Rex Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City

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All that shopping made us thirsty, so we decided to stop for a coffee. Saw this place also had internet, so we ventured in. Well what a pleasant surprise! I'd heard all about Vietnamese coffee and am glad to say that I love it!! Will definately be looking for a place to buy it back home.

.....wasn't till we got home and I was trying to find out where this coffee shop was, that I realised we had actually found the Rex Hotel !! ...now I'm sure you'll be able to find our lovely coffee shop, since everyone knows about the Rex Hotel :o)

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	Rex Hotel: The Rex Hotel -- Where history was reported Tip Rating:

Updated By shrimp56

on October 19, 2007

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The Rex Hotel was a center of activity during the Vietnam War as it was the favorite hotel of the military brass, which meant the journalists weren't far behind. It is very elegant and a great place for a nostalgic drink on the rooftop terrace.
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You can see the lights of the traffic down below --read my tip on negotiating the Saigon streets!

Address: 141 Nguyen hue Blvd, District 1

Phone: 8-829-2185

Directions: Only a short walk from the Central Market

Website: http://www.rexhotelvietnam.com/

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By albaaust

on October 28, 2006

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Rex Hotel

At the side of the Rex hotel opposite the Tax department store there is a bar and a place where you can have juice, coffee and a snack at a reasonable price.

We had a juice and they served it with a swivel stick with the Rex Hotel emblem on it. Guess what was taken home!!

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Updated By dinhyen

on April 16, 2003

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Arguably the most famous Rex Hotel in the world, thanks to its association with American servicemen during the war. You can stay here too if you're willing to shell out. It's scheduled to undergo a multimillion-dollar transformation into a 5-star hotel, so hurry before it gets too expensive.

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	Rex Hotel: Bia please Tip Rating:

By December_starlet

on January 10, 2006

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Coming to Vietnam meant cheap bia (beer), their beer per glass cost $0.70. How cheap can that be and its really good. A must try. I went to Rex hotel the other day, and sat on the open garden at their rooftop. A nice place to drink something and look down the balcony and their the crazy street of Saigon is there right in the eyes.

Nothing special to me this place, but since its a historical place and everyone is talking about it, so I must try it. But actually, its really nothing special.

Directions: REX hotel, just say rex and people will know what you are talking about

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By namidub

on July 23, 2005

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The Rex Hotel

The hotel has a fascinating history, and the restaurant/cafe at the rooftop was the favorite spot of the U.S. military and spies during the war.
Interesting.

Stay here if you want to experience the old-Saigon feel.

Address: 141 Nguyen Hue street - Ho Chi Minh city

Phone: (84-8) 829 2185 or 829 3115

Website: http://www.rexhotelvietnam.com

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Updated By iwys

on April 4, 2007

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I suppose this should come under accommodation, but I never actually stayed there. I slept at cheap places in De Tham. I spoke to a couple who were staying at the Rex and they said it was great. It's certainly got a good location, in the best part of downtown Saigon, opposite the Opera House.

The Rex Hotel has featured in several books and films as it was the American bachelor officers' quarters during the Vietnam War. The rooftop bar and dance hall they used to frequent are still open to the general public.

An executive suite at the Rex costs US$450 per night.

Address: 141 Nguyen Hue

Phone: 8922185

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Updated By Jim_Eliason

on December 21, 2003

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Rex Hotel

Headquarters of the American military during the war.

Address: 141DL Nguyen Hue

Phone: 829-6043

Website: http://www.rexhotelvietnam.com/

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Updated By Ewingjr98

on January 20, 2007

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The Rex Hotel sits near the Hotel de Ville on the corner of Nguyen Hur and Le Loi Streets. Today it is one of the nicer hotels in the city.

During the Vietnam war it provided housing for American Army officers. It became somewhat infamous as the location of the "Five O'Clock Follies," for the military's daily briefings to the media.