Excellent overnight bus trip from Hoi An to Da Lat with Viet Lao. The staff was very friendly, the bus was clean, the driver was a good driver, and there was no music or unpleasant noise. All this at a good price with smooth communication in English, so I recommend it. For first-timers: there are no toilets, but there were three stops approximately every two hours (you are notified in advance by announcement). You cannot eat on the bus, but there are restaurants and snack bars at some stops. You must remove your shoes and walk barefoot. At the stops, plastic slippers are provided as you exit the bus; you return them to a bin before reboarding. A small bottle of water, a blanket, and a pillow are provided. There is a USB port. I couldn't get the Wi-Fi to work, but that might be my fault. For those who are overweight or very tall, I recommend taking buses with fewer seats (there were about 35, and I'm not overweight, but it was a tight fit). I recommend the lower and middle seats.

I arrived in Hanoi at 1:30 am. I was nervous about being alone in a strange city in the middle of the night. But the driver was very enthusiastic in helping me contact a taxi and carefully instructed the taxi driver. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the young taxi driver whose name I did not have time to ask for the name of the Sao Thu Do company. The passenger who arrived at the Thang Long City urban area in Dai Mo Nam Tu Liem at midnight that night had a very good impression of him.

The staff provided excellent service, were enthusiastic and attentive.