Best Western Plaza - Dalat

Best Western Plaza is located in Central Dalat, 100 m away from Xuan Huong Lake,  a 5-minute walk from Dalat Market and a 5-minute drive from Dalat Golf Course.

Best Western Plaza Dalat - front view

It features a gym, free Wi-Fi, bike rental and parking, as well as ticketing and car rental services.

Even if it boasts air-conditioned rooms, this is not true. There is no AC except for the common areas, but truth is we didn't need any AC  in late October. However, the rooms are really spacious and well fitted, furnished with classic wood furnishings and floors. A flat-screen TV, safe and tea/coffee making amenities are provided.

Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room 405

City Park Restaurant is located on the first floor and serves local specialties for very reasonable prices. The menu offers many tasty lunch and dinner options. Here are some of them:

Crab and corn soup

Tuna Salad - yes, Dalat salads are perfect!

Fried Spring Rolls

Grilled Octopus with Chili Salt

Breakfast is included in the price of the room, but it wasn't the best we'd had: eggs (fried or omelet), pho, 2 kinds of cold cuts, various Vietnamese rice cakes and sauce dishes, coffee and tea, juices.

Would we stay there again? Yes, but not before trying other hotels in the area (it would be a pity not to, there are so many beautiful hotels in Dalat).

Da Lat Flower Festival 2011

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The Da Lat Flower Festival 2012 will take place in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong’s Da Lat town from Dec 30th, 2011 to Jan 3rd, 2012.

Themed “Da Lat, the flower festival city”, the event will feature nine distinguished programs including "space of flower", an international flower exhibition, a flower procession, flower market, food made from flowers, a street festival and a champagne night.

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According to Nguyen Vu Hoang, the festival’s general director, the street festival of flowers and light, covering an area of 3,500 square meter of Hoa Binh area, and a space of beautiful flowers near Xuan Huong lake, will be this year’s highlights. The street festival will also include samba, dance sport, hip hop, and a photo exhibition about Da Lat, as well as performances of traditional handicrafts. Space of flower will feature unique buildings made of flowers representing five continents in the world, and a biggest-ever exhibition of tulips.

At the same time in Lac Duong District, Langbiang Festival will include a mountain climbing contest and paragliding performance, as well as gongs and a food festival.

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