Jade Hotel seemed like a good place to stay for two nights in Hue in Vietnam — the price was right, I suppose — but I had no idea that the room that I had reserved was without a window.
Another Hotel Room Without a Window. Jade Hotel in Hue in Vietnam. Hotel Review.
We arrived from the airport via a ride share service at the entrance of Jade Hotel on that gloomy and rainy morning.
I checked in at the front desk; but our room was not ready yet — so we sat in the lobby with two other sets of guests who were also waiting for their rooms to be ready.
Assorted flavors of candy were in a small bowl on the table near where we sat.
We were escorted to our room by a member of the staff once it was ready — the wait was approximately 20 minutes or so — via the very small elevator.
The Room.
The room was just down the hallway from the elevator on the third floor. The queen bed in the room was generally comfortable in which to sleep — but although the air conditioning worked adequately, sometimes the room felt warm and humid.
At the opposite wall near the foot of the bed was a desk with a couple of bottles of water on it — and two additional complimentary bottles of water were nice and cold in the miniature refrigerator. Also on the desk was an electric coffee pot and two cups with two saucers. A small waste receptacle was underneath the desk, which had no chair near it.
We looked around the room and realized that no window existed to the outside. The last time I stayed in a room in a hotel with no window was at the voco Saint James Hotel near the French Quarter in New Orleans. I generally do not like staying in a hotel room with no window because I feel disconnected from the outside world — and I do not know what is the time of day or night when in a room with no window.
…and yet, we could still faintly hear the noise of the traffic outside through the small window that was above an armoire — but the interior hallway was on the other side of that window; so opening it would not have helped matters at all. We kept the blinds closed.
Inside of the armoire was an electric hair dryer, a fabric bag with the word LAUNDRY embroidered in capital letters on it, a safe, and some hangers.
Adjacent to the armoire was a slatted bench, on which sandals were provided so that guests can remove the shoes from their feet whenever they entered the room.
Snacks were offered for sale in a basket on top of a table that was between two chairs with arms.
The number of electrical outlets in the room were ample — but no Universal Serial Bus ports were available.
The Bathroom.
Included in the bathroom — which was small but basically one open space — were a a sink, a large mirror that hung on the wall, and a long narrow shelf underneath the mirror. The shower area was to the left with — get this — both a small rain shower head and a hand-held shower arm, which is completely unexpected for a hotel property at this price point.
In the shower area were two small bulk — is that not an oxymoron? — dispensers of shampoo and bath gel but no conditioner. On the counter by the sink was a large plastic dispenser of hand washing soap.
Amenities that were offered in a dish included a shower cap, cotton buds, a razor with shaving cream, and two toothbrushes — all in their own separate sealed packaging.
Breakfast.
Breakfast was included in the room rate and is available to guests every morning in the restaurant on the ground floor, which was beyond the front desk.
The mural on the wall was a nice decorative touch.
I took a look at what was offered out in the open area in the back of the restaurant, which was assorted fruit — including longans and assorted slices of melon — and carafes of water, mango juice, dragonfruit juice, and papaya juice…
…as well as coffee, slices of bread, snacks, and condiments — as well as a toaster. I figured that this was not bad at all for the rate that I paid for this hotel property…
…but then we were given what seemed like a heavy book, which was filled with pages of choices of hot food that we could order.
The food that was offered in that book of a menu included:
- Morning Drink
- Black/Milk Coffee Hot/ Cold
- Green Tea (Hot/Cold)
- Ginger Tea (Hot/Cold)
- Eggs Served with Bacon, Ham, or Sausage
- Fried Eggs
- Scrambled Eggs
- Boiled Eggs
- Omelet (Tomato/Onion (Cheese)
- Noodles
- Hue Beef Noodle Soup
- Vietnamese Instant Noodle with Vegetable (Bean/Carrot)
- Fried Noodle with Egg/Beef
- Fried Noodle with Vegetable
- Noodles and Rice
- Vietnam Noodle Soup with Beef/ Vegetarian
- Fried Rice with Eggs/Beef/Vegetarian
- Fried Rice with Garlic and Eggs
- Mixed Fried Rice with Bean/Carrot/ Egg/Hotdog
- Other Items
- Banana Pancake (Honey/Chocolate)
- Steamed/Fried Dumplings
- Sliced Cucumbers
- Sliced Onions
- Sliced Tomatoes
- Seasonal Fruit
We were stunned — even blown away. The service was very good as well.
We could order whatever we wanted — seemingly, as much as we wanted — and the food was prepared to our liking and served on real plates with real cutlery. We chose chopsticks instead.
Final Boarding Call
Despite not having a room with a window, I recommend Jade Hotel in Hue in Vietnam, as it otherwise met most of the criteria of what we needed. The hotel property was clean; the bed was comfortable; the service was very good; breakfast was abundant; and the location was reasonably convenient.
The total cost of the stay for two nights was $56.19 in United States dollars — which included all taxes and fees — and was booked through HotelSlash. What a great value for the money.
Jade Hotel
43 Hung Vuong Street
Hue, 543
Vietnam
+84 90 593 11 19
All photographs ©2026 by Brian Cohen.
