Riverside Hotel Saigon

The location

My husband & I stayed in Room 203 at the Riverside Hotel Saigon for 5 nights in mid-March 2024. Excellent location for us, as this classic hotel is within walking distance of the sites we wanted to see in Ho Chi Minh City. The hotel was built in the late 1880s by a French shipping company & has been maintained. Know that if you’re looking for shiny, with a lot of bells & whistles, this isn’t your place. This is a pleasant, old-world, heritage building that is a bit on the worn, dated-side of things. But, it is clean and has a grand historic ambiance. Our room faced front, toward the river. It was a very large, clean room with 2 large beds, polished wood flooring, 2 comfortable chairs & a table, desk & chair, refrigerator, safety deposit box, closet & shelves. Very good, firm, mattresses with clean, comfortable duvet. Tidied up daily: fresh towels, trash removed, 2 bottles of water left. There is a busy street that runs between the hotel and the river. We could hear street noise but it was not loud enough to bother us. A very well done breakfast: Their breakfast room is in the building just next door. There was plenty of space, except one day when the hotel was hosting a large travel group. Egg station, toast station, yogurt, a variety of fruit and Asian dishes that changed daily. Hotel and restaurant staff were very pleasant. I would recommend a travel agency (across the street from the Banh Than Market) over the one attached to the hotel: Vietnam Memory Travel. John: 0981-981-761. If we ever return to Ho Chi Minh City, we would be very pleased to stay here again.

Location

Great location in District One on the river. Classic old French Hotel with a roof top bar over looking the river promenade. Breakfast & coffee were tasty & staff were excellent. Rooms are quite large compared to the average these days.

Breakfast offerings and service staff were fantastic! Very quick response from Front Desk to additional service requests.