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Hotel Continental Saigon vs Bong Sen Hotel Saigon
Both hotels are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Hotel Continental Saigon scores significantly higher than Bong Sen Hotel Saigon. Hotel Continental Saigon is ranked #8 in Ho Chi Minh City with approval from 9 publications including Afar Magazine, Insight Guides and Fodor's.
Hotel Continental Saigon
Concierge
Insight Guides
Rough Guide
DK Eyewitness
Frommer's
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132-134 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
From $77 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"Famed-but-faded gem... However, there are mitigating factors: a central location... a helpful front desk—and a history that begs for a private-sector makeover."
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Request third-floor deluxe rooms overlooking the Municipal Theater, which have terrific views from the narrow, New Orleansstyle wrought iron balconies.
Insight Guides
"The antithesis of Ho Chi Minh City’s slick and modern downtown hotels, the charming, historic Continental has a to-die-for location."
Rough Guide
"The grandly carpeted staircases, marbled floors and dark-wood doors of this venerable address’s halls and corridors convey a colonial splendour that doesn’t quite extend to its rooms."
DK Eyewitness
"One of the most atmospheric hotels in Vietnam, the Continental Hotel is a sight in its own right, featuring classic French-colonial architecture, with arched windows and terraces."
Frommer's
"If you want to stay here, you are most likely paying homage to the historical significance of the hotel."
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Request to stay in room no. 210, the corner suite where Greene resided for almost 2 years.
Bong Sen Hotel Saigon
Frommer's
Oyster
117 - 123 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
From $29 /night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's
"The Bong Sen (also see the budget Bong Sen Hotel Annex) is a bland but affordable and convenient downtown operation."
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Also be sure to ask for a nonsmoking room.
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Bong Sen Hotel Saigon is a mid-range property smack-bang in the middle of District 1, within walking distance of many major attractions."
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