Originally Posted by
mingzie
I noticed there are plenty of $20-50 hotels in Vietnam, which seem to be clean, not too bad location (unlike other countries).
Is there any reason why you prefer to stay at say, Sheraton Saigon or Le Meridien Saigon at 10x the cost given how cheap another accommodation can be? It also seeems these are separate accommodations (not hostels or backpackers) with breakfast included.
Your thread title says "Vietnam" but then only talks about HCMC. HCMC and Hanoi are very different in terms of accommodations.
In Hanoi, there are lots of very small, very nice hotels in the center of the city, in the areas immediately on the north side of Hoàn Kiếm Lake. I have always found it far preferable to stay in the historic center of the city, -- very narrow streets, lots of interesting small shops, nice walk around the lake.