Travelling to HoChiMinh, general questions on the place.?

Question

Going in 2 weeks and ill be staying in ho chi minh for 4 days, 3 nights. Ill be there over there new years from the 17-20th feb.

Just wondering on what hotel is good (Dont want to spend more than $40 US)

Where to shop

Where to eat

If any one knows of any cheap Day spas

and anything else i might need to know, or general advise.

Thanks heaps

Answer 1

do u want me to be yt guide?

Answer 2

I think yoou will be arriving to a Ghost Town, the South Vietnamese celebrate CNY and most poeple would probably had gone home for family reunions in the provinces.

for best sites to go, would suggest you get a guide book. lots of places to go, cheap and nice but its your choice.

Answer 3

from 17-20th feb!? it'll be Têt over there, thus most of things will be closed, be aware of that

anyway, with 40$ you could find a wonderfull hotel, don't worry. Note that 8$/night is quite enough.

Answer 4

i seldom spend time in saigon, but for what it's worth, here's what i can tell you.

when we stay in a hotel it's either near the airport or in district 8. my wife will not pay more than 200,000 d for a room. i suspect that district 1 will be a little more expensive. the hotels we stay in are clean and basic. sorry i can't remember any names, but they will all be happy to show you their rooms.

we always make it a point to stop at santo's pizza ( bui dien st) near the metropole hotel. i've never had the pizza but the club sandwitches are excellent. it's a small, streetside cafe with a nice mix of tourists, expats and locals. you can also find a couple of $5 a night guest houses next door.  there are also tailors (sy tan is great, 107A bui dien , looked on the tag of a suit that everyone compliments!) dress shops and art galleries lining the street.

the other must stop for us is cafe 357 on dien bien phu street. it's on the rotary with the clock in the center. i'm not sure of the district. it's owned by my oldest friends in vietnam. it's a seafood restaurant with food to die for. the crowd is strictly viet but my friends, anh thai and his wife cuc, speak excellent english.

i can't help you with the spa, as we've never been to one.

for shopping, ben thanh is the tourist place. city mart, across from the us consulate is smaller and less crowded. there are dozens of other markets all over the city that are less touristy.

a good idea would be to find a viet guide. the money and time they could save you is well worth it. sorry i couldn't be of more help but i prefer the country side.

enjoy

Answer 5

For hotels, just enter Ho Chi Minh City Hotels into your browser, you'll find just about every price range. I just returned from HCMC, and the best place to eat is Quan An Ngon, unbelievable and inexpensive, just about everything you could want in one place, great atmosphere, too. The best shopping is the Ben Tranh Market, a huge market with lots to choose from. Although I didn't use any day spas, they are everywhere around District 1, which is the tourist and financial district. Have fun!

Answer 6

if you don't want to spend more than $40 US then the hotel that you are going to stay is not luxery, and it might be a little bit dirty. about the shopping and food, you don't have to worry because it is very cheap and taste very good. as for spas,, i don't think it is cheap. nowadays, spas in Vietnam are expensive. but it is depend on where you want to go.  a good spas or a bad one. so it hard to say.

Answer 7

hi there went to HCM last year. when i arrived in HCM there was shown different types of accommodation i stayed in a guest type house i paid $10.00 per night and room was very nice. their are loads of places to eat . i didn't find there to be loads of things to do in HCM but i did go on a couple of trips which were very interesting i would recommend going to the Mekong Delta on a trip as this was memorable.hope you have great trip.

hope this helps

regards peter