We have been whisked away by our hosts from the Hue train station to their hotel named Ngoc Mai Hotel. Our plan of finding our own hotel torn to shreds. At least we have cars. We sped through the central Hue area and into the outskirts of the city. There is noticably less development here. There isn’t much around the area, but at least the area was quiet.
Ngoc Mai Hotel seems to be a newly built hotel. Little did we know, we arrived just in time for a festival in Hue. That would explain why there are so many visitors. It was also fortunate for us to already have a place since it would be difficult to find a place to stay with so much competition. We didn’t anticipate that there will be a festival on the very day that we are coming. So even though this hotel is a little out of the way, it was better than having to sleep outside.
Actually, inside it wasn’t really that bad at all. The hotel certainly isn’t 5 Star by any means but it isn’t too shabby either. The place is sparklingly clean. The bedroom was well made up and the bathroom was spotless. Downstairs the lobby was likewise spotless. There is also water for us to refill our water bottles.
The staff spoke okay English, not as good as our guides but we got what we needed. From our bedroom we can see the surrounding area. It is more in a residential area than a tourist area. Behind the houses are rice fields, so I would expect the air to be much fresher in this area. Not being on the main road it is noticeably more quiet than on the main road. We took a few moments to freshen up from the long journey and set out to explore Hue!
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