Avanti Hotel Saigon

Ho Chi Minh City


Located at the northern end of Ben Thanh Market, this hotel is perfect for those on a retail mission, and there are some superb restaurants within walking range too. Rooms are smallish but neat and well-appointed, and staff are eager to please.


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Nearby Ho Chi Minh City attractions

1. Mariamman Hindu Temple

0.13 MILES

Only a small number of Hindus live in HCMC, but this colourful slice of southern India is also considered sacred by many ethnic Vietnamese and Chinese…

2. Fine Arts Museum

0.24 MILES

With its airy corridors and verandas, this elegant 1929 colonial-era, yellow-and-white building is stuffed with period details; it is exuberantly tiled…

3. Norodom Palace Gatehouse

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The only surviving structure from the original Norodom Palace (which was bombed in 1962 and replaced with today's Reunification Palace) is this impressive…

4. HCMC Museum

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A grand neoclassical structure built in 1885 and once known as Gia Long Palace (and later the Revolutionary Museum), HCMC’s city museum is a singularly…

5. Reunification Palace

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Surrounded by royal palm trees, the dissonant 1960s architecture of this landmark government building and the eerie ambience of its deserted halls make it…

6. People’s Committee Building

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7. Tao Dan Park

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One of the city's most attractive green spaces is 10-hectare Tao Dan Park, its bench-lined walks shaded with avenues of towering tropical trees, including…

8. 22 Ly Tu Trong

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The ground floor of this innocuous-looking building on Ly Tu Trong is currently occupied by the Vietnam National Chemical Group. Step across the road to…