How to find a long-term apartment in Hanoi in person without an agent or Vietnamese language skills?

From messages by 6 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 8 days ago

TL;DR

In Hanoi, an effective way to find a long-term apartment is to search directly in the neighbourhood you like: inspect apartment buildings and ask guards, residents, or ground-floor café owners about vacancies. This can work better than relying only on Facebook listings.

What the community said

Start by choosing a Hanoi neighbourhood that suits your needs, then walk around and inspect apartment buildings that look suitable for a rental.

30 days ago

At a building you like, ask the security guard whether any apartments are available; they may know about vacancies in that building or nearby.

30 days ago Apartment-building security guard

Some apartment-building owners run cafés on the ground floor. Ask there about available rentals or how to contact the owner.

30 days ago Ground-floor café