The stately political heart west of the centre — the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum and its complex, the ancient Temple of Literature, embassies and leafy, low-traffic streets. Quieter, greener and more spread-out, a short taxi from the Old Quarter; a calmer base near the big historic sights.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€45–100
typical per night in Vietnam
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Hanoi — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Ba Dinh and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Train Street18 min walk1.5 km
- The Old Quarter's 36 streets20 min walk1.7 km
- Bún chả & street food20 min walk1.7 km
- St Joseph's Cathedral21 min walk1.8 km
- Bia hơi on Ta Hien22 min walk1.8 km
- Egg coffee23 min walk1.9 km
- Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Temple25 min walk2.1 km
- A water puppet show26 min walk2.1 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 4.The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum — The solemn granite mausoleum on Ba Dinh Square where the embalmed body of 'Uncle Ho', founder of modern Vietnam, lies in state — with the stilt house he lived in, a museum and the One Pillar Pagoda in the leafy complex around it. A window into the nation's story; dress respectfully, and mind the strict rules.
- 5.The Temple of Literature — A serene, walled complex of courtyards, pavilions and lotus ponds founded in 1070 as Vietnam's first university, dedicated to Confucius — its stone stelae, carried on the backs of turtles, record the names of scholars who passed the imperial exams. A peaceful, beautiful escape from the traffic outside.
- 15.The One Pillar Pagoda — A tiny, much-loved 11th-century wooden temple built to resemble a lotus blossom rising on a single stone pillar from a lily pond, in the Ho Chi Minh complex. One of Vietnam's most iconic little structures; small and quick, but a charming, symbolic stop while you're at Ba Dinh.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Ba Dinh; flights via Google Flights.