In front of Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi. (Photo: sofitel.com)
Six hotels and resorts in Vietnam are among the finest properties in all of Asia, according to readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.
The prestigious international travel magazine unveiled the results of its annual Readers Choice Awards earlier this week, with Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, MGallery La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa, Sofitel Saigon Plaza and Park Hyatt Saigon making the Top Hotels in Southeast Asia (excluding Bangkok and Singapore) list.
The Nam Hai and Anantara Hoi An were included on the Best Resorts in Asia list.
As with last year, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi was the highest-rated Vietnamese hotel (third), and The Nam Hai the highest-rated Vietnamese resort (12th).
Both properties, as well as MGallery La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa, are members of the Quintessential Collection Vietnam, an exclusive group of hotels and cruises that recently launched a website (www.quintessentialcollectionvietnam.com) that will serve as a resource for affluent travellers in Vietnam.-VNA
The 113-year-old Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, all-villa resort The Nam Hai Hoi An and five-star Park Hyatt Saigon have made their names again for being the world’s best hotels by the US’s Travel + Leisure, one of the globe’s highest-circulating travel magazines.
The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel was hailed as one of the “100 World’s Best Hotels” by Fodor’s Travel, the world’s leading publisher of travel and tourism information.
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, has named the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel as one of the best hotels in Vietnam in 2015 based on positive feedback from users worldwide, the hotel’s room rates and excellent service quality.
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In front of Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi. (Photo: sofitel.com)
