33 Hang Quat Street, Hanoi, Vietnam | (937) 315-4602
Located on a quiet side street in the Old Quarter
Within a 10-minute walk of bars, restaurants, streetfood, shops, and sights
Rooms come with flat-screen TVs and minibars
All guest rooms have air-conditioning
Computer station free for guest use
Free breakfast in quaint on-site dining area
Airport transfer and excursions can be arranged
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Superior Rooms can be on the small side and lack external windows
No free laptops in rooms, unlike other boutique hotels in the Old Quarter
Restaurant doesn't serve lunch or dinner
The Golden Sun Palace is an 18-room boutique hotel located on a quiet street in Hanoi's Old Quarter. This value hotel is within walking distance of several restaurants and shops. The charming rooms can be small and some lack windows, like many in the Old Quarter, and they feature with fine wood floors, homey white furniture, air-conditioning, large flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi. The hotel serves a good free breakfast in a quaint lower-level dining area on site, while the small lounge above the lobby has free computers for guest use. Travelers looking for larger guest rooms might want to check out the hotel's sister property, Golden Sun Suites, which has slightly higher rates and is right next door.
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Scene
Boutique hotel draws wide swath of tourists looking for style on a budget
The Golden Sun Palace Hotel is a small but inviting hotel wedged between other similarly new low-rise buildings. The white marble reception area is austere, but touches like the ornate chandelier overhead and wooden banisters on the wide curving staircase add some color and style. There's nowhere to sit on this level, but there is a low-slung sectional couch and a computer station in the upstairs lounge. The marble dining area below reception, where breakfast is served, has four glass-topped, white tables with flower-patterned chairs, touches of greenery, and nature-inspired art, and is a quaint place to start a morning in Hanoi. This hotel offers budget-friendly style and easy access to Hanoi's Old Quarter and draws a wide swath of guests that include couples, families, and solo travelers.
Location
On a quiet street in the bustling Old Quarter, near restaurants, bars, shops, and sights
Located in Hanoi's bustling and atmospheric Old Quarter, the hotel sits on charming Hang Quat, the photogenic "street of fans." While the area tends to be crazy, chaotic, traffic congested, and noisy, Hang Quat stays relatively quiet. Scenic Hoan Kiem Lake and the historic Temple of the Jade Mountain (an island at the lake's north end) take around five minutes to reach on foot. The shops, sights, food stalls, and bars of the Old Quarter are all within a 10-minute walk as well, while Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum is a 10-minute taxi ride away. Ha Long Bay is about three and a half hours east, and the hotel can help arrange a trip there, while Noi Bai International Airport can be reached by car or taxi within an hour.
Rooms
Stylish boutique-style rooms with air-conditioning and rainfall showers
Like many hotels in the Old Quarter, the 18 guest rooms at this hotel are mostly small but stylish, with fine wood floors, white wooden cabinets and furniture, gorgeous wood-framed photos on the walls. There is a homey charm about each room and they include thoughtful details, like decorative gray patterned panels above comfortable beds and attractive brown and gold drapes. Most of the rooms here are Superior and Deluxe Rooms that are similarly decorated, though Superior Rooms are smaller and lack external windows and there are a few larger Family Suites available as well. All rooms have large flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, plus minibars, safes, electric kettles for tea or coffee, air-conditioning, and free Wi-Fi. Clean tan marble bathrooms have futuristic shower pods with rainfall showerheads, plenty of cupboard space, and toiletries. Double-paned windows throughout the property keep street noise to a minimum in rooms with external-facing windows, and some have street views.
Features
Free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and free computers available for guest use
Like many small value options in Hanoi, there are only a few features here. Free breakfast is served in the quaint dining area off of the lobby, but the the hotel does not offer lunch or dinner. The lounge above the lobby also has two computer that are free for guests to use, though free Wi-Fi is also available throughout the property. Airport transfers can be arranged for a fee prior to arrival or with the front desk, which is staffed 24 hours a day and can also help book excursions and tours. Laundry service is also available.
