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
Why guests love itArriving with grandparents and two children after a long flight, one family booked the airport shuttle at Aurora Hotel & Apartment to avoid haggling over taxis. The tour desk planned their outings, and both the Water Puppet Theater and Hoan Kiem Lake were within an easy walk for the older members of the group. In the evenings, once the children were asleep, the adults carried a drink up to the terrace. It is a practical stay rather than a view-led one; anyone chasing a rooftop bar will want a different hotel.