Editing Hanoi (section)

==<FONT COLOR="#FF6600">'''FINDING A PLACE TO STAY'''</FONT>==

For short stay:

[http://www.greenhanoibackpackershostel.com/?/Prices/hostel.shtml Green hanoi backpackers hostel]

Great dorm:

[http://hanoiyouthhostel.com Hanoi Youth Hostel]

Housing for expats:

http://newhanoian.xemzi.com/en/propertylisting/home
http://craigslist.vn . Most of the postings under "apts/housing" are by realtors.Listings under "rooms/shares" are more likely to be people renting out a room in their house or compound - http://vietnam.craigslist.org/roo/ 

Vietnamese language sites: http://www.muaban.net NB: Can Ho = Apartment Chung Cu = Aprt complex use Google Translate if you can't read Vietnamese. 
A lot of ads here too : http://www.rongbay.com
Another good way to find a place is to select an area, go there with a Vietnamese speaker and ask the neighborhood, they will know all the place for rent..
Think about your special foreigner needs when negotiating a room: police registration, curfew, hosting people..