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Sofitel Metropole

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This beautiful 1901 landmark in Hanoi's French Quarter is the capital's finest hotel, with that rare combination of contiporary luxury and classic atmosphere (swirling rattan fans, tall French windows, trickling fountains). Though renovations have added rooms and facilities, the historic allure is still intact—and the bomb shelter, too. Try the hotel's pho (beef noodle soup)—a Vietnamese breakfast staple;this version also includes scallion bulbs and vinegar.

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From Travel + Leisure , SEP 2003

An exception is the grand Sofitel Metropole, a beautiful 1901 landmark in Hanoi's French Quarter; it's the capital's finest hotel, with that rare combination of contiporary luxury and classic atmosphere (swirling rattan fans, tall French windows, trickling fountains)....MORE>>

– Peter Lindberg The Best of Vietnam Now

From Travel + Leisure , FEB 2002

For a full century, the lush gardens and white colonial grandeur of the Metropole have made it the hotel of choice in the Vietnamese capital. (Charlie Chaplin even honeymooned here.) In the old days, diplomats and writers had conspiratorial chats over French cuisine, comforted not by in-room mini-bars or saunas but by a hotel bomb shelter. Though renovations have added rooms and facilities, the historic allure is still intact—and the bomb shelter, too....MORE>>

– 50 Romantic Hotels

Last updated January 2008