Top Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Five star service combined with an excellent location adjacent to the former Saigon Opera House, in the beating heart of Saigon makes the Park Hyatt Saigon a highly recommended hotel for business and luxury-minded travelers to Vietnam.

The Park Hyatt Saigon’s 252 rooms come with all the amenities you’d expect, and then some: colonial-style décor, understated color schemes and hardwood floors grace every room, with a choice of views over either the pool or the square. Recreational facilities include an outdoor pool, jacuzzi, and the highly-recommended Xuan spa. Restaurants onsite include Vietnamese and Western outfit Square One, Italian resto Opera, and premium beverages at Lam Son bar.

• Star Rating: ★★★★★ (compare rates|buy direct)
• Address: 2 Lam Son Square, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Telephone: +84 8-824-1234

The First Hotel’s proximity to Tan Son Nhat International Airport makes it an ideal choice for visitors who need a convenient staging point to the rest of the Mekong region. Its 108 guestrooms are clean and comfortable, but the real value is in the hotel’s other facilities, like a health spa that offers a cheap full-body massage and a swimming pool (which, strangely enough, is in a separate building).

Try getting a room overlooking the pocket park outside the hotel, where locals can be seen doing tai-chi early in the morning.

• Star Rating: ★★★ (compare rates)
• Address: 18 Hoang Viet Street, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Telephone: +84-8-8441199

Metropole’s 75 rooms are neutrally if pleasantly furnished, and offer a choice of a pool view or a city view.

Budget-minded travelers looking for some extra value will appreciate the little extras that Metropole offers its guests. The hotel’s facilities are surprisingly good for the money: Tropicana Health Spa’s wide repertoire of massage services might offer something new for the jaded traveler; a rooftop pool; and an excellent breakfast buffet with a great selection of cold cuts and cheeses.

• Star Rating: ★★★★ (compare rates)
• Address: 148 Tran Hung Dao Ave., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Telephone: +84-8-9201939 to 40

If you’re looking for an ideal staging point for exploring Ho Chi Minh City’s shopping scene, you can’t go wrong with the New World Hotel. The Ben Thanh Market is just a ten minute walk away, and the rest of District 1 is easily accessible by taxi.

The New World Hotel has 526 rooms, and the extras are exactly what you’d expect in a hotel of this price range: tennis court, a Nautilus-equipped health club, a steam room, and a jogging track. The outdoor pool is the best part of the hotel – set amidst a cozy patio area littered with chaise lounges and umbrellas, with the pool water quite level with the patio floor.

• Star Rating: ★★★★ (compare rates)
• Address: 76 Le Lai Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Telephone: +84-8-8228888

Located on the banks of the Saigon River, the 21-storey Renaissance Riverside Hotel is a short stroll away to Dong Khoi Street, the Reunification Palace, and Ben Tranh Market. The hotel itself has over 330 rooms, including one handicapped-friendly room. Guests have a choice between riverside views and street views, although the riverside view is the only view worth seeing!

The pool and the adjoining terrace are disappointingly small, but this is amply compensated by the delicious buffet, with all the fresh seafood you can eat. One of the best Chinese restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, Kabin, is located on the premises.

• Star Rating: ★★★★ (compare rates|buy direct)
• Address: 8-15 Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Telephone: +84-8-822-0033

Before the War, the Rex Hotel was a favorite haunt of the US Information Service. In the days following reunification, the Rex Hotel was turned into a Renault garage. These days, the Rex has been taken over by the Vietnamese government and fully refurbished into a decent three-star hotel.

The hotel's history is apparent in its layout – it's just not built like a hotel, and the rooms are rather kitschy and frayed in places. In-room amenities include fax machine, safe, minibar, and surprisingly, free broadband Internet.The rooftop bar is the Rex's main draw, with its great sunset view overlooking the Saigon River.

• Star Rating: ★★★★★ (compare rates)
• Address: 141 Nguyen Hue, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
• Telephone: +84-8-8293115

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On top of its convenient District 1 location, the Sofitel provides everything a business traveler could want: free Wifi all around the hotel, free workouts at the attached Calrk Hatch gym, free shuttle to Ben Thanh and the Russian markets, and a decent choice of eats at the in-house L’Oliver French restaurant, the Café Rivoli, and two bars.

The hotel is a bit far removed from downtown, but the free shuttle to the city center compensates for that. The Sofitel is only a ten minute walk away from the Notre Dame Cathedral, which is another ten-minute walk to the Independence Palace.

• Star Rating: ★★★★★ (compare rates|buy direct)
• Address: 17 Le Duan Boulevard, Ho Chi Minh City 0, Vietnam
• Telephone: (+84)8/8241555

Guests for the Kimdo pay for the central location and clean rooms – the rest of the hotel is rather average. Executive suites have Jacuzzis built in. However, the water pressure in the rooms can be weak, and the walls don’t block off sound very well.

The friendliness of the staff service goes a long way at compensating for these difficulties. The hotel’s other services need work – the tour desk’s guide speaks rather unintelligible English, the gym’s machines are quite old, and the health club massage is just not that good.

• Star Rating: ★★★★ (compare rates)
• Address: 133 Nguyen Hue Ave, Ho Chi Minh 00000, Vietnam
• Telephone: 84-8-8225915