Aurora Hotel & Apartment
A practical terrace base near the Old City Gate
About this hotel
Aurora Hotel & Apartment keeps its terrace straightforward — a place to sit with a coffee or an evening drink rather than a designed centerpiece — which suits the hotel's broader focus on comfortable, practical family rooms over headline amenities. The location does more of the work here: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater sits 3.4 kilometres away, the Old City Gate 3.8, and Hoan Kiem Lake just under four, close enough that the terrace becomes a natural stop before or after a day spent at those sights rather than a destination on its own. A tour desk downstairs helps arrange the logistics, so the rooftop's role is less about the view and more about giving a long day somewhere quiet to end before the next one starts.
- Terrace
- Airport shuttle
- Tour desk
Our take
Good for families or groups who want a reliable, well-located base with a terrace as a bonus rather than the main draw — the room amenities and tour desk do more of the heavy lifting than the rooftop itself. Travelers specifically chasing a dramatic rooftop view or bar scene will find better options in the denser Old Quarter cluster nearer the lake.
- ✓Use the tour desk early in your stay to plan around the Water Puppet Theater and Old City Gate before settling into terrace evenings.
- ✓Ask about the airport shuttle if arriving late — it saves navigating the 24km distance from Noi Bai independently.
- ✓Head to the terrace after a day of sightseeing rather than expecting a destination rooftop bar scene.
Why we love it
- Practical terrace above comfortable family rooms
- Under four kilometres from Hoan Kiem Lake and the Water Puppet Theater
- Airport shuttle and tour desk for easy logistics
- 24-hour front desk and daily housekeeping