Paulatim House Saigon

Paulatim House Saigon is a guest house in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, on a quiet side alley, with air-conditioned rooms, some of them with a balcony or terrace overlooking the city. Every room has a private bathroom with a bidet, and the rooms are soundproofed, with streaming services on the TV. Rooms measure between 18 and 24 m².

The shared spaces include a terrace, a balcony, an outdoor seating area, a picnic area and a shared lounge with a TV area, as well as a shared kitchen for guests. Free WiFi covers all areas. Reception staff speak English, French, Portuguese and Vietnamese, private check-in and check-out are offered, and a concierge service is available. Laundry is also on offer.

Guests praise the central yet peaceful setting, the clean and spacious rooms and hosts who answer quickly on WhatsApp. It suits couples and solo travellers who want a central base with a personal welcome.

Paulatim House Saigon has five room types, all with a private bathroom, air conditioning and a bidet, and each for up to two guests. The rooms measure 18 to 24 m² and have one bed: a large king-size bed in four of them and a double bed in the other. Every bathroom has towels, slippers, a hairdryer and free toiletries, and each room has a television with streaming services.

Outdoor space sets two rooms apart. The Twin Room with Balcony, at 24 m², has a balcony with city views, and the Double Room with Terrace has a terrace overlooking the city. The three Double Rooms with Private Bathroom have neither. Two of them have a flat-screen TV and differ only in bed, a double bed in one and a king-size bed in the other; the third has a king-size bed and a TV with streaming services but no flat screen.

Paulatim House Saigon offers free private parking on site, which needs a reservation, and free WiFi in all areas. Outdoors, guests have a terrace, a balcony, an outdoor seating area and a picnic area with outdoor furniture. Indoors there is a shared lounge with a TV area, a shared kitchen with an electric kettle, laundry and ironing facilities, and luggage storage.

Guest services include private check-in and check-out, a concierge service, key access, board games and puzzles, and an allergy-free room. The rooms are non-smoking, the property has a designated smoking area, and some rooms have a private entrance. Each room has soundproofing.

Inside the rooms there is air conditioning, a TV with streaming services such as Netflix, a wardrobe or closet and a seating area. Bathrooms have a shower, toilet, bidet, free toiletries, towels, slippers, a hairdryer and toilet paper, and linen is provided.

Paulatim House Saigon is on a side alley off Lê Thị Riêng street in District 1, the central district of Ho Chi Minh City, so the lane stays quiet while the busy streets of the centre are close by. Guests find the setting central yet peaceful, and they say the attractions nearby do not make the alley noisy. Bến xe buýt Sài Gòn bus station is 300 m away, and September 23 Park, named after the uprising of 23 September 1945, is 350 m away.

Saigon Railway Station is about 2 km away, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport, in Tan Binh north-west of the centre, is 5.1 km away, so both are reached by taxi. Ben Thanh Station is 750 m away, and the closest restaurants and bars are within 100 m of the guest house. Bui Vien street, the backpacker street with its bars and cafés, lies close by, and the Pham Ngu Lao area beside it is the backpacker quarter.

For sightseeing, Ben Thanh Market, 800 m away, is the best-known market in the area, with food stalls, souvenirs and fabrics. The Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum, 900 m away, shows Vietnamese painting and sculpture, and the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, 1.2 km away, covers the history of the city. The Hakka Thien Hau Temple, 400 m away, is a Chinese temple dedicated to Thien Hau, goddess of the sea.