3-star hotel with 5-star service! The hotel...
3-star hotel with 5-star service! The hotel is new, so everything in the room was in very good condition. What especially impressed us were the staff, who were very friendly and helpful throughout. From the thoughtful and polite ladies manning the reception, who recommended restaurants, helped us make reservations and booked the cabs to get there, to the bellboys who were friendly and helped us with directions and questions, service at this hotel impressed us a lot. One evening, after a long outing to Halong Bay, we returned to find that the hotel had bought a cake for my friend as it was his birthday. That was a very pleasant surprise, as we hadn't informed them it was his birthday. We had fresh fruits in the room almost every day.
We also took the hotel's airport transfer, which was very comfortable and not hugely more expensive than taking an airport taxi. Beats having to deal with negotiations with taxi drivers to and from the airport.
The hotel is located right in the Old Quarters, making its location very convenient for food and shopping. There are also lots of tourist agencies nearby to book your tours around and outside the city. It is also walking distance to Hoan Kiem Lake.
All in all, we would highly recommend this hotel, and would definitely stay here again when we next visit Hanoi.