Lam Kinh Hotel

Lam Kinh Hotel is a 3-star hotel in Cho Lon, 3.8 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, with air-conditioned rooms, a terrace and a front desk open 24 hours. It suits travellers who want a practical base in a busy neighbourhood, and who value round-the-clock reception, family layouts and easy access to the city's stations and airport.

The 20 m² rooms are the most compact of the range, the Deluxe Room is the largest single-bed room at 25 m², and the Family Room with Balcony is the only room with a balcony, sleeping up to six guests in three double beds. Every room has a private bathroom with a shower and soundproofed walls.

Shared spaces include a terrace, a bar, a lounge with a TV area and a shared kitchen. Luggage storage, a tour desk and a lift are also available, and the hotel offers daily housekeeping and laundry.

Lam Kinh Hotel offers seven room types, all with a private bathroom, air conditioning and a flat-screen TV. Floor sizes run from 20 m² in the Standard King Room, the Superior Double or Twin Room and the Day Use 2 Hours room, up to 30 m² in the family and suite layouts. Most rooms are built around one large king-size bed, and the Superior Double or Twin Room can also be set up with two single beds.

City views come with the Deluxe Room, the Deluxe Family Suite and the Suite with City View, while the Superior Double or Twin Room looks over an inner courtyard. The Family Room with Balcony is the only room with a balcony and the best option for larger groups, with three double beds for up to six guests. The Suite with City View adds a bedroom with a single bed and a large bed, and the Day Use 2 Hours room, designed for short stays, is the only one with a sofa.

The facilities of Lam Kinh Hotel are practical rather than decorative. Guests can use the terrace, the bar, a lounge with a shared TV area and a shared kitchen, and a lift serves the building. The front desk is staffed 24 hours and security runs around the clock, with key card access, luggage storage, a tour desk, express check-in and check-out, laundry and ironing services, and daily housekeeping.

Parking is available on site as a paid service: a space must be reserved, and it costs VND 50,000 per day. WiFi is free of charge in all areas. In the rooms you will find air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, a telephone, a safety deposit box, a wardrobe and an electric kettle, with a private bathroom equipped with towels, a hairdryer and free toiletries.

Family rooms and non-smoking rooms are offered, and a designated smoking area is provided for guests who smoke. Room service and a wake-up service are also available.

Lam Kinh Hotel stands on Nguyễn Trãi street in District 5, in Cho Lon, the old Chinese quarter of Ho Chi Minh City. The streets around it have a character of their own, with temples, older shophouses and a busy daytime trade that set it apart from the more formal streets of District 1. Cafés and small eateries are close at hand: Pizza Bá Khang and Hủ Tiếu Dì Ba are each 50 m away, and Coffee H & M and Stepup Coffee sit 100 m from the hotel.

The hotel is 3.8 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. The Quang Tỷ Sài Gòn bus station is 1.3 km away, a short ride for anyone arriving by long-distance coach, and Saigon Railway Station is 3.2 km away for rail travellers. Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5.7 km from the hotel, and a taxi or a ride-hailing car is the simplest way to cover the longer stretches.

For sights within walking distance, the Chùa Quang Minh pagoda is 150 m away and Van Lang Park 250 m, a green space for a morning stroll, while the Chợ Xã Tây market is 600 m away. Further afield, the War Remnants Museum is 3.8 km away, and the Ben Thanh market, the best-known traditional market in District 1, makes a longer trip worth the effort.