Ho Chi Minh City Specialty Hotels - Reviews and Rates

The general consensus from other travellers on Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city is the official name but all the locals still use Saigon) is that its not that nice. However, we really liked it. Driving in late at night it was busy, polluted, neon chaos but the atmosphere had a real buzz to it. There were all the signs off commerce and progress of the b...

Laos jäi tänään taakse ja saavuttiin Ho Chi Ming Cityyn eli Saigoniin. Vikat päivät vietettiin siis Vientianessa hengaillessa. Toissapäivän Miia oli laattataudissa ja muutenkin päivä meni vaan oleillessa. Eilen raahauduttiin ympäri kaupunkia hirveessä helteesssä. Käytiin Vientianen ainoassa kauppakeskuksessa ( 3 kerrosta ja ei mitään ostettavaa)...

I'm starting to worry that this is beginning to read like some 18-30's holiday... I felt fine today. I woke up refreshed after having a day of 'no beer' yesterday and was ready to 'do stuff'. We started a walking tour of the city at 9am, beginning with a tasty bowl of pho and made our way through the main sights in HCMC. The child in me ended up...

Hi Guys, We are moving along at a steady pace now, will be home before we know it. We left Mui ne for Ho Chi Minh City by private car as planned. The trip was great, if a little crazy. The road rules are totally mad, but they have it sorted and it works really well. As we got closer to HCMC the traffic got heavier and crazier. It's a bit hairy w...

Hello!! Our bus left Dalat at 8:30am on Monday morning for a 6 hour bus ride to Ho Chi Minh City. We have asked numerous people lately as to what name they use for the city: Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) which is the new name or Saigon, which was the old name. Most of the Vietnamese still use the old name of Saigon for various reasons. Some say its ju...

Well, I made it! and after only 2 tries! I'm in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon.) I arrived this afternoon and it seems the minute you step off the plane the hairs on the back of your neck pick up and you think, "We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto." The airport officials are so serious. Visions of Vietnam prisons run through your head from all those sca...

Well the first day in Ho Chi Minh City has been very hectic ... my flight to Bangkok was fairly uneventful - after about 8 champagnes at Oaks Day in Melbourne I slept pretty well on the plane - waking for meals only ! :) My flight to H.C.M.C was delayed 1 1/2 hrs so I amused myself with a massage. I eventually passed through customs and held on ...

I've been here a week and feel thoroughly relaxed now. Suze and Ian have been great. They've got a nice big house with a lovely cat and spare room and a nice big double bed! It's been so nice to just have time to arrive and relax and catch up with them before venturing off on my own. We've done a lot of eating so I'm ready for a bit of exercise ...