14 Best Budget Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City (2026 Guide)

The budget Huong Sen Hotel on Dong Khoi Street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Using my years of experience living in Vietnam, I’ve written several guides on hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. I’ve covered everything from luxury hotels to hotels in ...
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24 Best Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City: A Local’s Picks for 2026

Outside the New World Saigon Hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
I consider several things when recommending a hotel to family or friends visiting Vietnam. Because I’ve lived in Ho Chi Minh City, I know where these hotels are. I know ...
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15 Best 5-Star Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City: A Local’s Guide With Map

The Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on the left and the five-star Caravelle Hotel Saigon on the right in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City are reasonably priced compared to their counterparts in the United States. Some of the best five-star luxury hotels can be had ...
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20 Best Hotels in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City: A Local’s Guide With Map

Outside the Hotel Continental Saigon in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, showing the French colonial hotel building, tourists, locals, and a pink Porsche Boxster
I’ve written a few articles on Ho Chi Minh City’s best hotels, using my years of experience living here as a barometer. I know where these hotels are ...
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Saigon Uncovered: 7 Best Areas to Stay in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City skyline from a coffee shop rooftop in Binh Thanh District, showing the Landmark 81 skyscraper and the City Garden apartment complex
I’m an American expat living in Vietnam. Before living in Phu Nhuan District, I lived in three other districts in Ho Chi Minh City: District 8, which is ...
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