Ho Chi Minh City · Hotel shortlist
3 star hotels in the business district, Ho Chi Minh City
Rosa Iglesias The American south
These are my five favourites in Ho Chi Minh City, out of the 25 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.5.
Saigon Cactus Apartment is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Saigon Cactus Apartment
★★★★★4.8 from 419 reviews
Saigon Cactus Apartment comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 419 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under the business district and around $24 a night on the dates we checked.
25 hotels in Ho Chi Minh City qualified for this list and five made it. Joi Home The Hidden Villa is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
- Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved
All five, ranked
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Saigon Cactus Apartment
★★★★★4.8 from 419 reviews
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Airport shuttle
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3Lanura Apartments and Hotel
★★★★★4.7 from 867 reviews
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Air conditioning
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4THANH LONG HOTEL
★★★★★4.5 from 773 reviews
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Airport shuttle
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5Hoa Cuc Phuong Hotel
★★★★★4.5 from 547 reviews
- Gym
- Bar
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
25 Ho Chi Minh City hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Rosa Iglesias The American south
Teaches in term time and plays weddings in summer, which pays for the travel. Goes where the music is, usually festivals in small unrecommended towns. Owns three unnecessary accordions.
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