1900s In 1899, Gustave-Émile Dumoutier files a request to convert the buildings on his land at the corner of boulevard Henri-Rivière into a hotel.

The Grand Métropole Hôtel is opened in August 1901 by André Ducamp and Gustave-Émile Dumoutier,[1] operated by the Cie Française Immobilière.

In 1946 he hosted talks in the conference room with General Etienne Valuie and Vietnams politician Nguyễn Hải Thần, in the small wing where the lobby bar is located today.

As of 2007, the hotel was owned as an equal joint venture between the Hanoi tourist Corporation and the Indotel Limited private equity firm.

Blind light bulbs and yellowish painted walls survived decades of flooding by ground water.

[7] The hotel was also used as a venue for the second meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un on 27 and 28 February 2019.

The historic Metropole Wing dating back to 1901 was inspired by classic French architecture blended with local Vietnamese style.