A good-value 4-star with its own spa on Hang Trong Street, by Hoan Kiem Lake where Ha Long cruise shuttles collect.
From £43 a night
Average per night for two over 7 nights from 11 May 2027, on Expedia.
Old Quarter, HanoiHanoi Brilliant Hotel and Spa is a 30-room hotel on Hang Trong Street in the Old Quarter, about two minutes on foot from Hoan Kiem Lake. The cafés, street food and night walks of the old town start at the door.
For a Ha Long Bay cruise it is an easy base: shuttles collect from hotels in the Old Quarter and around the lake, so you can sleep here the night before and be ready for an early pick-up. After the boat, The Touch Spa is the place to unwind.
Pool, spa and beach
The Touch Spa is on site for massages and treatments. There is no pool.
Getting around
On Hang Trong Street in the Old Quarter, two minutes on foot from 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
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 · 123 rooms
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
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
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Sources: expedia.com.my, expedia.co.uk, bhayacruises.com. Last checked 15 November 2026.
