This French colonial-style Sofitel  Metropole Hanoi hotel building has stood proudly since 1901.  The  hotel has a rich history and a century-long tradition of welcoming ambassadors, writers, heads of state, and entrepreneurs.  Features include 363 rooms. and suites, a beautiful interior garden, excellent French cuisine at Le Beaulieu, and Hanoi specialities at the Spice Garden. Five function rooms and a swimming pool and fitness centre are also available at this luxury hotel .

There are two wings to the hotel, each with its own entrance, although each wing has access to the other internally.  For more of the feeling of old Hanoi we reccommend the historic wing.  The renovation and detail here is exceptional.