Sofitel Legend Metropole HanoivsJW Marriott Hotel Hanoi
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi are both rated very highly by experts. On balance, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is preferred by most writers compared to JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi. Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi comes in at 95 with recommendations from 15 reviewers like The Telegraph, Hideaway Report and Fodor's.
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Show All Reviews
15 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
From $128/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"The ideally located Metropole remains the most prestigious address in Hanoi for diplomats, celebrities, and an increasing number of high-end travelers."
Insight Guides
"Built in 1901 and renovated by the French Sofitel company in 2005, this grande dame has maintained its colonial-era atmosphere while improving on its comfort levels."
Travel + Leisure
World's Best Hotels
"The city's grande dame. All 364 rooms include modern amenities, but those in the original wing have a traditional feel." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"Though rooms in the modern Opera Wing exude international-class luxury, they lack the old-world charm of the original building, with its wooden floorboards and louvred shutters."
DK Eyewitness
"The Sofitel Legend Metrople restored to its original splendor, is the one of the most atmospheric hotels in the city."
Condé Nast Traveler
""It captures old-world colonial charm." A fixture in the heart of Hanoi since 1901, this hotel near the Opera House has played host to playwrights, ambassadors, and heads of state." Full review
Star Service
"A French-style colonial property in the heart of Hanoi City, the Sofitel Legend Metropole occupies an ideal location in the southeast corner of the bustling Old Quarter across from the Opera House." Full review
Jetsetter
"Hanoi French Quarter charmer with a spa, three restaurants and fin-de-siècle flavor." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Opened in 1901, this is one of the old colonial hotels of south-east Asia." Full review
Hideaway Report
95.0
"French Colonial-style hotel built in 1901, ideally situated between the Opera House and picturesque Hoan Kiem Lake." Full review
JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi
No. 8, Do Duc Duc Road, Me Tri, Tu Liem, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
From $124/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Oyster
Luxury
"Opened in 2013, the 445-guest room JW Marriott Hanoi is one of the newer luxury hotels in Hanoi and aimed squarely at business travelers." Full review
Fodor's
"Although located a fair distance from the thick of the action, in an area mooted as the city's new main business district, Marriott's first Hanoi property still makes a worthwhile base." Full review
Independent
"On the lookout for something completely different? Journey to the west to uncover Hanoi’s newest precinct and the city’s most dazzling contribution to contemporary architecture: the JW Marriot Hotel Hanoi"
Independent
"Extravagance is served up in buckets, with crisply designed rooms, various private lounges spread throughout the hotel and no fewer than six fabulous restaurants."