the beaches for a swim.
I had heard that the peninsula was open again, so I decided to do the hike. I went there at 8 a.m. After about 1.5 hours of walking, I reached the area where Google Maps shows several beautiful beaches. I’ll attach a screenshot showing exactly where I was and the beaches I’m talking about.
When we arrived, there was a guard, and there was tape blocking the road on the left that went down toward the beaches.
I spoke with the guard using Vietnamese translation (with chat gpt pro so it is a good translation in context), and this was our conversation:
Me:
“Which accessible beach is the closest?”
Guard:
“At the moment, the roads/trails going down from the mountain to the sea are very dangerous. You can turn back and take Lê Văn Lương Road to reach the beach.”
Me:
“If I continue along this road, are the beaches farther ahead accessible, or are all the beaches on the peninsula closed?”
Guard:
“The routes from the mountain down to the sea are only informal trails created by local people. They are quite difficult and dangerous. Local people may be able to use them, but since you are foreigners, you should use the main roads that lead to the sea instead.”
Me:
“So if we’re willing to take the risk, can we try? If we feel that it’s too dangerous, we’ll turn back. Is it actually allowed to try going down to the beach? If yes, I’d like to try.”
Guard:
“Sorry, you can’t. It is currently prohibited.”
So from this conversation, I understood that these trails down to the beaches are currently prohibited for foreigners, while local people can still use them.
I’m a bit confused because I thought the Sơn Trà Peninsula had reopened, and some of the beaches shown on Google Maps look amazing.
Does anyone know what the exact current rules are?
Are all of these beaches on this side of Sơn Trà currently inaccessible to foreigners, or are there some that can still be legally reached?
And does anyone know whether this is a temporary restriction and when these trails/beaches are expected to reopen?
I’m a US dentist. I have a question
Hello there, I arrived here around one week ago and will stay for 3 months in Da Nang.
First some info about me:
- I am 19
- Im writing online to become a journalist
- I dont drink alcohol at the moment
- I like sports, yoga, gym, reading
I would love to:
- Meet someone to practice Vietnamese with
- Go to sports events with
- Go to cafes or restaurants with
P.S. I hope to find someone in their twenties
If you are interested, DM me and we can meetup.