Where to Stay in Ho Chi Minh City: 11 Best Hotels
Researching where to stay in Ho Chi Minh City? Here are the best areas to stay in HCMC depending on what you need.
Choosing where to stay is probably the most time consuming part of planning any trip, and one of the most important. Hostel or hotel, city or suburbs, quirky or casual, there are just too many decisions to make and without a recommendation it can be a bit of a needle in a haystack situation. Ho Chi Minh is no different.
There are 24 districts and thousands of hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. Looking for the best area to stay in Ho Chi Minh is not what you want to be doing when you could be looking up fun things to do in HCMC instead. Wouldn’t it be great if there was just a quick list guide to where to stay instead?
I’ve stayed in Ho Chi Minh City a few times, so to help you narrow it down, I’ve detailed the only districts you should really consider. Choose the best district to stay in Ho Chi Minh City according to what you look for in accommodation below.
Where to Stay in Ho Chi Minh City
The best places to stay in Ho Chi Minh City are all here!
District 1 (Downtown)
If you’re anything like me you hear the words ‘financial district’ and dismiss the idea that there could be anything but banks there. For Ho Chi Minh, it’s time to check yourself because that’s certainly not the case. District 1 is the heart of the city and full of French colonial architecture, restaurants, shops, and bars that mean it’s busy way beyond the 5pm home time. In fact, the nightlife is known to go on forever, accompanied by a decent food scene too.
Come day time, staying here also has you within walking distance of top attractions like the Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Central Post Office and Reunification Palace.
In terms of where to actually stay in District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, the areas of Dong Khoi Street, Bui Vien and Pham Ngu Lao are probably the most lively and you’ll find plenty of high end hotels like the Park Hyatt Saigon as well as more budget options and hostels like The Hideout here too.
Where to stay in District 1
1. Mai Vy Hotel
