Hotel Sofitel Metropole Hanoi, Hanoi

If the centrally located Hotel Sofitel could speak, it would certainly murmur sweet nothings in French. The turn-of-the-century colonial-style French structure oozes elegance. A chandelier drops into the marble atrium and Zen-like sand designs adorn wooden ashtrays in the halls. Rooms are stocked with Toblerone chocolate bars, silk bathrobes and antique wooden bedside clocks. Aside from sleeping, guests can glide through the pool, partake in an aerobics workout in the health club, unwind on the massage table, sip a cocktail in the Met' Pub or dine in one of two fine restaurants.