Best Spas & Massage in Hanoi by District: Old Quarter, Tay Ho, Ba Dinh (2026)

Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem): boutique day spas and blind therapists

The centre of gravity. Dozens of reputable spas sit within a ten-minute walk of Hoan Kiem Lake, clustered on Ma May, Hang Bong, Au Trieu, Hang Hanh and Bao Khanh. This is where to go for mid-range aromatherapy and herbal massage with English-speaking staff, and for the social-enterprise spas on Ngo Huyen where blind and visually impaired therapists deliver the best-value therapeutic massage in the city. Our Old Quarter spa guide ranks the venues street by street.

Tay Ho (West Lake): garden spas for the expat crowd

Quieter, greener and a little pricier, Tay Ho is where most long-term residents go for a regular massage. Garden-villa spas dominate: Anam QT with its sauna and herbal treatments, May Spa in a leafy setting, Tonkin Spa at the hotel end, and Just Massage on Au Co, the West Lake counterpart to the Old Quarter's blind-therapist spas. Expect 450,000–900,000 VND for a 60-minute massage at the garden spas, and book a day ahead at weekends.

French Quarter and the hotel spas

South and east of Hoan Kiem Lake, the wide colonial boulevards hold the city's five-star spas. Le Spa du Metropole on Ngo Quyen is the benchmark, with a hammam and a full treatment menu; Hanoi Old Quarter Spa and Grand La Maison on the lake's northern edge are the high-rated independents that hotel guests walk to. Budget from 1,000,000 VND and check for service charge, massage tax and VAT on the bill.

Ba Dinh and Hai Ba Trung: the local favourites

West and south of the centre, the residential districts have the spas Hanoians actually use. Ngai Spa's Phan Ke Binh branch in Ba Dinh does the same herbal and traditional-medicine massage as its Old Quarter original with fewer tourists; Asana Spa & Wellness and Amadora in Hai Ba Trung cover holistic massage and a full hammam-and-sauna circuit. Prices sit a notch under the Old Quarter for the same work.

Further out: Korean jjimjilbang and L'Occitane

Two outliers worth the taxi. Aquafield at Ocean City in the east is a full Korean jjimjilbang with sauna rooms, scrubs and pools, a half-day out rather than a massage stop. Spa L'Occitane at the JW Marriott in Nam Tu Liem is the luxury option on the western side of the city, convenient for the National Convention Centre hotels.

• Old Quarter: walk in, compare, best for a first visit.
• Tay Ho: book ahead, best for a regular.
• French Quarter: hotel-grade, check the bill for add-ons.
• Ba Dinh / Hai Ba Trung: same quality, fewer tourists, slightly lower prices.