Ritana Boutique Hotel & Spa

Ritana Boutique Hotel & Spa occupies an unassuming spot in Hanoi, the kind of address you only find by recommendation or by a careful read of guest reviews. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory because of it. Inside, the rooms…

Ritana Boutique Hotel & Spa occupies an unassuming spot in Hanoi, the kind of address you only find by recommendation or by a careful read of guest reviews. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory because of it. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed, and guests pick out an in-house restaurant, a small spa and reliable wi-fi as the small things that add up over a stay. The vibe lands somewhere between residential and editorial, which is rarer than it sounds. Pull the review pages apart and you find 60 reviews, with a genuinely glowing consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €32 a night, a fair-value entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. All told, Ritana Boutique Hotel & Spa reads as one of those Hanoi addresses worth lining up against the obvious choices before booking.