An Old Quarter hotel with an outdoor pool, Ciel Spa and the Skyline rooftop restaurant, five minutes from Hoan Kiem Lake and in the cruise pick-up area.
From £70 a night
Average per night for two over 7 nights from 11 May 2027, on Expedia.
Old Quarter, HanoiTirant Hotel is an 80-room hotel on Gia Ngu Street in the Old Quarter, five minutes from Hoan Kiem Lake. A buffet breakfast is served each morning.
It has what you want either side of a cruise: the shuttle collects in the Old Quarter, and back in Hanoi there is an outdoor pool, Ciel Spa, and dinner or a drink at Skyline, the rooftop restaurant and bar.
Pool, spa and beach
An outdoor pool and Ciel Spa, with massages and treatments.
Getting around
On Gia Ngu Street, five minutes from Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where cruise shuttles collect: pick-up is at the door or a short walk away, usually between 06:30 and 08:45, and the drive to the bay takes about 3 hours on a day cruise and 3.5 to 4 hours on an overnight.
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: tiranthotel.com, expedia.co.uk, bhayacruises.com. Last checked 15 November 2026.
