Apricot Hotel Hanoi: What Does 140m From the Lake Get You?

Location & getting around

Hoan Kiem Lake is 140m away — about as close as Hanoi hotels get.

The surrounding distances: St Joseph’s Cathedral 200m, the night market 930m, a convenience store 450m, Viet Duc Hospital 340m, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum 1.93km, Tran Quoc Pagoda 2.43km and West Lake 3.81km. Agoda scores the location 9.6.

Noi Bai International Airport is 21.77km away, about 43 minutes by car, and Hanoi railway station 1.14km, roughly 8 minutes.

The phrase that recurs in reviews is “everything within ten minutes.” With the lake, the Old Quarter and the cathedral all walkable, a day’s itinerary barely has to account for travel.

Rooms & occupancy

A five-star hotel built in 2014 with 123 rooms. The modest size is what shapes its character — reviews repeatedly describe it as quiet and composed.

Confirmed room types include deluxe king, deluxe twin and an apartment queen. Reviews mention lake-view rooms with a clear view of Hoan Kiem and a junior suite lake view. If the view matters, check that the room name specifies it.

Check-in is 2:00 PM and check-out noon. Children aged two to five stay free.

There is one condition to check first, though: the property counts guests aged six and over as adults, requiring a chargeable extra bed. With school-age children, the price changes.

Guests skew towards couples, then families with young children, solo travellers, groups and business travellers. By type: couples 9.1, groups 9.0, solo 8.9, families with infants 8.9. Overall it sits at 8.9 across 2,995 reviews.

Facilities

There is a rooftop pool and sky bar, a spa and sauna, a fitness centre, an executive lounge, a restaurant, gardens, a shared lounge, a library, a business centre and a banquet hall. There is an ATM on site, and an event hall seating up to 125.

The best-reviewed part of the property is the rooftop pool and sky bar.

• The views draw consistent praise, with guests describing it as the place to end a day of walking.
• Mornings are quiet, several note, which makes it easy to have the space to yourself.
• It has enough depth to actually swim in, per reviews.

The lobby comes up often too. Reviews describe a large lobby with a grand piano and bar, and several paintings on display that make it worth a look if you like art. “Elegant without being excessive” is the tone of it.

To be straight about the weak spot: reviews say the fitness centre is small and the treadmill in poor condition. That reads like a consequence of the 123-room scale.

Service reviews are strong. Guests describe being allowed to shower after check-out having left their bags and gone out, and staff arranging an airport taxi during a typhoon.

Compared & alternatives

In the same Hoan Kiem area, if service quality is the priority, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi rates 9.4 from couples — though it sits in a different price tier.

For business trips or a West Lake itinerary, compare Lotte Hotel Hanoi.

Bottom line

The 140m to Hoan Kiem is the whole point. With the lake, the Old Quarter and the cathedral all on foot, a city-heavy trip loses almost all its travel overhead — and the rooftop pool and sky bar give the day somewhere to end.

If the quiet that comes with 123 rooms is what you want, it fits; if you pictured extensive facilities, it is a different kind of property. With children over six, check the rate conditions first. Rates vary by date and occupancy.