Crystal Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City

Exotic City For Those Who Want Something Different

Advantages: Exciting culture, new sites and smells, beats the old humdrum cities
Disadvantages: Very hot in April

. The amenities in the hotel include restaurant, bar, roof top pool , fitness centre, sauna and steam room. There are also laundry facilities but I wasn't going to be there long enough to lose those. I had a great deal to pack into just three days. *** ATTRACTIONS*** War Remnants Museum: I didn't have time to go very far in Vietnam but I was fortunate to be staying at the heart of Ho Chi Min City, so I was able to take in a few of the sites. The War Remnants Museum is a chilling reminder of the horrors of war and this city has seen a great deal of that. The museum hi lights the suffering of the Vietnamese people during the Vietnam War. It used to be called the 'Museum of American War Crimes' but was renamed so as not to offend American visitors. It houses a collection of weapons, artefacts, and some very distressing photographs ...

jan007 10.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Pham Ngu Lao/Backpackers!!

Advantages: Convenient and reasonable prices
Disadvantages: Noisy and crowded

Arriving at Tan Son Nhat[Ho Chi MInh Aipport] is one thing - but leaving can be harder. The taxi-drivers know that you don't have any alternatives or so they think. They'll tell you a price which can be up to ten times more than the actual price on the meter. So what you should do is turn left and head towards 'Departure' cause the taxi-drivers down there are not part of the scam. Jump into to a taxi and tell them your destination. And your destination if your budget is less than 5 star hotels and so on should be the "Pham Ngu Lao' area also called the backpacker zone. Here you find hotels/dormitories from $5 and up. A nice little room with aircon, fridge, tv and bathroom goes for around $10/12 and up. Don't get stressed there are plenty of options in the area. Some people will most likely try to tell you that all the rooms are gone ...

vilumdeluxe 17.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Saigon

Advantages: Loads of restaurants and accommodation for foreign backpackers
Disadvantages: Little kids waiting to rob stupid foreigners

I have been to Bangkok before so I was ready for Ho Chi Minh City. I was aware of the dangers in the city but still I am a sucker for little kids on the streets and this time it cost me 600 US dollars. There are many young children living on the streets and they wait outside foreign clubs and pubs to beg for money. I decided to buy them some food instead and as I was doing my Mother Teresa thing and handing out breakfast, a 5 year old kid who was so short he was basically standing under my bag without me noticing and snatched my wallet! They are everywhere so you'll stop feeling sorry for them after the first couple of days. If you have the chance to help one of them, great, just be carefull ! ...

Dorita83 25.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)