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Đông Anh, Hanoi — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Đông Anh is a district north of central Hanoi, across the Red River, holding the ancient spiral citadel of Cổ Loa.
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Where to stay in Đông Anh
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Đông Anh sits north of central Hanoi. Most rooms cluster near Đông Anh station and along Quốc lộ 3, the highway that threads the district toward the city core, while quieter guesthouses wait out by the earthen ramparts of Cổ Loa. Cross the Red River by the Thăng Long Bridge for the old quarter.
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Cổ Loa citadel edge
Guesthouses along the earthen ramparts of Cổ Loa put the spiral moats and the An Dương Vương temple within a short walk of your room.Find hotels in Cổ Loa citadel edgeGuests moving on by train who want the junction and highway close.Đông Anh station quarter
Rooms around Đông Anh station sit beside the northern rail junction and the market lanes that feed Quốc lộ 3.Find hotels in Đông Anh station quarterSlower riverside nights a short crossing from the old quarter of Hanoi.Thăng Long Bridge riverside
Lodgings near the Thăng Long Bridge trade the district grid for the north bank of the Red River and a fast run into central Hanoi.Find hotels in Thăng Long Bridge riversideHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Đông Anh
What are the main landmarks in Đông Anh?
Cổ Loa anchors the district. Its concentric earthen ramparts wind for kilometres across the fields of Đông Anh, tracing a spiral fort that legend ties to King An Dương Vương and the old kingdom of Âu Lạc. A temple to that king still stands within the walls.
The Red River runs along the district's southern edge, and the Thăng Long Bridge carries road and rail across it toward central Hanoi. Quốc lộ 3 leads north.
What is the history of Đông Anh?
Đông Anh carries a very old past. The spiral citadel of Cổ Loa served as the seat of An Dương Vương, whose kingdom of Âu Lạc ruled this bend of the Red River long before the walls of Thăng Long rose downstream. Later the district settled into farmland north of the capital.
The Thăng Long Bridge changed that, stitching the north bank into a growing Hanoi and drawing rail and factories out along Quốc lộ 3. Fields still ring Cổ Loa.
Where is Đông Anh?
Đông Anh lies north of central Hanoi, a flat spread of fields and villages on the far bank of the Red River, ringed by the earthen ramparts of Cổ Loa.
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What is the best area to stay in Đông Anh?
Cổ Loa citadel edge: Travellers who want the ancient citadel of Cổ Loa on the doorstep.. Đông Anh station quarter: Guests moving on by train who want the junction and highway close.. Thăng Long Bridge riverside: Slower riverside nights a short crossing from the old quarter of Hanoi..
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Updated September 2026