Vietnam Backpacker Hostels - The OriginalvsHotel de l'Opera Hanoi
Both Vietnam Backpacker Hostels - The Original and Hotel de l'Opera Hanoi are recommended by experts. Overall, Vietnam Backpacker Hostels - The Original is the choice of most writers compared to Hotel de l'Opera Hanoi. Vietnam Backpacker Hostels - The Original comes in at #13 in Hanoi with positive reviews from 3 publications like Rough Guide, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
Vietnam Backpacker Hostels - The Original
48 Ngo Huyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 0, Vietnam
From $5/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide
Star
"Usually packed to the gills with fun-seeking backpackers. With super-friendly staff, free internet access and breakfast... and quiet dorm rooms, budget travellers have all they need under one roof."
Frommer's
"Here's a budget choice and the first real-deal youth hostel in Vietnam." Full review
Lonely Planet
"An efficient, perennially popular hostel... impressively organised, with custom-built bunk beds and lockers, and the dorms all have en-suite bathrooms."
Hotel de l'Opera Hanoi
29 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam
From $90/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Afar Magazine
"The hotel makes the most of its location, not least from the third-floor pool terrace that looks straight down to the iconic landmark." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Effortlessly combines French colonial style with a sophisticated design aesthetic... Splurge-worthy features include a spa and the hip late-night vibe of the La Fée Verte (Green Fairy) bar." Full review
Jetsetter
"Hip hotel in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, with theatrical interiors inspired by the nearby French colonial opera house." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Bold colour schemes, jovial staff and a lively bar set the mood from the get-go." Full review
Afar Magazine
"From its striking colonial-inspired exterior and elegant marble lobby to the uninterrupted views of the Hanoi Opera House, the Hotel de l'Opera evokes the spirit of an old world performance hall." Full review
Independent
"As the name suggests, Hotel de l’Opera Hanoi is a stone’s throw from the Hanoi Opera House, a wedding cake structure built during the French colonial period and modelled on Paris’s Palais Garnier"
Michelin Guide
"This boutique-style hotel, however, really does demonstrate character, a singularly stylish vision that offers an extraordinary alternative to budget guesthouses or corporate monoliths." Full review