Hoi An

Hoi An is well known for it’s beauty and interesting architecture which is a mixture of Japanese, Chinese, French & Vietnamese.  It’s often referred to as the honeymoon capital of Vietnam. 

The Thu Bon River runs through this town and is lovely to cruise down at sunset.  This is the place for all your tailoring too.  Don’t cut your time short in Hoi An as many of our guests wished they'd had extra time here.

A word of warning about the tailor shops in Hoi An. 

Our guides (& luckily for all of us that they're honest enough to say something) have complained that they come under unbelievable pressure from a number of the Tailor Shop owners.

They're being offered very substantial sums of money to recommend various tailor shops.

A number of the big group tour mobs, western & local have been turning a blind eye to the practise for some time now. 

It came to our attention after a couple of tour guides we had to let go for various reasons, were bragging to some of our other staff about it. 

We're making a fortune, they claimed & the stupid tourists haven't got a clue ! 

The commissions are of course being added to the price of  everything you buy & run between 50 & 200% !!!!  With the big tour mobs running at between 10 - 50 persons well ........ you do the maths.

Unfortunately, this is an attitude that is all too prevalent in the tourism industry & not just in Viet Nam.

Highway robbery is right !!!

Please be very careful & we think it in everyone's best interest to go to the tailor shops on your own & with over 350 tailor shops in Hoi An you've plenty to choose from.

We felt it was high time someone spoke out about it, so we did !!!