Mai House Saigon

Ho Chi Minh City


New in 2019, this fine luxury choice has a whiff of colonial glamour, with French Indochinese design touches, dark-wood furniture and sumptuous furnishings. Options include spacious rooms, suites and serviced apartments. There's a fine pool, a gym (open 24 hours) and a spa. It's around the corner from the Reunification Palace in District 3.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ho Chi Minh City attractions

1. Salon Saigon

0.13 MILES

Housed in a splendidly restored French-colonial mansion – a building that was the home of US Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge from 1963 to 1967 – Salon Saigon…

2. War Remnants Museum

0.18 MILES

To understand the US invasion of Vietnam, and contextualize its devastating impact on the country's civilians, this remarkable and deeply moving museum is…

3. Southern Women's Museum

0.27 MILES

This museum is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of Vietnamese women. The first floor is the most accessible to foreign visitors, with…

4. Reunification Palace

0.43 MILES

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

5. Xa Loi Pagoda

0.44 MILES

The inner walls of this sanctuary, famed as the repository of a sacred relic of the Buddha, are adorned with paintings depicting the Buddha’s life…

6. Tao Dan Park

0.46 MILES

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…

7. Notre Dame Cathedral

0.54 MILES

Built between 1877 and 1883, Notre Dame Cathedral enlivens the heart of Ho Chi Minh City's government quarter, facing Ð Dong Khoi. A red-brick, neo…

8. Venerable Thich Quang Duc Memorial

0.56 MILES

This peaceful memorial park is dedicated to Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist monk who self-immolated in protest at this intersection not far from the…