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Hanoi Hotels

Sofitel Plaza Hotel

*****

Hanoi - Vietnam 

The Sofitel Plaza towers over Tay Ho, Hanoi's largest lake. The building is striking - twenty storey zigzag down the facade providing good views from all rooms. The stunning 360° panorama of the city and the Red River from the Summit Lounge on the top of the hotel more than compensates for the five-minute taxi ride to the town centre.

The reception and lounge area is wide and spacious, with a comfortable bar area regularly displaying paintings and other artworks by local artists. The Brasserie Westlake, the hotel's international restaurant, is opposite the reception desk. An escalator to the first floor takes guests to the Ming Palace, serving Cantonese and Vietnamese cuisines in a cleverly arranged mezzanine floor.

Five fast lifts lead to the guest rooms and serviced apartments. Unusually, views from most rooms are not allocated by category - even numbers overlook the lake, and odd numbers look out over the Red River. Executive and Suite rooms have both.

The immediate impression upon entering a room in the Sofitel Plaza is a feeling of calmness and relaxed comfort, thanks to a very cleverly coordinated colour scheme of tans and ochre tints.

All rooms have the luxurious Sofitel 'MyBeds'. At Deluxe standard and above, bathrooms have a well-designed standing shower cubicle as well as a bath.

One would expect a good fitness centre at five star level. Hoever, the Plaza goes further with a large outdoor swimming pool and Garden Café with Vietnam's only retractable roof enabling all year round bathing.

Room facilities:

Air-conditioner  

Satellite television                                           

Bath with shower

Bath + separate shower except Superior

Personal safety box

Coffee and tea facilities

Laptop connection

Free broadband access in Executive and Suite only

Extra bed

Child's cot                                              

Executive and Suite rooms:

Breakfast from 06.30 to 10.30 in the Club Lounge

Evening cocktails from 17.30 to 19.30

Unlimited broadband Internet access in guest rooms

Ironing one suit during the stay

Late check-out to 16.00

Hotel facilities:

Outdoor pool

Non-smoking floor(s)

Pool bar

Fitness/health centre

Vietnamese/Asian restaurant

Sauna

International restaurant

Massage

Patisserie/coffee shop/café

Jacuzzi

Business centre 

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