Capella Hanoi sits on a peaceful boulevard along Hoan Kiem Lake, moments from the Hanoi Opera House and the Old Quarter. An art nouveau creation individually designed by Bill Bensley and themed around opera in the Jazz Age, it has 47 rooms and suites styled with operatic memorabilia, from Premier rooms with French balconies to the four top-floor Opera Suites with alfresco terraces. Dining is a highlight, with the Vietnamese and international Backstage, the Japanese Koki with its sake parlour and the one-Michelin-starred Hibana by Koki, the 1920s-style Diva’s Lounge and the New York-themed Hudson Rooms for oysters, caviar and whiskies. The Auriga Spa follows a celestial rhythm based on the lunar phases, and La Grotta is an indoor pool designed as a haven for opera singers. Part of Capella Hotels & Resorts, holding three Michelin Keys, it suits culture and design-minded travellers and couples who want a theatrical, intimate boutique base in central Hanoi.