the warmly furnished rooms, some with balconies, provide flat-screen tvs, minifridges and safes, in addition to wi-fi access. this informal hotel on a street lined with shops and eateries is an 8-minute walk from dng xuan market, 3 km from the ho chi minh mausoleum and 7 minutes on foot from long bien railway station. breakfast is complimentary. other amenities include a restaurant and a gym. . an airport shuttle is available Noi Bai International Airport 44 min
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (19 min) Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh's body is on display in this mausoleum & historic site. Old Quarter (12 min) Historic trading district with a night market, narrow lanes, food hawkers & hotchpotch tube houses. Hanoi Opera House (7 min) Ornate performing arts hall opened in 1911 & staging classical music, dance & opera performances. Hoa Lo Prison Relic (8 min) Only the gatehouse, now a museum, remains of this storied prison for POWs during the Vietnam War. West Lake (12 min) Urban freshwater lake with an 11-mile perimeter & a 6th century pagoda in the middle. Tran Quoc Pagoda (7 min) Buddhist temple built in the 6th century on a small, charming island with numerous shrines. Ngoc Son Temple (17 min) Confucian temple on a lake reached by bridge with tower & pavilions dedicated to the national hero. Dong Xuan Market (7 min) Big, bustling covered market packed with vendors selling food, clothing & goods at wholesale prices. Hoàn Kiếm Lake (6 min) Lake featuring a temple on a small island reached via a wooden bridge & a tower on another island. One Pillar Pagoda (10 min) Rebuilt iconic Buddhist temple, originally erected in 1049, designed to resemble a lotus blossom. Ho Chi Minh Museum (9 min) Built in 1979, the museum contains artifacts & photographs dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh. Temple Of Literature (8 min) Confucian temple with landscaped courtyards, numerous altars & shrines & an imposing front gate. Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (20 min) Ethnological museum offering exhibits on Vietnam's various cultures, with gardens & a restaurant. Thăng Long Imperial Citadel (13 min) Imperial citadel complex with 11th-century buildings & sculptures, including a tower & stone dragon. St. Joseph's Cathedral (19 min) The Neo-Gothic design of this 1886 Catholic cathedral, the city's oldest church, echoes Notre Dame. |