Vietnam Backpacker Hostels - The OriginalvsMaison D'Hanoi Hanova Hotel
Both properties are praised by writers. Overall, Vietnam Backpacker Hostels - The Original scores slightly higher than Maison D'Hanoi Hanova Hotel. Vietnam Backpacker Hostels - The Original comes in at 75 with approval from 3 sources including Lonely Planet, Frommer's and Rough Guide.
Vietnam Backpacker Hostels - The Original
 Rough Guide
 Frommer's
 Lonely Planet
48 Ngo Huyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 0, Vietnam
From $5/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Free Breakfast
 - Laundry Service
 - Restaurant
 - Air Conditioning
 
 Star
 "Usually packed to the gills with fun-seeking backpackers. With super-friendly staff, free internet access and breakfast... and quiet dorm rooms, budget travellers have all they need under one roof." 
 "Here's a budget choice and the first real-deal youth hostel in Vietnam." Full review
 "An efficient, perennially popular hostel... impressively organised, with custom-built bunk beds and lockers, and the dorms all have en-suite bathrooms." 
Maison D'Hanoi Hanova Hotel
 Frommer's
 Lonely Planet
35 -37 Hang Trong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam
From $57/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Free Breakfast
 - Laundry Service
 
 "The Maison d'Hanoi has all the fun stuff you expect from a boutique property in Hanoi -- contemporary decor with a flair of Vietnamese style." Full review
 "Adopting the attention to detail of the boutique-hotel concept but adapting it to a large Old Quarter structure... Benefits from a very central location about a three-minute walk from Hoan Kiem Lake." Full review