Our Favorite Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City
• 5-star: The Reverie
• 4-star: PARKROYAL
• 3-star: Amanaki
• New: La Siesta
• Boutique: Hotel des Arts
• Cheap: Vy Khanh
• For families: InterContinental
• Couples: Hotel des Arts
• Pool: The Reverie
• Near Airport: PARKROYAL
My son at a pho restaurant in Ho Chi Minh.
The 7 Best Family Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City
1. Somerset Ho Chi Minh City
Hotel phone: +84 28 3822 8899
Apartments in the City Center. Our favorite place for families to stay in Ho Chi Minh City has a great location, large rooms, and beautiful amenities. These One- to three-bedroom apartments have a kitchen, living room, bathroom, and a washing machine. There’s so much to do (some require an extra charge), like a barbecue pit, tennis court, and a large fitness room with Aerobics, yoga, and a Jacuzzi. Kids have a few choices to play inside or outside at the children’s playground and play area. The large outdoor swimming pool offers lounge chairs and a separate kids wading pool. If you’re not up for leaving the grounds, there’s an Intercontinental breakfast (for an additional fee), a convenience store, and an on-call doctor, and it’s walkable to the Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
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2. Holiday Inn
Hotel phone: +84 28 3948 5050
What’s nice about the Holiday Inn is that it’s close to the airport and outside the city center. There are many room options, some with connecting doors, others with one bedroom, but if you need an extra crib, some rooms don’t offer that, so pay attention when reserving. Rooms provide a view of the pool or city. Manja Manja Restaurant serves a mix of international and authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Next to the pool is the Lobby Lounge, and there’s a daily breakfast buffet each morning. There’s a large outdoor swimming pool, kids club, fitness center, and an airport shuttle. It’s about 4 miles from the Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
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3. Norfolk Mansion
Hotel phone: +84 28 3822 6111
Beautiful luxury apartments in the City Center. There’s a range of studios to three-bedroom apartments with balconies and views of the city – the largest at 2,600 square feet. The large Health Club offers a workout room, yoga studio, sauna, and steam room. On the second floor is the outdoor swimming pool with sun loungers and helpful items like sunscreen, newspapers, goggles, magazines, and children’s life jackets. Snacks and drinks are also available poolside. The hotel also offers a library, golf driving range, and a kids club with two playgrounds (indoors and outdoors). Shang Palace Restaurant offers traditional Cantonese cuisine, and Terrazzo Café has international cuisine, where breakfast is served.
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4. Eastin Grand
Hotel phone: +84 28 3844 9222
About halfway between the city center and the airport. These rooms offer one queen or king bed or two twins, but extra beds or cribs are available. The outdoor pool is on the small side but has lounge chairs and a Techno-gym next to it. Café Saigon’s all-day buffet has live-cooking stations featuring Vietnamese and Asian cuisine. Tung Garden offers upscale Chinese cuisine and Dim Sum for lunch and dinner. Mot Hai Bar has cocktails and light bites. Cay Da Café is a deli and bakery offering homemade ice cream. There’s also an Executive Lounge with complimentary cocktails and breakfast offered through their Executive Club program. The hotel offers a shuttle and Limousine service to and from the airport for an additional fee and complimentary van service to and from the city center twice daily.
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5. Le Méridien
Hotel phone: +84 28 6263 6688
Modern highrise Hotel with views of the Saigon River, Ba Son Bridge, and the city. Rooms feature one or two beds with extra beds available. The long outdoor pool is tucked into the building about halfway up. It’s covered and has lounge chairs, views of the river, and a few chairs on the balcony that get some sun. The fitness room equipment faces windows overlooking the river, and there’s Explore Spa. AKUNA restaurant offers fine dining, Latest Recipe provides breakfast, lunch, and weekend brunch. BARSON has fusion cuisine and signature cocktails. It’s a two-minute drive to the Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
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6. Somerset Chancellor
Hotel phone: +84 28 3822 9197
Homey studios- to three-bedroom apartments in the city center. The apartments have a separate living room, extra beds available, a kitchen, a washing machine and dryer, and daily housekeeping. There’s an outdoor swimming pool with lounge chairs and a gym with a steam room. Kids have a special playroom and separate billiards room. The hotel has a restaurant and room service, daily breakfast, a barbecue pit, and a lounge. Airport transfers are available for an additional fee, and there’s 24-hour reception, a convenience store, and an on-call doctor.
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7. Sofitel
Hotel phone: +84 28 3824 1555
A luxury hotel with a French-influenced design in the City Center, the hotel offers rooms with wood floors and king or twin beds, with extra cribs or beds available. The hotel has a large Techno-gym and an outdoor roof-top swimming pool. Five restaurants, three lounges, and a whiskey bar are available for dining. The hotel is close to the Opera House and Notre Dame.
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