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Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City

3.5 star property
Hotel with a restaurant, 5-minute walk to Pham Ngu Lao Street

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Located centrally in Ho Chi Minh City, Empress Hotel offers practical amenities for urban explorers: on-site dry cleaning, laundry services, car rentals, a bar, and Empress Cafe serving daily breakfast. Free WiFi, luggage storage, and concierge assistance enhance the stay.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Room options

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Showing 13 of 13 rooms

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Superior Room | Bar (on property)

Superior Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Minibar
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Luxury Double Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Luxury Double Room

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Minibar
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Hair dryer
Bathrobes
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Minibar
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Junior Queen Suite

  • Sleeps 2

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Club Room Non smoking

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Queen Room-Non-Smoking

  • Sleeps 2

Empress Suite

  • Sleeps 2

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Studio Suite | Bathroom | Free toiletries, hair dryer, slippers, towels

Studio Suite

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Free bottled water
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premier Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Premier Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Blackout drapes/curtains
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Luxury Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 2

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About the neighborhood

Map
136 Bui Thi Xuan Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

What's nearby

  • Pham Ngu Lao Street - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Tao Dan Park - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Bui Vien Walking Street - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Ben Thanh Market - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Saigon Square - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Saigon Railway Station - 7 min drive
  • Ga Binh Trieu Station - 23 min drive
  • Tan Son Nhat Intl. Airport (SGN) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nuoc Ep Bui Thi Xuan - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Phở Hồng Vân - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Hủ tiếu cá Tôn Thất Tùng - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Katinat Saigon Kafe - ‬1 min walk
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About this property

Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City

Hotel near Bui Vien Walking Street
Near Pham Ngu Lao Street and Ben Thanh Market, Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City provides dry cleaning/laundry services, car rentals on site, and a bar. The on-site restaurant, Empress Cafe, serves breakfast. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks like:
  • Smoke-free premises, a front-desk safe, and tour/ticket assistance
  • A 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator
  • Concierge services
Room features
All 60 rooms offer comforts such as air conditioning, as well as thoughtful touches like free WiFi and safes.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with free toiletries and hair dryers
  • 40-inch LCD TVs with premium channels
  • Daily housekeeping, desks, and phones

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Empress Cafe

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 9 floors
  • Built in 1996
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
At check-in, guests must provide either a negative COVID-19 test result or a record of full COVID-19 vaccination

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Local laws may restrict unmarried guests from sharing rooms; guests are responsible for providing proof of marriage, if requested by the property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

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Frequently asked questions

Is Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City?

Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City?

Check-in begins at 2 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City located?

Located in District 1, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of September 23 Park and Pham Ngu Lao Street. Ben Thanh Market and Bui Vien Walking Street are also within 15 minutes. Saigon Railway Station is 25 minutes by foot.

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Reviews

Empress Hotel HoChiMinh City Reviews

7.4

Good

7.8

Cleanliness

7.2

Location

7.8

Staff & service

9.0

Eco-friendliness

7.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 140 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 140 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 140 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 140 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 140 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

RANDY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are very helpful and professional, the hotel is very nice and clean
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Khanh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
From Daisy the receptionist 2 the hotel manager and all staff at the Empress were kind. helpful and very accommodating. We will go back again
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr gute Lage. Viele Sehenswürdigkeiten fußläufig in 15 bis 30 min zu erreichen. Zentral aber in einer ruhigeren Seitenstraße gelegen.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel for buissness and vacation alike.

room is a bit small as mentioned but well arranged. Shower is great. Good service from the desk staff with helping to reccomand places, providing a city map helping book a taxi and etc...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely staff, good location

Nice and quiet but still within walking distance to all the night life. Staff are all lovely - we liked the hotel so much we extended our stay twice. Only one complaint - the WiFi is slow and unreliable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Kinlong

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
床單枕頭比較舊
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

bruce, Sigon Viet Nam

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
got lied to about changing dates and was forced to pay after I paid Expedia. Expedia told me every thing was taken care of and after I arrived I found I was lied to by Expedia..
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

ＪＭＸ, ｊａｐａｎ

Liked: Staff & service

２４時間空港送迎の記載があるが、実際はなかった。

ホテルの紹介欄に「２４時間空港送迎」記載されていたので、それを見て予約しましたが、出発前にメールで予約すると「一杯で席がない。」との事でタクシーを使いました。帰路の送迎についてはフロントでお願いしたが「送迎はないのでタクシーで行ってください。」と言われてタクシーで空港へ行きました。スタッフの対応などは良かったのです。
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Steiny , Frankfurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sehr gutes Hotel in optimaler Lage

Wir übernachten immer im Empress Hotel. Man kann die meisten Sehenswürdigkeiten zu Fuß erreichen.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sue, Christchurch, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Boutique Hotel

My stay at the Empress Hotel was really good. The staff were so kind, friendly and helpful. They were informative of where to find places and made my stay very relaxing. My bedroom and ensuite were lovely and had everything I could possibly need. The breakfast room was bright and welcoming and the meal was perfect. On my last day there was a huge downpour and I got extremely wet on my way back for my luggage, Although I had checked out at noon, the staff let me use a small cloakroom to change out of my very wet clothes before leaving for the airport and my flight home to New Zealand. I can thoroughly recommend the Empress Hotel and will certainly be staying there again when I return to Vietnam in the New Year.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Kim

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Never stay at this hotel again

This place is way overpriced for their services and room type. U can get much better place for your money. The staff seems never happy. Why would u be this industry when u can never smile in front of your guest. We r paying them money not like asking for a free stay. And they absolutely not helpful. The breakfast choices are limited. And if u ever give them any negatives comments, they will not happy. I was giving my honest opinion about my check in experience and I got questions by the front desk the next morning as I was walking out. Not with the possitive attitude, more like questioning why I gave them a bad review. Absolute horrible. I will not recommend this place for my family and friends . I should of read other ppl reviews before I booked, no wonder this place looks dead all the time.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jay, KR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

깔끔하고 좋은 호텔

직원은 친절하고, 영어도 잘 통하고 급한 환전도 되고 여행자거리랑 1km정도 떨어져서 밤에 시끄럽지도 않고, 주변에 마트도 있어요. 단점은 객실 내 물이 비쌈..

8/10 Good

ash, tse

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Staffs are all very friendly , try to help in any means to provide comfort stay .

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Old bad hotel

Poor customer services, poor room services, lift not functioning properly. Got to pay 1 million vnd as deposit. I book a room for 2 persons but was told it was meant for 1 person; thus I had to pay extra 150,000 vnd for 2nd person per day; 3 days stay cost me extra 450,000 vnd....absurd ! Will not book this hotel again.

8/10 Good

ONG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The condition of the hotel room was good.

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don't stay at this hotel.

The hotel rips people off. When you bring a guest to stay with you, they insist on charging more money.

4/10 Poor

WAL, Sydney

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Gone down hill

Used to be a cheap and cheerful place close to town in District 1. Now it is neither. Dining is pitiful. Room comfortable. Always used to provide free breakfast, but not any more.

6/10 Okay

khanh n.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Visite my family

Good location, every year when i go to vietnam i always book this hotel, good services and nice

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice room!

We stayed only one night but we really enjoyed it. The room is clean & nice. The staff was good & helpful. However, the breakfast was so so.

6/10 Okay

CSENG BOSS, 서울

저렴한 가격

저렴한 가격이지만 아침식사는 조금 더 관리가 필요합니다

6/10 Okay

一人旅, 日本

ニャチャンへ移動前に一泊

中心地では無いので、周辺にこれと言ったものは無いが、客室は値段なりで、寝るだけなら充分。チェックイン時に朝食の案内やWIFIパスワードなどの説明は無かった。

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service

다시는 가고싶지않은 호텔

직원이 너무 불친절하네요 직원을 바꾸지 않으면 빨리 문닫아야할거 같네요 위치도 시내와 너무 멀어서 불편하고 택시가 요금을 올리기위해 빙빙돌기 좋아요 조심하세요 아침식사는 빵두조각에 햄과 소세지뿐 여기가무슨 별3개인지 이해가 안됨

2/10 Terrible

Eva Endel, Horsens

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

spørgsmål

Jeg nåede aldrig at tjekke ind på dette hotel, da de i receptionen bad om en kopi af mit visa kort. Da jeg bad om en forklaring hvorfor, forstod jeg ikke på receptionistens engelsk hvad årsagen var. Under alle omstændigheder nægtede jeg at lade dem kopiere mit kort og kunne således ikke tjekke ind på hotellet.Jeg har ikke oplevet det på nogle andre hoteller jeg har boet på.

8/10 Good

philippe

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Chambres petites mais refaites et confortables

Les parties communes sont vieillotte mais la chambre pour le prix de 20€ est très correcte . Cependant, il ont fait une promotion sur la deluxe. Dans le cas ou ce ne serait pas ce type de chambre je ne pense pas que ça vaille le coup

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