Where to stay:Ho Chi Minh City, the Pearl of the Far East, is changing rapidly into the 21st Century. It is a place for you to experience.
Where to stay:
There is a variety of well- furnished hotels. The following are highly recommended because of their location, value, beauty and grandeur which may create the feelings of luxury and comfort.
- Caravelle- Tel: 823-4999- Fax: 824-3999- Email:
- Renaissance Riverside- Tel: 822-0033- Fax: 823-5666- Email:
- Legend- Tel: 823-3333- Fax: 823-2333- Email:
- Sofitel- Tel: 824-1555- Fax: 824-1666- Email:
- Continental- Tel: 829-9201- Fax: 829-0936- Email:
- Bong Sen- Tel: 829-1516- Fax: 829-8087- Email:
- Palace- Tel: 829-2860- Fax: 824-4229- Email:
- New World Hotel- Tel: 822-888- Fax: 823-0710- Email:
- Omni Saigon- Tel: 844-9222- Fax: 844-9198- Email:
- Garden Plaza- Tel: 842-1111- Fax: 842-4370- Email:
- Rex Hotel- Tel: 829-2185- Email:
Where to go for sight- seeing:
You can take a taxi or rent a bike or a motorbike, and take your own tour. It is certainly the most adventurous way to see the city. The followings are recommended: Reunification Hall, War Remnants Museum, Historical Museum, Ho Chi Minh City Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Dragon’s House …..
Where to go for shopping:
Markets: There are two traditional markets downtown; Ben Thanh Market and Old Market where you can find all kinds of goods available from all over the world. An Dong , Soai Kinh Lam , and Binh Tay are also recommended.
Supermarkets:
Are widely distributed in Ho Chi Minh City
offering a great variety of garment, footwear, processed food, household goods,
cosmetics, handicrafts. Some good supermarkets are: Shopping Center in Me Linh
Point Tower, Dist.1; Co-opmart at the intersection of Nguyen Dinh Chieu and Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia; Citimart at 21 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai; Saigon Square on Hai Ba
Trung; Saigon Center at 65 Le Loi; Diamond Plaza on Le Duan Street.
Where to enjoy the
food:
There is growing variety of restaurants in the city. Besides the hotel restaurants, there are at least 50 restaurants in the downtown area.
Vietnamese restaurants: serving excellent food in a truly elegant atmosphere and at reasonable prices. Just to name a few, such as: Lemon Grass at 4 Nguyen Thiep, Dong Du at 57 Dong Du, Liberty on the corner of Dong Du and Dong Khoi, Ngon Restaurant …..
Western- style restaurants: Aupagolac at 59 Dien Bien Phu, Augustin at 10 Nguyen Thiep, Annie’s at 45 Mac Thi Buoi, Ciao Cafeự at 76 Nguyen Hue, Santa Lucia at 14 Nguyen Hue, Gardenstdt at 34 Dong Khoi, Mogambo’s at 20 Thi Sach, Wild Horse Saloon at 8A1 Thai Van Lung.
Further
Information:
Communication:
The internet is available in most hotels and also in internet service shops scattered everywhere.
Health:
AEA Clinic, which has 24 hour service and can arrange for medical evacuations, is located at 65 Nguyen Du- Tel: 8298.520
Local Emergency Center is at 125 Le Loi or Cho Ray Hospital can be found on Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dist.5
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