Hanoi Backpackers Hostel & Rooftop Bar

Women keep coming back for the rooftop bar and a free beer hour that does the introductions for you. The breakfast gets a mention in nearly every review, which is not something you can say about most Hanoi hostels.

• The rooftop bar is the main social hub and one of the easiest places to meet fellow solo travellers in Hanoi.
• A free beer hour that works well as an icebreaker for solo guests.
• One reviewer highlighted the breakfast as the best she had encountered while travelling Asia.
• The staff are notably friendly and make solo guests feel genuinely included.
• The rooftop bar draws guests together and makes meeting people straightforward.
• The hostel has secure storage and good lighting throughout the building.
• A free beer hour is part of the hostel's regular routine and helps guests connect early.
• The breakfast was singled out as exceptional by at least one long-term traveller in the region.

A read of 1,805 guest reviews. These reviews do not record who wrote them, so nothing here is attributed to women.