A stylish 4-star with a sky pool, spa and breakfast included, a minute from Hoan Kiem Lake where Ha Long cruise shuttles collect.
From £63 a night
Average per night for two over 7 nights from 11 May 2027, on Expedia. Rate includes breakfast.
Hoan Kiem Lake, HanoiSolaria Hotel is a 48-room boutique hotel on lively Bao Khanh Street, a minute from Hoan Kiem Lake. Breakfast is included, and the hotel has the Sol Spa, two restaurants serving Asian and European food, and the Sol Sky Pool and Bar on top.
It is a strong choice for the night after a cruise. Shuttles collect from hotels around Hoan Kiem Lake in the morning, and when you are dropped back you can swim, book a massage and walk out to the lake and the Old Quarter for dinner.
Pool, spa and beach
The Sol Sky Pool and Bar sits at the top of the hotel, and the Sol Spa offers treatments.
Getting around
On Bao Khanh Street by Hoan Kiem Lake, where cruise shuttles collect for Ha Long Bay; the drive to the bay is about 3 to 4 hours.
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: solariahotel.com, expedia.co.uk, bhayacruises.com. Last checked 15 November 2026.
