Think Miami beach in Vietnam. Lots of high rise hotels along "the strip," which fronts a gorgeous beach. We only has plans to stay here 1 full day so headed straight to the beach for some sun. This area has become a huge Russian tourist area so many of the signs and menus not only had Vietnamese and English, but also included Russian.
Highlights: gorgeous beach, rooftop bar overlooking coast (experience outlined below), Louisiane Brewery's dark lager, solid gym workout, mexi and margs for proper Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Skybar:
The Good: On top of the Sheraton (~25 floors) there was a roof top bar that provided a beautiful view of the city and coastline, especially at night. Decision made.
Even Better: There was a buy one-get one happy hour. We expected the prices to be a bit high given the ambiance, but the the vodka prices seemed reasonable (probably due to the large Russian contingent) so we order some vodka tonic.
The Fail: So little did we know...as mentioned the vodka was pretty cheap, but who knew the mixers were charged separately! A can of tonic - 75,000 dong (abt 4 usd)...outrageous I say! While the views were nice, it left a bad taste in the mouth (not literally as the drink was fine) to have paid $4 for a can of tonic, in Vietnam no less. Live and learn.
Beach time
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