Hanoian Central Hotel & Spa

I stayed at Hanoian Central Hotel & Spa for five nights, expecting a comfortable four-star experience, but unfortunately, my stay fell short of expectations. Pros: ✅ The front desk staff were excellent—friendly, welcoming, and provided great recommendations for exploring Hanoi. Check-in and check-out were handled professionally. ✅ The hotel offered free airport transport after I shared my concerns, which I appreciate. Cons: ❌ Room & Balcony: I booked a room with a balcony to enjoy the city, but it was tiny, had no furniture, and overlooked neighboring backyards instead of the city view shown online. ❌ Poor Maintenance & Conditions: The bathroom was worn out, and the electrical installations didn’t feel safe. Only one usable plug at the desk. ❌ Breakfast Disappointment: The buffet lacked variety, and when I arrived just after 9 AM, most trays were empty with no refills. Not what you'd expect from a four-star hotel. While the staff was fantastic, the overall condition of the hotel does not match its advertised rating. I wouldn't recommend it as a four-star option in Hanoi.

Location was good, service was pleasant and fast. Room was overall clean and pleasant smelling when first checked-in. Now on the bad - ants slowly started to appear after my first night of stay in the room and toilet. Booked a family room and was indicated it had a courtyard view. But in actual fact, it was the last room on the inner side of the hotel with view of a wall from a tiny window. I didn’t bother drawing the blinds up. There are two fake windows as well. But being at the back of the hotel, it is a quiet room away from the street traffic if that’s what you value. Breakfast was below average - pho wasn’t good for a place where pho originates. Hotel was great in offering packet breakfast for my early flight. However don’t hold high expectations as they are just enough to not go hungry - was interesting how one packet had jam and butter, one packet had only butter, and one packet had nothing for the bread. When checking out, the front desk insisted on me completing my review right there and then with a 10/10 rating and to include his name in the review before I could leave. I have never encountered such insistent request and I believe it might have to do with being rewarded by the hotel management for being named in good reviews? Totally understand it might not be the front desk’s fault if they are following instructions but such insistent requests are a major turn off, especially in the wee hours when I have to catch my flight. Out my 4 trips to Vietnam across the various cities, this is my least liked hotel. There are definitely better hotels in the vicinity at similar price point.

Great hotel, excellent location in old quarter

The staff at the hotel is very friendly and the rooms were small but clean. My room was right next to the elevator so there was a lot of noise from the hall. The cleaning staff starts really early in the morning and are quite noisy in their set up.

Location of Hanoian Hotel couldn’t be better, nearby the heart of Hanoi.. great coffeeshops and restaurants all around. The hotel was a basic 4* hotel, the room was clean and reception was friendly. The breakfast we didn’t like to much, very little options unfortunately. We also did try the massage, which wasn’t to bad but the massage room and beds need an upgrade. Worth the money paid but will look for another hotel in the same area for our next visit to Hanoi

This hotel is very central and very near Al Noor Mosque. It’s old but there are a lot of international tourists who booked them for their great service and good english speaking receptionists. For my last night in Hanoi, i booked 2 rooms and requested for very early check in. The male receptionist very kindly helped us accede to this request. They also helped with directions and speaking to the driver who was picking us up for an early morning flight the v next day. I also informed them about the room being dusty and they cleaned it up right away. Great service and i will not hesitate to book them in future should i ever come to Hanoi again.