Thien Thao Hotel – Ho Chi Minh City

Was there 2 nights on a business trip in September 2015. Efficient booking through Hotels.com a few days before. The late check-in (announced before) went smooth; I even got an upgrade from a ‘Suite’ to the ‘Studio’. The living room/kitchen was spacious, but the kitchen had hardly any equipment, just a micro-wave, but no cooker, no utensils – which didn’t bother me as I didn’t need a kitchen. Large fridge with freezer section. Small windows without much of view. Bedroom was fairly small, bathroom really small, but both were adequate. The first night the sheets showed stains, but no hairs or bugs. The second night the new sheets were OK. Bathroom and bathroom linen clean, no hairs, just plain average. Complete set of amenities. Two air-conditioners kept the rooms really cool (down to 21 degrees Celsius), and were not too noisy. Networked desktop computer in the living room, huge flat screen HD TV in the bedroom, WiFi everywhere, but weak and interrupted. The ‘Studio’ was on the top-floor (8th floor I believe), but the lift only goes to the floor below. Staff friendly and helpful (dragged my bags up and down the last floor), and fairly proficient in English. Breakfast good, mostly Asian fair, but excellent baguettes and fair coffee (for Vietnam). The location is OK, a bit far from the popular hang-outs in District 1, but still with plenty of restaurants, cafes, etc., around it, including several small grocery shops, some 24/7. Easy to get a taxi (and staff will help).

Love the place... the bed is very comfort.. The staff is extremely kind and helpful.. A++

I love the staff here... very friendly and helpful.

Good price and good location.

This hotel was a decent place to stay, the front desk was helpful and had no problems calling me a taxi whenever I needed one. The location was great; very close to all the major attractions. They were able to arrange a tour for me to go to on. Unfortunately, the hotel itself was a bit of a let down. The king sized bed was actually two mattresses together, which made for an uncomfortable gap in the middle. The bathroom was incredibly small. I had to open the door, walk in, and then close the door to use the toilet. My room was on the 8th floor, which isn't bad except the elevator only goes to the 7th floor. This hotel also needs to upgrade to a keycard - using a physical key and having to turn it multiple times to lock and unlock my door was annoying. The housekeeping was also spotty. I would get new sheets and towels, but any empty containers I had that were not in the trash can were not taken out. The bathroom sink was also not cleaned as water stains from my toothbrush were evident. Not the best hotel I have ever stayed at, but not quite the worst.