An art-filled five-star hotel facing Hoan Kiem Lake, with a rooftop pool and bar, right where Ha Long Bay cruise shuttles collect.
From £92 a night
Average per night for two over 7 nights from 11 May 2027, on Expedia. Rate includes breakfast buffet.
Hoan Kiem Lake, HanoiApricot faces Hoan Kiem Lake on Hang Trong street, on the edge of the Old Quarter. It is a five-star hotel of 123 rooms filled with Vietnamese art, with L’Artiste for breakfast, Palette for dinner and lake views from Rooftop Bar One36.
For a Ha Long Bay cruise the location is hard to beat: you are by Hoan Kiem Lake, where cruise shuttles collect, so an early pick-up is easy. Come back from the boat to the rooftop pool and Spa L’Art, then watch the lake from the rooftop bar.
Pool, spa and beach
A rooftop pool and Spa L’Art, with lake views from Rooftop Bar One36.
Getting around
On Hang Trong facing Hoan Kiem Lake, where cruise shuttles collect from about 06:30 to 08:45. The drive to Ha Long Bay takes about 3.5 to 4 hours on overnight cruises.
Good for
Not for
The best-selling day cruise: Sung Sot Cave, Luon Cave kayaking and Ti Top, with Hanoi pick-up for US$10 more.
Departs from Hanoi Old Quarter · About 13 hours
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
The top-rated day trip, with a set-menu standard boat or a buffet and jacuzzi luxury boat.
Departs from Hanoi Old Quarter · About 13 hours
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
The most-reviewed overnight, with Sung Sot Cave and a US$25 return transfer from Hanoi or Ninh Binh.
Departs from Hanoi or Ninh Binh · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Ninh Binh with a hotel night, then a 5-star balcony cruise on Lan Ha Bay.
Departs from Hanoi · 3 days, 2 nights
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
The quieter route into Bai Tu Long Bay: Cap La kayaking and Thien Canh Son Cave.
Departs from Hanoi Old Quarter · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
The Taliya yacht to quiet Lan Ha Bay: bamboo boat through Dark and Bright Cave, kayaking at Ao Ech.
Departs from Hanoi Old Quarter · 7 hours on the bay
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
French Quarter, Hanoi · 5 stars · 358 rooms
Hanoi’s grand colonial hotel since 1901, with an outdoor pool and a famous spa, in the French Quarter where cruise shuttles collect.
From £266 a night
Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi · 5 stars · 120 rooms
A five-star hotel by Hoan Kiem Lake with a 12th-floor pool, O’Spa and a rooftop bar, in the area where Ha Long cruise shuttles collect.
From £104 a night
French Quarter, Hanoi · 5 stars · 107 rooms
A stylish 107-room MGallery hotel beside the Opera House, with a heated pool and spa, in the area where cruise shuttles collect.
From £135 a night
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Sources: apricothotels.com, expedia.co.uk, bhayacruises.com. Last checked 15 November 2026.
