Short answer: 1. The Memory - Da Nang is the best hostel in Da Nang overall, especially if you are travelling solo. 2. Rom Casa Hostel is the one to pick if you want a pool, a bar and the beach party crowd, and 3. The Backpacker Hostel & Spa suits couples who want a quieter, slower stay. Run the dates through Hostelz first to compare prices across the booking sites, then book wherever it comes out cheapest.
We live in Da Nang over the European winter. We first moved here in 2017 while backpacking Vietnam, expecting to stay a week, and we have now come back for four winters in a row.
Still counting.
The food is ridiculous, the café scene is one of the best in Southeast Asia, and the beach is right there. Da Nang also happens to sit next door to Hoi An, which is either the reason people stop here or the reason they skip it. Since July 2025 the two are officially the same city anyway, after Da Nang absorbed the old Quang Nam province and Hoi An became a ward of it. Nothing changed on the ground. Your bus ticket still says Hoi An.
So, welcome to our full guide to the best hostels in Da Nang. Expect rooftop terraces, a swimming pool or two, and a city that most travellers pass straight through. If you are planning something bigger, we also have all our guides for backpacking Vietnam on a budget.
Our favorite hostels in Da Nang are:
- The Memory - Da Nang - best for Female Solo Travellers
- Rom Casa Hostel - best for Socializing
- The Backpacker Hostel & Spa - best for Couples
- Extra: Seahorse Han Market Da Nang Hostel by Havila - best for Solo Travelers
Money-saving tip: Compare hostel prices with Hostelz.com. They compare prices from Hostelworld, Booking.com and others with 1 click.
1. The Memory - Da Nang
2. Rom Casa Hostel
3. The Backpacker Hostel & Spa
Important: most nationalities need a visa or a visa exemption to enter Vietnam, and the rules keep moving. You can check with iVisa.com which one applies to your passport. Here is our review on iVisa and how it worked for Vietnam.
Best of all for the rest of us: plenty of tourists skip Da Nang entirely and shuttle straight to Hoi An. Since you are reading this, you are already one step ahead of your fellow travellers. Congrats.
This guide is perfect for YOU, when you…
- are tired of crappy hostels!
- want a social Hostel to actually meet people
- are happy to spend $1 to $2 more for a much better experience
- Quick introduction to Da Nang hostels
- All hostels compared at a glance
- How to pick the right Da Nang hostel
- The best hostels in detail
You are going to head to Hoi An too, obviously. Read our guide on the best hostels in Hoi An before you book anything there, mostly to avoid the bad locations. You can also browse all 5 Star Hostels and every “Best Hostels In” guide we have written.
Quick Introduction to Da Nang Hostels
Average price for a bed: cheap. Hostels in Da Nang start from 5€ per night up to 10€ per night for a bed in a dorm. A private room starts from 12€ up to 25€. That is a rough average, just to give you an idea.
Prices swing with the season and with Vietnamese holidays, so treat those numbers as a starting point rather than a promise. We run the dates through Hostelz first because it compares the booking platforms side by side, then book on whichever comes out cheapest. Usually that is Hostelworld.com or Booking.com, but not always, and the gap is bigger than it should be.
Check-in and check-out: check-in is usually from 15:00 (3pm) and check-out before 11:00 (11am). Almost every hostel here stores luggage if you arrive early or leave late. Ask whether it is free or whether there is a small charge.
Dragon Bridge on the weekend: the Dragon Bridge is the single most fun thing in the city. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night at 9pm the dragon breathes fire and then sprays water over the crowd standing under it. It lasts about fifteen minutes. Try to be in Da Nang over a weekend, it is genuinely worth planning around. (Double-check the schedule locally, it does change.)
Hostelgeeks Tip: stand on the east side of the bridge near the dragon’s head, and arrive by 8:15pm on a Saturday. After 8:30 you are watching it through someone else’s phone.
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The 3 Best Hostels in Da Nang are …
Let’s jump right into the coolest hostels in Da Nang.
- The Memory - Da Nang – best for Female Solo Travellers
- Rom Casa Hostel – best for Socializing
- The Backpacker Hostel & Spa – best for Couples
- Extra: Seahorse Han Market Da Nang Hostel by Havila - best for Solo Travelers
These are our favorite hostels in Da Nang. We want to make your life even easier, so we put all accommodations on a map for you. We even added our own tips for favorite restaurants, things to see, and more.
1. The Memory - Da Nang
2. Rom Casa Hostel
3. The Backpacker Hostel & Spa
Best Hostels in Da Nang Compared at a Glance
Four hostels, four very different stays. Here is the quick version before we get into the detail.
| Hostel | Best for | Vibe | Area | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Memory - Da Nang | Solo travellers, first-timers in Vietnam, couples | Social but not chaotic, design-led, easy to talk to people | Beach side, two minutes from My Khe | The only 5 Star Hostel in the city, plus staff-run food and motorbike tours |
| 2. Rom Casa Hostel | Party travellers, surfers, beach people | Loud, outdoorsy, drinks by the pool | My An, the expat and bar area | Swimming pool, on-site bar, shipping-container architecture |
| 3. The Backpacker Hostel & Spa | Couples and anyone travelling slowly | Quiet, homey, low-key | Central and walkable | Spa on site, which is not a normal hostel sentence |
| 4. Seahorse Han Market Da Nang Hostel by Havila | Solo travellers who want to be downtown | Small, local, chatty | Next to Han Market, river side | Walking distance to the night market and the Dragon Bridge |
Overview: Best Hostels by Traveler Type
| 🦸 Solo Traveler: | The Memory – Danang |
| 🙎♀️ best for Female Solo Traveler: | The Memory – Danang |
| 👫 For Socializing: | Rom Casa Hostel |
| 👩❤️👨Couple Hostel: | The Backpacker Hostel & Spa |
| 👨👩👦 Family Hostel: | The Backpacker Hostel & Spa |
| 👩💻 For Digital Nomads: | Rom Casa Hostel |
| 🧘 Cozy Hostel: | Seahorse Han Market Da Nang Hostel by Havila |
How to Pick the Right Da Nang Hostel
Da Nang is split into two worlds: the beach side across the river, and the downtown side around Han Market. Neither is wrong. They just give you completely different weeks.
- Solo and want to meet people: 1. The Memory - Da Nang. Mostly dorms, staff who actually organise things, and a steady flow of solo travellers.
- Solo female traveller: 1. The Memory - Da Nang again, for the female dorms and the small walking tours in the evening.
- Couple: 3. The Backpacker Hostel & Spa for quiet, or the queen private room at 1. The Memory - Da Nang if you still want a social area to sit in.
- Here to party: 2. Rom Casa Hostel. Pool, bar, and a walk home from the bars that takes about four minutes.
- Small group of friends: 1. The Memory - Da Nang has a penthouse apartment that sleeps four, and 2. Rom Casa Hostel does private rooms for three, four or six.
- Downtown, markets, street food: 4. Seahorse Han Market Da Nang Hostel by Havila, right by Han Market.
- On a motorbike loop: 1. The Memory - Da Nang, for the parking out front.
- Cheapest possible bed: compare all of them on Hostelz. The ranking flips depending on the week.
The 4 Best Hostels in Da Nang, Reviewed
1. The Memory - Da Nang (only 5 Star Hostel – #1 in Da Nang!)
The Memory - Da Nang is the coolest hostel in Da Nang and it is not particularly close. Good location, great staff, clean, safe, and it looks fantastic.
The Memory stands out for one reason above the design: solo travellers, female and male, keep landing here and keep extending. It has been our first pick for Da Nang for years. Read our full review of The Memory here.
The beach, restaurants and bars are all walkable from the door.
The building itself is the fun part. Wood, tiles, an odd and lovely bit of architecture, and a skylight that pulls the sea breeze straight through the middle of the place. The owner’s inspiration was a waterfall in a jungle, which sounds like nonsense until you stand in the stairwell.
Check prices at:
Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com
At The Memory you find the following room types:
- 4 & 6-bed female dorms
- 4 & 8-bed mixed dorms
- Queen private room
- Penthouse apartment (4 people)
Want to be social without working for it? Head to the on-site restaurant, order a cocktail and some food, and sit in the common area. That is usually all it takes.
If you want to guarantee it, join one of their tours. There is a food tour, a motorbike trip, and a run to the local fish markets that is worth the early alarm.
Free breakfast and WiFi are included, which you would hope for in a 5 Star Hostel.
Location: excellent. You are about 6km from Da Nang International Airport and roughly two minutes from My Khe Beach. Love Lock Bridge is an easy 2km walk. Grab is everywhere here and costs very little, or rent a bike and forget taxis entirely.
The Memory – Danang is the best hostel in Da Nang for:
- Solo travellers
- Couples
- Small families
- Small groups of friends
Check prices at:
Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com
2. Rom Casa Hostel
Shipping containers. A bar. A swimming pool.
That is Rom Casa Hostel in three lines, and honestly it is most of what you need to know. It sits in My An, the expat area, which means the beach is a five minute walk and so are the bars.
People genuinely walk to the sand from here with a surfboard under one arm. The Simple Man, The Surf Shack and the night market are all close enough to stumble back from.
Check prices at:
Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com
Room types at Rom Casa Hostel:
- 6 Bed Dorms
- 4 Bed Dorms
- Deluxe Double Room
- 3, 4 or 6 Bed Private Room
Now the honest part. The rooms are small. Not cosy-small, actually small. If you are the kind of traveller who wants to work from your bed for three days, this is not your place. If you are only there to sleep between the pool and the bar, you will not care at all.
Location: perfect for beach and nightlife, less so for sightseeing. To reach Son Tra Peninsula or anything on the other side of the river you will want a scooter.
Rom Casa Hostel is the best party hostel in Da Nang for:
- Party travellers
- Beach lovers
Check prices at:
Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com
3. The Backpacker Hostel & Spa
Not every night in Vietnam needs to end on a rooftop with strangers. Some of them should end with a massage and eight hours of sleep.
The Backpacker Hostel & Spa is built for those weeks. It is a family-run place with a spa attached, which is not a sentence you get to write about many hostels, and the whole thing runs on the kind of quiet Vietnamese hospitality that makes you stay an extra night without deciding to.
You can take a dorm bed or a private room. Both are kept clean, both are simple, neither is trying to impress you. The common areas are where people actually talk to each other, usually over breakfast and usually about where to go next.
The staff are the reason to book it. They know the city, they will tell you which beach is calmer on a windy day, and they will steer you away from the tourist-priced restaurants without being asked.
Check prices at:
Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com
Worth saying: this is not the hostel for you if your main goal is meeting a crowd. It is calm. That is the point of it.
This is one of the best hostels in Da Nang for
- Couples
Check prices at:
Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com
4. Seahorse Han Market Da Nang Hostel by Havila
Everyone books the beach side. We get it, there is a beach there.
But Seahorse Han Market Da Nang Hostel by Havila makes the case for downtown, and it is a better case than most travellers realise. You are right by Han Market, which means your morning starts with bánh mì from a cart rather than a hostel toaster, and the Dragon Bridge is a walk rather than a Grab ride on a Saturday night when every driver in the city is stuck in the same traffic.
The hostel itself is straightforward. Clean, secure, functional, priced fairly. Nobody is going to write poetry about the fit-out and nobody needs to.
What makes it work is the staff and the common space. It is small enough that you end up talking to whoever is sitting there, which is exactly what you want when you have arrived alone on an overnight bus and cannot face another silent evening.
Check prices at:
Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com
The tradeoff is the obvious one. You are a bridge away from the sand, so a beach day takes ten minutes of scooter rather than ten steps. For a two or three night stay focused on food and the river, we would take this trade every time.
This is one of the best Da Nang hostels for:
- Solo Travelers
Check prices at:
Hostelworld | Booking.com | Hostelz.com
Cheapest Hostels in Da Nang
Da Nang is already cheap, which means the difference between the cheapest bed and the nicest bed is often two or three euros. Spend the three euros. That said, if you are counting every dong on a long Vietnam loop, the cheapest option changes week to week, so compare rather than guess.
Hostelgeeks Tip: check the same dates on Hostelz before booking. It pulls prices from the different platforms in one place, and in Vietnam the same dorm bed regularly shows up cheaper on one site than another for no reason anyone can explain.
What about the cheapest hostels in Da Nang?
Of course, there are always cheap hostels. But how do you actually find them? When you are traveling on a shoe-string budget and you want to save every dollar, there are ways to find the cheapest places in Da Nang.
- Open Hostelz.com with a full list of all hostels in Da Nang
- add your dates
- Order the listings by price
Simple as that.
Hostelz.com is a price comparison site for hostels. They list every single one in the world and tells you exactly which website is cheaper to use.
Another smart Tip: Check what is actually included, and what is excluded. Take a closer look at the location, too. A further location might mean more costs in transport.
Discounts and Promo Codes for Da Nang Hostels
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How to book?
The most popular booking platforms are Booking.com and Hostelworld.com. On both platforms, your credit card is 100% protected and the booking 100% confirmed.
We included some handy links to each of the recommended hostel. Just click on the hostel name. The link will lead you to check prices and availability.
Read: Step-by-Step guide on how to book with Hostelworld
We recommend booking your hostel as early as possible! All of Da Nang best hostels are popular; especially in high-season. To make sure you end up in those stylish and good hostels, secure your room/bed as soon as you have your travel dates fix.
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Best Hostels in Da Nang for Solo Travellers
What is the best hostel in Da Nang for solo travellers?
Memory Hostel Danang. It is not a close call.
The staff run small walking tours to the local night market, and to the Dragon Bridge on weekend nights. There are also occasional meet-ups where locals and travellers end up at the same table, which is rarer than it sounds.
There is only one private room. Everything else is dorms with bunk beds, so the guest list skews heavily towards solo travellers and pairs of friends. You will not be the only person eating breakfast alone, and you will not stay alone for long.
Compare prices and read reviews at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Full Review
Fun Party Hostels in Da Nang
Let’s set expectations first. Da Nang is not a party town. If you want three-in-the-morning chaos, that is Hanoi, or Saigon, or a Ha Giang loop hostel with a karaoke machine. Da Nang is bars, beers by the beach, and people who are up early tomorrow.
Within that, there is still a good night to be had. We have had plenty of them at Memory Hostel, mostly the kind that start with a beer on the terrace and end somewhere nobody planned.
The hostel most people name for partying is Rom Casa Hostel, near the beach. It sits in the middle of the expat area, it has its own bar, and there are more bars within walking distance than you will get through in a week.
Compare prices and read reviews at: Booking.com | Hostelworld
Best Hostel in Da Nang for Motorbikers
Motorbiking your way through Vietnam? Excellent decision. We did three months from Hanoi down to Saigon and it is still the best thing we have done in this country.
The best hostel in Da Nang for motorbikers is Memory Hostel. Plenty of parking out front, and they keep an eye on the bikes overnight, which matters more than you think when your entire trip is currently leaning against a wall.
Da Nang is also the natural halfway break on the Hai Van Pass run between Hue and Hoi An. Do the pass in the morning. Afternoon cloud sits on the top and you will ride the whole thing through fog.
When to Visit Da Nang
February to May is the sweet spot. Dry, warm, and not yet the kind of heat that makes you plan your day around air conditioning.
June to August is hot and busy. This is when Vietnamese families come to the beach, so the sand gets full and prices climb, particularly around domestic holidays.
September to December is the wet season, and it is properly wet. Typhoons are possible in October and November, and the city has flooded before. It is also when we are usually here, so it is not a reason to stay away, just a reason to pack a rain jacket and keep your plans loose.
January and February bring Tet. Beautiful to be around, but a lot of small restaurants close and transport books out well in advance.
How Many Days in Da Nang?
Two nights minimum. Three if one of them is a Friday or Saturday, so you catch the Dragon Bridge.
Most travellers give it one night on the way to Hoi An and leave thinking it is just a beach with a bridge. Give it three and you get the Son Tra Peninsula ride, the Marble Mountains, a proper night market crawl and at least one very long café afternoon.
And if you are a remote worker, be warned. Two nights turns into two months here quite regularly. That is roughly how our first winter happened.
Getting to Da Nang and Getting Around
From the airport: Da Nang International Airport sits inside the city, which is unusual and very convenient. Grab to the beach side takes about fifteen minutes and costs very little. Agree nothing with the drivers waiting outside the terminal, just open the app.
From Hue: train or bus, around three hours. The train is the better ride, because the section along the coast before Hai Van Pass is one of the best train journeys in Southeast Asia. Sit on the right heading south.
From Hoi An: 45 minutes to an hour by Grab, bus or private transfer. Cheap either way.
Around the city: rent a scooter, or use Grab bikes for short hops. Da Nang is spread out along the river and the beach, and walking between the two sides gets old fast in the heat.
Hostelgeeks Tip: ride out to Son Tra Peninsula in the late afternoon, stop at Lady Buddha, and carry on up to Ban Co Peak for sunset. It is maybe forty minutes of riding and it is the best free thing to do in Da Nang.
Visa to Vietnam
Do you need a visa for Vietnam? Most likely yes, unless your passport is on the visa-exemption list. And the rules keep shifting. In the years we have been coming here it has changed several times, so check rather than assume.
Broadly: a lot of European, ASEAN and East Asian passports get a visa exemption of 30 or 45 days, and everyone else applies for the e-visa online before flying. Confirm the current situation for your nationality before you book anything non-refundable.
Da Nang is also a hub to and from Hong Kong and Taiwan, so this can easily be your entry city into Vietnam rather than Hanoi or Saigon.
Read our full review on iVisa, the shortcut for your visa around the world.
We got ours through iVisa and it was fast and cheap. Certainly cheaper than what other travellers we met had paid. One German guy would not tell us which company he used, but he paid 80€ while we paid 25€.
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All Da Nang Hostels and Sights on a Map
Our Favorite Hostels in Da Nang put on a map + sights
Here are all four of the best Da Nang hostels on a map, along with the sights. We also wrote a much bigger guide on the best things to do in Da Nang.
The attractions we have marked:
- Dragon Bridge
- Lady Buddha and Chùa Linh Ứng
- Ban Co Peak
- Da Nang Museum
- Museum of Military Zone 5 (highly recommended, lots of tanks and weapons from the war)
- Rooftop drinks and views at 7 Bridges Brewing Company
- Infinity pool for sunset at Cicilia Hotel & Spa
- Chợ Bắc Mỹ An, a very local market for clothing, accessories and food
- Hàn Market, the popular one downtown
- Asia Park, Sun World Da Nang Wonders
Open the sidebar to switch layers on and off. We organised the map by:
- best Da Nang Hostels
- sights and things to do in Da Nang
- where to eat in Da Nang
- day trips from Da Nang
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Safety and Other Tips for Da Nang
After a fair few months here, we think the most useful safety section we can write is about traffic, not crime. Because the traffic is the thing that actually hurts travellers.
Traffic:
Everyone says the same thing about Vietnam: the traffic is crazy. Yep. True. And there are a couple of simple rules that keep you safe about 99% of the time.
Forget roughly half the road rules you learned at home. The basic law of Vietnamese traffic is this:
The bigger you are, the more priority you have.
Period.
You cannot ride a small motorbike and expect a truck to yield because the highway code says so. Nope, nope, nope. Do yourself a favour: ride slowly, ride patiently, and give way to anything larger than you. Cars, taxis, buses, trucks, all of it.
The second rule is just as simple. You almost never brake. You drive around the obstacle instead. Traffic moves slowly enough that you flow around the parked car, the other bikes, the woman carrying forty kilos of bananas, and everyone flows around you.
The same applies on foot. No need to wait for a gap to cross the street (unless there is a traffic light). Watch the drivers, step out, and walk slowly and predictably. Do not run. Anything moving fast in this traffic is what causes accidents.
Last thing, and we are not your mother, but please: helmet first, slow second. We have met far too many travellers and expats here with a bandaged leg and a story that starts “it was only a short ride.”
Renting a motorbike:
Easy. There are rental shops on almost every corner. We would ask Memory Hostel or whichever place you are staying at first, since they will send you to someone who does not disappear when the bike breaks. The price is usually around 120.000 Dong for 24 hours.
Stolen helmets:
You will notice locals leaving their helmets on the bike, unlocked, all day. If yours is a cheap, ugly, standard helmet, you can do the same and nobody will touch it. If it looks even slightly nice, someone will take it. It happened to us. Twice.
Theft:
Da Nang is very safe, and so is most of Vietnam. There is the occasional pickpocket, but honestly there is no special trick you need here. Barcelona and Rome are far worse.
Ho Chi Minh City is the exception. Phone snatching from the back of a moving bike is a real thing there, so keep your phone in your hand and not out over the road. Here is our guide to the best 24 things to do in Ho Chi Minh City.
Flights to Da Nang
Flights to Da Nang?
Da Nang is well connected. It has one of the better airports in Vietnam, with direct flights to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, Seoul and plenty more.
A lot of travellers land here and get straight into a bus or taxi to Hoi An. Be smarter than that. Stay at least two nights in Da Nang first.
We use Skyscanner and Omio.com to find cheap flights and good connections all over the globe.
Skyscanner has a bunch of cool features like Multi-City Trip. Instead of doing this research step-by-step, Skyscanner offers this flight planning tool.
FAQ: Hostels in Da Nang
You have probably picked your hostel by now. Here are the questions we get asked most about staying in Da Nang.
What is the best hostel in Da Nang?
1. The Memory - Da Nang is the best hostel in Da Nang overall, and the only 5 Star Hostel in the city. It suits solo travellers best, but couples and small groups do well there too.
How much does a hostel in Da Nang cost?
Dorm beds start from around 5€ per night and go up to about 10€. Private rooms in hostels run roughly 12€ to 25€. Prices rise during Vietnamese holidays and the summer domestic travel season, so compare current rates on Hostelz before booking.
What is the best area to stay in Da Nang?
The beach side around My Khe and My An is best for first-time visitors, swimming and nightlife. Downtown near Han Market is better for street food, the night market and the Dragon Bridge. The two are about ten minutes apart by scooter.
Are hostels in Da Nang safe?
Yes. Da Nang is one of the safest cities in Vietnam and hostels here are well run, with lockers as standard. Traffic is a bigger risk than crime, so wear a helmet if you rent a scooter.
What is the best party hostel in Da Nang?
2. Rom Casa Hostel in My An, thanks to its pool, on-site bar and the cluster of bars within walking distance. Just know that Da Nang is a low-key nightlife city compared to Hanoi or Saigon.
Which hostel is best for solo female travellers in Da Nang?
1. The Memory - Da Nang, which has 4 and 6-bed female dorms and staff who run evening walking tours to the night market. It is an easy place to arrive alone and not stay alone.
What is the best hostel in Da Nang for couples?
3. The Backpacker Hostel & Spa for a quiet stay with a spa on site, or the queen private room at 1. The Memory - Da Nang if you want privacy plus a social common area.
How many days should I spend in Da Nang?
Two nights is the minimum, three is better. Include a Friday, Saturday or Sunday so you catch the Dragon Bridge fire show.
When is the best time to visit Da Nang?
February to May, when it is dry and warm without being punishing. September to December is the rainy season, with typhoon risk in October and November.
How do I get from Da Nang airport to my hostel?
The airport is inside the city, so a Grab ride to the beach side takes around fifteen minutes and costs very little. Use the app rather than negotiating with drivers at the terminal.
Do I need a visa for Vietnam?
Many nationalities get a visa exemption of 30 or 45 days, and everyone else applies for an e-visa online before travelling. The rules change often, so check the current requirement for your passport before you book.
Is Da Nang or Hoi An better for backpackers?
Hoi An is prettier and more touristy. Da Nang is cheaper, more of a real city and better for beaches and food. Since 2025 they are administratively the same city, and they are an hour apart, so do both.
Do hostels in Da Nang have private rooms?
Yes, most of them do. 1. The Memory - Da Nang has a queen private room and a four-person penthouse apartment, and 2. Rom Casa Hostel offers doubles plus 3, 4 and 6-bed private rooms.
More Hostel and Vietnam guides
So that is where to stay in Da Nang. We have spent well over three months in this city across four winters, and we still find new coffee shops every time.
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Over to you
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Last note: Our commitment
This is a genuine article to help you travel a bit smarter, and find the best place on a budget! We will never recommend you any place we haven’t evaluated or are not convinced by. We are constantly updating all our guides to keep them as fresh and accurate as possible.
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