Hotel Esalen — Hotel in Hà Nội

Our baseball team from Bangkok played a tournament in Hanoi two weeks ago. The hotel was close to the field which was key to our booking. The rooms were clean, beds hard (common in Asia) and the breakfast was quite good. For the price, I consider this a good hotel to stay in Hanoi. It is not close to the old quarter, which has always been my favorite place in the city, so I would not recommend it if you are wanting to visit the old sites.||||The rooms did have really nice showers with raindrop shower heads. Nice after a...

I stayed in this hotel for a week.||||Good points:||- They serve buffet breakfast (and the food was good). There are also wide varieties of food selection.||- Spacious room||- Friendly staff||- Location is in the heart of the city. Near everything.|| ||Needs improvement:||- Staff needs to observe proper hygiene (please spare me if this is a cultural thing)||- Staff is not that well-versed in English (though I noticed that this is...

We stayed here because we were attending a workshop nearby, but it is not near the tourist district, though there is a small shopping mall within walking distance. Hotel staff speak English and are helpful, but not many local vendors speak English. Price is good. Breakfast buffet is ok. Elevator does not go all the way to the top floor where they have the...