I guess when I see 4* I had higher expectations but I guess in Hanoi, it’s different.
The location was very good. Close to shops, food and everything. But far from the airport.
The hotel condition was a different story.
First room they gave us was 806 ( elevator only reach to 7 floor and you have to walk a flight yourself). Doable, but not convenient
When we went into the room, it was in bad shape. Water stains all over the walls, corners, and pretty sure mold that was painted over. Badly painted patch jobs. We had tiny ants in the bathroom and we killed 4 ants in the bed. AC dripping water down on the floor. The floor boards we warped due to wetness/humidity.
We checked in and they said we booked a 3 person room, even when we booked through Expedia they allowed us. We have 2 kids (8,11) which all fit it the room. They charged us $5usd extra for the person (didn’t provide extra towels or toothbrushes- had to reask daily). There was a king and single bed. The single bed was close to the mold. Not ideal for anyone to sleep. There were food crumbs from the single couch, to floor to bathroom. I used the luggage tag sticker from airline to pick up all the food pieces.
I brought it attention to staff with showing evidence and they apologized. But due to “no vacancy” we slept in the room. They did come up to vacuum the room. But after 7 hrs of traveling we were too exhausted to care. They promised to move our stuff to new room.