HANOI, Vietnam (Aug. 19, 2019) – Leading culinary stars from around the world, boasting a total of 8 Michelin stars among them, will join the second edition of “Metropole Culinary Stars” from Oct. 6-13 at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi. The eight-day culinary extravaganza, which follows last year’s highly successful inaugural event, will feature 18 internationally...
HANOI (July 22, 2019) – The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has unveiled a new collection of handmade, preservative-free mooncakes, presented in beautiful decorative boxes, ahead of the 2019 Mid-Autumn Festival, which kicks off September 13. The mooncakes, created by Metropole’s Chef Nguyen Thanh Van, feature a variety of unique flavors, ranging from classic favorites to...
It’s summertime, and the living is easy, especially if you happen to find yourself in Asia with a thirst. So where to go? A rooftop with sweeping views of a frenetic city. Or a smouldering man cave where the whisky is as good as it gets? No worries. We’ve got you covered from Burma and...
HANOI (June 18, 2019) – William Haandrikman, the General Manager of Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, was named “General Manager of the Year” in Asia at the Stelliers Asia and South Asia 2019 awards ceremony on May 28. Haandrikman, who is also the Area General Manager for AccorHotels in the north of Vietnam, was presented with...
HANOI (June 11, 2019) — Le Beaulieu, the upscale French restaurant at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, has launched a new à la carte lunch menu and a special five-course degustation dinner menu under executive sous chef Raphael Kinimo. The restaurant previously had a lunch buffet on offer. Chef Raphael, who joined the Metropole in November,...
HANOI (April 16, 2019) — Hotels may not roll out the red carpet for any Tom, Dick and Harry who shows up at their door, but that doesn’t mean a head of state’s experience at a luxury hotel is out of bounds for the average guest. Following Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un’s two-day summit at...
HANOI, Vietnam (April 4, 2019) — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi bartender Hoang Nguyen has won the Havana Club Competition Hanoi 2019 and earned a spot in the international final in Havana, Cuba in September. Hoang’s winning cocktail, known as “Sueno Cubano,” features a distinctive mix of Havana Club 7YO rum and Vietnamese coffee. Guests can...
Let’s hear it for the boys. The default lure from any hotel is usually dangling for women, what with spa specials and shopping sprees and romance packages. And the men? Well, there in the corner’s a second fiddle: You go play that. Hotels know from Adam. They understand that 80 percent of all decisions about...
HANOI, Vietnam (Feb. 18, 2019) — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is pleased to welcome one of Asia’s top bartenders, Rogerio Igarashi Vaz, for an exclusive, one-night only mixology event on Sat, Feb. 23 at the angelina cocktail bar, whisky lounge and restaurant. From 9pm onwards, guests can look forward to sampling a selection of handcrafted...
HANOI (Jan. 23, 2019) – This Lunar New Year, Vietnam’s most storied hotel captures the spirit of old Hanoi with a specially-constructed model tram and a bustling Tet market featuring dozens of stalls selling traditional holiday foods, designer clothing and local handicrafts. The six-day Tet bazaar at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi will be gratuit...
