28 Tho Xuong & 41 Ngo Huyen street Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city, Vietnam Tel: +84 (4) 3824 4401 - 3938 0200 Fax: +84 (4) 3825 9460 www.especen.vn - especen@gmail.com

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Especen hotel is one of the first mini hotels since 1990s located in the center of the Old Quarter in Hanoi. It is just a stone through from St. Joseph's Church (Cathedral) on a quiet alley off of Au Trieu street. This convenient location allows us to be just a 5 minutes walk from Hoan Kiem lake, Vietnam Airlines booking office & Quang Trung bus stop (for service to Noi Bai international airport). You can get all famous travel points, restaurants, craft shops, pubs and art galleries,... as soon as you step on to the main road.

The Petit Futé talk about our hotel as: A small hotel nestled in the maze of streets that surround the Cathedral. Wake to the sound of bells and panoramic view of Hanoi rooftops ocher. Possibility to use the Internet at the reception and Wi-Fi. Especen also organizes tours and excursions.

Highly recommended by many travel guide books & websites as:
 
    •  Many Lonely Planet guide books as:
            Southeast Asia on a Shoestring 15^th Edition published March 2010
            Vietnam Travel Guide 10^th Edition published July 2009
            Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Greater Mekong Travel Guide 2^nd Edition published September 2009
            Southeast Asia on a Shoestring 14^th Edition published March 2008
    •  Many Petit Futé guide books as:
            Viet Nam 2009 - 2010 Edition
            Viet Nam 2007 - 2008 Edition
            Viet Nam country guide 2003
    •  Vietnam Descubre published 2008 by Michelin
    •  Moon Handbooks Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos By Michael Buckley published 2006 by Avalon Travel Publishing
    •  Vietnam Handbook The travel guide by John Colet, Joshua Eliot published 1999, 2002 & 2004 by Footprint Travel Guides
    •  Vietnam Travel Yearbook published 2001 by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism
    •  Guide to Vietnam by John R. Jones published 1998 by Bradt Publications
    •  Vietnam con due capitoli su Laos e Cambogia by Giancarlo Monterisi, Luca Rinaldini published 1998 by CLUP guide
    •  The Rough guide: Vietnam, 2nd edition, 1998
    •  Vietnam Laos and Cambodia Handbook by Joshua Eliot, McGraw-Hill Trade, McGraw-Hill published 1994 by Trade & Travel
    •  Vietnam Economic Times by World Economy Institute published 1994
    •  Petit Futé
    •  TripAvisor
    •  New Hanoian (ranked #4 out of 248 hotels in Hanoi)
    •  Wiki Travel
    •  Travellerspoint Travel Community
    •  Travel Channel
    •  Yahoo! Travel guide
    •  Bangkok post
    •  Backpackers on High Heels
    •  Travel tips 24
    •  Holiday apartments

               
   

Accommodation:
    •  Private room start from $8 to $24/night. New rates were applied from 17th November 2009
    •  Single, double, twin and family room available
    •  New large double room for long-term staying just from $12 to $16/night
    •  All rooms have private bathroom with hot water, windows, satellite TV, Air conditioner, refrigerator, IDD telephone
    •  Some rooms included balcony
    •  Online reservation without deposit

Services:
    •  Excellent tours around Vietnam
    •  Flight & train ticket booking
    •  Daily bus service
    •  Airport pick-up service $15 with a private car
    •  Car service to airport $10 only
    •  Full range of car, jeep, motorbike and bicycle rental
    •  Visa & visa extension
    •  Water puppet ticket
    •  Free internet access at lobby & WIFI in room
    •  Fax & print service
    •  IDD telephone in room
    •  Laundry 20,000 VND/kg
    •  Foreign money exchange with market rates (much better than bank)
    •  Cards accepted: VISA, Master Card, American Express,
    •  Cards accepted: JCB, Dinner Club International (+ 3% bank fee)
    •  Cards accepted:

Any complain please kindly e-mail to the Especen's owner here. You will receive answer within 24 hours. If you think that you forgot something in my hotel, please try to check the Lost and Found tab.