Having previously stayed in a suite at the Holiday Inn Saigon, the Sanouva Saigon Hotel was a bit of a come down. As befits a Lonely Planet recommendation, it was an excellent hotel with friendly staff who did their best to accommodate every need and wish. I would like to mention Trang especially, who took care of all my questions and requests. This hotel was somehow less spacious than I expected, however, and there was a lot less space in the room. Although I booked an interior room with no exterior windows, it was a pleasant room with a very comfortable big bed, a desk (very useful for me) and an excellent shower which, for once, was easily adjustable. The television was very good quality too and I watched TV during these two nights, the only time I watched something on this trip.

The breakfast was excellent and plentiful, with plenty of Vietnamese specials and fresh fruit including some unusual fruit juices. There were not really any public places in this hotel, but at the front beside reception there was a seating area which looked out onto the busy street. I sat there for a couple of hours, cracked open a tin of beer (not sure that was really ok, but nobody objected) and worked on the text and photos for my schools presentation. The hotel was almost exclusively used by European tourists, so their mouths fell open when they saw me going in and out with my local hosts in traditional Vietnamese clothing!



Publicity photo for the staff in the Sanouva Saigon Hotel


My room in the Sanouva Saigon Hotel was small but pleasantly appointed and comfortable


Another angle of my room, looking back towards the main door with the shower room and toilet on the left


Shower room and toilet facilities


Street scene immediately outside the Sanouva Saigon Hotel


Generous breakfast spread in the Sanouva Saigon Hotel
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