Hanoi, Vietnam
We arrived here only to find that our hostel didn't have our reservation....and they were fully-booked! In fact, the whole city was apparently fully-booked....under siege from tourists uncertain as to whether it was safe to head south (due to the terrible flooding just a few days earlier). Still, the Aussie owner was most apologetic and allowed us to drink free beer until he sorted something out for us........we eventually ended up sleeping upstairs in the host...