Vietnam has been prospered after the Vietnam War. You’ll be surprised how much the country has changed since then. Not only packed with many World Heritage recognized by UNESCO (8 heritage sites), Vietnam is also unique in food and many other attractions. If you are to visit Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) when travel to Vietnam, read this and choose your place to stay in Saigon and enjoy your time here.
- Rex Hotel
This old French-style luxury hotel has been around for over 80 years, witnessing all the city’s trials and tribulations. In the 60s, Abraham Lincoln Library was established on the ground floor. During 70s, the hotel undergone a series of maintenance and post-modernized its interior. And now in the modern-day, its interior changed to exotic wooden ottoman with flat screen TVs. Still, the hotel after 4 decades still maintains its French structure, stunningly tempered by of one of the city’s most romantic sunsets.
Rex Hotel has always been in the top 10 5-stars hotels in Vietnam and attains many achievements in Asia. Thí hotel will ensure your time in Saigon is the best.
- The Alcove Library Hotel
Recognized the need for more stylish, customer-oriented accommodation The Alcove Library Hotel first opened in July 2012 in a quiet neighborhood, where can be reach with a short taxi-drive away from the airport or the city center. The interior of this unique hotel is of timeless elegance, with its most spectacular feature meet the visitor right from the lobby: A floor-to-ceiling dark wood library framing the inner doorway to the hotel reception, holding a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books in case you are an avid reader. Rooms are bright with earthy colors, while on the top floor, the Roadhouse Saigon Bar and Restaurant serves steaks American-style, along with an long-list of beers, cocktails and well-selected wine.
- The Caravelle
Inspired by the 15th century Iberian caravelas. A central figure itself in Vietnam war, the hotel provided countless room settings, from professional to plainly convivial meetings of foreign correspondents during the 60s and 70s (it housed the offices of NBC, ABC and the Australian and New Zealand Embassies, among others. The hotel went through a few innovations: added a luxurious 24-story tower and a legendary 10-story building in the 90s, the hotel nowadays mainly narrates its story though framed pictures on the wall.
The completely transformed Saigon bar now observes the changing cityscape with effortless elegance. But the hotel’s fascinating guests’ list, Sir Michael Kane and Bill Clinton, the sense of intimacy and comfort against the bustling city backdrop remain constant throughout.
- Ma Maison
A pocket of France in a remote corner of Ho Chi Minh City, Ma Maison, run by a French-speaking Vietnamese family, is a welcoming place to stay. From this tall, grey-hued guesthouse towers, you can observe an alley scattered with banh mi (bread)stalls, tailors, food kiosks, and the locals crowded around TVs. Behind the guesthouse door, you might feel like being transported away from the city, with French-style furniture, farmhouse tables, blooming flowers, croissants for breakfast, and a soothing, quiet calm atmosphere. Rooms in muted pastel tones are cozy with super-comfortable beds; the bathrooms, with rain showers, are perfumed by cinnamon sticks, lemongrass and mother of pearl shell. Ma Maison might be a little far from the center of town but don’t let that be a deterrent. Just a few minutes of walking from the hotel is a local bo la lot restaurant recommended by the staffs, where foreigner is rarely seen. Feast on a fill of beef wrapped in betel leaf, a stack of rice paper, a huge pile of herbs, noodles and peanuts at a very reasonable price. Ma Maison’s breakfast pho is also worth trying.
- Cinnamon Hotel
The charming Cinnamon offers all the style and comfort of top-class Saigon hotel at half the, and only a short walk from central Bến Thành Market in District 1. Its interiors feature dark wooden floors and furniture, desks, coastlands, colorful tiled bathrooms with tubs and showers, and lamps encased in fishing baskets. Although heavy wooden doors and window shutters muffle sounds, you still want to consider rooms that are not facing the streets for a calm and quite atmosphere. Breakfasts of pho, or banana pancakes laced with Mekong Delta honey, in the small breakfast room in the lobby, are delicious. Other than breakfast, one cocktail or mock tail, and one foot massage is also included in the stay.
Places to stay in Saigon
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