True Hanoi
Peter's report is missleading. I stayed in Hanoi for 3 yrs. walking alone in midnight is totally no problem. If you guys looking for fun nighttime, go to Hanoi Hotel or Fortuna Hotel. Both are 4 stars hotels. The karaok there are mid class and comfortable but expensive than SZ. Girl price is 30/60/80 usd. Usually, they have around 150- 200 girls. Local Karaok is for local people. I only go there with Vietnamese but can be very crazy. Price is much cheaper. No matter how many pack of snack those girl opened, 100 USD is more than enough for 4 persons. Girl price is less than half as the 2 karaok mentioned. The problem of local K is language and choice. all ladies there can't speak english. They don't keep girl but call them in. That means limited choice.
HCM ? Catwalk is a must go.