On October 23, 2026, The Shilla Hotels and Resorts opens Shilla Monogram Hanoi Westlake, a 319-room upper-upscale hotel in Hanoi’s Starlake district. It is the fourth hotel worldwide to carry the Shilla Monogram name and the brand’s second in Vietnam, following the 2020 debut in Da Nang.
This is a notable debut for a simple reason. The Shilla is South Korea’s most decorated hotel group, the operator of The Shilla Seoul, and a Samsung affiliate. When it plants a flag in a new capital, travelers pay attention. If Hanoi is on your travel list, here is everything worth knowing, in numbers.
Shilla Monogram Hanoi Westlake by the numbers
319: guest rooms and suites in the new hotel, occupying floors 23 through 34 of a 35-storey tower in Starlake.
4: Shilla Monogram hotels worldwide. Da Nang opened on June 26, 2020 with 309 rooms; Gangneung in South Korea opened on July 31, 2025 with 315 rooms; Xi’an in China opened on February 2, 2026 with 264 rooms. Hanoi is the fourth and the second in Vietnam.
2: Shilla Monogram hotels in Vietnam. Da Nang was the beach debut; Hanoi is the capital booking.
23 to 34: the floors where the rooms sit. Floor 35 is the rooftop: Monogram Lounge, Bar M, and the outdoor infinity pool.
42: square metres (about 450 square feet) of the entry-level Deluxe room, and there are 258 of them.
56: square metres of the 33 Deluxe Corner rooms.
64: square metres of the 13 junior suites, which are listed as city view only.
75: square metres of the 13 corner suites, which can be booked with a lake view.
142: square metres (about 1,530 square feet) of the two Signature Suites, the largest rooms in the building. There are only two, so ask for them by name.
5: dining venues: Dining M, Pastry M, JINJI, HASUNGO, and Bar M.
64: seats in JINJI, the Korean barbecue restaurant, plus six private dining rooms.
110: seats in HASUNGO, the Chinese restaurant, plus four private dining rooms.
700: square metres (about 7,535 square feet) of the Grand Ballroom, with room for up to 620 guests in theatre setup, 400 for a banquet, and up to 700 at a cocktail under a six-metre ceiling.
186: hectares of the Starlake urban district the hotel sits in, a Daewoo-built new town west of West Lake, between Pham Van Dong and Vo Chi Cong streets.
25: minutes to Noi Bai International Airport on a clear road.
1901: the year the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi opened at 15 Ngo Quyen, the French Quarter benchmark this new hotel has to measure up to.
Where it is
The address is 6 Hoang Minh Thao Street, Xuan Dinh Ward, Hanoi, on the western shore of West Lake, Hanoi’s largest lake. The hotel sits inside Starlake, a 186-hectare new town built by Daewoo that is developing into a new administrative, diplomatic, and financial hub for the capital. The historic Tran Quoc Pagoda is in the neighborhood. The property also forms part of IFC Hanoi, a mixed-use complex of offices, retail, and serviced residences in the Tay Ho Tay area. If you are building a wider Vietnam itinerary, our guide to traveling in Vietnam covers the logistics.
Starlake is the city’s westward business shift, and the hotel is betting that business travelers, diplomats, and airport-timed itineraries want to sleep on the side of the lake closest to Noi Bai. The airport figure reads as a clear-road 25 minutes. A week built around the Old Quarter will still feel the cross-town ride, so pick the shore before you pick the brand.
The design draws on Vietnam’s terraced rice fields, with layered architectural forms meant to connect the glass-tower setting to its destination.
The rooms
Rooms occupy floors 23 through 34, which means even the lowest room starts high in the sky. The breakdown:
- Deluxe (42 sq m, 258 rooms): twin, queen, or king beds, city or lake view.
- Deluxe Corner (56 sq m, 33 rooms): city or lake view.
- Junior Suite (64 sq m, 13 rooms): city view only.
- Corner Suite (75 sq m, 13 rooms): city or lake view.
- Signature Suite (142 sq m, 2 rooms): the top-floor showpiece, with panoramic views across Hanoi’s skyline.
The view line matters here, and it is worth reading before you pay. Deluxe rooms, Deluxe Corners, corner suites, and the Signature Suites can be city or lake, but the junior suites are listed as city view only. If the lake is why you are staying on this side of it, skip the junior suite and make them confirm “lake” on the reservation.
The rest of the stack: spa on the 4th floor, indoor pool and gym on the 5th, front desk with Pastry M and Dining M on the 2nd.
Five restaurants and the 35th floor
Five outlets is a strong lineup for a 319-room hotel, and the mix reads as a direct play for both Starlake’s business crowd and Hanoi’s Korean and Chinese dining demand:
- Dining M (2nd floor): the all-day restaurant, serving international cuisine with Korean dishes, buffet offerings, and live cooking stations. It also serves the breakfast in the opening package.
- Pastry M (2nd floor, with the front desk): pastries, bingsu, and beverages in a relaxed setting, a useful stop between meetings.
- JINJI (3rd floor): premium Korean barbecue with signature grilled dishes. Dinner only, 17:30 to 22:00, with 64 seats and six private dining rooms.
- HASUNGO (3rd floor): refined Chinese cuisine, open for lunch from 11:30 to 14:00 and dinner from 17:30 to 22:00, with 110 seats and four private dining rooms.
- Bar M (35th floor): signature cocktails with a relaxed, music-led atmosphere.
Then there is the 35th floor itself. Remember one number: 35, and remember you cannot sleep there. The hotel’s floor guide puts the outdoor infinity pool, the Monogram Lounge, and Bar M on the top floor, a rooftop destination overlooking West Lake and the Hanoi skyline. A lake-view request is a room; the swim is a lift ride after that.
Pool, gym, spa, and wellness
The 35th-floor outdoor infinity pool is the headline, with an indoor pool and fitness facilities on the 5th floor and a spa on the 4th. Rooftop for the evening swim with the view, indoor pool for serious laps.
Weddings and events
The 700-square-metre Grand Ballroom is the hotel’s other big card. Official specifications list up to 620 guests in theatre configuration and 400 for banquets, while the floor guide allows up to 700 at a cocktail under a six-metre ceiling. It connects with a pre-function area, meeting rooms, and a patio. That ballroom is the reason to book the hotel for a wedding or a meeting in Hanoi’s western corridor.
Shilla Monogram Hanoi vs the French Quarter hotels
Hanoi’s luxury benchmark is the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi at 15 Ngo Quyen, by the Opera House, opened in 1901. The Shilla is not trying to be that hotel, and that is the point. The Metropole is the French Quarter stay: colonial architecture, the Opera House on your doorstep, the Old Quarter a short walk away. The Shilla Monogram is the Westlake stay: a 35-storey tower in a new business district, the airport 25 minutes away, the diplomatic quarter close by, and West Lake as the view instead of the Opera House.
Book the Shilla for Starlake and the airport, and keep the French Quarter for a different day. A business trip built around the Tay Ho Tay corridor, or an itinerary that needs a fast exit to Noi Bai, fits the Shilla. A week built around the Old Quarter and the Opera House still belongs to the French Quarter. Neither is wrong; they are different trips.
The brand behind the name
Shilla Monogram is the upper-upscale lifestyle brand of The Shilla Hotels and Resorts, the hospitality arm of Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd., a Samsung affiliate since 1973. The flagship remains The Shilla Seoul, on Dongho-ro since 1979, home to the three-Michelin-starred Korean restaurant La Yeon. Shilla Monogram builds on The Shilla’s service standards while mixing in the identity of each destination. The Hanoi opening follows Da Nang (June 2020), Gangneung (July 2025), and Xi’an (February 2026), and Hanoi is the capital booking that moves the brand from resort and regional cities into a national capital.
Should you book now?
The hotel is running an opening offer called the Hanoi First Monogram Moment: breakfast for two at Dining M, welcome drinks at Bar M, check-in at noon, and check-out at 2 p.m. The release does not print a price, so hold it on the hotel site or call +84 24 7301 0100 and read the rate they actually confirm.
Two practical tips: the first guests arrive on Friday, October 23, so a stay that begins that day is the one that uses the package as written. And if the lake view is why you are crossing to this side of Hanoi, confirm it on the reservation rather than hoping at check-in, because the junior suites are city view only.
October is a busy month for hotel openings: the InterContinental Taipei flagship that opened October 12 and another October 2026 hotel opening we just covered in Costa Rica show the same momentum. Hanoi’s westward shift is now bookable.
Frequently asked questions
Q: When does Shilla Monogram Hanoi Westlake open?
A: Friday, October 23, 2026. The hotel is at 6 Hoang Minh Thao Street, Xuan Dinh Ward, Hanoi, inside the Starlake district west of West Lake.
Q: How many rooms does Shilla Monogram Hanoi Westlake have?
A: 319 rooms and suites across floors 23 to 34, ranging from 258 Deluxe rooms at 42 square metres to two Signature Suites at 142 square metres.
Q: What restaurants are in Shilla Monogram Hanoi Westlake?
A: Five venues: Dining M (all-day international and Korean), Pastry M (pastries and bingsu), JINJI (Korean barbecue, dinner only), HASUNGO (Chinese, lunch and dinner), and Bar M on the 35th floor.
Q: Where is Starlake, and why does the hotel’s location matter?
A: Starlake is a 186-hectare Daewoo-built new town west of West Lake, between Pham Van Dong and Vo Chi Cong, emerging as an administrative, diplomatic, and financial hub. The hotel sits close to the diplomatic area and puts Noi Bai International Airport about 25 minutes away.
Q: How does it compare to the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi?
A: The Metropole (opened 1901, 15 Ngo Quyen by the Opera House) is the French Quarter stay for Old Quarter sightseeing. The Shilla Monogram is the Westlake stay for the business corridor, diplomats, and fast airport access. Different trips, different shores.
