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Hilton Hanoi Opera

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Waldorf Astoria Hanoi
Waldorf Astoria Hanoi before renovation
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Former namesHilton Hanoi Opera (1999-2022)
General information
StatusCompleted
ClassificationStarStarStarStarStar
LocationAugust Revolution Square, No.1 Lê Thánh Tông Street, Phan Chu Trinh Ward, Hoàn Kiếm district, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Construction started1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Completed1999; 27 years ago (1999)
InauguratedJune 1999; 26 years ago (1999-06)
RenovatedDecember 2022; 3 years ago (2022-12) (as Waldorf Astoria Hanoi)
CostUS$63 million
OwnerWaldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
Technical details
Floor count7
Floor area5,504 m2 (59,245 sq ft)
Awards and prizesVietnam's Leading Hotel (2004-2008)
Other information
Number of rooms
  • 269 (1999-2022)
  • 187 (since 2025)

The Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel is a hotel located at the corner of Lê Thánh Tông - Tràng Tiền street, central Hanoi, in the historic French Quarter. It opened in 1999. The World Travel Awards deemed it Vietnam’s Leading Hotel for five consecutive years from 2004 to 2008.[1] It features accommodations such as an outdoor swimming pool with view of the Opera House with the square surround it, gym, spa and sauna, Vietnamese cuisine, cabaret, jazz music, ballroom, and function rooms. The hotel closed on December 1, 2022 for major renovations. Scheduled to be reopened in 2025 as the Waldorf Astoria Hanoi, it was still closed as of September 2025.[2]

Trivia

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The nearby Hỏa Lò Prison was a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp morbidly called the "Hanoi Hilton" by Americans captured during the Vietnam War. The camp held American soldiers from 1964 until 1973.

References

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