May 10, 2026
Lanterns and food - Lovely at night with lanterns, markets and plenty of options to eat and drink. Did the boat trip and lit a honky candle!
Amazing food, tried the local specialties. Only did a 4 hour trip from Da Nang, would be nice to stay here and enjoy more if the food options.
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May 3, 2026
A must place to visit - A must place for you to go. Lots of quality clothes and tailors to make anything. Great cafes and shops.
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Apr 16, 2026
Nice experience of lamp lighting in the boat ride , this is very beautiful river ride with light lamp in the boating . - This is beautiful place to visit and enjoy boating
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Nov 6, 2025
The Silt and the Incense - In Hoi An’s alleys I unfold a map creased by sea wind: porches of overseas guilds—Hainan, Fuchien, Chaochow, Kwangtung, Shiuhing—line up, their plaques naming distant homes, a pressed palm that remembers scattered laughter.
After the typhoon, floodwaters brought earth and silt, and the mud lies mute in the joints of old stone, like an unfinished story clinging to doorways and shoe soles.
At roadside shrines, the Earth God bows and the God of Wealth smiles; fruits, incense, and paper offerings build fragile altars—people fold their hopes into these offerings and place them on modest thrones.
Further on, temple eaves send up a steady column of smoke; incense burns strong, chants swell, and prayers knit together with the flame into warm waves that rise beneath the same sky. Homeland longing, recent silt, daily offerings, and devoted recitations walk this street side by side—each reflecting and blessing the other.
I fold these fragments into my palm like a short song and carry it with me on the road.
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Apr 16, 2026
Over-tourism - I waited Hoi An the most in our Vietnam trip, the city is beautiful and vibrant but i have to say that over-tourism will kill its vibe.
You could not enjoy the lantern boat ride beacuse of the loud “rock” music comes from the bar next to the river, or even your dinner in the other side of the river.
Also the place is full of plastic neon kind of lights, so you cant feel the ancient town vibes anymore. Also next to the river there are some aggressive, arrogant people trying to sell you something.
I really hope they are able to go back for its original vibe.
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Dec 29, 2025
There needs to be better management of this unesco world heritage site by government - I’m of the opinion the view that Hoi A was a little overrated.
We’ve travelled extensively across other parts of the world, particularly to other unesco world heritage sites. My view of hoi an is as follows:
1. There are too many retail outlets selling the same products, much of which is cheap, mass produced touristy souvenirs. There’s a lot of rubbish one can purchased to take home, much of which is repetitive. There’s very little genuine arts and crafts reflective of Hoi An’s local community. Quite disappointed.
2. The buildings were old - many of which were also reproductions. There was little control by the heritage sections of the local government to carefully curate what was the original design and the newer reproductions.
3. Tourist guides need to be better trained to provide accurate historical background for Hoi An. Some of the ‘Japanese’ script on display was actually Chinese, suggesting some measure of inaccurate representations of foreign traders in Hoi An at that time.
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Dec 13, 2025
Meh. - Too many hawkers and some very aggressive ones. I mean how many leather shops does one need? Massage, junk stores. Scams like lady draping a fruit basket on you for money or now the new one is timeshares. I don’t know if you need more than a day here. Go explore the rest of Vietnam instead. If you ask some their price on their counterfeit Northface “Goretex” they get downright nasty. Best to avoid.
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Apr 11, 2026
Tourist trap avoid - Insanely congested. The whole place is a sausage factory designed to get you to spend money. Feels like trying to get off a plane the whole time.
Yes there’s nice lanterns and buildings but it’s no where near worth visiting for.
Perfect definition of a tourist traps. Hard to believe it’s still heritage protected
Coconut boats where similar. Ok river system but again, insanely cramped and crowded with everyone trying to take your money.
I went to Vietnam with the intention of learning more about the culture and appreciating its natural beauty.
The only thing I have learned and seen is the commercial gentrification it’s undergoing and how the tourist economy functions. It’s ugly and unsettling. Skips this and Da Nang IMO although Da Nang is not quite as bad
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Apr 26, 2026
Disappointed - The city is just an open-air market...they write to accept credit cards but they don't.
No reduction for disabled people
Trap for tourists
In the market almost always the price has quadrupled.
In sites more space to sell items than rooms to show
Staff at the ticket office for rude vosites
Places to visit are small and often irrelevant
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Mar 13, 2026
Stop the rickshaws. Bad idea . - The rickshaws are a major nuisance now. This is our third visit and first time i have seen them. They charge around busy narrow streets peeping and shouting, spoils the town. Town is flat and no need for them.
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