Originally Posted by
downinit
ou are in town on vacation. You can pretty much walk to all the main sites, which avoids the horrible traffic that has sprung up in the last 5+ years. Of course, tuk tuks and taxis are very cheap as well (Pass App and Grab are your friends), but I find this to be an excellent walking city (if you can handle the heat (and not being hit by bicycles, motos, tuk tuks and other cars and SUVs that care not a whit about pedestrians... it's not as bad as SGN though)). Definitely avoid the bigger chain hotels like IC (No longer exists, was deflagged and is now "The Great Duke" supposedly catering to Chinese nationals), which are in far less ideal locations and charge absurdly higher rates. Supposedly, the airport train is now up and running (trains are definitely a work in progress here). This is definitely worth looking into, as the traffic to the airport is best avoided.
The airport train was free through earlier this year, no idea the current cost, but once at the station near the corner of Russian BLVD and Monivong you'll need to hire transportation and all the hacks and shysters hanging out there know it. Now that there's a charge for the train plus further transport necessary it doesn't appear to be an equitable travel mode. Additionally, while traffic does suck during morning and evening hours (and random hours in between), the train is not a quick mode of travel. As always, YMMV.