Hanoi (Vietnam) > Reviews

Advantages: Exciting, Chaotic And Delightful.
Disadvantages: Leaving Town.

Hanoi is often the first taste of Vietnam that many tourists get and if you were to go by first impressions your stay there would probably be a short one. Hanoi is the capital of the north and can be a little overwhelming. The city is overrun by motorbikes which makes the task of crossing the road an arduous one. Add to this the thousands of touts flogging every product imaginable and you have a cocktail of noise and interruption. In saying all this ... Read review

Advantages: weather more temperated than in south
Disadvantages: colder people

...my opinion inhabitants of Hanoi prone to crunch you more than in the south part. Even though if our purchasing power doesn't have anything comparable with theirs the gesture itself is more that questionable. . The taxi drivers are often hand in gloves with hotel keepers. Avoid the Chau Than Hotel without mentioning any name, and prefer the Sport Hotel that will propose you some appropriate prices on average 7 dollars for a room and tariffs ... Read review

Advantages: It's a peaceful city with many beautiful sceneries
Disadvantages: there are not so many places for entertaining

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam (in the Southest Asia). It is located in the north of the country and has the population of more than 3 million people. Hanoi is almost 1000 years old (995 years old actually). The city is beautiful and people here are very friendly. +++ THE WEATHER +++ - Hanoi has 4 different seasons: autumn, spring, summer and winter (unlike Ho Chi Minh city: only dry and rainy season). However, I think the most beautiful time ... Read review

Advantages: Good for sight seeing.
Disadvantages: traffic

We first arrived in Hanoi from Moscow after a 2 day delay. We picked an expensive hotel at $25 for a room for 2 but it had a great balcony on the third floor that overlooked the old quarter. You could do worse than treat yourself on arrival. One thing that stuck on arrival was the bicycle and motorbike traffic. There is an art to crossing the road. The best way to just to walk slowly across and the riders weave in and out of pedestrians. This does ... Read review

Advantages: Fascinating Art.
Disadvantages: non

In my life, I can never imagine that there is a kind of art or puppet show called water puppets. The puppets are actually 'performing' in the water, with water filled up to their waist. The performance consists of several acts telling their mythological stories about the Chinese invasions, the village life, the fisherman's life and so on. The performance is accompanied by the traditional music played with traditional musical intruments. Very interesting, ... Read review