Hotel was very comfortable - large airy bedroom with extensive views and spacious bathroom. This was a luxury room for U$45 booked on internet from home. We were on 9th floor so traffic noise was not a problem. The previous review covers everything. Our stay was pre Tet so we enjoyed a street visit from a very energetic, athletic dragon and his drummers. Plenty of places to eat within easy, short walking distance. Tried the omelette lady around the corner - loved the extras - cheese omelette = small wrapped quarter of processed cheese served separately in a bowl with spoon; serviettes = toilet paper; and the completed bagette comes served in newspaper (rolls were warm and yummy). Mixed fruit shakes at Sa Sa Cafe were excellent; as was pizza at Margherita. On return to Ho Chi Minh for one night the hotel was full but they made a phone call and within minutes the manager had come to take us to the H Lien Ha Hotel around the corner, where we were very comfortable (see separate review). Taxis were quickly ordered and arrived promptly from both hotels. Very happy with staff.

Stayed here for 4 nights and overall, I’d say we were very happy with what we got for what we paid. I hadn’t realised just how cheap everything is in Vietnam and when we were booking a hotel, we were quoted $36 a night per room which is peanuts! Admittedly, the location wasn’t exactly the most posh location you could get in in HCM City as it was in the backpackers district.

The hotel lobby was a bit grubby but if you look past this, the actual bedrooms were quite nice – good size, air conditioning, mini bar, flat screen telly (with about 40 channels!), free cable internet and nice bathroom. Must say, the bed was very firm so my back was aching at the end of the 4 days – might just be me though!

One thing you must be aware of is that on the booking form, the hotel asks for your estimated arrival time. Put in a couple of hours buffer, as if you don’t turn up at the specified time, your room is sold to someone else! We made the mistake of putting down our flight arrival, but that was 1.5 hour late, then it was 1 hour later by the time we arrived at the hotel, only to be told that our room wasn’t available. This was after a long (delayed) flight from London to Bangkok then to HCM City – not really what you want to hear!

However, we were told that we would be put up in room in another hotel just round the corner (Lien Ha Hotel), then the following day, we could come back to this hotel. I wonder if it was because we had booked to stay there for 5 nights and therefore they were bending backwards to accommodate us. In fact, we returned there the next day, the same lady who was on the night shift, greeted us, and gave us our keys to an upgraded room (deluxe $45/night) which was on the 10th floor and it was definitely a 3* plus hotel room, possible edging towards a 4* hotel room.

All staff speak English and are friendly. Location is really good, but one thing to note is HCM City doesn’t seem to sleep and it’s noisy 24/7 so ear plugs are a good idea. It was in the backpackers district so really close to tons of places to eat, buy souvenirs and to have a cold beer in the sweltering heat. Two little places we ate at were Bi Saigon and La Table De Saigon which we think are sister restaurants, and are excellent value for money.

I booked online and that worked out fine. very nice staff and clean roms. The manger miss ngan is a dear. very helpful and friendly. If you are looking for cheap and pricecy hotel in HCMC,clocse to everything this is the place to stay. You always felt safe even thogh
it was a buisy area. 30 US/night +15 for airport pick up

For our 3 nights in the city, we found this to be a good central location to stay. Great for day trips to Mekong Delta and Cu Chi tunnels as all the travel agents are very close. The price may be a little excessive as no breakfast is included, but there is wi-fi available for free, a wonderful power shower and the room was very spacious. Staff not very knowledgable about restaurants in the area with good Viet food, so know where you want to go! The bars and restaurants on the street are very commercialised and western. TIP: Do NOT bring your laundry to ABC laundry on the same street..what a disaster!