Hanoi
Guesthouses, hotels and resorts
North of the lake - budget
This covers the area roughly to the north of Hoan Kiem Lake, so everything north of Hang Bong, Hang Gai and Cau Go Roads. This is the heart of the backpacker district. For more mid-range places, see North of the lake - midrange.
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A25 Hotel
Eclectic but excellent value
38 Hang Thiec, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3923 3796; F: (04) 3923 3795Opened in January 2010, A25 seems unsure as to what type of hotel it is. The glass frontage, bold silver sign, non-traditional name and funky metallic wallpaper in reception suggest it's going for a ... View details
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Hanoi Gecko III Hostel
Popular for good reason
27 Bat Dan, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3923 3898; F: (04) 3923 3830After a major makeover, this place has reinvented itself as a truly worthwhile and popular backpacker hostel. They offer 42 very clean dorm-room beds with an egg breakfast included, along with free ... View details
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Camellia Hotel
Decent rooms
16A Trung Yen Lane, (off Dinh Liet), Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3926 0119; F: (04) 3828 2404This place sits right next door to the awful Victory Queen Hostel and is where you should head if you wind up there by mistake and need a room. It's popular with expats who come and go through Hanoi ... View details
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Phu Hoa
Old-style Hanoi
16 Luong Van Can, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3828 5173;Sweet and sincere were the words one Travelfish user used to describe the owner of this place, and we couldn't agree more. We know it sometimes seems like all Vietnamese tourism industry people are ... View details
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Little Hanoi Hotel
Changed for the better
48 Hang Ga St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3828 4461; F: (04) 6270 2010Forget everything you may have heard about the Little Hanoi. A top-to-bottom remodel has resulted in a price jump, predictably, but the rooms here are now excellent, done up in a tasteful, ... View details
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Hanoi Youth Hotel
Popular and getting even better
33 Luong Van Can St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3828 5822, (0167) 274 2493; F: (04) 3828 5862In 2009 this place went under new ownership and management. It was good before, and now it looks to be getting even better. Donald, an affable Englishman, is now running the place and making some ... View details
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Boutique Hotel
Authentically Vietnamese location
16 Thanh Ha Lane, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 6670 0300;Let's get one thing clear: This is not really a 'boutique' hotel. Another thing: The street-front of this particular property has at least three different names (The World, David and Boutique) so it ... View details
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Tung Trang Hotel
Welcoming and comfortable
13 Tam Thuong St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3826 6267;We must confess that we have a warm place in our hearts here at Travelfish.org for the Tung Trang. The family-run spot, on a hidden alley that's both quiet and full of local colour, has friendly ... View details
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Real Darling Cafe Guesthouse
Cheap but you get what you pay for
33 Hang Quat St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3826 9386; F: (04) 3824 3468The Real Darling Cafe is a long-running, backpacker-orientated place with cheap and grotty dorms and better-conditioned single, double and triple rooms. It's popular for budget travellers, and if you ... View details
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Thu Giang Guest House
Budget hideaway
5A Tam Thuong St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3828 5734;You'll find some of the cheapest rooms in Hanoi at the Thu Giang Guesthouse, but you need to be prepared to get what you pay for. Rooms are all small and in need a coat of paint, but clean. What ... View details
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Blue Star Hotel
Does the job
21 Bat Dan St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 2219 0351; F: (04) 3923 3063The Blue Star Hotel looks from the outside like many other budget hotels. And it is. The reception area is messy and tatty but the welcome is friendly enough and reasonable English is spoken. The ... View details
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Indochina Queen Hotel
Good rooms, though exercise caution
8 Dao Duy Tu Lane, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3926 2564; F: (04) 3926 4585After numerous name changes (was previously Bamboo Central Stars II) and numerous owners who have run the place badly, a new regime has, once again, taken over here, remodelled, re-branded, and is ... View details
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Dong A Hotel
Cheapest and quite good
50 Ma May St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3828 2249; F: (04) 3926 2567Sandwiched among some middling, tourist-oriented hotels, the Dong A has been offering the cheapest dorm beds in Hanoi for nearly two years. Strangely, they have had surprisingly few takers. The beds ... View details
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The Prince
Basic and cheap
53A Luong Ngoc Quyen, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3926 4686; F: (04) 3926 4609This is the newest place to trade on the Prince name, and it apparently has nothing to do with any other Prince of which you may have heard. Rooms are pretty basic, but cheap, and couples and small ... View details
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Prince 57 Hotel
A top budget pick
55-57 Hang Be St, Hoan Kiem Districtt
T: (04) 3926 4900;Recent mixed feedback on this place has us scratching our heads. On our visit, we received a very friendly, casual reception. When we asked to see a room they tossed us the key and let us go up on ... View details
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USD 10 to 20 
USD 10 to 20 North of the lake - midrange
This covers the area roughly to the north of Hoan Kiem Lake, so everything north of Hang Bong, Hang Gai and Cau Go Roads. This is the heart of the backpacker district. For budget places, see North of the lake - budget.
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Hanoi Elegance 2 Hotel
Lives up to its name
85 Ma May, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3926 3451; F: (04) 3926 3452The entrance of Hanoi Elegance 2 Hotel lives up to its name: the door is opened by a uniformed attendant and a smart reception area awaits. Even the internet stations are classily designed to be ... View details
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Hanoi Cozy Hotel 2
Cozy indeed
58 Hang Be, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3926 4761; F: (04) 3926 4761This place demonstrates how choosing a good name for a hotel can go a long way towards putting potential guests in the right frame of mind. It has no street frontage, only a sign above a long hallway ... View details
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Sunshine Palace
Not as pricey as it looks
52 Ma May St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3926 4920; F: (04) 3926 6423Opened in January 2010, Sunshine Palace is a new addition to the Sunshine Group of hotels and its fresh white frontage stands out among the surrounding tired-looking buildings. The airy lobby houses ... View details
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Bach Tung Diep Hotel
Noisy but interesting spot
25 Hang Thiec, Hoan Kiem
T: (04) 3923 2979; F: (04) 3923 2956Unique in Hanoi, this 16-room hotel has decided to offer, in addition to rooms and eats, a banquet for the ears. Hang Thiec means 'tin shops,' and even though the name goes back centuries, tin and ... View details
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Hanoi Gecko 2
Great value for great rooms
11-13 Trung Yen Ln (off Dinh Liet St), Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3926 4120; F: (04) 3926 4119This newish place, with eight floors accessible by lift, opened in August 2008. It boasts a prime location for the Old Quarter, on a relatively quiet lane right in the centre. Staff are really great, ... View details
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Classic I Hotel
Tallest hotel in the Old Quarter
22A Ta Hien St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3826 6224; F: (04) 3828 1727Like so many hotels in Hanoi, this place has undergone a top-to-bottom overhaul in the last year. Rooms are now spacious, with good bedding, recessed lighting, large wood-carved armoires and ... View details
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Classic Street Hotel Pho Co Hotel
A fine choice
41 Hang Be St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3825 2421; F: (04) 3934 5920This place remains a flashpacker slam dunk. We've never received anything but rave reviews about it, and everything we saw on our recent revisit tells us this is a place that knows how to maintain a ... View details
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Classic 2 Hotel
Good family rooms
49 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3926 1106; F: (04) 3926 1107The rooms here aren't inspiring, but they're good, clean, mostly spacious and affordable. Be warned: There are seven floors and no lift. Still, the place has plenty of takers, though from the looks ... View details
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Lucky Star Hotel
Shines brightly
11 Bat Dan St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3923 1781; F: (04) 3923 1782We were happy to see on our most recent visit that Lucky Star is now shining a bit brighter. The whole place has been spruced up: the floors are done in attractive mosaics, there's backlighting ... View details
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Rising Dragon
Off-putting reception area with average rooms
61 Hang Be Street, Hoan Kiem
T: (04) 3926 3494; F: (04) 3926 3493Rising Dragon looks like a standard-sized Old Quarter hotel from the front but inside it's like the Tardis, opening up into a large reception and dining area where the internet stations are also ... View details
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Tien Thuy Hotel
Feels more local than others
9 Hang Thung St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3934 3608; F: (04) 3934 8502Finding this place was the result of a quest. Is there a hotel that's affordable, close to the lake, not in the dead centre of the Old Quarter, that's comfortable, well run, and doesn't participate ... View details
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Hanoi Phoenix II
Under new management ... again
10 Dao Duy Tu Lane, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3828 1711; F: (04) 3926 3745The phoenix supposedly rises, reborn, from its own ashes, and never was there a more fitting name. We've always thought that this was a decent hotel: small, but good value and in a great location on ... View details
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Around the lake
This is the roughly triangular area with Hoan Kiem Lake at the centre. Bordered to the south by Hai Ba Trung, this has a mix of mid-range to upper lodgings.
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Maison D'Hanoi
Delivers on luxury promise
35-37 Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3938 0999; F: (04) 3938 0989We spied this new place which opened up next to The Golden Lotus, and while the name struck as a bit snooty, we walked in and were bowled over. It's very new, which helps, but the interior design ... View details
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Hanoi Metropole
Splurge if you can: Outstanding!
15 Ngo Quyen St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3826 6919; F: (04) 3826 6920If you love to travel in comfort and luxury, and have the green to spring for it, you don't need to shop around: This is the place. Dating back to 1901, the Hanoi Metropole is without doubt Hanoi's ... View details
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Joseph's Hotel
Boutique hotel in a quiet location
5 Au Trieu, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3938 1048; F: (04) 3938 1046Opened in 2009 and Western managed, Joseph's Hotel is not a budget option but offers 10 simply decorated, comfortable rooms in a quiet location on Au Trieu St, near the cathedral and away from the ... View details
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Hilton Hanoi Opera
The business travellers' best option
1 Le Thanh Tong St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3933 0500; F: (04) 3933 0530Voted Vietnam's Best Business Hotel in 2000, this five-star property remains a favourite among the business-traveller crowd. Sitting next door to the Hanoi Opera House, the Hilton Hanoi Opera does a ... View details
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Golden Lotus Hotel
Excellent value for money
32 Hang Trong St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3928 8583; F: (04) 3928 8584The Golden Lotus was always good but recent renovations and the addition of a second location across the street at 39 Hang Trong St have made it into one of our top picks for its price range. The ... View details
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Thang Long Hotel
Comfortable but not dazzling
1C Tong Dan, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3824 4775; F: (04) 3824 4784If you're headed here already, it's likely you were booked in on a group tour, which seems to be Thang Long's bread and butter. It's a three-star outfit, and compared to the Sofitel around the ... View details
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The Church Hotel
Clean, spacious rooms
9 Nha Tho St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3928 8118; F: (04) 3828 5793The cathedral windows, and its proximity to St Joe's, give this place its name. It's a good example of the new trend in boutique hotels located in the town centre, and while it isn't the best of the ... View details
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Zephyr Hotel
Losing its shine
4-6 Ba Trieu St, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3934 1256; F: (04) 3934 1262The Zephyr used to be the only boutique hotel option in Hoan Kiem, but no more. It is now clearly outshone by the revamped Golden Lotus, the new Maison D'Hanoi, and places like Cozy Hotel which offer ... View details
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Hanoi Backpackers Hostel
Outstanding budget option
48 Ngo Huyen, Hoan Kiem District
T: (04) 3828 5372;Located on a sidestreet near St Joe's cathedral, this was for years the only real hostel in Hanoi, but now cheaper, almost-as-good places are springing up like daisies. It's still good value though ... View details
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Top accommodation by review
Hanoi Backpackers Hostel
14 votes 48 Ngo Huyen
Hanoi
T: (04) 3828 5372
Classic Street Hotel Pho Co Hotel
4 votes 41 Hang Be St
Hanoi
T: (04) 3825 2421
F: (04) 3934 5920
Hanoi Youth Hotel
2 votes 33 Luong Van Can St
Hanoi
T: (04) 3828 5822, (0167) 274 2493
F: (04) 3828 5862
Maison D'Hanoi
1 vote 35-37 Hang Trong
Hanoi
T: (04) 3938 0999
F: (04) 3938 0989
Hanoi Cozy Hotel 2
1 vote 58 Hang Be
Hanoi
T: (04) 3926 4761
F: (04) 3926 4761
