The city's biggest lake, ringed by a relaxed, leafy district of waterside cafés, restaurants, boutique hotels and a big expat community. Calm, breezy and a world away from the Old Quarter's crush, though a taxi ride from the main sights; the place to stay for space, sunsets over the water and a slower pace.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€100–220
typical per night in Vietnam
You pay for the postcode
One of the pricier addresses in Hanoi.
Where it sits
The circle is Tay Ho and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum12 min taxi4.0 km
- The Temple of Literature14 min taxi4.8 km
- The Old Quarter's 36 streets15 min taxi5.0 km
- Bia hơi on Ta Hien15 min taxi5.0 km
- Bún chả & street food15 min taxi5.2 km
- Egg coffee16 min taxi5.4 km
- Train Street17 min taxi5.6 km
- Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Temple17 min taxi5.7 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 12.West Lake & Tran Quoc Pagoda — The city's biggest lake, ringed by a relaxed café scene, with the beautiful red Tran Quoc Pagoda — Hanoi's oldest, its slender tiered tower rising on a tiny promontory over the water. Come for sunset with a coffee or a sundowner; the calm, breezy antidote to the Old Quarter's chaos.
- 16.Ha Long Bay — The famous bay of limestone islands, a few hours east — a day cruise or an overnight junk through the karsts, caves and floating villages. Hanoi's grand day out.
- 18.Ninh Binh & Tam Coc — 'Ha Long Bay on land' — row-boats poled through rice paddies between karst peaks and river caves. A stunning, calmer alternative day trip south.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Tay Ho; flights via Google Flights.