A good-value Old Quarter hotel by Hoan Kiem Lake with its own rooftop sky bar, handy for the morning Ha Long cruise shuttle.
From £64 a night
Average per night for two over 7 nights from 11 May 2027, on Expedia.
Old Quarter, HanoiBella Premier Hotel & Rooftop Skybar is on Cau Go Street in the Old Quarter, a short walk from Hoan Kiem Lake. Its rooftop sky bar and restaurant look out over the old town’s rooftops.
It works well either side of a Ha Long Bay cruise. Shuttles collect from hotels in the Old Quarter and around the lake in the morning, and when you come back from the bay the rooftop is a good place for a first drink back in Hanoi.
Getting around
On Cau Go Street in the Old Quarter near Hoan Kiem Lake, where Ha Long cruise shuttles collect between about 06:30 and 08:45 for the drive of about 3 to 4 hours to the bay.
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
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Departs from Hanoi or Ninh Binh · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
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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
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Departs from Hanoi Old Quarter · 7 hours on the bay
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
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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
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