Da Nang and Airbnb

Hi there,
I will be visiting Da Nang in mid April 2023 and will stay for 4 weeks. I have been to Da Nang a couple times before the pandemic and really enjoyed my stay there.

Congratulations on your upcoming return visit!

I previously booked my accommodation for those visits through Airbnb and stayed at some really great homestays. However, I am encountering a bit of a problem now which I am hoping someone might be able to help me with.
Over the past week, I have contacted numerous (7 or 8) properties and no one has responded to any of my inquiries. All of the feedback in my Airbnb profile is positive, nothing negative.

You're cutting it a little close, time-wise.

My question: Is Airbnb now prohibited in Da Nang/Vietnam or is there another reason why I am getting no response from the Airbnb hosts?

It is, from what I have been hearing, a bit of a grey area legally speaking. There were problems with hosts not reporting their guests to the local police, collection of taxes from the hosts, etc.

I do know that the hospitality sector of the economy got hit pretty hard during the pandemic and some places are no longer operating. But I am scratching my head due to the lack of response from anyone.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

All the best.
-@zeubie

I suggest you not wait for a response from the AirBnB hosts. There are many "homestay" bookings available on some of the more popular booking sites (Agoda, Booking.com, Trip.com, etc etc).

There is also a local VN competitor to AirBnB, named Luxstay, which might be worth a look.

Good luck and please let us know how it all turns out.

(note: I have no affiliation with any of the above noted companies)

@Aidan in HCMC

Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate it. This is a "last minute" trip and I actually booked my ticket (from Canada) to Da Nang on Sunday last week, then received my eVisa 2 days later (I am impressed with the turnaround time), so once that was confirmed, I contacted places on Airbnb.

I took your advice and reserved a room on booking.com. There was a pretty good selection plus hassle free booking. I also checked agoda.com, but I found it a nightmare to navigate (but there were quite a few properties on it).

Take care and thank you again.