Four of us took an overnight train from sapa to hanoi and a very early van ride ( with the very reliable Hanoi transit co) from There to halong bay - we had 3 hours to kill so we had booked a room at this hotel. For $70 we had a spectacular view of the city. Two spacious bedrooms, a great size living room and nice bathroom with a blow dryer There was a mini bar - complimentary water
It was very centrally located and the staff was really nice - room was 1510 ... I would strongly recommend it .