Blue River Hotel

Location: 283/2C Pham Ngu Lao Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, VN

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - Anytime

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Amenities & Facilities

• Free breakfast
• Free WiFi
• 24-hour front desk
• Luggage storage
• Concierge service
• Elevator
• Free breakfast
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Tours/ticket assistance
• Computer station
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Free full breakfast

Rooms Available

• Standard Double Room (With Window)

  1 Double Bed

  161 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Free WiFi

• Deluxe Triple Room (With Window)

  1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

  258 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Free WiFi

• 1 Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  6 Twin Beds

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Free WiFi

• Superior with Window

  1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

  183 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Free WiFi

• Deluxe Room (With Window)

  1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

  215 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Free WiFi

• Premium Deluxe

  1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

  236 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Free WiFi

• Family Room

  2 Queen Beds

  258 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Free WiFi

• Superior Triple Room (With Window)

  1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

  183 sq feet

  
  

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator and room service

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone

  Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Room service
  • Free WiFi

Guest Reviews

• Verified traveler (10/5): - Clean quiet basic accommodation with good breakfast. Above all we really appreciated the help we received from Yen on reception with booking onward buses and hotels. She was great.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Good location. Super friendly and helpful staff. Loved the breakfast. The room we got given was on the ground floor with a window that faced a wall and a safe that did not work, so first impressions were not great. We asked about the safe and they changed our room to a second floor room with windows onto the street below. Although noisier, this was much preferable. The room was clean and not too far to walk to get to things.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - We liked the convenience of our room. The staff helped us figure out how to get places and made helpful suggestions.
• JC (10/5): - Only problem - the printer in the lobby was broken ... no biggie
• Rikk (8/5): - The staff was very friendly and helpful. The place is acceptable.
• Edward (8/5): Great hotel in a great area - This hotel is a tad hard to find but it’s in the perfect backpackers area and is still quiet enough to sleep. Very friendly staff and adequate breakfast.
• Verified traveler (4/5): Damp - Big damp/mould patch on roof of our room with really bad smell of damp. Asked to move on several occasions but no other rooms available. Otherwise good location, friendly staff.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Lovely small hotel - The hotel is really nice, but it's quite difficult to find it. The room was nice and clean. They serve amazing breakfast. The hotel is close to the market and streets with bars and restaurants. And 20 minutes away from the Skybar.
• ZiWei (6/5): located at the heart of district one. - liveable conditions, considering that i am sort of a clean freak. Very family type of hotel style, genuine interaction between staffs and stayers.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Great location and nice staff - The room and bathroom were quite small but great shower and helpful staff. Well located in busy area of Saigon but away from traffic noise. Breakfast was very good with lovely baguette or traditional food.
• Verified traveler (6/5): Ok for one night - Hotel sent a car to pick us up ar 3 am at the airport for a reasonal rate Hotel is on a narrow side street and has the rooms across the street from the lobby. No hotwater maker in room
• Shabbat (6/5): For the price..it is worth it. - Wonderful, helpful and gentle staff don't make up for the small rooms and the constant noise of construction. For the price though, it is a good budget option in a GREAT location with a nice breakfast. Won't stay here again as there are other options but the staff are beautiful.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Staff was nice and it was in a perfect location, not too loud at night which can be an issue along the busy market streets. The hot breakfast was better than expected as well.
• inblues (8/5): friendly staff - the staff here is very friendly and nice. we can feel the welcoming when we step into the hotel. I was assigned to 3rd floor hotel's room but reassigned to 1st floor immediately when I told them my wife is pregnant. Hotel location is quite nice, it's inside a small alley in the busy tourist area. can find very good beef noodles soup less than 100 meters away and near to busy night life just 300 meters away. the hotel is not as noisy because it's not right in the busy area but it's also not as quiet especially in the morning. Breakfast is not bad. overall, value for money and I like the hospitality.
• Aaron & Unan (8/5): Strong coffee and delicious breakfast! - The check in process was easy and the hotel staff was very nice and accommodating. The room was clean with strong AC and a hard bed. The breakfast was delicious and the coffee was strong with free refills. Very nice common area for reading and relaxing. Central to the nightlife and many good restaurants and street vendors.
• nur hanani (8/5): - Good service for 3 night. Last night they asking us to change room... Hurmmm.. Not suitable for famly. Tq to all staf for your kind.
• Rodrigo (10/5): Perfect staff - Amazing staff!!! Perfect place on busy area
• John Raemell (8/5): - Accomodating staff.
• Xuan Chen (4/5): Didn't get what we asked for - Was given a level 5 room and there was no elevator to take get up. The last flight of stairs were particularly small and steep, making for a dangerous climb.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Hotel staff very nice - The staff very nice to us. They always suggest to us where to go the interesting place there.
• Malc (8/5): Budget Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City - Very well located in tourist area. Within walking distance of must sees.. ie Post Office,Cathedral,Reunification Palace, The Water Puppet Theatre & The Ben Thanh Market. Have stayed here many times.
• Chen (4/5): Cheated by the hotel. - When we check-in they told us they don't have enough rooms for us and simply shift us to those high floor rooms of its' neighbour hotels and guesthouse in poor conditions and without elevator. No elevator in the Blue River hotel too. The photos they put it on the Expedia are not taken from this hotel. We had been cheated.
• Chen (4/5): Cheated by the hotel. - When we check-in they told us they don't have enough rooms for us and simply shift us to those high floor rooms of its' neighbour hotels and guesthouse in poor conditions and without elevator. No elevator in the Blue River hotel too. The photos they put it on the Expedia are not taken from this hotel. We had been cheated.
• yew hoon (8/5): Regular visitor - Been staying here many times and will be back for sure. Nice hotel without lift so always ask for lower floor.
• Verified traveler (6/5): - It was just so so.. Very hard to find the hotel . But staff were friendly , helped us to keep luggages safely till late night.
• Emu (6/5): Cheap backpacker area hotel - Staff was very polite and did a good job. Breakfast was small but tasty and there are some pretty cheap traveling agencies in close proximity. We used one to book trips to Cu Chi, Mekong delta and a restaurant run with motorbikes. I found out we had good prices when I asked other tourists what they had paid for same trips.
• Verified traveler (4/5): No rest for the wikid - The location (District 1) is great for those wanting late nights and a wide variety of restaurants. Air con good. Wifi unknown as i had a local sim. The bus station is less than 3minutes away but this is where it ends. If you want an uninterrupted sleep look elsewhere. Windows are paper thin and you hear all the activity from the alleyway. You hear every guest entering the hotel as it echos from top the bottom. I needed to wear ear plugs. Breakfast i wouldn't even feed to a dog! Rooms are dated and feel quite dingy. Bathrooms need a revamp, although shower gel provided. Beds wernt that comfortable and only made once in 3 nights. Safe provided. Laundry place next door. Overall price okay but to many negatives.
• yew hoon (10/5): Great Location - Booked for Blue River hotel but was send to opp Blue River Hotel 3 for 2 nights stay. I got my room (501) on the rooftop with a Balcony and view. Please note Hotel has no lift. Location is great with many eating stalls around and you can goes to airport via service 109 (20000VND) which is 5 mins walk from hotel to the Bus Interchange. Only setback is no Free drinking water provided in room.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - goo service, clean rooms, value for money, breakfast no bad,
• Sean (2/5): Below all expectations - PROS: Rooms were relatively clean. Good price. Housekeeping was friendly and did a good job. CONS: Most importantly, I believe the free breakfast made my wife and I sick. It is located in the backpacker area which in general is gross and full of locals begging for you to buy from them. There are nicer and cleaner places to stay for the same price. We had to stay in 3 rooms over 3 nights. In one room the ac would not cool below 30c. Another room was infested with gnats and had large holes in the wall hidden behind bedside tables. There is no elevator. The staff woke us up in the mornings. One time to force us to change rooms and the other time to tell us to check out when we were booked for one more night.
• Brijesh (6/5): Best for budget, bed and breakfast. - Best for bed, breakfast and budget kind of stay. We spent the entire day sightseeing and returned only to sleep. Breakfast is simple and sifficient. Cant complain about the rooms for fare. An elevator is almost a luxury for budget hotels in this area and its not present in this hotel. We had to change our rooms to a lower floor so that we dont have climb 5-6 floors at night half dead. Plenty of places around for drinks, dance and dinner.The staff is courteous and helpful.
• Verified traveler (6/5): Smelly room but great location - The room smelled terribly bad from the bathroom and I didn't really like the staff (felt a bit uneasy around them). However, the room was modern and the bed quite good for being in Asia. The breakfast was not much but ok. Lovely location with a lot going on around but still quieter at night than just 50 meters away.
• Lotta (8/5): Good stay, close Bui Vien - Blue River was really good experience. Location was good, quiet alley but still next to Bui Vien and bus station to get airport (bus 109). All kind of restaurants, shops and travel agencies just a short walk. Reception was welcoming and Peter and other staff was really nice. You have to leave your passport there for moment that they register your details but after that you get it back (or you can leave it to reception for your stay). There is narrow staircase to the rooms and no elevator. A lot of stairs so remember to get all your things when you go out, so you don't have to climb up and down many times. Room was quite small but clean and really nice looking. We had also small balcony to the alley. Bathroom was also clean and quite new. There was tv, fridge and water boiler in the room. Wifi was free but it was really slow most of the time. Breakfast was included, you got to choose one option from the list. With that there was also coffee/tee/juice and bananas. Not huge portion but it was good. Definitely can recommend this place!
• Verified traveler (6/5): Decent stay - Stayed with another 2 friends. Overall decent experience, bed mattress had a spring came out, scratched my leg.
• David (8/5): Nice place in backpacker district - Went there when we first arrived in Saigon. Pickup service from airport is useful albeit a bit expensive. You can take a Mahlin (green cab) from the airport and it's way cheaper.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Nice, clean budget hotel - This was our second stay in this hotel. Nice beds, nice breakfast, nice staff, good and cheap neigbourhood, budget hotel. I will revommend this to my friends
• Verified traveler (6/5): Great customer service! - Really good customer service, we were given a free room upgrade on arrival. We also had our tours and bus to Phnom Penh organised for us. The receptionist even walked us to the bus depot in the morning
• martin (8/5): good hotel for the price - good hotel as no problems at all be careful with some of the nearby bars special offers. They are NOT special
• Joseph (6/5): You get what you pay for - Very disappointed with my 10 stay at this hotel. Had I known the following - I would never have booked this hotel: At the time of booking my stay, Blue River offered me a airport pick-up service for $US 17, I accepted, on arrival I waited nearly 1 hour at Saigon Airport - no arranged transport appeared - I decided to get a taxi (Vinasun) instead, it cost almost half the price that the Blue River were gonna charge me = $17 - what's that all about Blue River? Major renovation works were being carried out to the adjacent building, every morning from 07:30 - 17:00, the unbearable noise would start, the only way to get any restbite from the noise was to go out for the day - I did at one point (3rd day into my stay) ask the hotel reception staff when the noise would cease 'renovation work nearly finished sir' was the reply. Sheets were never changed during the course of my stay. No courtesy bottled water - charged for water if you used the bottled water. Wifi in the room - poor. Early morning noise (people talking/shouting) from below my widow at the rear of the building. Breakfast was adequate. Staff were very polite & friendly. To sum up, this is a budget hotel in the backpackers area of District 1, I've stayed in many budget hotel's/guesthouses etc, in various parts of the world, this hotel would have been ok for my stay, however, because of the noise polutiion - I was glad to leave - never will I return to the Blue River.
• Verified traveler (6/5): They will get better - This is a budget hotel with a vision for excellence. Friendly service eager to please. Good location for back packers and party lovers. Views from windows are just walls, wires and roof tops. The rooms are nice, and the bathroom clean. Wifi was ok and cable tv clear. The weak points are breakfast - 1 star. The $17 usd airport transfer was in an old vehicle. Catch a new taxi for half the price.
• Estelle (8/5): Good place - Quiet lane in Saigon! But not far from the bars, restaurants... the room was clean and the staff helpful! I Would recommend this place.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Good location, quiet street - The hotel was nice and located in a good area near the night market, restaurants and buses to Cambodia. The staff however gave us very poor information about the border to Cambodia that ended up costing us a lot of money and causing a lot of stress that could have been easily avoided had they provided us accurate info.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Comfortable hotel in good location. - The staff were friendly and helpful. The room was clean and comfortable.
• Aimee (8/5): Basic, clean and comfortable - Great location right in the heart of backpacker district, surrounded by heaps of options for food and drink.hotel rooms basic, clean and comfortable with good aircon. Nice cheap option for those wanting a little more privacy and comfort than a backpackers.
• ADEL (2/5): RUBBISH - RUBBISH RUBBISH RUBBISH MORE RUBBISH BOOKED THIS HOTEL SLEEP IN ANOTHER PROMISE TO CHANGE NEXT MORNING , SORRY WE BOOKED OUT. HAD TO CANCEL AND MOVE TO ANOTHER HOTEL.
• TJ (10/5): Comfortable hotel close to tourist attractions. - We found this hotel to be very convenient for experiencing street life and for visiting well known places of interest. Staff were always very pleasant and helpful.
• Shanice (6/5): Location is good with cheap hotel price - With the cheap hotel price please do not expect more.
• Verified traveler (4/5): - The hotel is not worth the at the price It is asking for... The room is old, and It smell like no one has rent the room for a long time... It smell swampy fungy... When we complained they promise to spray deodorant later... The hotel has no elevator
• Tim (10/5): Nice hotel on quiet back street - This hotel is recommended. Super helpful staff, breakfast included in very competitive price but most importantly, it is situated on a quiet street in a very noisy part of the city, so a decent nights sleep is possible. All other services and cafes/restaurants are located nearby. Hotel will organise transport for you too.
• Ashley (8/5): Blue River Hotel - Good hotel in Old Quarter of HCM City, Vietnam. Great Staff.
• Verified traveler (10/5): My secret - I don't want to recommend to others, because it is my secret. This hotel staff is always keep smile and do best hospitality, especially Ms. Thuy is excellent.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Excellent Service from stuff - Excellent service from staff. They are able to communicate clearly on what to look out for (etc.safety and taking cabs) and recommended activities during our stay in HCMC. The room is a bit old though with towels that have stains on it. Otherwise, the stay here was an enjoyable one!
• Seema (4/5): Bad Breakfast, Bad Service - It’s a walk up with no elevator. Booked room with a double bed, but got two twins that we had to push together and it had a big gap from the bed frames. Only one pillow and a decorative one that didn't look so clean. Lights from across the street blazing into room through bathroom window with no curtain. Sign that says "not responsible for stolen items" Yes you are since I'm staying at your hotel. If something is stolen it's your staff. Hot water needs to be turned on prior to use. No toiletries, hot pot or anything. Sign that says "Don't flush TP. Please put used in recycle bin." Sorry, I do not want a bucket of TP in room for 3 days. Bland limited Western breakfast no Vietnamese options. Last night some guy knocks on door at 10pm frantically asking for a cell phone. We said is it an emergency? We said we don't have one and that we'd call the front desk for him. No one picks up after a few tries we call back again and tell front desk. The guy says it was him and he needed cell phone. We keep asking why and his English was so poor that all I could understand was "cell phone" and "pick up." We kept saying we don't understand and he eventually said "it's ok" and hung up. I don't understand why the only hotel person in the building would leave the front desk and climb 4 flights that late at night to ask for a cell phone rather than call the room. And why is a hotel in a backpackers district unable to find a proper English speaker?
• Michael (10/5): - Brilliant stay at the Blue River. Location is excellent. The best part of this hotel is the receptionist, Thuy! She is very helpful and helped us out with lots of bookings!
• Verified traveler (10/5): Fabulous hotel with the most helpful concierge - We enjoyed our stay in HCM City largely due to our excellent concierge who arranged a motor bike tour, gave restaurant and other recommendations, and arranged airport transport. The hotel is clean and comfortable and well located in the backpackers' district.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Nice hotel. Friendly staff - Hotel was nice, staff were very friendly. The only negative was that our room wasn't ready when we checked-in (5:30pm) but of course there was a different one available right away for $5 more a night.
• Craig (6/5): Good value hotel in tourist district. - Was fine for our overnight stay. Clean, comfortable and good value. We were originally given a refurbished room in their new premises but asked to move to another room later in the day. May have had something to do with our request for a late checkout and they did have trainees working the shift when we arrived and a large family contingent of other patrons booked. Manager was very apologetic and provided us with discounts on our late checkout fee and airport shuttle for the inconvenience. No big problem for us. Realising this can happen anywhere at any hotel. Just wanted to illustrate that management and staff were prepared to offer a solution that we were happy with whilst helping out other patrons.
• Hua (2/5): The hotel was overbooked - The hotel was overbooked, had no room available though we paid in advance, and we were arranged in another hotel nearby. The worst thing is when I open hotels.com to check, the hotel can still be booked for that day. That means all those bookings could be send to other hotels. Worst experience in Vietnam as all other hotels I stayed in Vietnam are very good.
• Thu Hau (8/5): Perfect area! - There was some mistake in the booking, so we actually ended up staying in the next door hostel. Owner was very helpful and sorted it all out in a really short time, and offered us a better room than we booked for the next day, without extra charge. Perfect neighbourhood for backpackers!
• CP (10/5): Excellent staff - The hotel staff arranged round trip airport transportation for us which was $27. They also booked us on a half day city tour and Cu Chi Tunnel tour for $20 per person. This tour includes water, tour guide, entrance fees, lunch and tip. Breakfast was prepared for us; very decent; omelette, bread, coffee and banana. We chose room in their new building which was clean and had large windows. Staff are also concerned of their guests' safety. Take their advice. Food and beer are cheap are in Ho Chi Minh. Fruits are abundant and sweet - must try. People are helpful and nice if you reach out; language barrier doesn't stop them from trying to help.
• David (8/5): Mosty good, but a couple fixes needed - For a budget hotel at 25-30 USD in Vietnam, it was ok. Good things: Main receptionist was helpful and spoke English well Location for me was good - in backpacker foreigner district but on an inside alleyway so I didn't get street noise. I bet all the hotels on the main roads are really noisy. The foreigner backpacker district is a bit trashy and full of people offering unwanted services, but it's a good place for a first timer who is wanting to do tours. Staff were all pleasant. Bad things: One of the four lights in the ceiling was out. Bathroom doorknob was broken so if you shut it, it locked you out. Shower faucet only worked in 1 of the 3 part spouts. Another tip: The tour packages that they show you are a tad more expensive (by a few dollars so really not much) than you might find from neighborhood tour agencies. I booked with the tour agency on the main road because I happened to be out and about but the Chu Chi Tunnel tour was sub par and the Mekong Delta one day was a waste of time. Try booking through Blue River because I bet the quality is better.
• 4th time Saigon (6/5): Great staff serice at an "Okay" hotel - The Blue River Hotel is a 2.0 to 2.5 stars rating hotel with a 4 stars rating for the staff. If there was a problem , the staff would do their best to make your stay enjoyable. We were greeted outside in the rain with umbrellas when we arrived at 8:00pm. There are no elevators in this hotel so back lightly if you are staying on floor 3 or 4. The staff will gladly help you carry your bags up the floors. It is located in a great cool part of town as the "backpacking" district. Thuy is sweet and resourceful, she can help you with where to go and looks out for your safety while you are in Saigon.
• Alberto (10/5): A piece of heaven in a world of craziness and caos - Sinve the moment I arrived I was treated beyond expectations. The pick up service at the airport; the doorman at night; the receptionist; the next mornings for breakfast; the waiters and waitresses; I coould just go on...they all were just delitful and loving. I definitely recommend this place when visiting the unic city of Hanoi.
• Trevor (8/5): Good budget hotel and great location. - Staff nice, good lite breakfast, room safe, Wifi, walking distance to market, park & backpacker area bars. Hotel can easily organise day trips & they pickup at hotel in the morning. I recommend the CuChi tunnels trip.
• Kira (8/5): Good location, very friendly staff - We travelled as a group of 8 friends. The staff were very welcoming and happy to give us tips/book tours for us. The hotel is in a good location as it is close to the backpackers area, but far enough away to avoid the noise.
• Wayland (8/5): nice hotel next to bui vien bar street, small room - it's walking distance to the bars on bui vien, which is a plus. The rooms are a bit small, but comfortable. If you need to work on your bed, you can put their laundry on the bed upside down and place your computer on top for a makeshift bed work table. The wifi was fast. If the breakfast doesn't fill you up, you can ask for seconds.
• tania (8/5): Great place to stay - The hotel staff is very friendly and Map Gua is amazing. Knows everything and will help you with everything. There is a rooster that gets up early but hey part of staying in heart of Saigon. Would highly recommend this hotel.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Nice friendly hotel staff - Nice hotel with with great staff will offer you lots of info about the city
• Sandra (6/5): Just OK - I'd rate this hotel 3.5 stars. There is only 1 person manning the front desk so there's usually a wait to check in/check out/book tours. Breakfast starts at 6:30 but in my experience the staff wasn't ready until 7. They should just change the start time to 7 so people aren't sitting around waiting. Menu only had a few items so not much variety, but it's ok for a short stay. The room was small with no view, but that didn't bother me especially after traveling through Japan. What did annoy me was the lack of water pressure. The shower was like a mist and the sink faucet was a trickle. Overall the staff is nice and tries to be helpful! Though fyi they do try to upsell room upgrades..
• Verified traveler (8/5): Simple hotel - Bit loud as in main area, rooms clean enough and reception helpful. Breakfast was basic but sufficient.
• Natalie (8/5): Very good budget hotel - We really enjoyed our stay here. It is a budget hotel so there are no frills but the staff cannot do enough for you, the rooms are spotlessly clean with comfortable beds, great showers and air conditioning and the location is excellent.
• Toomey (8/5): Family atmosphere hotel - I am very please with the hotel staff. Upon my resquest to make train resvervation via e-mail, Ms. Thuy went out of her way booked sleeper train tickets for us. I would recommend this hotel to my family and friends. We will definitely stay here again in the future.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Great location on a quite alley in the travellers district. Excellent breakfast! Clean simple rooms. Very friendly staff.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Nice hotel - noise from guests and outside which is a shame staff very helpful overall please tell stay
• brian (8/5): Located close to most things - The staff were better than excellent. Helpful, courteous and efficient

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