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Photo of Prince 79 Hotel, 79 Hang Bac St, Hoan Kiem DistrictHanoi Province, Hanoi
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A few cobwebs
79 Hang Bac St, Hoan Kiem District
Hanoi Province
Tel: (04) 926 0628, (04) 824 2468
Fax: (04) 824 9049
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The front rooms at the six-storey Prince 79 Hotel have balconies and accordingly catch a bit of street racket, but for an almost-budget room, you could do worse. Rooms are semi-clean, if you don't mind the odd cobweb, and the bathrooms are moderately-sized, though the cheapest rooms do not have bathtubs. Some of the smaller rooms are windowless. A pretty good deal, but most of the truly budget rooms owned by the same company are now at the Prince 57 on Hang Be Street -- check that out first if you're shopping for bargains.

Total rooms: 20

Dbl A/C private b'room
12 USD (low season) 12 USD (high season)
US$14 with a window
Standard - Double
15 USD (low season) 15 USD (high season)
Window, no balcony
Deluxe- Double
18 USD (low season) 18 USD (high season)
balcony and window


Added to Travelfish on: 16th February, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 22nd April, 2008

NIce hotel! -
By annadeltrav ( total comments: 7  More information please ) Stayed here 1/2008
The staff are really nice and the rooms are large, comfortable and clean. The thick, super warm comforters are great and came in handy during the especially cold winter when we were there. I only ate at the restaurant once, but it was really delicious, fresh and a big portion. They even brought it up to my room. Only downside is there are a ton of stairs, so be prepared. The rooms have TV's, cable and even DVD players. We stayed there twice. Great location and our rooms were quiet, off from the street, deep in the building with a tiny window. I highly recommend this hotel! We bargained a good price too and they even saved rooms for us when we returned from Halong and let us leave our bags. Great all around!


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