| some quarters add balconies. there's an informal restaurant. warm rooms featuring wood floors come with free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, as well as minifridges, tea and coffeemakers, and safes. in a residential area, this laid-back hotel is an 8-minute walk from amusements at the bao son paradise park, 8 km from history exhibits at hanoi museum and 14 km from hanoi train station. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. upgraded rooms provide sitting areas
Noi Bai International Airport 58 min
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (23 min)
Ethnological museum offering exhibits on Vietnam's various cultures, with gardens & a restaurant. One Pillar Pagoda (29 min)
Rebuilt iconic Buddhist temple, originally erected in 1049, designed to resemble a lotus blossom. Temple Of Literature (27 min)
Confucian temple with landscaped courtyards, numerous altars & shrines & an imposing front gate. Old Quarter (37 min)
Historic trading district with a night market, narrow lanes, food hawkers & hotchpotch tube houses. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (30 min)
Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh's body is on display in this mausoleum & historic site. Hanoi Opera House (36 min)
Ornate performing arts hall opened in 1911 & staging classical music, dance & opera performances. Hoàn Kiếm Lake (38 min)
Lake featuring a temple on a small island reached via a wooden bridge & a tower on another island. Tran Quoc Pagoda (32 min)
Buddhist temple built in the 6th century on a small, charming island with numerous shrines. Ho Chi Minh Museum (29 min)
Built in 1979, the museum contains artifacts & photographs dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh. Thăng Long Imperial Citadel (29 min)
Imperial citadel complex with 11th-century buildings & sculptures, including a tower & stone dragon. Ngoc Son Temple (36 min)
Confucian temple on a lake reached by bridge with tower & pavilions dedicated to the national hero. Hoa Lo Prison Relic (31 min)
Only the gatehouse, now a museum, remains of this storied prison for POWs during the Vietnam War. Dong Xuan Market (34 min)
Big, bustling covered market packed with vendors selling food, clothing & goods at wholesale prices. St. Joseph's Cathedral (34 min)
The Neo-Gothic design of this 1886 Catholic cathedral, the city's oldest church, echoes Notre Dame. West Lake (39 min)
Urban freshwater lake with an 11-mile perimeter & a 6th century pagoda in the middle. | 
