Golden Silk Boutique Hotel sits at 109-111 Hàng Gai Street, a two-minute walk from Hoàn Kiếm Lake and inside the Old Quarter rather than beside it. It is a 4-star of 55 rooms running from a 25 m² internal-window Deluxe to a 110 m² Family Suite, with a sky bar on the eleventh floor. The address is the reason to book it.
Where exactly is Golden Silk Boutique Hotel?
On Hàng Gai — the silk street — which runs about 250 m from the north-west corner of Hoàn Kiếm Lake towards Hàng Bông and Cửa Nam. You are among the tailors and silk shops, two minutes from the lake, five from St Joseph's Cathedral, and a short walk from the water puppet theatre. It is also a busy, narrow street: expect motorbikes outside the door, and ask for a high floor if you sleep lightly.
Since 1 July 2025 the district tier is gone, so the correct address form is Hoàn Kiếm Ward, Hanoi. The hotel's own pages still mix "Hang Gai Ward, Hoan Kiem District" with the new form.
How far is the hotel from Hanoi's main sights?
As published by Expedia's property listing, checked November 2026.
| Destination | Distance / time | How you get there |
|---|---|---|
| Hoàn Kiếm Lake | 0.2 km, 2 min | Walk |
| Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre | 0.5 km, 5 min | Walk |
| St Joseph's Cathedral | 0.5 km, 5 min | Walk |
| Hanoi Old Town night market | 0.5 km, 5 min | Walk |
| Đồng Xuân Market | 0.9 km, 10 min | Walk |
| Long Biên railway station | 15 min | Walk |
| Cát Linh metro station | 3 min | Car |
| Nội Bài International Airport | 49 min | Car |
For a two-night Hanoi stay this is as central as the Old Quarter gets: the lake, the cathedral, the night market and the water puppets are all inside ten minutes on foot, so a coach is needed only for the Mausoleum quarter and the airport.
What rooms does Golden Silk Boutique Hotel have?
Eight categories, 55 rooms. Unusually for a Hanoi boutique, the hotel publishes a size for every category, which makes it easy to room a group accurately.
| Category | Size | Beds | Sleeps | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deluxe Internal Window | 25 m² | Double or twin | 2 | Internal window |
| Luxury Internal View | 29 m² | Double or twin | 2 | Internal, large windows; floors 3–10 |
| Luxury Old Quarter View | 29 m² | Double or twin | 2 | Old Quarter view |
| Studio Balcony | 35 m² | Double or twin | 2 | Private balcony over Hàng Gai |
| Luxury Suite View | 42 m² | Double or twin | 2 | City view |
| Luxury Suite Terrace | 50 m² | Double or twin | 2 | Private balcony over Hàng Gai and the Old Quarter |
| Golden Silk Suite | 102 m² | King | 2 | City view, bay windows, furnished balcony; 10th floor |
| Family Suite | 110 m² | Double plus twins | 4 | City view |
Which room should you book?
Work from the outlook column, because that is where the money goes. The two cheapest categories face inward: the 25 m² Deluxe has an internal window, and the 29 m² Luxury Internal View has large windows onto an internal space. Both are quiet and fine for a night or two. For three nights or more, the 29 m² Luxury Old Quarter View costs a step more and gives you a street outside the glass.
The two balcony categories — Studio Balcony at 35 m² and Luxury Suite Terrace at 50 m² — are the ones guests remember, because a balcony over Hàng Gai is a morning's entertainment on its own.
What is there to eat and drink in the hotel?
Three places, all in-house:
- Oriental Sky Bar & Restaurant — the rooftop, which the hotel's own offers page places on the eleventh floor. Sunset over the Old Quarter rooftops is the selling point, and it is the reason to have the first drink in the hotel before going out.
- Rendez-Vous Lounge Café — the lounge, on the first floor.
- Silk Spa — body and foot treatments.
No opening hours and no menu prices are published for any of the three, so confirm at check-in rather than planning an evening around them.
What are the check-in, check-out and child policies?
Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out is at 12:00. Children under 6 stay free. From age 6, and for any extra adult, the hotel charges USD 25 per person per room per night. Cancellations must reach the hotel by 12:00 noon the day before arrival, and a guaranteed booking cancelled late is charged one night. Amex, MasterCard, Visa, JCB and Diners Club are accepted.
One policy worth knowing, because few hotels put it in writing: if the hotel cannot honour a guaranteed booking, it arranges accommodation elsewhere at its own expense, including the transport to get you there.
How much is the airport transfer?
The hotel does not publish a fare. Expedia lists an airport shuttle at 1,190,000 VND per vehicle and self-parking at 235,000 VND per day as of November 2026. That shuttle figure is well above the going rate for a private car from Nội Bài into the Old Quarter, so book the transfer through us instead.
Is the hotel suitable for families?
Yes, with one category doing the work. The Family Suite is 110 m² with a double and twin beds for four, which is a genuinely large room by Old Quarter standards. Children under 6 stay free; from 6 the USD 25 per person per night applies, so a family of four with two older children costs more than the headline rate suggests. Ask us for the all-in figure rather than reading the room rate alone.
When should you choose Golden Silk over another Old Quarter hotel?
Choose it for the address and the room sizes. Two minutes from the lake is as good as the Old Quarter gets, and a hotel that publishes a square-metre figure for all eight categories is one you can room a group in without surprises.
Look elsewhere if your group needs a gym in the building — there is none, and guests are pointed to a nearby fitness club — or if street noise is a problem, since Hàng Gai is one of the busier lanes in the quarter.
What does World Mate Travel use this hotel for?
Old Quarter stays where walking distance matters more than resort facilities, and family stays that need one large room rather than two small ones. Ask us for the current contracted rate rather than reading one off a booking site.
Golden Silk Boutique Hotel questions
How many rooms does the hotel have?
- The hotel's own home page says 58 while its accommodation page says 55, and Expedia lists 55, so that is the figure we quote. Three numbers for one hotel is the kind of detail worth asking them to tidy up.
Is there a gym at the hotel?
No. Expedia's listing states there is no on-site gym and that guests may use a nearby fitness club. If a gym matters to your group, say so and we will suggest a different address.
Where is the nearest metro station?
Cát Linh station, about three minutes by car, on the Cát Linh–Hà Đông line. Nothing in the Old Quarter needs it; it is useful only if you are heading out to Hà Đông.
Is the Golden Silk Suite the same as the Presidential Suite?
They appear to be the same room. The hotel's own page is headed Golden Silk Suite and then calls the room a Presidential Suite in its description, and the photo library files it under "Presidential Suite". It is 102 m² on the tenth floor, taking up about half of that floor.
Does the group run other properties?
Yes — Golden Silk Villa at Flamingo Đại Lải Resort, about an hour north-west of Hanoi. A lake resort villa rather than a city hotel, so a different purpose entirely.
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