6/10 – Redelijk
Mike, the Netherlands
26 okt 2009
Positief: Personeel en service
Negatief: Netheid, comfort kamer
Hanoi Asia Hotel, make sure you get one of the good rooms
We had a pretty reasonable stay at this hotel. The rooms are pretty basic but clean, the beds weren't soft, actually hard is more appropriate. Then the airco let us down, which makes all the difference in the Hanoi climate.
The breakfast is nothing special, a loaf of bread with some butter and jam and some fresh fruit. American style or asian style breakfast should also be possible, haven't tried it though.
On the other side, the staff was very friendly and helpfull. We've booked both the Sapa and Halong Bay trip in the Hotel. When doing the same, be sure to check the streetprizes for trips you would like to book. When booking through the hotel, you're offered the possibility of using one of the free rooms to freshen up. Very convenient after a trip in the nighttrain from Sapa. However if all rooms are booked then the promise won't be fullfilled. They'll try to sent you to a room in a neighbouring hotel, against a certain price.
After using a free roomto freshen up we've found out that the quality of the bathroom can be quite different (go for room 201!).
The location in the old quarter is quite OK. Expect a 10 to 15 minute walk to the lake for instance.