Tan Son Nhat Saigon Hotel

Tan Son Nhat Saigon Hotel is a 5-star hotel in Phu Nhuan, Ho Chi Minh City, 1.2 km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, with rooms that overlook either the city or the pool. Opened in December 2012, it suits travellers who want a polished base near the airport, with free WiFi throughout and a short drive to the city's main sights: Tao Dan Park is about 20 minutes by car, and Chinatown about 35 minutes.

The air-conditioned, soundproofed rooms and suites have carpeted floors, a flat-screen TV and a minibar, and the en suite bathrooms have a bath. Room sizes run from 29 m² doubles and twins to the 290 m² Presidential Suite. Guests can use the outdoor swimming pool on the fourth floor, while the spa and wellness centre and the fitness centre add to the facilities.

The tour desk arranges day trips and packed lunches, and a business centre is available. Great Bear Restaurant has an open kitchen serving Western and Asian dishes, and private dining is possible at Jupiter and Morning Star Restaurant. Six restaurants are on site in total.

Tan Son Nhat Saigon Hotel has six room types, from the Deluxe Double Room and the Deluxe Twin Room at 29 m² each to the 290 m² Presidential Suite. All of them are air-conditioned and soundproofed, with a flat-screen TV, a minibar and a private bathroom with a bath. The two compact rooms both have a city view, and the Deluxe Twin Room is the one for two single beds.

The suites are the larger choice. The Suite, at 56 m², overlooks the city and has a separate living room and a dressing room. The Deluxe Suite, at 61 m², faces the pool and shares the same separate living room layout. The Dynasty Suite, at 87 m², has two extra-large double beds and sleeps up to four. The Presidential Suite adds a kitchen, a dining area and a spa bath, and its traditional Vietnamese decor sets it apart from the rest.

The hotel offers free private parking on site, which needs no reservation, and free WiFi in all areas. The outdoor swimming pool on the fourth floor sits alongside a spa and wellness centre with massage, a steam room and a hot tub, and a fitness centre with a sauna.

Dining covers six restaurants on site, with a bar, a snack bar, a coffee house and a minibar in the rooms. Breakfast options are Continental, Asian, American and buffet dishes, with breakfast to go, and special diet menus are available on request.

For work and family stays there is a business centre, meeting and banquet facilities, fax and photocopying, and a tour desk that arranges day trips and packed lunches. Family rooms, a children's playground, babysitting services and an airport shuttle are also on offer, along with a 24-hour front desk.

Tan Son Nhat Saigon Hotel is on Hoang Van Thu street in the Phu Nhuan area, a mixed residential and commercial part of the city, 4.3 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. The pagoda Chùa Đại Giác is 350 m away, and Tran Huu Trang Market is 800 m away, so local food and temple visits are within a short walk. Several restaurants and coffee houses are within 50 m, including Nhà Hàng Minh Phú 3 and Sushi World, which gives you simple local dishes and sushi on the doorstep.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 1.2 km away, about five minutes by car, and Saigon Railway Station is 2.2 km away. Its short distance from the airport suits a night before an early flight. For the wider city, Tao Dan Park is 3.7 km away and roughly 20 minutes by car, while Chinatown is about 35 minutes by car, so the central sights are better reached by taxi or car than on foot.

The tour desk can arrange day trips from the hotel, and the packed lunches it offers suit a full day out. For sightseeing, the War Remnants Museum is 3.3 km away, the Ho Chi Minh City Museum 4.2 km and the Zoo and Botanical Garden Ho Chi Minh 4.2 km, while Crescent Lake, 9.7 km away, is the choice for a longer outing.