Oct 18, 2019
This is the city’s most historic and celebrated luxury address, in the most salubrious part of Hanoi, next to the Opera House. But just try leaving this oasis of heritage hospitality, where the 116-year-old original building and the glossy wing envelop a garden pool, greenhouse dining and the iconic Bamboo Bar (under which they recently found a well-preserved Vietnam War bomb shelter).
A new luxury ship with a focus on wellness carries cruisers to a quiet corner of Halong Bay, promising a mindful journey through 500 million years of history—if that thought gets too heavy for you, just faceplant on a massage table and commune with working out your kinks instead.
Twenty places to visit this year, including the majestic Hunza Valley, Bangkok for those with an appetite, and a new-look Kyoto.
The Sofitel Legend Metropole has long been the go-to dining hub for high-society Hanoi (not to mention our hangover cure: Bamboo Bar’s croque monsieur is doctor’s-orders cheesy), but the sparkly new two-story Angelina adds a fresh rendezvous to the century-old hotel.
This is the city’s most historic and celebrated luxury address, in the most salubrious part of Hanoi, next to the Opera House.
