The best hotel booking app in Vietnam

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Nowadays, there are more and more online hotel booking apps being created, but not all of them are suitable for your trip. Join Compass Tourist in reviewing the 10 best apps with detailed comparisons of pros and cons, so you can choose the booking tool that best suits you.

Agoda: The most popular online hotel booking application

Agoda is an online hotel booking application that many Vietnamese tourists search and use. It is also the most popular booking application in 110 countries/regions, connecting over 7000 hotels in Asia and over 33000 hotels worldwide. Agoda has a significant market share in the three-star hotel market, making it affordable and suitable for many tourists. Agoda has a user-friendly interface where you can easily find and filter suitable hotels.

Here are some reviews of the Agoda online hotel booking app for your reference.

HighlightsNotes
  • Large scope of operations: Agoda offers a wide selection of hotels in 110 countries. 
  • The app has a friendly, easy-to-use interface with smart filters to help you find hotels with the right criteria. 
  • When booking on the Agoda app, visitors will receive more price incentives than other hotel booking apps or booking directly through the hotel website. 
  • The best customer care service among all current online booking apps at (consultants work 24/24) 
  • Some small hotels have little description, review, and image information 
  • Most hotels on Agoda require prepayment. However, prepayment is safer during peak seasons to avoid sudden cancellations. 
  • Prices displayed on Agoda do not include taxes and fees. You must go to steps 2-3 to see the official price

One of the advantages of Agoda’s online hotel booking application is that it regularly offers price discounts. The commonly applicable discount plans include: discount plans for former customers and former members; Special discounts when purchasing through special partner links; Keep in touch with the bank. In addition, if you follow the Agoda application, you can find five-star hotel rooms at a discount of up to 30%.

With Agoda, tourists can not only book hotel rooms in Vietnam, but also in other countries around the world. If you plan to book a room for your upcoming trip, please do not hesitate to book through Agoda to get the best price.

Booking.com – Book and cancel easily with postpay feature

With the aim of simplifying what to do on your trip, Booking.com is one of the largest online hotel booking apps in the world. With a network covering over 70 countries, Booking.com provides customers with many options from budget to luxury. All prices displayed on booking.com are “inclusive”, without any additional fees.

You can refer to some reviews about the Booking.com app below.

HighlightsNotes
  • Booking.com is one of the largest online hotel booking apps in the world. 
  • All hotels require no advance payment or deposit. So you can easily cancel a room/change a room/change a date close to the departure date. 
  • There is a program to refer friends and receive cash rewards after friends book through your referral link and do not cancel the room. Room price ” “package” clearly displayed from the beginning (including all taxes, fees, etc.) 
  • Customer support service takes a long time to respond, no support switchboard in Vietnamese 
  • Because of no prepayment and how to cancel a room. It’s so simple that tourists often cancel their rooms at the last minute during the holiday season. In addition, affiliated hotels can “play dirty” due to overcrowding: giving worse rooms, canceling your pre-booked room to sell to another guest at a higher price, asking you to transfer a deposit.

You can refer to some reviews of the Booking.com app below. Not only is the price cheaper than many other online hotel booking apps, Booking.com gives tourists the option to pay by card (prepaid). and also in cash (pay later). The method of paying later in cash will be very suitable for tourists who do not have money available, are not sure about their travel schedule (can easily cancel for free), or tourists who book reservations in places that are affordable. The possibility of visa failure is high in Europe, Japan, America, etc. 

With a policy of payment before or after check-in, no deposit is required, Booking.com is a hotel booking app popular with many customers.

VNTRIP – Vietnam’s largest hotel booking app, high incentives (up to 80%)

VNTRIP.VN is an e-commerce company established with the purpose of building and developing Vietnam’s leading online travel website. It to serve the travel, accommodation and vacation needs of customers across the country. At the current stage, VNTRIP.VN’s online booking function is the largest in Vietnam, providing booking features. For more than 11,000 hotels across major cities in the country and nearly 900,000 hotels around the world…VNTRIP.VN provides a free car service to pick up customers from the airport to the hotel, creating a unique customer care service in Vietnam. 

Here are some reviews about the app for your reference.

HighlightsNotes
  • Vietnamese-friendly interface, many review articles and information about tourist destinations. 
  • This helps passengers easily plan a reasonable route . 
  • Free airport shuttle. A valuable service when traveling from the airport to the hotel is not easy for those new to that place as well as limiting many unfortunate risks (but must book in advance and confirm email) 
  • Call Center Dedicated support, free phone calls 
  • Best price commitment (If you find a better price somewhere, VNTRIP.VN will book the equivalent price for you)
  • Only hotel system in big cities in Vietnam and 6 other countries in Asia 
  • Few promotions 
  • Few actual reviews from customers for hotels

One of the worries of tourists is the problem of finding their way from the airport to the hotel, especially in the evening. Knowing that, Vntrip provides you with free airport shuttle service. After booking, you call or send an e-mail to inform the staff of your flight arrival time, and Vntrip will help you take care of the rest. 

Special offer for Vntrip members 

Minimum additional discount of 10% for customers who are Vntrip members guaranteed best price. 

Special offers only apply when booking rooms at 4-star and 5-star hotels on Vntrip

Reputable homestay booking app: Airbnb

Airbnb is a reputable and popular homestay booking app worldwide. This is an online hotel booking app in the form of apartments, villas, studios, penthouses, boutique hotels, hostels,… very diverse. Airbnb is not only a room booking application but also a connection between tourists who want to stay and local hosts who want to rent their houses. Therefore, guests using Airbnb can find a high-end vacation place, or they can also find an interesting cheap stopover and live with local people.

Some reviews about the Airbnb app below for your reference.

HighlightsPoint of note
  • Airbnb offers a new homestay-style house rental service (renting a house from local people) with cheaper room rates than hotels.
  • There are many choices of housing types: private rooms, shared rooms, apartments, villas,…
  • Interesting amenities and experiences: self-check-in, live chat with the host, interaction and contact with native people, self-contained apartment with full kitchen amenities,…
  • You can earn bonuses by sharing the link to invite friends
  • There are sections such as local tours (activities for tourists in that locality)
  • Currently, the app does not have Vietnamese language, so you must use English during use
  • Guests must pay 100% of the amount in advance via credit card
  • Airbnb has a large coverage in many countries, so it is impossible to verify the actual quality of all housing units. Travelers may feel disappointed due to the discrepancy between the images on the app and the actual quality of some homes on Airbnb.
  • Airbnb only has many rooms in big cities

A special feature of the Airbnb app is that before and after renting a room, you will be able to chat directly with the homeowner. With this direct communication method, you can request to be provided with additional necessary information/images about the house, or negotiate a suitable rental amount. In addition, some houses have self check-in service, which means the homeowner will provide information about the door code to enter the house in advance. This feature saves time and increases privacy during the rental process.

Airbnb online hotel booking app will be a suitable choice when you go to expensive countries such as Japan, Europe, America,…; or when you like to stay in private apartments, do not require daily housekeeping service, 24/24 reception like a hotel.

Homestay booking app for Vietnamese people: Luxstay

Considered “Vietnam’s Airbnb”, Luxstay is a homestay booking app for Vietnamese people with the same operation as Airbnb. Luxstay is also a connection between tourists who need to stay and locals who need to rent a house. However, Luxstay’s scope of operations is mainly in provinces and cities in Vietnam, focusing on niche markets rather than expanding widely. This overcomes Airbnb’s disadvantage of only having rooms in big cities and the quality of room censorship is stricter.

Here are some reviews about Luxstay for your reference.

HighlightsPoint of note
  • Prices are cheaper than hotels and Airbnb
  • The quality of rental houses on Luxstay is strictly controlled. Only places that are truly beautiful, of good quality, convenient and where the homeowner provides specific standards will be included in the system.
  • Luxstay is available 24/7 so visitors can contact us at any time
  • Easy-to-use Vietnamese interface
  • Room booking apps in Vietnam often have promotional programs associated with Vietnamese holidays and New Year
  • The Luxstay platform does not have a review and chat section with the host, so visitors have no basis to refer to the actual quality.
  • The website platform sometimes encounters some errors when filtering prices and room types
  • Housing types are less diverse than Airbnb, and there is no self-check-in service

A plus point for the Luxstay booking app is its dedicated and thoughtful customer care facility. Unlike most other booking apps that only work during office hours, Luxstay is ready to serve tourists 24/7, so it is very convenient for working people who want to book rooms and consult in the evening. Furthermore, Luxstay has a foundation in Vietnam, so all information and advice is in Vietnamese, very convenient and easy to use.

If you are passionate about traveling and want to have interesting experiences everywhere in Vietnam, Luxstay is a choice worth considering.

Trivago – App to book and compare hotel room prices

What makes Trivago different from regular online hotel booking apps is its hotel room price comparison feature. For example, you choose a location, Trivago will display a list of hotels in that location, each hotel shows different prices according to each booking channel (Agoda, Booking.com, hotel website…) . This allows travelers to find the cheapest deal. With more than 400 linked hotel websites, a huge database of more than 175 million reviews and 19 million images, travelers using Trivago will have the most comprehensive overview of the place they want to go. been to.

Here are some reviews of the Trivago app for your reference.

HighlightsPoint of note
  • The App helps you compare the best hotel prices between many different booking sites, thereby finding the most suitable deal
  • Big data systems help you have complete information, even for small hotels
  • Friendly, easy-to-use interface, available in Vietnamese language
  • Because this is an intermediary site that leads to other booking sites, Trivago will not be responsible if there is a problem with your booking. If you need to make a complaint, it must be made to the landing page you booked with

With a friendly interface in Vietnamese, Trivago helps travelers simplify their trips. Your job is just to fill in the destination, the rest of the application will help you find hotels according to your wishes such as: finding hotels suitable for your destination and schedule; Find hotels near famous attractions that suit your plans; Save your favorite hotels to book later,…

Trivago is a unique online hotel booking app that helps compare which sites have good prices and good quality, most suitable for the purpose of your trip.

Hotels.com with many “huge” incentives

Hotels.com is a famous online hotel booking app with many great deals. Hotels.com offers a variety of choices from 5-star hotels/resorts to budget motels spread in more than 60 countries around the world. Bookings on the app are always guaranteed the lowest price with many deals up to 50% off.

Here are some reviews about Hotels.com for your reference.

HighlightsPoint of note
  • App to book rooms with a large network of hotels, resorts, and motels globally at the lowest prices
  • There are discounts every day, many great deals up to 50%
  • There is a points accumulation program and discounts for loyal customers
  • Guests have the option to pay online immediately or pay later at the hotel
  • Hotels.com has the deepest focus in the North American (US) and Canadian markets
  • If you choose to pay later at the hotel, the hotel will charge you in the local currency. As such, tax rates and exchange rates may change from the time of booking

Hotels.com is the only online hotel booking app that has the ability to accumulate points and redeem reward points for travelers. Currently, the app has a policy that for every 10 nights you stay on Hotels.com, you will get 1 night free. This offer creates favorable conditions for loyal customers.

Travelers looking for a cheap room booking application with cheap prices and many promotions, Hotels.com is definitely a choice worth considering.

Expedia with hotel + airfare combos

Expedia is not too familiar to Vietnamese people, but this is a very useful online hotel booking app when you need cheap hotel + airfare combos. With a system of more than 590,000 properties worldwide, Expedia sometimes has cheaper prices than Agoda and Booking.com, especially bargain combos if you regularly monitor and know how to hunt.

Here are some reviews of the Expedia online hotel booking app.

Highlights

Point of note

  • There are cheap air ticket + hotel combos
  • When booking through the app, visitors will also be able to enjoy incentives exclusively for mobile devices
  • Sometimes hotel room prices are cheaper than Agoda and Booking.com sites
  • In addition, Expedia also provides many other amenities such as car rental, cruises, and entertainment activities
  • The number of affiliated hotels is not as large as Agoda and Booking.com
  • Although Expedia has an interface in Vietnamese, the hotline does not support customer care in Vietnamese
  • Handling room cancellations and complaints takes a long time

With the Expedia online hotel booking app, visitors can also book car rentals, cruise ships, airline tickets and other entertainment activities through the app. This will help you not miss out on experiences during your trip and be more proactive in your travel plans.

Book on Expedia now if you find cheap hotel rooms or combo deals.

Mytour.vn with all kinds of promotions running all year round

Mytour.vn is an online hotel booking app that is increasingly winning the hearts of Vietnamese people with many incentives and friendly support services. With a booking platform mainly in Vietnam, Mytour.vn offers more than 6,000 hotels spread across the country. Rooms here are not the cheapest, but there are many incentives for domestic guests and bank card holders. These promotions run all year round so visitors don’t have to waste time hunting for tickets.

Here are some reviews about Mytour.vn for your reference.

HighlightsPoint of note
  • There are promotional programs running all year round, offering incentives for bank cardholders with discounts of up to 20%
  • The application provides both flight booking and tour booking
  • There are 3 payment methods: credit card, cash and electronic payment gateway
  • There is support for issuing invoices for businesses or individuals if needed
  • Prices at Mytour.vn are not continuously updated, so there are sometimes price differences compared to other sites

In addition to hotel booking services, Mytour.vn also provides tour booking and airline ticket booking services. So, if you are planning a trip but don’t know which tour to book, Mytour.vn will advise you.

Mytour.vn is a very strong online hotel booking application in Vietnam. If you are planning to travel, don’t forget to come here to see if there are any room rate incentives.

Traveloka – Book rooms and air tickets to Southeast Asia easily

Traveloka is an online hotel booking app focusing on Southeast Asia that integrates both hotel booking and air ticket booking functions. The point that makes more and more people use Traveloka is a series of discount codes up to 60% launched every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Here are some reviews of the Traveloka app for your reference.

HighlightsPoint of note
  • Providing hotel systems and air tickets to countries in Southeast Asia
  • Traveloka stands out with its flight ticket booking service. The price is approximately the same as other sites but “beats” because there is no booking fee.
  • There is a loyalty and reward point exchange program for visitors
  • Integrating reviews on TripAdvisor, providing a large source of practical information for visitors to refer to
  • There are no payment gateways for American Express and JCB
  • Occasionally, flight tickets for some airlines are sold out

Not only famous for being a good online hotel booking app, Traveloka also stands out for its air ticket booking feature. The application helps you compare prices of airlines, ticket prices are approximately the same as other sites but “beat”. Because there is no booking fee. In particular, when you search for round-trip tickets, Traveloka will combine departure and return flights from different airlines so you can choose the cheapest flight to fly.

In particular, when booking air tickets on Traveloka, you only need to choose a flight route with a specific flight time. The app will send notifications to update new ticket prices daily for you to book when you find the ticket price is okay.

Above are detailed reviews of the 10 best online hotel booking app. Have you chosen the app that best suits your trip? Compass Tourist hopes you will have a happy and satisfying trip with your loved ones and family.