Well worth the visit! Quite eerie as this was the place where Vietnamese independence fighters & later US pilots were imprisoned. Even US senator John McCain was confined here.

An interesting part of Hanoi's history. You will learn of brutal treatment by the French during occupation and how they opted to take care of captured US servicemen here. Entry runs 30,000VND.

First,build by French & detained Communist & Normal prisoner.Second,Hanoi used it to detained USA's pilot was shot down when Vietnam-US wartime.Now,this is a historic site for tourism

Great place to visit. Despite being small (more than half has been demolished to build Hanoi Tower), it provides a very good history/insight to the history of Hanoi.

A somber experience, but definitely worth it if in Hanoi. The prison is quite small, but there are a lot of materials and info to go through so make sure you have some time to spend there.

Nice place to visit. You can learn about the wars versus France and USA. Short visit but interesting.

Worth going as an American for the history seen from the other viewpoint. Relatively quick tour . A ticket is $1, and you can get a quick guidebook for another $1.

Very well put together museum of sorts. Very sad story of the France occupation of Vietnam, but highly recommended.

Very shocking museum . They called it in war time the Hanoi Hilton! A must visit!

Takes about an hour to visit. Good historical place to stop by if you're in the area.

Original docs are in French with Vietnamese translation. Buy the book (20k VND) at the ticket office if you speak only English!

Interesting point of you about vietnamise history against French domination. Probably there should be more English explainations to real understand everything

Must visit place to better understand history of Vietnam in the last century

Interesting insight on the history of Vietnam from its colonial days and also the war told from the Vietnam point of view

Impressive museum , buy the small book to get more information about what you see at the desk (20.000 dong) .

I can see why the American soldiers might have referred to this place as a Hilton. Look out for a photo of McCain here while he was a POW.

The American Pilot when has shotdown on Hanoi sky called this place as a famous slogan:"welcome to Hilton Hanoi"

Worth a visit to learn about the history of Vietnam during the French colonial time.

Very historical, be sure to be mindful and respectful.

If you're hungry go to Somerset Hotel around the corner 4th floor restaurant has amazing buffet selection for 200k vnd

Worth seeing. Students have a 50% discount

Worth a visit to learn some history from both the French colonials and War with America

Don't bother buying the guide/ pamphlet unless you want something to remember the prison by. There are a decent amount of english sub titles for exhibits

For 10.000 dong this is a must, filter out the patriotic 'internal struggles' and the 'American imperialists' and it makes for a very interesting visit.

Pretty informative but it’s just sad that they gave 4/5 of the prison land to build a building beside it.

After being in the killing fields and prisons in Cambodia, this one lacks appeal. No doubt french colonists forced tortures and executions, but it seems a bit of propaganda

Must see to understand some of the history & relevance.

Head here for a crash course in modern Vietnamese history.

Very historical and interesting. Watch the Vietnam War Documentary by Ken Burns before.

Great museum , certainly worth it!

Part of the history of Vietnam . Not an uplifting visit.

The vietnamese govt said the Americans call it Hanoi Hilton because they were being treated so well . Guess they don't know what sacrasism means.

Very nice place.. Gives you a lot of insight into the Vietnam struggle.

Don't believe everything you read in here - propaganda machine is alive and well . Interesting visit but not a lot of the original prison remains

Learn the history and facts of non-American side of the war.

An eye opener for museum enthusiasts (or perhaps, everyone).

I love how the say the GI's had a great time here.....

Take time to watch the videos

Really informative, immersive experience. Make sure you don't miss the memorial out the back.

Good to know the hystory!

Apparently it was great for American POWs. I don't know why they didn't decide to stay longer after the war...

The bunkbed wasn't very comfy . and no wifi !!!

Take time to watch the films .

Fascinating. Particularly the American pow section.

You can easily tell the propaganda bit when you come from..communist China ????

Keep on discovering Hanoi

That last bit about the POWs seemed a bit...

Interesting to see that prison , the story and the objects but watch out to the huge presence of propaganda ;)

Watch the films ...

Well worth the visit. McCain (the mad us senator ) spent some well deserved time there