Nearly a month before the September 2 holiday, many hotels in Hanoi no longer have rooms for renters during peak days (August 30 - September 2). The reason was that a large number of visitors flocked to the capital to watch the parade, marches to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day on September 2.
Ms. Thanh Thao (Thanh Hoa) plans to go to Hanoi with her family to see the parade on September 2. Having been rolling around on groups looking for rooms and hotels for the past few days, she received the answer that she was out of space.
"On room-finding groups, many personal accounts sell hotel rooms on September 2 near the central area at many different prices. However, when I called to check back, I saw that the hotels had all said they were out of place for a long time, which made me unable to rest assured. Therefore, I am even more careful to avoid being scammed when booking a room in Hanoi during this time," Ms. Thao shared.
With a price of about 2 million VND/room, Ms. Thao hopes to find a hotel and motel on the routes with parades and parades. However, up to now, when most hotels are full, she has to find a more remote accommodation as long as it is convenient to move.
According to Booking.com, 31% of domestic tourists are encouraged to travel to attend major and special events on September 2. In particular, Hanoi has risen to the top of the list of most searched domestic destinations, attracting from individual tourists to families and groups of friends who want to immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere.
Many hotels near the old town, Hoan Kiem Lake, and Ba Dinh Square have announced all their accommodation early. Many places have increased prices by 30-50% compared to normal days. This situation also occurs for popular motels and homestays around the streets where parades and parades pass by.
However, tourists still have many accommodation options within a radius of about 2-5km from the site of a series of activities to celebrate the August Revolution and National Day on September 2.
According to Lao Dong, many hotels in Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Ngoc Ha, Quan Thanh wards... still have rooms.
Typically, Bao Son International Hotel on the Kim Ma - Lieu Giai intersection, away from Ba Dinh Square, still has rooms for all days during the holiday.
The hotel representative said that visitors can conveniently travel to the Square by public transport, or walk to the central streets to watch the parade on September 2.
However, during this time, room rates will increase by about 30-40% compared to normal days, about 2.5 million VND/night.
Cau Giay Hotel (Cau Giay Ward) is also conveniently located on many major roads, 3km from Quan Ngua Stadium - one of two locations for parading and parade groups to interact with people. The hotel manager said that there are still rooms here all day, the price ranges from 950,000-1.2 million VND/night, not increasing the price compared to normal days.
Currently, the fund of rooms, homestays, and hotels within a radius of 3 - 5 km around Ba Dinh Square is still quite abundant.
According to the Hanoi Department of Tourism, accommodation establishments are required to improve facilities, calculate the maximum number of rooms to serve guests, do not increase prices, and have preferential policies.
Preparing for the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day on September 2, Hanoi is fully qualified, ready to welcome guests, and build a backup plan.
The capital has 3,761 accommodation facilities with 71,256 rooms; including 85 hotels and apartment buildings with a rating period of 1-5 stars with a total of 11,965 rooms. The number of tourist accommodation establishments that have not registered for ranking is 3,676 with 59,291 rooms.
Tourists should book rooms early to have many options at affordable prices.
