Hilton Hanoi Opera*****(Haivenu featured hotel)
Our brief comments: 
The seven-storey Hilton Hanoi Opera is in the city centre within easy walking distance of Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter.
Built in 1999, it's a French colonial style building sweeping in a long curve along one side of Hanoi's magnificent Opera House, a smaller replica of Paris's Opera Garnier.
It's a rare example of modern city architecture not just complementing an historic neighbour but actually enhancing it. Fortunately, the designers ignored the temptation to install large windows and thus destroy the area's architectural integrity - even so, the occasional Philistine complains because the upper floors don't have a floor to ceiling panorama despite a perfectly adequate view.
 The Hilton's 269 rooms are unusually well appointed, tastefully decorated on a Vietnamese theme, and very comfortable. Fixtures, fittings and furniture are all high quality.
There are two main restaurants as well as other outlets. Between them, they cover a comprehensive range of Asian and international cuisines. Standards of preparation, presentation and service are high.
The ground floor patisserie is a delight if you're not too worried about your waistline. If you do over-indulge, a well-equipped health and fitness centre will burn away the extra calories. Strictly speaking, the hotel doesn't have a pool bar. However, there is a large bar immediately adjacent to both pool and health centre.
Feedback from our customers has been very positive. That, it's central location, helpful and friendly staff, careful attention to detail, and good value for money, has persuaded us to make the Hanoi Hilton one of our few featured hotels.
Room facilities:
Room Categories |
Deluxe |
Executive |
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Presidential Suite |
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197 |
58 |
13 |
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Air-conditioner |
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Satellite television |
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Shower or bath |
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Bath with shower |
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| Bath + separate shower |
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Personal safety box |
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Coffee and tea facilities |
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| Laptop connection |
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| Free broadband access |
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Extra bed |
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Child's cot |
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Room size (m2) |
36 |
36 |
72 |
108 |
View |
city/opera |
city/opera |
city |
opera |
Additional room facilities: 180° angle door viewer, bathrobes, smoke detectors, telephone with auto wakeup, voice mail and data port, high speed Internet access (fax machine, Jacuzzi - Suites only)
Executive and Suite rooms:
- exclusive check-in/out in the Executive Lounge
- buffet breakfast in the Executive Lounge
- all day complimentary refreshments including tea, coffee and soft drink
- happy hour with cakes from 3 pm to 5 pm
- pre-dinner cocktails with hors d'oeuvres from 6 to 8 pm
- complimentary broadband Internet access
Hotel facilities:
Outdoor pool |
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Non-smoking floor(s) |
3 |
Pool bar (indoors but next to pool) |
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Non-smoking rooms only |
n/a |
Fitness/health centre |
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Vietnamese/Asian restaurant |
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Sauna |
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International restaurant |
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Massage |
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Patisserie/coffee shop/cafe |
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Jacuzzi* |
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Business Centre |
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Additional hotel facilities: rooms for disabled people, connecting rooms available, French patisserie on ground floor, Jacuzzi* in Presidential Suite and Heath Club
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