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Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

Sofitel Legend · Hanoi, Vietnam

A 1901 French colonial landmark by Hoan Kiem Lake, with a wartime bomb shelter under the courtyard.

What to know before you book

  • Old Quarter street food on the doorstep
  • Historic wing rooms with wooden floors
  • Serious value at the top end for Asia
  • Arrive via Hanoi Noi Bai Intl (HAN) — forty-five minutes into the french quarter, about 45 minutes.
  • Budget roughly $290 a night for the room and $45 per person a day on food, transport and entry fees.
  • Free to do: Hoan Kiem Lake & Old Quarter.

Best things to do nearby

  • Hoan Kiem Lake & Old QuarterCulture · 3 min away · Free

    Two minutes from the hotel door

  • Street food walking tourFood · 10 min away · $30 pp

    Bun cha, banh mi and egg coffee across 36 streets

  • Ha Long Bay overnightNature · 150 min away · $200 pp

    Two and a half hours by expressway to the junk boats

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