Hilton Hanoi Opera

For the prison that is nicknamed "Hanoi Hilton", see Hỏa Lò Prison.

Waldorf Astoria Hanoi
Waldorf Astoria Hanoi before renovation
Former names	Hilton Hanoi Opera (1999-2022)
General information
Status	Completed
Classification
Location	August Revolution Square
Address	No.1 Lê Thánh Tông Street, Phan Chu Trinh Ward, Hoàn Kiếm district
Town or city	Hanoi
Country	Vietnam
Coordinates	21.023214°N 105.857798°E / 21.023214; 105.857798
Construction started	1993 (1993)
Completed	1999 (1999)
Inaugurated	June 1999 (1999-06)
Renovated	December 2022 (2022-12) (as Waldorf Astoria Hanoi)
Cost	US$63 million
Owner	Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts
Technical details
Floor count	7
Floor area	5,504 m2 (59,245 sq ft)
Awards and prizes	Vietnam's Leading Hotel (2004-2008)
Other information
Number of rooms	269 (1999-2022) 187 (since 2025)

The Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel is a hotel located at the corner of Lê Thánh Tông - Tràng Tiền street, central Hanoi, in the historic French Quarter. It opened in 1999. The World Travel Awards deemed it Vietnam’s Leading Hotel for five consecutive years from 2004 to 2008. It features accommodations such as an outdoor swimming pool with view of the Opera House with the square surround it, gym, spa and sauna, Vietnamese cuisine, cabaret, jazz music, ballroom, and function rooms. The hotel closed on December 1, 2022 for major renovations. It will be reopened in 2025 as the Waldorf Astoria Hanoi.

"Hanoi Hilton'"

The nearby Hỏa Lò Prison was a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp morbidly called the "Hanoi Hilton" by Americans captured during the Vietnam War. The camp held American soldiers from 1964 until 1973.