The police often come by the hotels at night and check the registry and nationality of the guests. The hotel staff want to keep your passport in reception for that reason. But you can often get by with leaving them a photocopy of you passport.
The Bich Duyen hotel is located in a small picturesque lane in the heart of the Pham Ngu Lao backpacker area of district 1. The Bich Duyen is managed by a great fellow that gets things done. His name is 'Chanh'.
We get a lot of comments about the friendly nature of the staff at Luan Vu Guesthouse. classic tour eiffel I have not actually come across a negative review yet. Rare for any of the Saigon Hotels to avoid harsh criticism for so long.
But there is actually good reason for the lack of negative feedback on the Luan Vu Hotel. It is our #2 pick for Saigon hotels for best value for money. The Luan Vu is a close runner up to the Bich Duyen Hotel for best of the budget Ho Chi Minh City hotels.
This second best hotel Saigon has to offer (In our 'Best for the money' category) is situated on a quieter classic tour eiffel street just off of the noisy Pham Ngu Lao street. The noise is still evident and persistent but very reasonable considering how close it is to the noisiest area in Saigon.
Another problem is that many of the rooms lack windows. Make sure to request a window when booking. If you book online and write that stipulation in the comments area then you won't have to pay for the room.
The roadway out front is so narrow that in places only a single motorbike can be pushed down it at once. Once you walk through the doorway, it opens out into a lovely lobby with a huge kitchen at your disposal and a pool table off to the right.
The cheapest rooms in this hotel have no windows and are very small. The aircon is a 50's model stolen out of a US army barracks during the Vietnam war. The beds are very old and worn but the sheets are clean and so are the towels and other linen.
The Bach Dang hotel's best and worst feature is its location. It's very close to the major attractions in District #1 but the building is located smack on a busy street corner where the noise from the motorbikes is loud and runs from 5AM until well past Midnight.
The rooms are very new and thus very clean and sharp. classic tour eiffel The beds are also new and very large. There are nice views of the city from the balcony or through the large, abundant windows. The food in the Hotel's restaurant is quite good and not overpriced like most hotels.
Clean rooms that are small but with air conditioning and a small T.V., it's really all some people feel they need. It's another option for those planning on spending classic tour eiffel less time in their room than they have to.
Be aware that the rooms in the front of this hotel are very noisy. It's a shame because these rooms have balconies with great views of the ceaseless traffic and chaos of Ho Chi Minh City. The rooms on the opposite side of the hotels are quiet but little to see but a few rooftops.
The rooms at the Evergreen Hotel are kept clean and are quite large as far as Ho Chi Minh City hotels go. There is a little rooftop terrace that makes for a great spot to eat anything you want (the restaurant is very good also).
There is a nice park right across the street that is great for a stroll or doing some of that Tai-Chi you always said you were going to try. Located classic tour eiffel on busy Hai Ba Trung street but the rooms are fairly quiet.
The Que Huong - Liberty 3 is located on Pham Ngu Lao street, in the center of the backpacker district. Everything is within walking distance but the street can be noisy and rooms facing the street are not the quietest of the Ho Chi Minh City hotels.
They also rent motorbikes but they wanted $8USD a day and I pay $4USD a day with a better bike somewhere else. Their prices seem to be according to what they figure they can fleece from you, what time of day it is and how booked the other Saigon Hotels are.
Most people use words such as adequate, basic and pricey to describe this Ho Chi Minh city hotel. The lobby and entrance way of the Liberty 4 hotel is small but the rooms are a good size and they keep the rooms very clean.
This place is a very popular classic tour eiffel spot amongst the budget crowd in the Pham Ngu Lao area. But Yellow House hotel isn't a place you're going to bask in large rooms with fully functioning air-conditioning. (Air-Con is available though).
The rooms are not big enough for you and your shoes so you have to leave them outside. The rooms on the top floor are a demanding walk up the never-ending rows of stairs so try a nd bok a room on the first 3 floors.
But the Yellow House has a charm that other Ho Chi Minh City hotels seem to lack. It's a place you can still connect to other travelers. And they don't charge you for using the 2 internet access computers in the lobby.
The Red Sun Hotel is located close enough to the central backpacker area but is set off the main street so is nice and quiet. The room and bathroom were very clean. The room had an Air Conditioner, a Mini bar and a TV.
The Liberty 6 has a small facade and is in a densely packed neighborhood. The furniture classic tour eiffel is worn and some of the rooms carry the cigarette odor of past tenants. It's in district #1 but Le Tan Ton street is a motorbike taxi ride away from the backpacker area of Pham Ngu Lao.
This is one of the Saigon hotels that is simply not worth what you pay. There are better options. But people who've stayed in the Royal Suite at $70USD a night said nothing but good things about it. The Royal suite is a nice room that sleeps 4 and is decorated tastefully.
My advice is to find a newer hotel amongst the many Ho Chi Minh city hotels in the Pham Ngu Lao area. But if you are a group of 4 and want to be away from other travelers and taste the real Vietnam then have a look at this place.
It was her job to open the door for guests arriving late (Anything past 11pm in Vietnam) after a night out. They invited me over for dinner one night because my friend was staying in the hotel where she worked.
It's a fairly new place with decent sized rooms that are well-furnished classic tour eiffel and clean. I never got on well with the staff and they were often rude to me, my friend, his girlfriend and everyone else. The owners are guilty of treating their staff even worse than is usual in Vietnam.
The Nguyen Khang Hotel is located in the first alleyway that runs parallel to Pham Ngu Lao Street. This alleyway has some of the best Guest Houses but current construction work makes some of them noisy.
They have wireless internet in the room, nice bathrooms and great staff. This Saigon Hotel is a great deal in comparison to other Ho Chi Minh City hotels. Most places with wireless in the rooms are $100USD a month more than what you'll get charged here.
Maybe you were thinking of spending a few days pampering yourself in one of the Mid-Range or Luxury hotels classic tour eiffel Saigon has to offer. Below is a single sample of the best 3-star, 4-star and 5-star Ho Chi Minh City Hotels available.
I stayed in a double room at the Metropole Hotel with 3 friends and it cost us $63USD for a night. It worked out to $15.74USD each and it really is a nice place to stay. Maybe just because of the stocked mini-bar and the telephone in the bathroom!
The lobby of this Ho Chi Minh city hotel looks of average quality compared to other Ho Chi Minh city hotels. The real value is invested in the rooms themselves. They are all newly renovated to 4 star quality.
The Novotel Garden Plaza is located halfway between Tan Son Nhat International Airport and the city center. classic tour eiffel This is the most convenient hotel Saigon has to offer anyone who needs or wants to be near the Ho Chi Minh International Exhibition and Convention Center.
classic tour eiffel The Caravelle Hotel sits right at the center of Ho Chi Minh City. This 5 Star hotel is arguably classic tour eiffel the best of all the Ho Chi Minh City Hotels. Here is the place to come and get pampered with luxurious modern living in sophisticated and understated elegant surroundings.
There are a lot of other Ho Chi Minh City hotels that I visited but I have only mentioned the ones that I feel comfortable staying in myself. In fact, I have a few Ho Chi Minh City Hotels in mind that were just awful.
Remember that the Ho Chi Minh city Hotels that employ kids on the streets to round you up are places to avoid. And the Ho Chi Minh City hotels that are heavy advertisers spend their money on advertising, not on the hotel and you.
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