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 Traveller's Tales: Shopping suggestions in Hoi An, Vietnam
Get the best advice on shopping in Hoi An, Vietnam. You may read about shopping malls, souvenir items and best buys in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Central Vietnam city guide,
Halong Bay city guide,
Hanoi city guide,
Ho Chi Minh city guide,
Phan Thiet city guide,
and Hoi An city guide.
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| B Londergan |
07 April 2005 |
Stayed at Dong An Beach Hotel - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Definitely rent a bike ($1/day) so you can bike into town -- that way you're not tied to a shuttle schedule or paying for motorcycle rides every two minutes. Great internet places along the road into town. The Safari (?) restaurant just down the road is great -- owned by a Vietnamese woman and her California husband, and there's also a crab place right on the water that's meant to be lovely, although we didn't go there. On the road to town, the Gado restaurant is good. Buy as much stuff as you can -- specially lanterns, art work, ties, silk, etc. -- you'll love it when you get home and it only seems heavy now! Check out all the calisthentics on the beach at dawn -- it's really adorable.
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| L Fletcher |
19 February 2005 |
Stayed at Dong An Beach Hotel - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Hoi An is a very beautiful town on both the river and close to the beach. A great place to get a tailored made suit as 3 pieces costs approximately US$60 (I went to BiBi Silk in town). The cooking classes out of Hai's Cafe were very useful and the Red Bridge Restaurant is located in a beautiful setting and is very reasonably priced.
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| R Logan |
07 February 2005 |
Stayed at Ancient House Resort - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Red Bridge, Tam Tam, Cargo Club and Des Amis are restaurants we would certainly recommend. For tailored clothing try A Dong on Le Loi street (they were excellent and recommended by hotel).
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| B Rumble |
06 January 2005 |
Stayed at Dong An Beach Hotel - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Our favourite place to visit in Asia is Hoi An ancient town. A great place to have tailor made clothes & shoes at unbelievable prices. The town is about 10 minutes drive to the resort beach area where our hotel was located.
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| M Huang |
26 December 2003 |
Stayed at Hoi An Hotel - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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No 19 Le Loi - very friendly and helpful sisters. Good value for money ($35 per suit, $6 per shirt), nice fabric.
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| K Seiler |
20 September 2003 |
Stayed at Hoi An Hotel - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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This place is great. After the noise of the big cities, it’s nice to relax here. You need to plan for a minimum of 3 days to stay here. Stay at the Hoi An hotel. Relax, more like shop till you drop. If you are on a short trip, buy all your souvenirs here. Shoes for men and women from China is good if you can get them home in one piece. T shirts come in a wide range at the market. For clothing, we highly recommend A Dong Silk. 36 LeLoi- HoiAn.
Now that we are home, we can assess the quality if it is good. It may not be the cheapest you will find nor the most expensive. Like the rest of Vietnam, the food is the highlight and Hoi An has its own special treats. Eat the tow specialties at Lucy’s 22, amazingly cheap. The Mandarin does a mean chicken curry. Service at some of the restaurants along the river can be very slow. We will definitely return to Hoi An.
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| S Earl |
17 July 2003 |
Stayed at Hoi An Beach Resort - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Hoi An town was the prettiest and most charming place we visited in Vietnam - should not be missed! We wish we'd spent more time - it's the perfect place to spend time a bit longer and relax. Don't miss the cheap tailoring - we went to My My (164 Tran Phu Street near the Japanese Bridge) who made an excellent copy of a designer suit for 45 dollars! The riverfront is very atmospheric with lots of nice places to eat - we especially liked the Cafe Des Amis run by the very hospitable Mr Kim.
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| J Pauw |
30 April 2003 |
Stayed at Hoi An Hotel - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Hoi An is a shopper's paradise. We ended up succumbing to the tailor's pleas to make us new wardrobes, and are so happy that we did! We also took a nice, easy bike ride out to the beach which is highly recommended.
The one thing to look out for: we went on an hour's boat ride with a woman in a boat on the river. She let us off at the end of a line of fishing boats. We had to walk across several boats to get back to shore. The boat's crews were not happy or friendly. Avoid this! The boat ride is delightful, but insist on being let off at shore!
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| R Bardin |
31 March 2003 |
Stayed at Vinh Hung 1 - 2 - 3 - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Hoi An was one of the highlights of our trip to Vietnam. The town is absolutely charming! We loved walking along the river and had a wonderful dinner at one of the many cafes looking out to the river. Hoi An is THE place for custom made clothing. Bring photos or ideas of articles of clothing (or shoes) and they can recreate them in about 1-2 days at very reasonable prices. None of the prices are fixed, so bargain, and you will get a bigger discount, of course, if you order more items.
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| D Von takach |
05 January 2003 |
Stayed at Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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We love Hoi An so our days were crowded. We got our laundry done in town which was a zillionth of the price of that of the hotel. We visited the temples of My Son but generally ate at the wonderful restaurants in the old quarter and shopped. We got around on bikes and the hotel bus mostly. The best restaurant by far was Miss Ly's and the best tailor was 19 Le Loi, the girls there work hard and deliver a good product.
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