Lovely hotel, Highly recommended
We stayed there for two nights and had a lovely spacious decorative room with all mod cons and a great shower. We had a window looking onto the street below but there was no noise as it was double glazed and had shutters outside as well so it was very quiet. Great location too - close to the lake.
Breakfast was fine, eggs cooked to order and a few other savoury and sweet selections that changed daily, or more traditional noodle soups cooked by the attendant chef. All of the staff were very friendly and professional with good english and lots of good advice. I had booked our Halong Bay cruise with Kenny by email before we arrived which saved some hassle. The staff went out of their way to help us out in any way they could which was much appreciated, including phoning a restaurant one night to make sure they stayed open for us.
Only minus point - On our return from Halong Bay we had booked a "Luxury" room which turned out to be not much bigger than the Deluxe room we had previously, but it didnt have a proper window to outside, but onto the stairwell. There was a lot of noise downstairs that night which travelled up the stairwell until midnight which was disappointing. Therefore I wouldnt bother paying the extra for this room as the Deluxe room was actually better. Despite this anomaly, I would highly recommend this hotel for its excellent staff, stylish rooms, cleanliness, good value and great location.