Where to stay in Da Lat: five districts, rents and what each one costs you
Until 1 July 2025 the wards of Da Lat were numbered 1 to 12; after that the numbers were replaced with five names. Many people still use the old numbers, so we give both.
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Xuân Hương
old wards 1–4
we have not measured rents here yet
For a stay without a motorbike.
Pros
- Walking distance to the lake, the market and every café worth going to.
- The only district where you can live without owning transport.
- Hotels and restaurants are concentrated here — friends visiting have somewhere to stay.
- The GO! hypermarket on Lam Vien Square is here too, in old Ward 10 — the one place in town where a weekly shop is done in a single stop.
Cons
- Rents run above the rest of the city: you pay a premium for not needing a bike.
- Night market noise and tour-bus traffic on weekends.
- Supply is thin — whole houses here are rare, mostly studios and one-bedrooms.
Nearby: Xuan Huong Lake · Central Market · Lam Vien Square and GO! · Dalat Palace · the cathedral
Lâm Viên
old wards 8, 9 and 12
10M₫
$380
one checked listing, per month
For those who want space and are fine riding.
Pros
- A signed contract, not an asking price: in May 2026 a new four-storey house with furniture and appliances — five bedrooms, six bathrooms, three balconies — went for 22M ₫ a month on a one-year deal in old Ward 8, deposit two months (44M ₫).
- Whole houses with gardens rent for what a central studio costs.
- Most of the long-term supply is here, so you have something to choose from.
- Groceries come from the district's own markets: Phan Chu Trinh and Chi Lang in old Ward 9, Thai Phien in Ward 12, with WinMart and Bach Hoa Xanh minimarkets next to them.
Cons
- 10–15 minutes to the centre by motorbike, depending on where in the district you are — without one you are stuck.
- Listings are on Nhatot in Vietnamese; English searches quietly show you a different, pricier market.
- Fewer cafés and restaurants within walking distance.
- No hypermarket in the district. GO! stands on Lam Vien Square, but that square is downtown in Xuan Huong — about 3 km from the listing we checked.
Nearby: Phan Chu Trinh market · Chi Lang market · Da Lat University · residential streets
Cam Ly
west of the centre
we have not measured rents here yet
For a quiet valley within reach of the centre.
Pros
- Pine valleys and cobbled lanes — the postcard version of Da Lat.
- Ana Mandara Villas is here: seventeen restored 1920s French villas.
- Quieter than the centre while still close to it.
Cons
- We have not verified long-term rents here, so treat the district as unmeasured.
- Thin on shops and services compared with Lâm Viên.
- You will still need a bike for daily errands.
Nearby: Ana Mandara Villas · pine valleys west of the centre
Xuân Trường
south-east, farm country
farm country, not a rental market
For a few days among the tea fields, not for living.
Pros
- Cau Dat tea plantation, 20–25 km south-east, and the cleanest air around the city.
- Coffee and tea farms rather than streets — the reason people ride out here.
Cons
- Too far for daily life: 40+ minutes each way to the centre.
- Almost no long-term rental market, and no services to speak of.
- Mornings are noticeably colder than in the city.
Nearby: Cau Dat tea plantation · coffee farms
Lang Biang
north, formerly Lac Duong
village housing, rarely advertised
For the mountain and the K'Ho coffee villages.
Pros
- Lang Biang mountain is 12 km north, about 30 minutes by bike.
- K'Ho Coffee in Bonneur'C village — the farm behind most of the good local coffee.
- The coldest, clearest part of the area.
Cons
- A district for day trips, not for settling: housing is village-level and rarely listed.
- Everything closes early, and there is no reliable late transport back.
- Cold nights all year — heating is not a given.
Nearby: Lang Biang mountain · K'Ho Coffee · Bonneur'C village
Villas on the Tran Phu ridge and around Tuyen Lam Lake sit outside this split, but we have not checked a single one, so we quote no price. Tuyen Lam is 20–25 minutes out and you will need your own transport. Check the owner holds the red or pink book before paying a deposit.
We only show a rent we have checked ourselves — from a listing with an address and a phone number, or from a contract we signed. Both figures so far are in Lam Vien; the other districts stay blank until we check them. Utilities run 600,000–700,000 ₫ a month; 300 Mbps fibre is 190,000–195,000 ₫. Borders are drawn from OpenStreetMap.