Paradise Saigon Boutique Hotel

As first time travelers to Vietnam we were fortunate to stay at this hotel over a period of eight days . The atmosphere and staff were excellent and very helpful - we were on the 9th floor and had the luxury of an outside jacuzzi which unfortunately kept emptying itself alongside air conditioning which was problematic at times especially when trying to set it to cool. However a quick request to reception and this was dealt with. Given the hotel is an older model it still met our needs and the breakfast selection was changed every day which we enjoyed. We were close to the markets and shops given this hotel is located in District 1 and the cost all around was very reasonable.

The worst hotel I have ever stayed in. This hotel has a pest and rodent issue. The restaurant and lobby were fumigated in the middle of the night, the reception tried to reassure us when we returned from our evening out that it was not in guest areas but when we got to our room on the 10th floor the smell of petrol was absolutely unbelievable and definitely didn’t seem healthy or safe. They couldn’t reassure us it was safe to be in the room, couldn’t move us to another room and were generally very rude and dismissive. The receptionist said they’d let us know in the morning if it was safe for us to be in there.. When the room didn’t smell like petrol it smelt like cigarette smoke through the aircon and previous guests smoking in there. Generally dirty. The window in our 10th floor had a very concerning crack in it and definitely was not safe. Beds uncomfortable and positioned up against the wall that rolling over in the night turned on all the lights in the room..

Excellent location for exploring Ho Chi Minh City. Rooms are smallish but clean and adequate. Breakfast was good and staff were attentive. Reception staff courteous and very obliging in locating an iron for us before an early day trip. Roof top pool under maintenance during our stay, but looked small.