Apricot Hotel Hanoi

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 1.9km, Tran Quoc Pagoda 2.4km and West Lake 3.8km. Agoda scores the location 9.6.

Noi Bai International Airport is 21.8km straight-line away, about 43 minutes by car, and Hanoi railway station 1.1km, 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.

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 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.

Do not count on the pool. The property states that the swimming pool is closed until further notice (as of 2026-09-26), and gives no reopening date. It was the feature reviews rated highest — for its views and quiet mornings — so if a swim is part of the plan, confirm with the hotel before booking.

The views are still there from the rooms and the sky bar: reviews single out the outlook from the sky bar, and lake-view rooms are described above as looking straight onto Hoan Kiem.

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.

If you are still choosing the area rather than the hotel, start with where to stay around Hoan Kiem Lake — it puts numbers on what the walkable location costs you at the airport end (42–44 minutes).

One step further back again: if the open question is whether an Old Quarter walking base suits this trip at all, the Hanoi area comparison sets Hoan Kiem against the Ba Dinh and West Lake side.

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 lake-view rooms and the sky bar supply the view. The rooftop pool is closed until further notice, so do not book it for the pool without checking first.

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.