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Thank you, I only stumbled upon this forum recently so I didn’t know about staying near Silom area. My hotel was booked around Petchaburi in advance =(. Will take note to choose a better location hotel next time. Thanks for sharing, will provide the recommended tips you mentioned to the boys 😃 

few pictures to enliven the thread Da Nang railway station Campa Sculptures Museum My Son ruins beautifull mountain views from Ba Na hills and fake church in fake village ( rain outside was real) 

Thank you for sharing and the clarifications. I have tried to search the forums based on your suggestions and booked S’Sense and Jey Spa first haha. I hope it will be good as it is my first visit to these places.

Next few days  I did  mainly touristy stuff outside of city during days.    Ba Na hills was my first destination, 550 000 dong , about 22$  by car , waiting included plus admission 1 000 000 dong. Complex is vast with multiple cable car lines offering I assume great views. There is famous , often photographed  bridge supported by gigantic hands. They even have copy of French village complete with church which looks like church not only from outside but inside as well. Unfortunately I had bad luck . It was raining and fog was so dense that I could hardly see fingers on my hand ,forget  those views. Still I enjoyed several rides, walked around , if only to get more wet although rain coat purchased for 50 000 was quite a help to stay at least partially dry. Surprise was , all that nasty weather was localized in the hills and city was dry when we arrived. Still about 5 hours spent well,  At dusk I went  for consolation to Nam Spa. I was told that guy there are more hunky and indeed three present all were. I was given option of choosing guy there. 75 minutes VIP treatment 1 500 000,  ( 60$) . Not exactly cheap. This time promised body to body massage materialized  with gusto, massage was again very good, clothes were shed in first few minutes. At end of session guy asked , if I have tip for him , to give it right in the room so I did. One thing I did not like was that I was left to shower alone which made bit difficult to get rid of all that oil .  This was my second and last massage , or speaking more broadly , boy experience in Vietnam and  while massages themselves were very good and professional, additional stuff was under executed to put it mildly and at prices they were charging not as good value for money as Bangkok massages are. But I’m glad I tried and certainly will again if  travel to Da Nang again – highly likely as I liked the city vibe  and have that Ba Na hills experience to repeat in better weather. Next day I visited or rather re-visited Champa ruins of My Son ( I was there in 2002 ) . I love ruins so it was highlight of my stay in Da Nang , weather cooperated today, heavy rain arrived exactly in the moment  when I was getting back into my car. The same feast repeated in the afternoon which I devoted to exploring Marble Mountain in southern outskirts of Da Nang . I liked  place a lot, temples , caves , quite a few climbs  to get a views and it proven to be big ego booster for me. On top of highest point young Westerner  told me he is impressed how well was doing climbing up in just plastic sandals and asked my age. When told he couldn’t believe so we made bet , 1000 dong ( 4 cents)  and I prove it with my driving license.  I collected banknote  gladly.  In the evening I went to Dragon Bridge to see Dragon breathing with fire and then splashing people with water. Spectacle is only Fri to Sun at 9p.m.   Next morning funny thing at breakfast. I brought a soup to the table, left it there and returned to pick up more food and spoon. Upon return I see couple sitting at my table ( it was big one , sitting 6) and lady is eating my soup already !!!! WTF ? It turned up , she thought her husband was so nice and brought it for her and was even surprised how nice he indeed is. We had good laugh and become instant friends. In the early afternoon I took a car to Hoi An for 250 000 curious how I find it after 24 years since last time. Then it was charming little town, now I found it to be busy and noisy tourist trap . Walked  though the old city, had 30 minutes river cruise , then some meal and was happy to go back to Da Nang. I know Ho An has many  admirer, one of my friends even calls it “Quintessence of Asia” but, me, no , I’m not sold on it. Perhaps bkkmfj is right that I should spend night there to appreciate place fully. Like in all tourist infested places, I noticed tendence to overcharge. Both boat captain and taxi driver I took to drive me back to Da Nang started quotation at twice of final price I negotiated.  All in, I enjoyed Da Nang a lot and can recommend city to everybody, I could stay few days more but my next stop is Phi Quoc island .