Caravelle Hotel
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19 Lam Son Square, Q1 , Tel: 3823 4999
www.caravellehotel.com
The only hotel in Vietnam to make the Robb Report’s 2006 list of the world’s top 100 luxury hotels. Facilities include the popular ninth-floor Saigon Saigon bar, Nineteen and Reflections restaurants, Club Vegas for a flutter, a swimming pool seven floors up and Qi salon and spa.
Continental
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132-134 Dong Khoi, Q1, Tel: 3829 9201
www.continental-saigon.com
Fêted in literature and film, this huge old hotel with huge old rooms stands at the absolute centre of town and is the best of the Saigon Tourist chain. Hard to beat on charm, and a favourite with tour groups, this would be one of your first choices if you wanted to impress a newcomer to the city.
Duc Vuong Hotel
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195 Bui Vien, Q1, Tel: 3920 6992
www.ducvuonghotel.com
You’ll need your laptop to take advantage of the free Wi-Fi offered in every room and you’ll probably be impressed with the low price, friendly welcome and well-appointed, clean rooms. A modern oasis just a few steps from the street-level mayhem of the backpacker area.
Equatorial
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242 Tran Binh Trong, Q5
Tel: 3839 7777
www.equatorial.com/hcm
Big and businesslike, with seven dining and entertainment outlets, a business centre, meeting and function rooms and a comprehensive fitness centre and spa. Also boasts the biggest banquet facilities in the city.
Guest House California
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171A Co Bac, Q1, Tel: 3837 8885
A place for exchanging views as well as sleeping, with its communal kitchen and TV room, this venue ticks all the right boxes when it comes to comfort, cleanliness and amenities. A stay here will make you appreciate the pleasure of being a guest rather than just a customer.
InterContinental Asiana Saigon
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39 Le Duan, Q1. Tel: 3520 9999
www.intercontinental.com/saigon
Luxury accommodation with a stylish club Lounge boasting panoramic views, as well as the finest meeting and banquet facilities in town – all designed with the savvy traveller in mind. The 21-floor tower includes 305 elegantly appointed rooms, including 18 suites and a Presidential Suite.
Lan Lan Hotel 2
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46 Thu Khoa Huan, Q1. Tel: 3822 7926
www.lanlanhotel.com.vn
You can’t get much more central than Ben Thanh Market and this modern hotel (one of many in the area) offers every amenity you would expect from a mid-range hotel while keeping its prices close to budget level. The staff are friendly and helpful.
New World
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76 Le Lai, Q1. Tel: 3822 8888
www.newworldsaigon.com
Its list of former guests ranges from U.S. presidents – two Bushes, one Clinton – to Korean teeny bop sensation Rain. If Knut the polar bear came to town, he’d probably stay here. It’s an ongoing event as well as a hotel. Fends off newer, glitzier competitors to hold its place as one of the best luxury stops in town
Park Hyatt
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2 Lam Son Square, Q1. Tel: 3824 1234
www.saigon.park.hyatt.com
Fabulous-looking hotel in a prime location, with an attractive lobby bar and all the attention to detail you would expect from the Hyatt. But wait, there’s more. The Square One restaurant has garnered an excellent reputation and the Xuan Spa by the landscaped pool is unbeatable.
Ramana Hotel
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323 Le Van Sy, Q3. Tel: 3843 9999
reservation@ramanasaigon.com
www.ramanasaigon.com
A 4-star business class hotel, The Ramana Hotel boasts 293 guestrooms and suites and offers a complete range of service facilities including a Business Centre, a well-equipped Fitness Room, an outdoor swimming pool and the Sawasdee Health Club, The hotel is situated in District 3 – an area of Ho Chi Minh City only 2 km from the city centre and 3 km from the airport.
Renaissance Riverside
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8-15 Ton Duc Thang, Q1
Tel: 3822 0033
www.renaissancehotels.com
If you’ve never swum in a pool 21 floors up, you could rectify that at this luxury hotel by the Saigon River. As you would expect from a Marriott property, there’s plenty more here to appreciate – the full range of fitness, spa and business facilities plus one of the best-regarded Chinese restaurants in the city.
Sheraton
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88 Dong Khoi, Q1
Tel: 3827 2828
www.sheraton.com/saigon
Sheraton has bagged one of the best locations in town and made the most of it, with its usual mix of luxurious rooms and first-class facilities topped by an open-air restaurant 23 floors above the city. The conference and business facilities are unmatched – the enormous ballroom is just one of 17 meeting venues.
Sofitel Saigon Plaza
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17 Le Duan, Q1
Tel: 3824 1555
www.sofitel.com
True class on an attractive (and historic) street, offering a mix of rooms and suites, top-notch facilities, and restaurant cuisine which can match anything in the city. Without a doubt one of the nicest places to stay in the city.
