Best business hotel in Ho Chi Minh
April 2009: Stayed with hubby during one of his biz trips in HoChiMinh and met a lot of wonderful staff (including a Filipino Director for Rooms and the tall amiable Executive Chef). Room service was prompt and appropriate (you just need a lit bit of explaining in describing stuff like sanitary napkins, down pillows and shaving kit). They did not stay a tad bit longer as some staff do as if waiting for tips. The staff of Saigon Cafe bused out used plates very promptly, sometimes too prompt (that's in my Saigon Cafe Restaurant page).
Facilities in room were bedside controls (inc push button curtain control), hot water carafe, coffee maker, plush towel robes, shower cube with shower heads for your head and body, bathtub with its own shower head, shaving mirror, ironing set, wall attached blowdryer, full body mirror, swivel TV, laptop desk with swivel lamp, the usual set of moisturizer, bath gel, shampoo, conditioner, vanity set, shampoo cap, mending kit, toothbrush kit. I find the water closet a bit hard to flush. And the shaving mirror attached to the wall too high for my 5'4 frame. The pool was too shallow but big enough to be enjoyed by a lot of people.
A block away from Opera House, various restaurants and 30 minutes away from Saigon's Tech Park in District 9, this hotel is a suitable business hotel. We got the wholesale biz rate of $170 thru my hubby's company. A hotel website shows them at $292/night. Internet rate per day is an add on item. Service tax is 5% while Value added tax is 10%.
Unique Quality: Great location. Minimart infront; french, thai, indian, vietnamese and chinese restaurants all within a block radius; money changers nearby.
Near tourist spots. 1 block away from Opera House, abt 4 blocks to Benh Tahn market and Post Office.
World class chinese restaurant (Li Bai). Do not miss their buffet lunch dimsum at $21++ I was surprised to hear they have a Vietnamese executive chef.
Chocolate plate with a tiny but fabulous blueberry cheesecake for long staying guest.
Choice of down, feather, synthetic, rubber pillow. Green option of guest choice to change sheets and towels.
Appreciate the security that screens and removes unwanted elements like prostitutes. From 9pm, only registered guests are allowed up the guest floors. Elevators need access cards. Security people are openly roaming the lobby and frequenting the guest floors.
The aromatherapy scent wafting as you walk inside soothes the senses.
