Golden Wings Hotel is located in Ma...
Golden Wings Hotel is located in Ma May st, good location to 36 streets, nearby eateries and purchases. Travel agents for also dotted around this area. The hotel offer US$25/night including breakfast (eggs and toast, or chicken rice noodle)
Airport transfer to hotel (US$15) and back to airport (US$10) unless more than 3 days stay, as claimed by staff, u need to confirm.
As my trip is not entirely a budget trip, it met my requirement of comfort and need for hot water shower (Nov trip, 20 degrees Celsius) , while being very reasonably priced. My 4 days Hanoi trip was made even more memorable due to the warm treatment from the hotel boss Mr Cao Giang. He persuaded me to stay at their hotel for the 2nd overnight before departure and facilitated the transition during our tours and have our luggages deposited with them while we went for the Halong Bay day tour.
I would strongly recommend you to come stay at the hotel, they can be flexible and accommodating to your needs in Hanoi.
As or the various tours in Hanoi, please do your own research and compare prices. But if u prefer the convenience, the hotel can cater a beautiful package for you.
My purchase experiences in Hanoi:
Mineral water (Small) D$10,000 at airport arrival
Bottled drink (small) D$20,000 at departure (US$1, conversion ~ based on US$1 to D$19,000)
Mineral water (big) D$8,000 in big convenience store; D$10,000 at any road side;
Viet coffee at roadside D$25,000
Bike ride (short distance) D$15,000, but most ask for D$40,000, taxi is cheaper than bike, and safer (but insist meter, and confirm destination 1st)
Pho (rice noodle) D$15,000 to D$35,000 depending from roadside to restaurant. Do be bold and try new foods along the streets, but drink water from bottle, safest. :)
Sweet memories!