Melia Hanoi

... be ready Monday morning (it was Friday). They arranged for our new hotel to take us without passports (yay) then checked in to the Melia Hanoi. Annoying time getting the appropriate room (paid too much to get on the Club floor and in a suite, but it was ...

... we walked to a swank hotel for an afternoon cocktail. Got a little lost walking back to the hotel and stumbled on the 'Hanoi Hilton' prison! The traffic here is CHAOS and crossing the street/dodging scooters takes a strong stomach. I am sure Mary will ...

... from Ho Guom and bought some more film as I'm running low - 60,000d per roll - then headed back to the Melia to pack for my flight tomorrow. Hanoi is a great town and I have really only just scratched the surface in the brief time I've been here. Sorry ...

... costumed Daniel every year when he does Christmas Carol. Just another example of what a small world! Once we get to Hanoi, we are transported to our hotel - the Melia. This is our first 5-star hotel, and boy is it fancy! We go up to our room and look ...

... and drove into the hotel.  After settling in to the hotel, we went along with Dong to his offices Vietlong Travel in Hanoi.  What an unexpected surprise to find all the staff so anxious to meet me.  We took pictures togoether striking every ...

... She looks a bit wary of us and very tired, so of course we keep our distance. When we get back in Hanoi, we check into our new hotel. The Melia was apparently over-booked, so we have moved to the Hiton Opera Hanoi - the fanciest hotel in town. We check ...

... /2010 and our school celebrated its 10th anniversary on the 9th. Much celebrating occurred on that weekend. I booked a room at the 5 star Melia Hotel (https://www.meliahanoi.com/default.aspx )for the night for two reasons- I didn't want to drink and drive ...

... to be picked up by our van, then headed to Hanoi (4 hours, including a stop-over at another souvenir emporium). Arriving in Hanoi, a couple got off with me (they had also stayed and booked their trip with the Liberty Hotel, needed to pay, but wanted to ...

... on the footpath.One guy was making shoes, another repaired motorbikes... The evening ended with an excellent buffet dinner at Hotel Melia, on invitation from A-Ks company - THANK YOU!! The next 3 days were spent in the famous Halong Bay, with 2000 ...

... relaxed! the next day cruised back under an intense sun, and stopped to dive and swim off the boat. once back in hanoi, blagged way in melia leisure complex and made full use of the pool, and enjoyed by best shower i have had since leaving home. street ...

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... am on the train and weren't leaving for Thailand until 2:30 in the afternoon. But it turned out really well - we went back to the Melia Hanoi to get our bags and they said we could shower in their pool area. So we had a nice breakfast, swam for a couple ...

... 2.5 hours, the bus took us on a quick tour of Old Havana to drop off other passengers before our transfer to the Melia Habana Hotel some distance from the Historic Center. Our dinner that night was at the La Fontana restaurant not far from our ...