Honestly, I'm sat at home and these videos you post simply relax me and I feel like I'm on holiday too. Beautifully shot, soothing music, no verbal narrative just text to read. It's so calming and non intrusive. It really does make me want to book.

You just took an old warrior on a fabulous tour of the best of what used to be the capital city of my enemy. I always admired the grace and beauty of the Vietnamese people - even amidst a terrible war. I have fine friends to this day because of it - one being my hair stylist, and we speak some Vietnamese together. I am so pleased to see the Metropole survived the battles in all her splendor - a cathedral among fine hotels. Your talent is truly appreciated. Cảm ơn rât nhiều!

This is one of the best, if not THE best, videos you have ever done. The visuals, the editing, and the music are all stunning. I have to admit I was moved to tears for how you portrayed this historic hotel and amazing country. Your videos are so much more than tours of rooms and restaurants. Thank you for posting and I look forward to many more.

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent. This my friend is a classic. Moving, Touching, Emotional, and it makes me forget everything but the world of Vietnam. Now I see why Anthony Bourdain ( Parts Unknown ) fell in love with this country at first sight while he stayed at the Metropole. You just got a new subscriber. Thank You

How can you not feel serene in such a calm and gorgeous environment? It's like a time-machine. Magnifique !

What a stunning video. Just as I was starting to tire of the hotel you livened it up showing the awesome street scene. Then the bay. Vietnam just moved way up on my places to travel. Ty!

Stunning -evocative and atmospheric! LV the music that lends an air or mystery and refinement. I want to watch this video over and over again!

What an incredible country

@3:30, this is one of the most tasteful hotel lobbies I have ever seen anywhere. Amazing sense of design, destined to give rest and pleasure.

We LOVE the Metrople. Been there many times and can’t wait to go back. After lockdown...

I stayed here 3 days in 2004 on a holiday to visit Vietnam and Cambodia for 10 days, this hotel was already truly amazing!

Stunning all the way around, from location and setting to the production quality!! Congratulations!

It's amazing that these old buildings are still there when you consider that Hanoi was heavily bombed during the Vietnam War (Operation Linebacker).

32:47 I don't know why, but I always think it's really sweet when the staff give you a little wave. ☺️

Congrats on 100K subscriber! Vietnam has come a long way with first class tourism.

We love staying at the Sofitel Hotel Chain and this one looks absolutely amazing. We stayed at the Sofitel in Ho Chi Minh City and hopefully when we visit Hanoi in the future we will get the chance to visit this Sofitel too. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and have a good week ahead! Best Regards from Maxi and Maro in Copenhagen, Denmark.

What a trip is to travel the world with you. You are doing a great service.

Thank you for making this gorgeous video!

Another relaxing and outstanding review. Congratulations on surpassing 102K subscribers!

Very nicely put together, some really rather good editing.

what a beautiful hotel, historical buildings should always be preserved, once gone they are lost to our memories and eventually, forever. thanks for sharing your videos!!

Awesome hotel, one of my all time favourites. Love the video by the way.

every time we go to Hanoi, my family stayed there. it is not cheap. the breakfast went downhill compared to the first time we stayed. we also stayed in Parkhyatt in Saigon. the breakfast at the Park Hyatt is a lot better than Metropole. we missed our stay in both hotels. We wish we can visit there again soon!

I had the pleasure of staying in this hotel in July of 2018 and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life so far.

Awesome video...Thanks for sharing. :-)

You lost me briefly with Hanoi Jane, but the video came back strong. What a magnificent hotel thoroughly 'today' of a by-gone era. Nice one....

Looks peaceful and romantic!!!!! A unique vibe.

I’ve stayed at the Metropole in December 2000 and it is beautiful and historic.

Just returned from staying at the Sofitel in Macau. We stayed in one of the Mansions and wow, we had 2 floors of opulence, private pool and just wonderfulness! The Sofitel is a nice brand under the Accor label.

Nice grand Hotel, specially the old, antique Teakwood furnitures are a added glamour. Old yet elegant looks are beautiful.

Love the classical elegance. 😊

This is beautiful! It reminds me of Cuba during Hemingway's time. I wish we had something like this in the Philippines.

another great video my friend.. bravo

Wouahhhh....c'est vraiment très très beau et très très accueillant ! J'irai sûrement un jour...ou du moins, je l'espère ! 😎💓💓💓

Stunning

Stunning selection

Le Beaulieu restaurant is a beautiful place for breakfast. It’s like having breakfast at a gallery with all the famous French paintings. And the scent of a cake shop throughout the Metropole!

It's amazing and thank God the hotel had not been destroyed by the war. I will definitely stay there a couple of days if I have a chance to go to Hanoi. Thanks for showing the beautiful and elegant hotel which also has a lot of historical events.

Wow, just wow!

Not only is the hotel beautiful but the cruise around Halong Bay was magnificent. Worth the long ride from Hanoi, I'm sure. Your series on Vietnam has been most enlightening and moving to me. You are a gem, Doc! P.S. What? You and your red suitcase came to SFO again without calling me? Shame on you-lol! Will be interested to see that flight vlog since my round trip flight 2 yrs ago from SFO to Paris and back on United wasn't very pleasant. Of course I was in economy :-(

Thank you! I plan on doing some writing in this hotel and also bringing my tour group through!😀

25:41, beautiful song!

I also visited the Halong Bay and had a private cruise. Very beautiful but it's a 3 and a half hour drive from Hanoi.

Nice music do you know the title?

Journey back in time. Wow😇🙏🙌🌍✌💛

Enjoyed an exquisite French meal here during one of several visits

Stayed there in 2016, beautiful hotel

Beaucoup de beauté dans cet hotel et de sérénité aussi surement. La nourriture, on fait confiance, on sait à l'avance que c'est délicieux. Et meci pour ces images finales de la baie de Halong.

Man I love your videos. Increadible! Just one thing I would adjust a little: The noise of the surroundings is too heavy on the base and too loud. Changing it would make it the perfect videos! ❤️

I've lived in the Old Quarter all my life, walked past this hotel countless of times, yet I've never been inside lol.

What an amazing place. You can still feel the spirit of it’s history. IMO the Metropolitan historic looked more appealing to me than the Opera Wing. How many days of staying would you recommend in Hanoi to do the most important sightseeing spots? Maybe a combination of some sightseeing and afterwards a nice place at the beach sounds good. Maybe you have some advice.

Can I recommend you going to Ravenscar , at the Raven Hall Hotel in North Yorkshire. Hotel's right on the cliff with fantastic views, and the hotel's pretty good too. Great video.

Very peaceful and nice. Glad Viet Nam still keeps its history.

Probably we were in the same time in Vietnam and Hanoi. What a pity I didn't know my favourite trip reporter. As always a beautiful video. Although Vietnam is gorgeous, Hanoi, in my point of view, was the weakest point of my journey through this beautiful country

Halong Bay....no wonder Scaramanga wanted to live there.

I'd appreciate it if you could list the price.

Why so perfect

Em cám ơn anh ạ

Your videos are the very Best travel & hotel videos in the entire KZfaq site! Thank You so much for making incredible, beautiful, and very informative videos for us travelers to choose hotels for our travels.

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So special.

Love this. The beauty.😇🙏🙌✌🌍😎👄🦋

I stayed at the Metropole about 8 years ago. Our first room was in Oprah wing, small and very dark, nice bathroom though so we moved to the newer section that had club benefits. Very glitzy beautiful room. We liked the hotel however we expected the service to be comparable to the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok and it wasn't. The service was so bad it was difficult to get someone to call us a taxi. The breakfast was ok that is all. The club benefits very ordinary. Had a horrible evening meal in the main restaurant. I liked the history of the hotel, the grounds, the exterior, our second room but over all we prefer the Intercontinental at Westlake. Last year we stayed at the Sofitel in Saigon, while it doesn't have the history, needs updating, their service, club benefits and huge excellent buffet breakfast amazed us and exceeded all expectations.

Spotted @ 14:18 the world famous red suitcase. Amazing property

Beautiful.. History matters.

What a great old world charming hotel. A very well laid out video. The outside of the Opera, reminds of the Hotel De Ville Paris. Halong Bay is breath taking. Were you able to take a 3 day cruise or just a day cruise?

Thank you for sharing it was very beautiful, I loved how you move your camera,

This is a beautiful video. You did a great job and show everything inside and outside of the hotel. I will be staying there in Jan 2019. I am really looking forward to it. Thank you very much.

Do you plan on reviewing any Amalfi Coast hotels soon in Italy?

Charming

History indeed. Blessed be to God. Amen.🙏🙌🌞✌

Great video.. may i ask where do you get music such as the piano piece thats playing in your video? It sounds so nice.. thank you in advance

How noisy was the traffic outside your historic wing room?

Any security issues while roaming Hanoi? Any other concerns (food, water, etc.)?

Nice atmosphere but i couldn't sleep at night because of the loud music from the bar at the pool.

The French have an expression of pleasant surprise "ah!" the splendor of French architecture. Even though France colonized Indochina including Vietnam, they have left a great legacy there as well the introduction of the great Western culture. Apparently Vietnam embraces and adapts quickly well to the West.

were there places u would have wanted to see that u didn't get a chance to see on this trip? the opera side of the hotel was my favorite...thanks for sharing

That poolside ceasar salad may of tasted nice. But the presenation looked horrible.

Orange gold 🍁

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Feels like you could retire there and write a novel!

No it laid down, or sat on my bed (on the other side). The matress moved and i heard a sigh like someone was going to sleep!

Your Boy Friend / Husband looks great !! Lucky you ...

The hotel is elegant and distinctive, but the suite room rates are supposed to be indicated on the one-night stand. Greetings♥️🌹🌷

It's odd the Vietnamese brought in a French company to run the hotel given their colonial past. I would have used one of the great Indian luxury hotel chains, like Taj, Oberoi or Leela.

Oooh. 132. 😇🙏🙌😍✌🌍🌞👐

Bamboo to.

KHÔNG GIAN VỀ ĐÊM ĐẸP VÀ SỐNG ĐỘNG NHẤT THẾ GIỚI

I went to Hanoi several times and oh boy... i really wanted to came inside but felt so not worthy to went in. Hahaha.

Yellow. 123 MMJ. Path of history

Best viewed with 1,5x speed

CHĂM CHÚT TỪNG CHI TIẾT NHỎ NHẤT

1901

Colors. Divine

The bike. Yellow

Near end of video, what geological even caused these huge rocks to emerge from the water?

I would have upgraded. What you call charming was old and outdated. The room, whilst clean looked and felt grubby. If that's what the rooms are like in the historic wing hmmmm. The room in the modern wing well that was very charming indeed. While it's called modern it actually looked and felt like it belonged in the historic wing. However the same cannot be said about the club lounge. That was appalling to say the least and has missed the mark. Definitely doesn't belong anywhere in the hotel 😂 Beautiful hotel though and I would stay there 👍

Classic automobile

Awning

Do you know that person? 23:05