Authorities in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, are seeking ways to deal with false advertisements by local hotels. Bavico Hotel has its four-star ranking revoked Statistics from Vietnam National Administration of Tourism show that Khanh Hoa Province has many self-proclaimed hotels. Several three to four-star hotels only have 65 rooms and sparse furniture. Many don't even have housekeeping staff and other services. Nguyen Thi Mai, a tourist from Hue, said after seeing the online advertisement and discount programme, she decided to book a room at a three-star hotel. "In reality, it's a very small room that only has enough space for a bed, a wardrobe and a toilet. We ate breakfast in the reception. I guess they think three stars means providing breakfast," she said. Some tourist flats are advertised to be five-star but the included services are weak. The prices for those flats are listed at VND800,000 (USD34) to VND2m a night but discounted to only VND450,000. Le Van Son, vice … [Read more...] about Fake upmarket hotels boom in Nha Trang
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Nha Trang hotels violate construction, fire control regulations
Authorities of the southern-central province of Khanh Hoa have announced a list of 21 hotels guilty of violations. Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, deputy director of Khanh Hoa Province’s Department of Tourism, said that the violations were related to fire prevention and control, food safety, construction regulations and environmental issues. One of the hotels in the list Among those, hotels such as 19-floor Euro Star and 14-floor Dubai were fined for not being checked with fire safety before becoming operational. Two hotel-apartment complexes of Muong Thanh Group Joint Stock Company are also included in the list. Muong Thanh Luxury Vien Trieu has been fined VND115 million (USD5,000) for building an unlicensed swimming pool. Meanwhile, Muong Thanh Luxury Khanh Hoa built more floors than permitted. The work was put into operation despite lacking safety checks. Many other hotels lack fire exits or increased their room area beyond their planning permission. The listed hotels have been … [Read more...] about Nha Trang hotels violate construction, fire control regulations
Nha Trang faces slow hotel bookings and falling tourist numbers
Many hotels in Nha Trang City are facing slow sales due to oversupply and dubious services. Many hotels in Nha Trang City are facing slow sales due to oversupply According to Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, deputy head of Khanh Hoa Province Department of Tourism, there are 39,400 hotel rooms in the province, an increase of 10,000 rooms compared to 2017. An inspection in late 2018 shows that the prices of the rooms were 56% lower than the listed prices and the occupancy rate was only 45%. Thanh said the number of visitors dropped because of unfavourable weather in late 2018 while supply suddenly increased. The province had 650 businesses offering accommodation and 29,000 rooms in 2017. The numbers increased to 750 for accommodation and 39,000 rooms. "Several years ago, Nha Trang faced a shortage of accommodation facilities after a surge in visitors. However, large projects led to oversupply," Thanh said. Many self-proclaimed four-star hotels actually haven't been inspected and don't meet … [Read more...] about Nha Trang faces slow hotel bookings and falling tourist numbers
Nha Trang hotel catches fire, guests safe
By Xuan Ngoc  November 29, 2018 | 03:20 pm GMT+7 Police and firefighters rush to the scene to put out the fire at a Nha Trang hotel on Thursday morning. Photo by VnExpress/Xuan Ngoc Many guests on upper floors panicked when a fire erupted on the second floor of a Nha Trang hotel Thursday. Columns of fire spouted out of the second floor of the Cicilia Hotel on Le Loi Street in the central resort town Thursday morning at around 9:0 a.m. Dozens of foreigners ran outside in panic even as the hotel’s staff tried to put out the fire using mini extinguishers and led the guests outside safely. Around 100 hotel guests, most of them foreign tourists, on the upper floors were trapped in the building for sometime. They screamed for help from the windows as thick smoke billowed upwards. Two women use wet towels to protect themselves from inhaling smoke. Photo by VnExpress/Xuan Ngoc "Many foreigners panicked, carrying their clothes and waving their hands as they … [Read more...] about Nha Trang hotel catches fire, guests safe