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Hotel Continental Saigon vs Bongsen Annex Hotel
Both properties are recommended by professionals. Overall, Hotel Continental Saigon ranks significantly better than Bongsen Annex Hotel. Hotel Continental Saigon comes in at #8 in Ho Chi Minh City with positive reviews from 9 publications including Oyster, Rough Guide and Concierge.
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."
i
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."
Full review
i
Request to stay in room no. 210, the corner suite where Greene resided for almost 2 years.
Bongsen Annex Hotel
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
61-63 Haiba Trung Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
From $39 /night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"This small annex to the large Saigontourist-owned Bong Sen provides many of the same amenities at a lower price."
Full review
i
Make sure you're getting the Annex and not the main Bong Sen, which, though recently renovated, isn't much of a value.
Lonely Planet
"An attractive choice, with friendly management and staff. Rooms are clean, carpeted and somewhat uninspiring - but it's fair value for the neighbourhood."
