Homestays in Vietnam

Staying in small local hotels is a great way to get a feel for the culture you’re visiting, but if you really want to understand more about the daily lives of the local people, then there really is no substitute for spending a few days as a homestay guest.

A homestay is one of the best ways to truly experience Vietnam. A visitor will have a best chance to get to learn the local lifestyle and culture and enjoy the country’s unique family atmosphere. Most homestays are in people’s homes that have been upgraded to be acceptable to a visitor’s standard. Of course, this style of travel isn’t for everyone… Conditions can be fairly basic – home is often a simple wooden construction with mats on the floor to sleep on, cold-water showers and definitely no air-conditioning… The accommodation can range from a private bedroom in a family’s home, to small private bungalows or even a dormitory for student groups but if you’re up for a little bit of an adventure and come with an open-mind, you’ll soon find that the minor discomforts are far out-weighed by the benefits of this unique experience. There is simply no better way to get a better understanding of the people and surrounding life.

A visitor who lived in Dublin, Ireland travelled to Vietnam in the year of 2012, Noble wrote on TripAdvisor that he and his local guide stayed with a family amid rolling hills and rivers on their way from Hanoi to Sa Pa.

“To be shown around the village, rice fields, rivers and bush land with the most wonderful double waterfall to swim and wash the end of a day away was better than any 5-star hotel.” 

He enjoyed the variety and flavor of the family meals cobbled together out of food raised by his hosts and their neighbors.

The family had a large fish pond and raised chickens, ducks and pigs in a “compassionate manner.” The fruits and vegetables they served had been grown in their back yards. “This is the real Vietnam,” he wrote.

Homestay tourism was first provided in Vietnam in the 1990s and has become particularly popular in Vietnam’s highlands which are rich in mountains and diverse ethnic communities. Though there are homestays all around the country, those located on tranquil islands of the delta, surrounded by acres of orchards, are particularly attractive in destinations such as Hue, Hoi An, Da Lat and the Mekong Delta, etc.

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Nowadays, homestay tourism has growth day by day, the hosts even provide closer operational guidance and language training. They also give their customers bicycles to roam the surrounding villages, rice fields,… and local knowledge of things to see and do that most visitors could never find on their own. Don’t forget to bring your camera to take a photo of Vietnamese beautiful sceneries on the way. All homestays also provide many extra services such as cooking instruction by helping to shop and prepare meals to their customers. 

For around $15 a head, you are accommodated by local family for the night either in a bed or hammock in a spare room, given the tasty meals and the standard bathroom facilities, sometimes with squat toilets and bucket baths, but generally clean. 

We at Amity Smile Travel understand the desire of those that truly want an authentic experience. So we would like to recommend you homestays that will may help you have a most enjoyable and memorable homestay experience in your Vietnam trip as below: 

Add: house no. 23A, alley no. 149A, Le Duan street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi

Add: Number 7, Lane 173/75 Hoang Hoa Tham road, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, Vietnam

Add: 19 Hang Vai, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam

Add: 22A Hue street, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam

Add: Pomcoong village - Mai Chau - Hoa Binh province 

2. Homestay Mme Huan Hiep

Add: Pomcoong - Mai Chau - Hoa Binh province

3. Homestay Quan Hang 

Add: Lac Village, Mai Chau, Hoa Binh Province

4. Homestay number 24

Add: Pomcoong - Mai Chau - Hoa Binh province

1. Chez Loan homestay - Tam Coc - Ninh Binh

Add: Tam Coc - Ninh Binh 

2. Homestay Hoa Son - Pac Ngoi Village, Ba Be

Add: Pac Ngoi village - Ba Be - Bac Kan

3. Homestay Tien Thang - Ha Giang

Add: Tien Thang village - Ha Giang 

4. Homestay The Sang - Pac Ngoi Village, Ba Be

Add: Pac Ngoi village - Ba Be - Bac Kan

1. Homestay Mr Quyen - Ta Van, Sapa

Add: Ta Van village - Lao Cai - Sa Pa

2. Homestay Mr Ma A Cho - Cat Cat, Sa Pa

Add: Cat Cat village - Sa Pa - Lao Cai

3. Homestay Mr Dat - Ta Phin, Sapa

Add: Ta Phin village - Sapa - Lao Cai

4. Homestay Mr Vang Viet Nam - Ban Ho, Sapa

Add: Ban Ho - Sapa - Lao Cai

5. Homestay Mr Sa - Bac Ha

Add: Bac Ha - Lao Cai

1. Bamboo Garden Homestay 

 Add: 68 Tran Quang Khai - Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam

2. Blue clouds Homestay

Add: 99/9 Hung Vuong Street, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam

Add: Tran Quang Khai St, HoiAn, Quang Nam, Vietnam

4. Cam Chau Hoi An Homestay

Add: 157 Tran Nhan Tong, Thanh Nam, Cam Chau, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam

1. Hue Happy Homestay

Add: 20/26 Vo Thi Sau Str - Hue - Viet Nam

2. Kim’s Homestay 

Add: 35/35 Nguyen Thai Hoc Str, Hue City, Vietnam

3. Hue Amazing Homestay
Add: 21 Pham Ngu Lao Str, Phu Hoi Dist, Hue City, Vietnam

Add: Ban Don village , Buon Ma Thuot, Dak Lak

Add: Thuong Thanh Village, Cai Rang District, Can Tho City, Vietnam

Add: An Binh, Long Ho, Vinh Long Province, Vietnam

Add: Song Doc Bridge, Hoa Nghia Commune, Cho Lach District, Ben Tre Province, Vietnam

Add: An Hoa, Dong Hoa Hiep, Cai Be, Tien Giang Province, Vietnam

Add: My Tho City, Tien Giang Province, Vietnam.