The leafy riverside expat district across the Saigon River — smart restaurants, craft-beer bars, cafés, boutiques and pools, with the gleaming new Thu Thiem skyline nearby. Calm, green and upmarket, though a drive from the historic core; the base for travellers who want comfort, international dining and a relaxed, modern side of the city.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€100–220
typical per night in Vietnam
You pay for the postcode
One of the pricier addresses in Ho Chi Minh City.
Where it sits
The circle is Thao Dien and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Saigon Central Post Office15 min taxi5.0 km
- Nguyen Hue walking street15 min taxi5.0 km
- Notre-Dame Cathedral15 min taxi5.1 km
- Reunification Palace17 min taxi5.5 km
- Ben Thanh Market17 min taxi5.7 km
- War Remnants Museum17 min taxi5.8 km
- Saigon street food19 min taxi6.5 km
- Vietnamese coffee culture20 min taxi6.5 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 14.Landmark 81 & the skyline — The soaring Landmark 81 — Vietnam's tallest building, a slender tower on the riverbank — is the symbol of booming, modern Saigon, with a sky-high observation deck and bars for a dizzying view over the endless city. A striking contrast to the colonial-era sights; go near sunset to watch the metropolis light up, or admire it glittering from a riverside bar across the water.
- 15.A Saigon River sunset cruise — See the city from its river — a dinner cruise or a simple hop-on boat glides past the colonial waterfront, the neon skyline and the gleaming new Thu Thiem towers as the sun sets and the lights come on. A relaxed, breezy break from the traffic and a lovely way to grasp the scale of the booming metropolis; the après-work water-bus is a cheap local alternative to the tourist cruises.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Thao Dien; flights via Google Flights.