Win Hotel Hanoi

... and Strepsils!     The morning of our Ha Long Bay trip we took our luggage over to our 4th Hanoi hotel, the Win Hotel around the corner from Kangaroo Café. The taxi driver tried to charge us 50,000 Dong even though our hotel manager had ...

... proceeded to then sniff, sneeze and gob (sorry to anyone who's reading this over breakfast!) his entire way back to Hanoi!Returning to our beloved Win Hotel at 5.00 am - they had ensured that our room was ready with our left luggage in it. We felt as ...

... work, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ngoc Son Temple on Hoan Kiem Lake Favourite restaurant/bar: Koto Baguette and Chocolat Hostel/Hotel:Win Hotel (very clean and friendly + lent us adapter plug!) Impressions: Amazing architecture in old quarter, lots of ...

We love this place... although it's difficult to describe. Our trump card was that we stumbled across a fabulous hotel, cheap as chips, in a quiet backstreet just off the bustling centre of the old quarter. Shattered from a sleepless night (2 flights and ...

... luxurious guest rooms, fully renovated with an exquisite mix of antiques and up to date furniture and fixtures, the Hanoi Imperial Hotel provides the ultimate accommodation and comfort; a magnificent view of Hoan Kiem Lake and stunning city’s life. ...

... (with some funny pronunciations) but unfortunately the van driver couldn't.  From the airport we were transferred to Splendid Star Hotel * in Hanoi.  We had to walk through a short alley** to reach the hotel front as the street was very narrow ...

... an end to the situation. This was a good lesson for us about how the bargaining culture works in Vietnam! We headed for a hotel recommended by the Lonely Planet called the Especen Hotel. Well, we found one Especen and learned that there were in fact ...

... that I would not survive the second day if I tried to sight see by myself so I arranged at the hotel to join a tour doing a city trip that visits Hanoi’s most important sites. The first stop took us to the West Lake to visit Hanoi’s most ...

... of the foreign languages bookstore… the one we spent an hour or so looking for on our first day).  One of Hanoi's most luxurious hotels (Sofitel) is on this lake's waterfront.  It was really gorgeous.  We got to the book store, which ...

... - some ancient ritual thing a bit like we go to the beach on a hot day. and you can't get on a train or into a hotel, which will be great if we get there and find we've been bumped out of accommodation for some party dignitary and latest squeeze. ...

... that wasn’t where you wanted to go.  So we agreed, deciding our safety and assurance that we would reach our hotel  was a priority, especially considering the late hour at which we were arriving.  Our plane was set to get in at ...

Walking the mountains again, I breath and feel a deep sensation of happiness. Hanoi was my first step in Viet Nam, getting acquainted again to a new world: motorbikes everywhere, breathing pollution and noise, and swirling around the strreet food stalls. ...

... he said Yes! Apparently it just tasted like strong spirit - there was not way I was going to try it ! Back in Hanoi and back in the same hotel, quick unpack and then a long wander round the Old Quarter and then (I’m ashamed to say ) to KFC for our ...

... that everyone had paid for Trekking to get us to Hanoi centre, we were dumped admist taxi drivers and touts trying to sell everyone hotel and guesthouse rooms - how convienient. We started to wonder if it was a set up. We got into a trusted taxi with our ...

... but I feel much better. I'll try and do a more informative and less random entry at some point. I actually have one on the go about Hanoi where I believe I wax poetically about the tress. Today was not a poetic day. Hopefully tomorrow will be. ...

... point as  my taxi driver had just been silent and the airport taxi price was fixed. To my pleasant surprise the Win Hotel staff were exceedingly professional and polite. Indeed, this politeness was not only restricted to the hotel staff as I later ...

... when he was informed that his reservation had been cancelled. Two hours later the V Man and Mini-V found new digs at the Win Hotel, 34 Pho Hang Hanh. A very pleasant inn. For $18 smackeroos a spotless room with antique style Chinese furniture, Sat ...

... the hotel. The hotel After being picked up from the airport we maneuvered through the city streets to the glorious "Win Hotel". Upon arrival I immediately got bad vibes cuz there were too many people hangin around outside and it didn't look like ...

... cab ride of my life (and yes, I have been the passenger in a car that Murray was driving) we arrived at the Win Hotel.  Now this is what I was hoping to find here.  Tiny streets crowded with people, bikes and I an sure we have ...

... is a bad time of the year to come to Hanoi. Romantic it is not. The hotel I would recommend should you come is the Win Hotel, $30 per night, a lovely room on the 4th floor, huge windowns and a wonderfully deep tub that we spend many hours in avoiding ...