Submission date: 2007-09-13 - Date of Stay: August 2007
Submitted by: J. - From: Vietnam
Type of Traveller: Mature Couple - Age Group: 51 - 60
Judge Hotels by the Company They Keep
The Rising Dragon Hotel is allegedly owned by Baotin Tourist Company based at 15 Hang Can Street - which also happens to be a hotel of dubious reputation known under various names including Ha Noi Queen / Ha Noi Lotus / Ha Noi Riverside / New Stars Hotel.
If Baotin owns both hotels why would they indulge in deception at one property and not the other?
Even the propiety of the star rating is dubious - who actually awarded these stars? Ha Noi Tourism or VNAT?
I inspect hotels all over VietNam and I find that honest hotels have two names maximum - one Vietnamese and one English.
During my inspection in 2007 August I chemically detected 'body fluids' around / on the toilet and soap residue on the basin and shower. This was AFTER the room was cleaned. I wasn't afforded the opportunity of testing the bedsheets for prior use.
I also found dirt under the bed and behind furniture in the room I checked.
Want a clean hotel? Pass on by there are so many in the Old Quarter to choose from.
