The Lake of the Returned Sword, Three Ways to Keep

Legend says a king once returned a magic sword to a golden turtle in these very waters — and the lake has kept the name, and the memory, ever since: Hoan Kiem, “the lake where the sword was returned.” For a thousand years the city has arranged itself around this small stretch of water — pagodas leaning toward it, old streets curling around it, generations of Hanoians walking its edge at dawn. There is a verse every local knows: chẳng thơm cũng thể hoa nhài, dẫu không thanh lịch cũng người Tràng An — “even unscented, still jasmine; even without trying, still elegant, still of Tràng An”. It is less a boast than an inheritance. Some things don’t need to prove themselves.

Above the lake, three suites hold that same inheritance from three different heights of comfort. Each is a complete world unto itself, meals, rest, and quiet arriving at the door rather than asking guests to go looking for them. The room never changes, but with each package, more of Hanoi comes to find you in it.

Package 1 — Lakeside Prelude

1 night, Junior Suite · from 2,599,000 VND/pax

A first note, not the whole song, and that is exactly the point. The Junior Suite is intimate by design, its French balcony opening onto the street with the lake catching the corner of the eye, close enough to feel the city’s pulse without ever having to step into it. A private car collects guests at the airport and delivers them straight to that balcony, so the first impression of Hanoi is not a taxi queue but a room already waiting, already theirs.

The stay includes:

• 1 night in the Junior Suite (~22 m², French balcony, street view with partial lake view)
• Private airport transfer, both ways

Package 2 — Lakeside Reverie

2 nights, Executive Suite · from 5,750,000 VND/pax

Here the stay slows down. Two nights in the Executive Suite give the lake time to become familiar rather than merely admired, its light at seven in the morning, its stillness after ten at night. A deep bathtub replaces the standing shower of the entry suite, and two 60-minute oil body massages are woven into the stay, so that rest is not something guests have to schedule around Hanoi, but something Hanoi is quietly arranging for them.

The stay includes:

• 2 nights in the Executive Suite (~28 m², bathtub, French balcony, street view with partial lake view)
• Private airport transfer, both ways
• 2 vouchers for a 60-minute oil body massage

Package 3 — Full Circle

3 nights, La Siesta Suite · from 11,999,000 VND/pax (price per pax, based on 2 guests sharing; single supplement available — please contact our sales team)

Every legend returns to where it began, and this is where the stay does too. The La Siesta Suite is the highest expression of the view, a private balcony facing the lake directly, a bathtub for two, twin basins, three full nights to let the room become, simply, home. Dinner arrives as a private, candlelit affair built around Bốn Mùa Hà Nội — a five-course tasting journey composed to trace the city through its four seasons, from the season’s first bloom to the hush before spring returns, served for two, in the suite, with nowhere else to be. The next morning, or any morning that stay allows, a 75-minute sound bowl yoga session is held privately in the room for two, chimes replacing traffic, breath replacing itinerary. Eat, rest, and be still: for three nights, none of it requires leaving the suite at all.

The stay includes:

• 3 nights in the La Siesta Suite (~32 m², private balcony with direct lake view, bathtub, twin basins)
• Private airport transfer, both ways
• Private romantic in-room dining — the Hà Nội four-seasons tasting menu, for two
• Private 75-minute sound bowl yoga session in-room, for two

(**) Reserved for all three packages

However guests arrive, the same quiet attentions carry them through the stay:

• Breakfast, entirely private. Served in-room or in the second-floor private dining room, from a Signature VIP menu built for these packages alone — the suite’s privacy is never interrupted, not even at the table.
• A butler, throughout. One point of contact from arrival to departure, attending to the stay rather than waiting to be asked.
• Time, extended. Late check-out until 14:00 or early check-in from 12:00, complimentary, subject to availability on arrival.

Booking Details

• Booking Period: Open now
• Reservations are subject to availability and are recommended to be made in advance.
• Stay Period: Valid year-round subject to the availability, except during peak demand: 25 Dec 2026 – 5 Jan 2027
• How to Book: Submit a request to [email protected]

Three suites, one lake, one thousand years of knowing how to receive a guest.