Especen hotel is one of the first mini hotels since 1990s located in the center of the Old Quarter in Hanoi. It is just a stone through from St. Joseph's Church (Cathedral) on a quiet alley off of ?u Tri?u street. This convenient location allows us to be just a 5 minute walk from Hoan Kiem lake, Vietnam Airlines booking office & Quang Trung bus stop (for service to Noi Bai international airport). You can get all famous travel points, restaurants, craft shops, pubs and art galleries,... as soon as you step on to the main road.
Highly recommended by many travel guide books & websites as:
Many Lonely Planet guide books (latest is Southeast Asia on a shoestring 14th Edition published Mar 2008)
Vietnam Descubre published 2008 by Michelin
Le Petit Fute Viet-Nam 2007 - 2008 Edition published February 21, 2007 by Petit Futé
Moon Handbooks Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos By Michael Buckley published 2006 by Avalon Travel Publishing
Vietnam Handbook The travel guide by John Colet, Joshua Eliot published 1999, 2002 & 2004 by Footprint Travel Guides
Vietnam Travel Yearbook published 2001 by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism
Guide to Vietnam by John R. Jones published 1998 by Bradt Publications
Vietnam con due capitoli su Laos e Cambogia by Giancarlo Monterisi, Luca Rinaldini published 1998 by CLUP guide
Vietnam Laos and Cambodia Handbook by Joshua Eliot, McGraw-Hill Trade, McGraw-Hill published 1994 by Trade & Travel
Vietnam Economic Times by World Economy Institute published 1994
TripAvisor (Aug 08 ranked #12 out of 229 hotels in Hanoi)
New Hanoian (ranked #2 out of 208 hotels in Hanoi)
Wiki Travel
ReidOn Travel
Travellerspoint Travel Community (ranked #9)
Travel Channel
Yahoo! Travel guide
Bangkok post
London backpackers
Backpackers on High Heels
WCities Destination guide
Accommodation:
Single, double, twin and family room available
New large room for long-term staying with speacial price
All rooms have private bathroom with hot water, windows, satellite TV, Air conditioner, refrigerator, IDD telephone
Some rooms included balcony
Services:
Excellent tours around Vietnam
Flight & train ticket booking
Daily bus service
Airport pick-up service $15
Full range of car, jeep, motorbike and bicycle rental
Visa & visa extension
Water puppet ticket
Free internet access at lobby & WIFI in room
Fax & print service
IDD telephone in room
VoIP call around the World at lowest rates in town
Laundry 25, 000 VND/kg
Foreign money exchange
Cards accepted: VISA, Master Card, American Express, JCB, Dinner Club International (+3% bank fee)