Hanoi Central Hotel & Residences: a home-sized suite steps from the Old Quarter

This article is produced in partnership with Hanoi Central Hotel & Residences. Rates, services and policies are as published on the hotel’s website in November 2026 and may change; please confirm with the hotel when booking.

Most visitors meet Hanoi’s Old Quarter at full volume: scooters three abreast, street kitchens on the pavement, a thousand conversations at once. Hoi Vu Street sits just off that grid, close enough to walk everywhere and, in the hotel’s words, among “quiet streets”. It is here, at numbers 5 to 7, that Hanoi Central Hotel & Residences has set out its idea of a city stay: less hotel room, more Hanoi apartment.

The property describes itself as a four-star, apartment-style hotel and is part of the Viet Bao Anh Hospitality Group. Its pitch is simple. Instead of a bed and a desk squeezed into a small room, every unit is a suite with separate living, sleeping and dining areas, a kitchen and, in most cases, a balcony.

Our promise to all our guests is to provide you with an atmosphere where you truly feel Hanoi Central Hotel & Residences is your home away from home.

A neighbourhood made for walking

Location is the first argument in the hotel’s favour. According to the hotel, Hoan Kiem Lake is about a ten-minute walk away and Hoa Lo Prison, the French-built jail once known as the Maison Centrale and now one of Hanoi’s best-known historical sites, is five minutes on foot. Bars, restaurants, shops, banks and the post office are all within a short walk, and the hotel notes that there are plenty of ATMs right next door. Noi Bai International Airport is around 40 kilometres away, roughly 35 minutes by car.

That geography shapes the trip. A guest can walk to the lake in the morning, browse the Old Quarter’s trade streets in the afternoon and catch an evening show at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, then walk home without ever needing a taxi.

Four ways to stay

The hotel offers four suite types, all built around the same principle of space. The smallest measures 66 square metres, which in central Hanoi is closer to a family flat than a hotel room. According to the hotel, each apartment includes a full kitchen, a washing machine with a drying function, an iron and ironing board. Standard in-room features include daily housekeeping, central air-conditioning with individual control, a flat-screen television with cable channels, an electronic safe, a minibar and a writing desk, and the published rates include a daily breakfast served in the suite, bottled water, tea and coffee, and free wired and wireless internet.

The One Bedroom Suite with Balcony is designed for couples: one queen-size bed, a bathroom with both a walk-in shower and a bathtub, and a small private balcony over the Old Quarter. The Two Bedroom Suite with City View stretches to 77 square metres, with two separate bedrooms, two bathrooms and a fully equipped kitchen, so a family can cook its own meal after a day of street food.

The Grand Suite with Balcony, set on the fifth to eighth floors, sleeps four adults in two queen-size beds and has balconies on two sides. At the top of the range, the Grand Connecting Suite with City View offers 77 square metres with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room and a kitchen, designed for families or friends who want to travel together without sharing a single room.

Room types and published starting rates per night. Rates exclude 10% tax and 5% service charge; extra beds are US$10 per person. Source: hanoicentralhotel.com, November 2026.

Living like a resident

What sets the hotel apart is less the size of the suites than what fills them. A kitchen, a dining table and a washing machine change the rhythm of a stay: breakfast arrives at the door, laundry is done in the room, and a week in Hanoi starts to feel like living there rather than passing through. For travellers on longer trips, or families with young children, those details matter more than a lobby bar.

Families are clearly part of the plan. Every suite type accepts a child under four in addition to the listed adults, cribs are available on request, and extra beds can be added for US$10 per person. Check-out is at noon, and the hotel allows early check-in at no extra charge whenever a suite is ready.

In the hotel’s photographs, the interiors follow a warm, classical line: dark wood floors, cream walls, deep blue or red sofas, and framed paintings of Hanoi street scenes and pagodas in almost every room. Bathrooms pair stone-toned counters with glass showers, and the beds are dressed in white linen. It reads more like a well-kept family home than a design hotel, which is precisely the point.

The small courtesies

Much of the hotel’s character shows in the fine print of its FAQ page. Guests leaving on a late flight or an overnight train can borrow a room to freshen up before departure free of charge, and luggage can be stored at the hotel at no cost while guests travel around the country. The hotel can arrange visas and visa extensions, pick guests up from the bus or train station as well as the airport, and exchange money at the reception desk. The staff are trained, the hotel says, to anticipate each guest’s needs.

Street-smart from the start

Arriving in a new city after a long flight is where many trips go wrong, and the hotel has clearly thought about it. It runs its own airport pick-up and drop-off at fixed prices: US$18 for a four-seater car carrying up to three people, US$22 for a seven-seater and US$32 for a sixteen-seat van. A driver waits in the arrival hall with a sign bearing the guest’s name, and payment is settled at check-out rather than in the car.

The hotel also publishes a frank page of advice for first-time visitors. Some taxi drivers, it warns, copy names from hotel pick-up signs at the airport, and others demand extra money for bridge tolls. Touts may even claim the hotel is full to steer travellers elsewhere. In every case, the advice is the same: call the hotel or check with reception.

The same page covers the everyday traps. The 20,000 and 500,000 dong notes look alike despite the huge gap in value, bargaining is expected in local markets, and the way to cross Hanoi’s traffic is to walk slowly and steadily.

Beyond the front door

The front desk doubles as a small travel office. It sells tickets for the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre and arranges cars, train and flight tickets. Its private day trips reach the ceramic village of Bat Trang, the limestone scenery of Hoa Lu and Tam Coc in Ninh Binh, and Ha Long Bay, while a four-day Hanoi and Ha Long Bay package bundles the stay and the cruise.

Who it suits

Hanoi Central Hotel & Residences is not trying to be a rooftop-pool resort or a design statement. Its strength is space, location and a practical, home-like set-up at a mid-range price. It suits families who need two bedrooms and a kitchen, couples planning a longer stay, and business travellers who would rather work at a dining table than a narrow desk. For anyone who wants to wake up in the heart of old Hanoi and still come home to a proper living room, it makes a convincing case.

Plan your stay

Hanoi Central Hotel & Residences · 05–07 Hoi Vu Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi · Tel: +84 24 3634 0666 · Hotline, WhatsApp, Zalo: +84 948 524 688 · Email: sales@hanoicentralhotel.com · Web: hanoicentralhotel.com · The hotel says it replies to enquiries within 1 to 12 hours.