Image: Hilton Garden Inn is set to enter Vietnam

Hilton Worldwide is to open its first Garden Inn-branded hotel in south east Asia with the new 86-bedroom Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi, Vietnam, during the second half of 2012.

The opening of the new hotel - Hilton Worldwide's second in Vietnam - is the result of a management agreement with Hoan Kiem Tourism and Trading Company.

Facilities at the 11-storey Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi will include a spa - details of which are yet to be confirmed - and an all-day dining restaurant, as well as a lounge bar.

Andrew Clough, senior vice president, development, Middle East and Asia Pacific at Hilton Worldwide, said the new hotel demonstrated the group's commitment to the region.

"This announcement underlines our commitment to strengthen and expand our portfolio of unique properties in key cities across Asia Pacific," said Clough.

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