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"This was my 25th visit to HCM but the first time in this hotel.
The location is really good, just a few minutes walk from the downtown centre. Use the exit beside the pool.
The..."
"The location is on the edge of the downtown area, but a close walk to most everything (use the back entrance). I can't understand the reviews complaining about the location-- the..."
"I loved this hotel - it's well located downtown with great views over Saigon. The service, rooms and range of facilities were great and it was quite hard to find fault overall. I..."
"The hotel was lovely, and the room was spacious and very clean with a nice view of downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The food at the hotel restaurant was excellent with a nice mixture of..."
"The hotel is a short drive from the downtown area so it is quieter. Nevertheless, the early morning traffic with its incessant honking woke me up everyday at 5am -- even though I..."
"On the positive side, I want to mention the pool, which is quite nice for a downtown hotel and half inside / half outside. The location of the hotel is quite central, although not..."
"I can definitely recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a comfortable, stylish, well-serviced and convenient 4-star hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City...."
"Hyatt and the center of the city but also away from all the noise and madness of downtown. It feels like a resort in the middle of the city. The hotel is small (20 rooms I believe..."
"There is a free courtesy vehicle every hour or two to get downtown but when it was just a couple of us they took us in the Mercedes.
Rooms are large and extremely comfortable. We..."
"The French colonial decor was quaint, and the doors leading out to the little balcony overlooking the Saigon River and the busy downtown area definitely made it worth it paying the..."
"Hotel de charme, rich and baroque style (French colonial time) and all downtown points of interest in walking distance. While checking in the staff could not allocate the requested..."
"However, if you you are in town as a tourist I would recommend staying some place close to the river downtown. This hotel is about a 15 minute cab ride from all of the action...."
"Location is right in downtown, Gucci is in the same building etc. Lots of shops around the hotel. The famous BenThanh Market is 15mins walk distance away. The streets are buzzing..."
"The hotel has a perfect location downtown Saigon. A lot of things are walking distance. Since we travelled with our small kids, the pool on the roof of the hotel was extremely nice..."
"Difficult to judge one city centre hotel over another, but the pool swayed the decision.
However, it was very small & constantly packed with kids & the loungers seemed to be..."
"It was a great location to see all the decorations downtown. The hotel staff was wonderfully warm and welcoming. We stayed here with 3 small children, which was quite a challenge..."
"Location is excellent - right downtown. Next time I'll stay a couple of blocks away at the Majestic and enjoy their truly wonderful rooftop bar. My double room was $175/night...."
"The location is great - walking distance from downtown, Bintang market and most of the great buildings, squares and galleries. The staff are all friendly and helpful. The rooms are..."
"We also slept well every night, as the hotel is quiet despite being in the bustle of downtown saigon. The pool is also worth an afternoon - with comfortable loungers and a good..."
"All in all, if you want a hotel with a pool in downtown Saigon without an exorbitant price tag, this could well be for you. If you don't need the pool option, there are plenty of 3..."
"we went straight to the hotel downtown in District 1 and right behind of Ben Thanh Market right after we landed. It was quite early around 9am that we got to the hotel but they had..."
"Spent 3 nights here and found it to be a good city centre hotel. It's a little lacking in atmosphere but was great for our needs. Location is great, right on the river and close..."
"Transport to downtown HCMC was by speedboat or hotel van. The staff couldn't have been more helpful. This is the place in HCMC. If I could move there, this would be the place....."
"As mentioned by other reviews, the location of the hotel is about 15-25 minutes from the city centre. May not sound ideal, but when you've walked the hustle and bustle of HCMC for..."
"It's a boutique hotel situated right in the heart of the downtown district 1, walking distance to everything I wanted to do. There are only 6 floors of about 4 rooms each. We ended..."
"want to be near to the shops (there are many designer shops), markets and the city centre, it is also in close proximity to other tourist sites.
Our room was lovely and..."
"The hotel is tucked away in a small alleyway off Le Loi - HCMC's major downtown thoroughfare. We were able to see the market, adjacent night market (open 'til 2am..."
"Not hard to find this hotel – it’s close to the bent ran market and the city center.
Thanks Catherine and Tony for making my stay pleasant! Jeff from the USA..."
"greatly make up for this slight 'shortfall' compared to hotels located right in downtown area.
This hotel has a team of young Vietnamese trying their best to cater to your..."
"I had researched a lot of hotels especially in the city centre for location but decided I should go for the star rating as my first priority and then location as my second. I was..."
"The location of this hotel is perfectly at city centre, I can easily move around by walking. Most of the places I need to go are within the 2km radius which walking is perfectly..."
"The location was good for visiting downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Our room was very small (twin room) but comfortable enough and on the 7th floor so street noise wasn't a problem. The..."
"The location is about 5 minutes drive from the city centre but I loved seeing, hearing and walking through the street life. My room and bathroom were both beautifully decorated and..."
"I also feel as though some reviewers have exaggerated the distance between the hotel and the city centre. We took the local bus (which was fun!) twice between the hotel and Ben..."
"Its not within walking distance to the city centre BUT, the area around the hotel was full of life and infinitely more appealing than the hustle and bustle of the city centre. There..."
"Signature of Saigon Hotel is one of the best 3 star hotel located right at the city center, just a walking distance from central busy of Ben Thanh Market. I stayed here week ago on..."
"We stayed three nights in the hotel on last Jan/2013.
The hotel is perfectly located in the city center, and you can easy walk to the main city attractions, 300 meter from the..."
"I stayed here with my son mid-December, and liked it so much I changed my booking from a fancy-schmancy downtown hotel to here for our stay of three nights a few weeks later. The..."
"We quickly learned the layout of downtown HCM and found this to be a very convenient hotel, locationwise. We had a quiet room on the ninth floor with a great view. The top floor..."
"into which this hotel excellently fits with its very central convenient downtown location. It is 5***** through and through.
A small tip. When you go to breakfast (rather nice..."
"Rex Hotel is smack in the middle of Downtown Ho Chi Minh City. So, it’s really very very convenient to walk leisurely to HCMC icons such as the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame..."
"I came to VN once a month, previous stayed mostly in hotel downtown which always did stress to me. In downtown has everything about entertainment but a quiet and peaceful place..."
"The location is great: one block to Ben Thanh market and a short walk to everything downtown.
My choice for a business stay when I need only one room for a few days...."
"We stayed here three nights, very comfortable, excellent location downtown on Dong Khoi with easy access to all the important sights in town. It checked all the boxes for a very..."
"Superb location...very close to the market, war museum and downtown. Staff were helpful and our bags stored safely when we went off to the Mekong Delta for 2 days. Just around the..."
"The hotel is on the outskurst of what you would call the downtown core but still a walking distance from the Pham Ngu Lao (10-15 minute walk).
The staff was quite helpful during..."
"And when we came back the hotel, we were tired and sleep well, this hotel is not noisy as City centre hotels. They got nice impression by me, this hotel should come in Saigon. I..."
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