General
1. A hotel with the décor of a theatre, in atmospheric Hanoï
Located just few steps away from Hanoi’s beautiful Opera House, Hotel de L’opera remains one of the best operatic highlights in ancient Hanoi. The hotel condenses the best of Hanoi – colonial architectural accents in combination with theatrical interior design of jewel tone and classic opera motifs juxtaposed with contemporary spaces for dining and entertaining.
All the glamour and anticipation of a night at the opera are captured within every experience, from the decadence of the guestrooms to the opulence of Satine – the fine dining restaurant. During the day, Hotel de l’Opera Hanoi is the place to meet, with delicacies at Café Lautrec, indulgent treatments at the spa and a cool place to relax in the atrium.
2.Room type
Room Size: 20 square metres
Bed Size: King Size bed and twin bed
L’Opera Deluxe 1 King Bed
Sumptuously decorated, with rich wooden flooring, fine linens and a large bathroom with separate shower. 32 inch LCD TV with Cable channels and Laptop connection, Free WiFi. Tea and coffee facilities and minibar.
Room Size: 25 square metres
Bed Size: King Size bed
L’Opera Grand Deluxe 1 King Bed
Generously proportioned and sumptuously decorated with wooden flooring, fine linens, bathroom with separate shower. There is a 32 inch LCD TV, Cable TV, Laptop to TV connection, free WiFi, tea and coffee facilities and minibar.
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Hanoi
The Vietnam War helped to unfairly saddle Hanoi with a reputation as a dour outpost for Communist apparatchiks. It may not be as chaotic as Saigon, but Hanoi ranks among the world’s most attractive and interesting cities. The city’s placid air gives it a gracious, almost regal flavor, underscored by a rich history that traces back more than a thousand years — a fascinating heritage on display in well-preserved centuries-old architecture. Hanoi is Vietnam’s cultural center, and puppetry, music, and dance performances are well worth your time.
The quintessential Hanoi neighborhood and the oldest area in town, the Old Quarter is a maze of streets dating back to the 13th century. The Old Quarter’s Communal Houses were set up by guilds as small temples to honor a local god — the Bach Ma, or White Horse, who represents the city itself. Another sightseeing highlight is the Temple of Literature — a sanctuary of Confucianism and Vietnam’s seat of learning for almost a thousand years.
Nightlife and Entertainment
Hanoi is the best place to experience traditional Vietnamese arts such as opera, theater, and water puppetry, shows that feature traditional music and depict Vietnamese folklores and myths. The city also has a variety of pleasant little watering holes. For a vivid taste of local street life, Hanoi style, pull up a little plastic squat stool on a street corner or in one of the many cozy, open-air bars serving the local brew bia-hoi.
Restaurants and Dining
It’s hard to have a bad meal in Hanoi. Hanoi’s finest local food is served at small, one-dish restaurants, usually just open-air joints at street-side, where you might wonder why a line is snaking out the door. The ubiquitous pho — noodle soup served with slices of beef (bo) or chicken (ga), fresh bean sprouts and condiments — can be found anywhere. And don’t miss cha ca,Hanoi’s famed spicy fish fry-up.
Active Pursuits
Dozens of small, serene lakes dotted about Hanoi offer transport to tranquility amid the city bustle. In the morning, the circumference walkway encircling Hoan Kiem Lake becomes a training camp, with locals working up a sweat performing tai chi or calisthenics. Otherwise, walking is the best way to tour the winding passages of the Old Quarter. More intrepid soulsbike around town to beat the chaotic traffic — most hotels have a cycle to rent.
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Nightlife
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But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure? On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee.Read more