It is impossible to escape the buzz of scooters and the chorus of horns in Hanoi, but Hoàn Kiếm Lake on the edge of the French Quarter is a kind of oasis. Walking along the shore, you look out ...

The city's official tourism website hails its "rambling" Old Quarter and "crumbling" French colonial buildings, but notes Hanoi is being "invigorated" with "world class" restaurants and "cool" art ...

Right in the French Quarter, this hotel is just south of Hanoi's Old Quarter, 22 miles from the airport and conveniently close to the train station. It is next door to Pacific Place, one of Hanoi ...