Our favorite hotels near Hoa Lo Prison

Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Somerset Grand Hanoi

An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna. The...

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Moevenpick Hotel Hanoi

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna and a fitness facility.

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Melia Hanoi

An outdoor pool, a children's pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other...

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Hanoi Grand Hotel

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Hanoi Royal Palace Hotel

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Impressive Hotel Hanoi

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

$ 34 Price from:
Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Splendid Jupiter Hotel Hanoi

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$ 42 Price from:
Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Silk Path Hotel Hanoi

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness facility.

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Trung Nam Hai Hotel Hanoi

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Rising Dragon Cathedral Hotel Hanoi

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Indochina Gold Hotel Hanoi

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Hanoi Ciao Hotel

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Eternity Hotel Hanoi

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Guest rating: Perfect, 5.0

Twins Hotel Hanoi

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Nam Ngu Hotel Hanoi

The Hoa Lo Prison holds an important place in the history of the country and even in American and French culture. Originally built by the French colonialists who ran the country at the time, the Hoa La Prison was created in the year 1904 to house Vietnamese revolutionists, ensuring French rule was left unchallenged, at this time, the prison went by the name of Maison Centrale, a term used by the French to refer to prisons in their own home country. During the Vietnam-American War, though, the Hoa Lo Prison was used by North Vietnamese Army forces to hold captured American Air Force pilots. It was during this conflict that the Hoa Lo Prison earned the grimly sarcastic nickname “Hanoi Hilton”.

Today, parts of the prison remain as a museum. In 1999, as Vietnam started becoming a more popular tourist destination, Hilton actually built a hotel in Hanoi, but carefully avoided calling the spot “The Hanoi Hilton”, instead calling it the Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel.