Splendid Hotel & Spa
by the TopOfHotel team
Splendid is a compact 20-room 4-star where you get a real spa, big rain showers, and free valet parking for a 3-star price — scoring 8.8.
Splendid is a compact 20-room 4-star where you get a real spa, big rain showers, and free valet parking for a 3-star price — scoring 8.8.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Splendid Hotel & Spa sits in the Old Quarter with just 20 rooms, and the deluxe we'd book is about 24 square metres on the 4th floor — modern minimalism in beige and brown, with a minibar, safe, tea and coffee maker, and flat-screen TV. The surprise is the bathroom: an oversized ceiling rain shower with serious water pressure, the kind you rarely find at $31 to $57 a night. The king bed is firm, the white duvet is spotless, and the Wi-Fi connects instantly. Put plainly, the kit reads 4-star while the bill reads 3-star.
Food and amenities
The standout amenity is the in-house spa on the 6th floor. Guests routinely book the 60-minute Vietnamese traditional massage for around $28 — candlelit room, low meditation music, and a therapist who works the neck and shoulder knots hard, then sends you off with honey-ginger tea and black-sesame sweets. Skin and facial treatments are on the menu too. There's a small lounge downstairs and a helpful concierge, but note what's missing: no pool and no gym. The 4-star label here is about the spa and the rooms, not a fitness floor.
Location and getting there
Turn right out the door, walk 400 metres, and you hit Hoan Kiem Lake; five more minutes brings you to the Hang Dao night market. The blocks around the hotel are stacked with pho stalls, banh mi carts, and egg-coffee cafes at local prices. The airport, Noi Bai International, is about 27 km out, and the hotel runs a transfer. The multilingual front desk books Halong Bay and Sapa trips below online rates and answers fast over WhatsApp — and the free valet parking is a genuine relief on streets where parking barely exists.
Things to know before booking
First, it's small — 20 rooms means it sells out fast in high season, so book ahead. Second, there's no swimming pool and no fitness center, so look elsewhere on the list if either is a dealbreaker. Third, the rooms are clean and modern but standard rather than special; you won't get the antique-meets-modern character of pricier Old Quarter hotels. None of these are hidden faults — they're the honest trade-offs for the price.
Our take
Splendid Hotel & Spa is the one we'd book for travelers who want 4-star comforts and a real spa under roughly $55 a night. Reviews keep landing on the same things: a warm, multilingual team, the free valet parking that actually solves a problem in the Old Quarter, and a rain shower that outclasses the rate. Real-guest scores sit around 8.8 across 100-plus reviews. If you can live without a pool, it's the smartest-value stay in the neighbourhood.
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- Compact 4-star spa hotel with 20 rooms that delivers the best value on this list — genuine 4-star facilities for roughly what a 3-star charges, from about $31 a night.
- A 5-minute walk to Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter night market, with St. Joseph's Cathedral about 0.5 km away on foot.
- Rooms include a minibar, safe, tea and coffee maker, flat-screen TV, and a big ceiling rain shower with strong water pressure that punches above the price.
- In-house spa runs massage plus skin and facial treatments; a 60-minute Vietnamese traditional massage costs around $28, and free valet parking is a real bonus where street parking barely exists.
- Guests consistently praise a friendly, helpful, multilingual team that books Halong Bay and Sapa tours for less than online rates and answers fast over WhatsApp.
- With only 20 rooms, the hotel fills up quickly in peak season — book a few weeks ahead if you want a specific room type or date.
- There's no swimming pool and no fitness center on site, so if a workout or a dip matters to you, look elsewhere on the list.
- Room design is clean and modern but standard rather than special — beige-and-brown minimalism, not the antique-meets-modern character of some pricier Old Quarter hotels.
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Insider Tips
- Book a spa treatment for your first evening — the 60-minute Vietnamese massage on the 6th floor erases a full day of walking and runs about $28.
- Walk 5 minutes to the Hang Dao night market on Friday, Saturday or Sunday evenings when the stalls take over the street.
- Ask the multilingual front desk to map a 36-streets walking route and to quote Halong Bay or Sapa tours — they often beat the online prices.