Sofitel Metropole Hotel Hanoi

Reviews and Rates

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

4.50

15 Ngo Quyen St Hanoi, Vietnam, 84-4-8266919

Check Rates and Availability

Check-In:

mm/dd/yyyy
Check-Out:

mm/dd/yyyy
Adults:

Traveler Photos of Sofitel Metropole Hotel Hanoi
My Hotel - Sofitel Metropole Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam
 
My Room - Sofitel Metropole Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam
 
The Chocolate Buffet
Hanoi, Vietnam
 
sofitel metropole hanoi
Hanoi and Halong Bay, Vietnam
 
Check Rates!

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at the Sofitel Metropole Hotel Hanoi
Return to see the north

Arrived on the 15th Oct and took a cyclo ride to reorientate our selves with the city. Ate at Wild Rice, Ngo Thi Nham Street, which I would highly recommend. On the 16th we took a taxi to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.Unfortunately the Mausoleum is closed until November but the nearby Presidential Palace and Ho Chi Minh's stilt house were very interesting. We then spent some time at the One Pillar Pagoda. Later we went back to Hoan Kiem Lake and took in the Rising Sun Bridge and Jade Mound Temple .

Hanoi, Vietnam buckleysinasia
Hanoi the first time round

HANOI! What can we say? Buckets more rain; local flooding (worst in 25 years) How lucky are we? But we didn't let it cramp our style; began our stay after checking in at the Sofitel Metropol (extremely POSH!) we hopped into a Cyclo; both of us I might add; the poor bloke really had his work cut out for an hour showing us around the old quarter. No wonder these Vietnamese are so skinny! The old quarter is very vibrant; the streets are appropriately named for the wares they sell; Silk street, B...

Hanoi, Vietnam gregmce
Back in Hanoi

Arrived back from Halong Bay to the Sofitel Metropole about 3:00pm.  We had another very nice room in the Opera wing.  We didn't do much, just (re) packed ready to come home and then went and sat by the pool bar.  We went for tea in the Spices restaurant at the hotel, which was very nice.  We left the hotel for Hanoi airport for the trip home at 10:30am

Hanoi, Vietnam gregmce
Vietnam Wrap-up

We had a one night stay in Hanoi after Halong Bay and Laura took the initiative and bought a room at the Sofitel Metropole. This is one of the top 3 hotels in South East Asia (the other two being the Oriental in Bangkok and Raffles in Singapore) and man what a difference! Perfect sheets, turn down service, an enclosed shower, LCD TV's and a breakfast buffet (huge, better than any I've ever seen) with on-demand chefs are just a few reasons to blow your budget for a night here. WE DIDN'T WANT T...

Hanoi, Vietnam itsgotime
May 31 2008

We woke up around 8:30 today and chilled in the room for a bit. We had found a walking tour that we could do on our own in the French quarter, just south of the lake. So we plotted the route on our map. We had decided to go with Handspan's Halong Bay tour, so we went and booked it. They seemed to be pretty busy even in low season, so we were happy we could get a booking for tomorrow. We went to the Tamarind café again, since their breakfast is so good. Then we began our self-tour. We walked d...

Hanoi, Vietnam jesseandzoe
Hoi An

Well we are getting a bit slack on the 'blogging' over the last week! Apologies for the lack of photo's....we promise we're taking lots!! Its just hard to find computers that we can download them on...also it takes so dam long too! Anyway we have been in Hoi An for the last 3 days. Its a great little city, very quiet and clean. We have been having a field day getting tailored clothes made for dirt cheap, and the last two days we have spent at Cua Dao beach about 5 kms out. Its been so hot, so...

Hoi An, Vietnam joshloz
Tour Managers Best Picks

Sofitel Hotel Hanoi, Vietnam kwdestinations
Hanoi

We spent about 3 days here.

We visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Ho Chi Minh is preserved and lies in a glass case. It is weird to see. There are guards everywhere and you have to remain silent.

You are checked before you enter and cannot take cameras.

On the last day I got food poisoning at a small dodgy cafe that only sells fish....looking back I should have known it would happen but our tour guide said it was nice and we were trying to have an authentic experience. Hanoi, Vietnam sam222

The colonial chic stay at Sofitel Metropole Hanoi

Last month, I took a personal trip to Hanoi in Vietnam with my parents. Before making the trip, I had searched for hotels in Hanoi with great location. I was looking for a luxury accommodation, with best service, since I wanted my parents to have a comfortable stay during their trip in Vietnam. Finally I made a decision to book rooms at Exotissimo Travel, and also bought tours in Vietnam from them. Exotissimo is a travel agent and tour operator widely known in Indochina and Southeast Asian re...

Hanoi, Vietnam siripen
Hanoi 1

Flight from Danag to Hanoi was fine...glad to leave that guide and meet our next very sweet guide here - very nice hotel - Metropole...a little drizzle as we walked around Ho Chi Minh's house and park. Interesting man ! Toured some of the other sights - Temple of literature, Hanoi Hilton - the old prison...still MANY motor scooters...alot of traffic and people eating at all hours on the pavement ! Today we went out to the country to see a ceramics village - Mary wanted to know which of the hu...

Hanoi, Vietnam swt
Check Rates!

Historical Traveler Reviews of Sofitel Metropole Hotel Hanoi

Lovely hotel, but noisy

from A TripAdvisor Member
Hi, I stayed at the Metropole in December 2004, and found it to be a very well run hotel and very pleasant. Excellent morning buffet! Just wanted to add that it has two wings: old and new. I stayed in both and while the old wing is definitely more charming, with antique furniture etc, it was really noisy as it faces the front of the hotel. Hanoi people love to honk their horns and it really drove me nuts. I shifted over to the new wing, which is very much like a standard room... but it was quiet so I could sleep!

Fabulous hotel

from poohpaws
Stayed in the old wing for 2 nights in mid June. Hotel was beautiful, laid out like a resort. Great pool.

Excellent breakfast in Spices Garden restaurant. Also fabulous degustation dinner menu in same restaurant - one of the most memorable meals I've had. We should have taken all our meals at the hotel's restaurants, as we found the street food terrible and the cafes in the area very touristy and their food very ordinary.

Provided an oasis from the heat, dust, pollution and noise of a small, dirty city.

Fantastic experience

from neb
Stayed on 2 separate occasions in June for a total of 4 nights. Cannot fault the room, service, pool, concierge of reception desk. Incredibly comfortable beds.

Got upgraded to a HUGE Studio for free. Fantastic room, especially the king size bed.

I recommend this hotel to anyone who wants an oasis in the middle of the hectic pace of Hanoi city.

Great location and afternoon tea

from simonbg
A very relaxing place, and certainly a great location for seeing Hanoi.

My room was a little disappointing - not very large and with a fairly miserable view over some drab rooftops. But everything was nice and clean and in good working order, and in any case I was not there to spend all the time in my room.

It was lovely being able to step out of the hotel and walk to all the sights. The weather was extremely hot when I was there, so it was even lovelier to come back to the hotel into the cool! Afternoon tea in the restaurant was an absolute delight, and the pool was very relaxing and very well attended to with towels, drinks, etc.

The front desk had a folder of tours, provided by outside companies. They had quite a range and I took two that were both good value (one to the Perfume Pagoda, which I would highly recommend though it was hard work in the heat; the other to a ceramic "village" which just turned out to be a small factory - vaguely interesting but I wouldn't recommend it).

Bit overrated!

from A TripAdvisor Member
We chose to stay at the Metropole because of the amazing reviews we read everywhere, but having stayed there i'm not so certain.

Service with very few exceptions was average. The hotel staff were not as polite or courteous as I've seen in other Asian countries- Thailand, Indosesia. This was especially true of our experience over the 2 days in two of the restaurants. Also the vietnamese food we had at the local restaurants outside were superb compared to the hotels specality restaurant. But the hotel concierger were helpful in helping us plan day trips from there.

We stayed at the old wing, and that was very nice. The rooms had been renovated, so we were not as hot as we anticipated. We also checked the rooms in the new wing- and glad we did not choose them. No character at all- just concrete.

Although we did not visit the Hilton, it seemed very appealing from the outside.

Stay in the Old part

from A TripAdvisor Member
There were five of us traveling and we stayed collectively for four nights, divided between the old and new wings. Stay in the original wing if you like colonial charm-stay in the new part if you like continental neutrality. We had the opportunity to stay in both. The breakfast is fabulous and it offers local cuisine as well as European and American fares. Great place to have laundry done. No bar scene, did not dine there but there are several restaurants. Fitness center and spa are average-but friendly and accomodating. Don't mail postcards from hotel, they will not arrive.

Old World Charm

from janpiro
We were given a room in the original wing built in 1901 but it was a little too "authentic" for my husband and on the main street (noisy). We were told that European guests usually choose the old wing and Asian guests like the new wing, I'm Australian so not sure where I fit in! We were transferred the next day, without any problems, to the new wing and found it gorgeous. Built in keeping with the period of the original hotel, but beautifully new and with modern facilities. Superbly comfortable bed, spacious room. The Metropole is very central and comfortable walking distance to Hoen Kiem Lake, Fanny's Icecream Parlour!!!!! A government department store, Main post office, Water Puppets, plenty of restaurants and even (if you are energetic) the Old Streets. The buffet breakfast was excellent but there was no regular buffet dinner except for a few nights they had a special "Cheese Buffet". No kidding, the whole buffet was cheese, from Fondue to Cheesecake. The hotel service and amenities were faultless and the hotel has a no tipping policy which was surprising ..."Your satisfaction is our thank you". The rooms and public areas lovely and spotlessly clean and I can definitely recommend the Sofitel Metropole. Hanoi is amazing. Can't wait to go back.

Best in Hanoi

from MB747
We stayed at the Metropole for six nights in January, 2005. This is a comfortable and well-run hotel in an excellent location.

Service standards are generally very high. Front desk, housekeeping, business center and health club are excellent. The Beaulieu restaurant is excellent for breakfast and good for dinner.

There are two problems with this hotel. First, street side rooms are very noisy-- motorcyle noise is constant from 6 am until midnight. We moved to a garden side room which was much better. Second, rooms on the Metropole side of the hotel need rennovation. The hotel has started this process but did not know when it will be completed. The Opera side of the hotel has much newer rooms but does not have the historic charm of the Metropole side.

This is a first class hotel and is the best place to stay in Hanoi. Recommended.

An Oasis

from A TripAdvisor Member
You'll need this oasis in the midst of all the hustle and bustle. Clean...lovely rooms... high thread count on the sheets...creme caramel on the breakfast buffet...a bit of a language barrier with the staff...stay away from the French restaurant....the cafe with the garden is your best bet

Best Hotel in Hanoi

from A TripAdvisor Member
We stayed at this hotel last November (2003). Our room has a beautiful balcony overlooking the historic diplomat building. The rooms are tastefully decorated. The staff was very polite and efficient. The hotel breakfast buffet was excellent. It is truely a 5-star hotel.

We are looking forward to stay at this hotel again, during our Christmas 2004 vacation with our children.

Check Rates!

Check Rates and Availability

Check-In:

mm/dd/yyyy
Check-Out:

mm/dd/yyyy
Adults:
Click here for best prices for Sofitel Metropole Hotel Hanoi

Travel Research

Adults:
Check-In:

mm/dd/yyyy
Check-Out:

mm/dd/yyyy

Click each "Check Rates" button to view the sites you selected.

You have checked  of  sites

    Africa | Asia | Australasia | Europe | Middle East | North America | South America | Central America | Caribbean

    Copyright © 1997 - 2009 TravelPod.com, a proud founder of travel blogs on the web. All Rights Reserved.