Hotel Majestic Saigon

Hotel Majestic Saigon is a 5-star hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, housed in a colonial-style building from 1920 that overlooks the Saigon River. The property has a boutique feel, with an outdoor swimming pool, a spa and fitness centre, a restaurant and a sky bar. Guests give the staff and the setting some of their highest marks, and the rooms suit anyone who wants a classic Saigon base with river views.

Rooms are fitted with wooden furniture, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV and a minibar. Bathrooms are marble, with a bath or shower, free toiletries and a hairdryer. Several rooms have a balcony, and the suites have a separate living area. Breakfast is served as a buffet on the outdoor Breeze Sky Bar terrace in the mornings, while Cyclo Cafe and Serenade Restaurant offer Vietnamese and European dishes, and M Bar serves drinks in the evening.

The hotel suits travellers who want to walk to the river, the Saigon Opera House and the Old Market from a central base, with a casino, a tour desk and airport transfers on site. Public parking is nearby but needs a reservation and may carry a charge, so arriving by taxi is the simpler option.

The eight room types run from a 30 m² deluxe double to the 100 m² Century Majestic Suite. Most rooms have a king-size or super-king bed, while the Century River Deluxe Twin and the Century Pool Deluxe Room (Double or Twin) have two single beds, for travellers who prefer separate beds. Air conditioning and a flat-screen TV appear in most rooms, and the bathrooms range from a standard bath to a marble bathroom with a spa tub.

Views separate the range. The Century City Deluxe Double overlooks the city or the pool, the Century Saigon River Deluxe Double and the Century River Deluxe Twin look over the river, and the Century Majestic Suite has river or pool views. Balconies appear in several rooms, and the two Century suites have a separate living area, so guests can spread out in the larger rooms.

Hotel Majestic Saigon has an outdoor swimming pool with sun loungers, a sun terrace and sun umbrellas, and a wellness side with a sauna, a hot tub, a steam room and a fitness centre. At Areca Health Club you can book massage, body and facial treatments, pedicures and hair services, and a spa lounge with foot baths is also on site.

The restaurant choice covers Cyclo Cafe for Vietnamese cuisine and Serenade Restaurant for European dishes, with the Breeze Sky Bar serving buffet breakfast in the mornings and char-grilled barbecue in the evenings, and M Bar for drinks. A snack bar, a coffee house and room service are also available. Staff at the tour desk and the 24-hour front desk speak English and French and can arrange day tours, airport transfers, car rental, currency exchange and luggage storage.

Free WiFi is available in all areas. Parking is public and nearby, so a reservation is needed and charges may apply. The hotel also offers a shuttle service, a business centre with meeting and banquet facilities, a casino, facilities for disabled guests, non-smoking rooms, babysitting and child services, laundry and 24-hour security.

Hotel Majestic Saigon stands on Dong Khoi, one of the best-known shopping streets of District 1, in the centre of the district with the Saigon River a short walk away. Bach Dang Wharf Park is 200 m from the hotel and lies along the water, the Old Market is 350 m away, and the Saigon Opera House, a French colonial theatre, is 550 m. The Ho Chi Minh City Museum is 800 m away, and Ben Thanh Market and Notre Dame Church are within 1 km on foot. Cafes and restaurants, among them M. Bar and Catinat Lounge, are within 50 m of the entrance.

Saigon Railway Station is 3.3 km away and Tan Son Nhat International Airport 6.1 km, so for either a taxi is the simplest way to reach the hotel. Public parking is possible nearby with a reservation, and charges may apply. The walk from the hotel to Bach Dang Wharf Park takes about three minutes.

For a day out, the War Remnants Museum is 1.7 km away, the Vietnam History Museum is also 1.7 km and Tao Dan Park is 1.5 km, all reachable by taxi. Closer to the hotel, Sunflower garden and Lam Son Park are each 500 m away, and Star Light Bridge is 5.5 km out. Crescent Lake is 5.3 km away.