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- Fitness Clubs
A number of international hotels open their exercise centres to the public for a fee. Among these is the top-of-the-market Clark Hatch Fit ness Centres (Tell:8266919) in the Sofitel Metropole Hotel and Sofitel Plaza, which each has a day-use fee of US$15 for the gym, including pool access Similar is the Daewoo Hotel Fitness Centre (Tell: 8351000; 360 D Kim Ma) which has a day-use tee of US$20 for all facilities including the pool.
Golf
King's Island : 45km west of Hanoi,close to the base of Ba Vi Mountain, is north Vietnam�s first 36- hole golf course. Offering a lakesder or mountain view course, membership start at a whopping US$14,000,but the club is open to visitors from US$70 during the week. On the western side of Hanoi, but still within the city limits, is she Lang Ha Golf Club (Tell: 835 0909; 16A Pho Lang Ha; nonmember fee US$20; 6am-IOpm), opposite the TV tower. Basically, this is just a driving range - you'll have to go to King's Island if you want to pursue a white ball over hills and fields. There is a popular new course at Tarn Dao Hill Station, for more details.
Hash House Harriers
For the uninitiated, these are the drinkers with a running problem. The 'hash', as all expats refer to it, meets at Finnegan's Irish Pub at 2pm on Saturdays. It costs around US$5 and includes a lot of drinks.
Massage & Spa
The government has severely restricted the number of places licensed to give massages because of the concern that naughty 'extra services� might be offered (as indeed they are at many places). At present, you can get a good legitimate massage at the Hoa Binh Hotel (Tell: 825 3315; 27 Ly Thuong Kiel; per hr US$8). Other places include the upmarket Guoman Hotel (p110), charging US$18 per hour, and the Sofitel Metropole Hotel , at US$32. For a spa splurge on facials or body treatments, head to QT Salon (Tell:9286116; 28 Pho le Thai To; 10am-8pm), overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake.
A newer spa, SFSalon & Spa (Tell: 926 2032; 16 Pho Hang Buom; 8.30ani-11pm) offers Swed�ish and Thai massage (US$10), plus the full range of spa treatments, including wraps, scrubs and polishes. If you feel in need of sprucing, Vu Doo Salon (Tell: 823 3439; 32c Pho Cao Ba Quat) is a reli-able hairdresser. Cuts start from US$10; manicures and pedicures from about
Swimming
Hotels that open their swimming; pools to the public include the Army Hotel, near the History Museum. It charges US$3.50 for day use of its pool, which is big enough to do Laps and is open all year. Just about big enough to do laps - but a much nicer place to lounge around afterwards is the pool at the Melia Hotel, where 'walk-in-members' pay US$6 to swim, or US$10 to .swim and use the gym. Some other hotels charge a US$10 day-use fee. Out by Ho Tay, the Thang Loi Hotel has a swimming pool in a fine lakeside location that's just 30,000d for nonguests,but it is only open from about May to October. Hanoi Water Park (Tell: 753 2757; 9am-9pm Wed-Mon Apr 15-Nov) is about 5km north of the city centre and offers a fun selection of pools, slides and splashing opportunities. Entry costs 50,000d for those over 110cm tall, and 30,000d for shorter people, translating roughly as adults and children.
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