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Sofitel Metropole Hanoi

White 1901 French-colonial hotel, between Hoan Kiem Lake and the Opera House.

Score 83.95
Stats 232 rooms; 2 restaurants; 3 bars.
Competitive Edge A landmark hotel and still the city's best.
Rooms to Book Nos. 117, 217, 317, 119, and 219 have large windows.
Don't Miss A cyclo tour of Hanoi's Old Quarter.
Cost Doubles from $332.
Contact 15 Ngo Quyen Street
800/763-4835 or 84-4/826-6919

www.sofitel.com

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New to the T+L 500 High-Speed Internet Gym Pool
Spa Tennis Golf Outdoor Activities
Water Activities Fishing Kids' Program    

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“An exception is the grand Sofitel Metropole, a beautiful 1901 landmark in Hanoi's French Quarter; it's the capital's finest hotel, with that rare combination of contiporary luxury and classic atmosphere (swirling rattan fans, tall French windows, trickling fountains)....” MORE>>

Richard Alleman
“The Best of Vietnam Now”

Travel + Leisure, Sep 2003

“For a full century, the lush gardens and white colonial grandeur of the Metropole have made it the hotel of choice in the Vietnamese capital. (Charlie Chaplin even honeymooned here.) In the old days, diplomats and writers had conspiratorial chats over French cuisine, comforted not by in-room mini-bars or saunas but by a hotel bomb shelter. Though renovations have added rooms and facilities, the historic allure is still intact—and the bomb shelter, too....” MORE>>


“50 Romantic Hotels”

Travel + Leisure, Feb 2002