558skyeb2026-10-10
Just deal with the crowds and save your money!
If I could give this motel 0/5 stars I would and even that would be being generous.
Upon arrival at the Mecure Danang French Village, while checking in we were approached by a staff member advising that the hotel was hosting an 'international buffet' for dinner that night 'because of all the rain'. She further told us that because of the rain the external eateries would be closing early so it would be best to secure out seat for the buffet as they will run out of room. Being none the wiser, we booked the buffet for dinner. Firstly, several external eateries in the village remained open despite the weather so we were flat out lied to. Secondly, the buffet was disgusting. Thirdly, this was not some special event, the buffet is held almost every night from what I could ascertain. There was almost nothing 'international' about it, the food was largely cold and flavourless. A huge amount of it was seafood, which I don't eat so extremely limited choice if you have a seafood allergy, however my travelling partner does eat seafood and said the seafood was just as bad. When we were fleeced of our money for the buffet we weren't told you also had to buy a drinks package if you wanted anything more than water with dinner, so when we finally found a staff member to request a drink we were told no "you didn't buy" and they walked off. We then went in search of tea and coffee as that has been provided at every buffet i've ever been too, but nope - you can have flavoured tea - no coffee, again because "you didn't buy". Not once were we actually provided with the opportunity to buy a drinks package, we just scolded by staff.
This is the only place I have been too in 3 weeks in Vietnam were the staff were rude, unwelcoming and incredibly unhelpful UNLESS you tip them first. During the buffet dinner, staff were huddled over in an alcove laughing and pointing at guests while dirty plates piled up on the tables. The bellhop that took off with our bags, and I say took off because we didn't ask for him to take our bags and he moved so quickly we lost him in the maze of hallways on the way to the room. After finding our way there ourselves, he wheeled our bags at us so we could take them into the room and then stood at the door way waiting for a tip. Because of the torrential rain during our stay, we asked for an extra umbrella so we could try and see at least a little bit of the park - you can get an extra but that comes at a cost too! Everywhere we went in this hotel, someone had there hand out and after 24 hours I didn't feel like a welcome guest, I felt like a walking ATM.
The only positive thing I can say is that rooms are cute and quirky and they would be delightful to admire if they weren't FILTHY and falling apart! Our room had an electrical socket hanging out of a wall, a floor lamp that would randomly turn itself on and off, mould on almost every grout line in the shower and an empty mini bar fridge that explicitly stated it was a 'mini bar' not a refrigerator and therefore only cools to between 12 - 15 degrees.
Honestly, this hotel was just a horrid experience from the minute we checked in, until the minute we checked out. Due yourself a favour, save your money and just deal with the crowds because the cost to get bridge access early if far greater than just the $$$ for the room.
