Choosing a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City means narrowing a very large market to a short list that holds up on more than one site. This guide cross-checks guest scores, review counts and sampled nightly prices across booking and review platforms, so no single ranking decides the shortlist. Hotel Nikko Saigon, for example, is rated 9.6/10 from 1,673 reviews on Expedia. Every figure is dated, and none of them is a live rate.

Last checked: 2026-11-06

Organic results analysed: 5 · Most repeated hotel across results: The Reverie Saigon, in 3 of 5 results · Results with a District 1 focus: 3 of 5 · Results covering a budget-to-luxury range: 1 of 5 (result 4)

How We Compared These Hotels

Verified Figures at a Glance

1 Highest guest scores

• GRAND HOTEL du LAC Boutique Saigon scores 9.8/10 from 752 reviews, and Hotel Nikko Saigon scores 9.6/10 from 1,672 reviews (Hotels.com)

2 Sampled nightly prices

• Sampled prices start at $119+ for La Vela Saigon Hotel (9.0/10), $164+ for Hotel Nikko Saigon (9.1/10) and $177+ for Lotte Hotel Saigon (9.2/10) (KAYAK)

3 Review-based rankings

• La Siesta Premium Saigon ranks at 5.0 from 2,140 reviews on Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice page snapshot (Tripadvisor)

4 Market size and seasonality

• Trip.com lists 87 five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City (Trip.com)
• Klook’s booking data shows September as the most affordable month, at around HKD 242 per night, roughly 28% below June (Klook)

• Widest review base: La Vela Saigon Hotel has 15,143 reviews on KAYAK, more than five times the 2,997 reviews U.S. News Travel shows for Caravelle Saigon.
• Platform gap for one hotel: Hotel Nikko Saigon scores 9.6 on Expedia and 9.1 on KAYAK, a 0.5-point difference for the same property.
• District price spread: Klook’s typical-area figures run from around HKD 218 per night in District 7 to around HKD 546 in District 5.
• Trip.com sampled range: US$14 per night at Sunrise Airport Hotel at the low end, rising to US$148 at Mai House Saigon Hotel, the highest Trip.com rate in this set.

Key Facts

Label	Value
Hotels listed in Ho Chi Minh City (Tripadvisor page)	9,196
Hotel reviews on the same Tripadvisor page	243,232
Five-star hotels in the Trip.com listing (2026-09-05)	87
Most expensive month (KAYAK)	June, $215 per night
Most affordable month (Klook)	September, around HKD 242 per night
Most popular neighbourhood (KAYAK)	District 1, average $93 per night
Cheapest typical area (Klook)	District 7, around HKD 218 per night
Priciest typical area (Klook)	District 5, around HKD 546 per night
Highest guest score in this comparison	9.8/10, GRAND HOTEL du LAC Boutique Saigon (Hotels.com, 752 reviews)
Best price-comfort tier (Klook)	Premium, around HKD 413 per night

Side-by-Side Comparison Across Platforms

The table below puts each hotel’s score, review count, sampled price and area cue in one place, using only figures from the sources we reviewed.

Hotel	Guest score (platform)	Reviews	Price cue	Area cue in sources
GRAND HOTEL du LAC Boutique Saigon	9.8 (Expedia, Hotels.com)	754 / 752	Not in sources	District 1 (KAYAK summary); Downtown (Hotels.com)
Hotel Nikko Saigon	9.6 (Expedia, Hotels.com); 9.1 (KAYAK)	1,673 / 1,672 / 3,167	From $164+ (KAYAK)	Cau Ong Lanh (Expedia)
The Reverie Saigon	9.6 (Expedia); 9.3 (Agoda, low confidence)	1,003 / 3,520	Not in sources	District 1 (KAYAK summary)
Caravelle Saigon	9.4 (Expedia, Hotels.com); 9.3 (Trip.com); 9.1 (U.S. News)	1,039 / 856 / 2,997	US$136 (Trip.com)	District 1 (KAYAK summary)
Lotte Hotel Saigon	9.2 (KAYAK); 9.3 (U.S. News)	2,424 / 2,349	From $177+ (KAYAK)	Not stated
Hotel Majestic Saigon	9.2 (Expedia, Hotels.com)	1,281 / 1,280	Not in sources	District 1 (KAYAK summary); Downtown (Expedia)
La Vela Saigon Hotel	9.0 (KAYAK); 8.7 (Trip.com)	15,143 / 1,053	From $119+ (KAYAK); US$97 (Trip.com)	District 3 (Hotels.com, KAYAK)
Mai House Saigon Hotel	9.5 (Trip.com)	934	US$148 (Trip.com)	District 3 (United Hotels)
Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers	9.0 (U.S. News)	1,264	Not in sources	Not stated
Thanh Long Hotel (3-star)	8.8 (Hotels.com)	312	From $33 nightly	Not stated
Sunrise Airport Hotel (3-star)	8.4 (Trip.com)	1,528	From US$14 per night	Airport-adjacent (Trip.com)

Scores use each platform’s own scale and snapshot date, so the columns are not directly comparable across rows.

The pattern: Expedia and Hotels.com report nearly identical figures for GRAND HOTEL du LAC Boutique Saigon (9.8 from 754 and 752 reviews) and for Caravelle Saigon (9.4 from 1,039 reviews each), which suggests the two sites may draw on shared review data, so they should not be counted as two independent votes.

Best Hotels Ho Chi Minh City, District 1

District 1 is the most popular neighbourhood among KAYAK’s users, with an average price of $93 per night. KAYAK’s regional summary also names GRAND HOTEL du LAC Boutique Saigon, Hotel Majestic Saigon, Caravelle Saigon and The Reverie Saigon as properties in the area.

The Reverie Saigon

Expedia rates The Reverie Saigon at 9.6/10 from 1,003 reviews and describes premium bedding, Frette sheets, a minibar and 24-hour room service. Agoda lists a lower score of 9.3 from 3,520 reviews, but that figure carries low confidence in our research. Price data for this property was not in our sources.

Caravelle Saigon

Caravelle Saigon scores between 9.1 and 9.4 on four platforms. Expedia and Hotels.com both show 9.4 from 1,039 reviews, Trip.com shows 9.3 from 856 reviews at US$136, and U.S. News Travel shows 9.1 from 2,997 reviews.

What this means: The same District 1 names recur across platforms, which makes the area the most reliable starting point for a central stay, although the sources do not give a price for each property.

Best Hotels Ho Chi Minh City Luxury

Three properties in our sources are the most prominent luxury-tier names, each with a rating or a sampled price that places it in the upper segment.

Hotel Nikko Saigon

Expedia lists Hotel Nikko Saigon as a 5-star property in Cau Ong Lanh, rated 9.6/10 from 1,673 reviews. KAYAK rates it 9.1 from 3,167 reviews, with prices from $164+ for the sampled night, below Lotte Hotel Saigon’s $177+ on the same platform.

Lotte Hotel Saigon

KAYAK lists Lotte at 9.2 from 2,424 reviews, priced from $177+ for the sampled night, the highest sampled entry price among the KAYAK properties in this article. U.S. News Travel ranks Lotte first among its 2026 Ho Chi Minh City picks, at 9.3 from 2,349 reviews, but that page is dated 2025-03-26.

Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers

U.S. News Travel lists the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers at 9.0 from 1,264 reviews. Our sources give no price or district for this property. Tripadvisor’s separate Sheraton Saigon Grand Opera Hotel, rated 4.5 from 3,538 reviews, is a different listing and is not included in this comparison.

The catch: The highest sampled entry price in this group, Lotte’s, is also the one whose 2026 ranking label rests on a 2025-dated page, so the price and the ranking come from different snapshots.

5-Star Hotel Ho Chi Minh District 1

Trip.com lists 87 five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City, so the star rating alone does not narrow the field. The three properties below have the clearest source trail, and each entry notes where the property sits.

Hotel Majestic Saigon

Expedia lists Hotel Majestic Saigon as a 5-star Downtown property at 9.2/10 from 1,281 reviews, and Hotels.com shows the same score from 1,280 reviews. Its score is consistent across the two platforms, while GRAND HOTEL du LAC Boutique Saigon’s 9.8 rests on about 750 reviews.

La Siesta Premium Saigon

Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice snapshot ranks La Siesta Premium Saigon at 5.0 from 2,140 reviews. Our sources do not give its district or a price, and the Travelers’ Choice criteria are only partly visible, so this is a single-platform signal.

Mai House Saigon Hotel

Trip.com lists Mai House Saigon Hotel at 9.5/10 from 934 reviews, priced from US$148. United Hotels places it near District 3 rather than in District 1, so it is a District 3 option in our sources.

The trade-off: A 5.0 Travelers’ Choice score and a 9.5 Trip.com score come from different scales and different review pools, so neither settles the question alone.

Best Hotels Ho Chi Minh City Budget

The budget end of our research is thinner than the luxury end. Three properties give the clearest price points.

Sunrise Airport Hotel

Trip.com lists this 3-star property from US$14 per night for the sampled night, with 8.4/10 from 1,528 reviews. Our sources describe it as airport-adjacent, which makes it a transit-oriented option rather than a central one. Trip.com’s budget-to-mid list carries the same listing.

Thanh Long Hotel

Hotels.com’s 3-star Ho Chi Minh City list, updated 2026-10-29, shows Thanh Long Hotel at 8.8/10 from 312 reviews, priced from $33 nightly. Hotels.com’s 3-star ranking is the source for these figures.

La Vela Saigon Hotel

La Vela Saigon Hotel is the mid-band option with the largest review base in the set. KAYAK lists it at 9.0 from 15,143 reviews with prices from $119+, while Trip.com shows 8.7 from 1,053 reviews at US$97.

Klook’s tier analysis puts the Premium tier at around HKD 413 per night as the best price-comfort balance, with the biggest step up to Luxury at about HKD 663. For a separate property-level page outside this shortlist, see Calista Saigon Hotel: Reviews, Price, Menu & Photos.

What to watch: The cheapest listed rates come from 3-star properties whose districts our sources do not state, so location needs checking separately from price.

Best New Hotels Ho Chi Minh City

Our research cannot confirm which hotels are new. None of the sources gives an opening date for any property in the set.

Recency of the ranking snapshots

The dated snapshots in our research run from March 2025 to November 2026. Tripadvisor’s 2025 Travelers’ Choice snapshot counts 7,229 hotels in the city, against 9,196 on its main page, whose date is unknown, so the change in count cannot be dated.

Where that leaves a new-hotel search: If a recently opened hotel is the priority, the sources in this article cannot confirm one.

Strengths and Limits by Hotel

The Reverie Saigon

• Strengths: 9.6 on Expedia from 1,003 reviews, with detailed amenity descriptions.
• Limits: The 9.3 Agoda figure comes from a lower-confidence listing, and no price was found in our sources.

Caravelle Saigon

• Strengths: Scores between 9.1 and 9.4 on four platforms, and a District 1 cue in KAYAK’s summary.
• Limits: The U.S. News score of 9.1 is the lowest of its four, and the sampled Trip.com rate of US$136 is not the cheapest in the group.

Hotel Nikko Saigon

• Strengths: 9.6 on Expedia and Hotels.com, from roughly 1,670 reviews each.
• Limits: KAYAK’s 9.1 is lower, and its sampled price of $164+ is above La Vela’s $119+.

Lotte Hotel Saigon

• Strengths: 9.2 on KAYAK and 9.3 on U.S. News, with the highest KAYAK entry price in the group used here.
• Limits: The price is $177+, and the U.S. News snapshot is dated 2025-03-26.

GRAND HOTEL du LAC Boutique Saigon

• Strengths: 9.8 on Expedia and Hotels.com, the highest scores in this comparison.
• Limits: Each score rests on about 750 reviews, fewer than Hotel Majestic Saigon’s 1,280.

La Vela Saigon Hotel

• Strengths: The largest review base in the set, at 15,143 reviews on KAYAK, with a sampled price from US$97 on Trip.com.
• Limits: Its District 3 location is outside District 1, and its Trip.com score of 8.7 is lower than its KAYAK score of 9.0.

Best for Each Traveller Segment

• Luxury-focused travellers: Hotel Nikko Saigon (9.6 on Expedia) and The Reverie Saigon (9.6 on Expedia, with detailed amenity descriptions).
• Budget-conscious travellers: Thanh Long Hotel (8.8 from 312 reviews, from $33 nightly) and Sunrise Airport Hotel (8.4 from 1,528 reviews, from US$14 per night).
• Boutique stay seekers: GRAND HOTEL du LAC Boutique Saigon (9.8 on Expedia and Hotels.com, from about 750 reviews each).
• Travellers prioritising a central District 1 location: Caravelle Saigon (9.1 to 9.4 across four platforms) and Hotel Majestic Saigon (9.2 on Expedia and Hotels.com).

Price Bands

The sources publish nightly sampled rates in USD and HKD. We have kept each currency as published and have not converted any figure.

• Upscale tier: Hotel Nikko Saigon from $164+ (KAYAK), Lotte Hotel Saigon from $177+ (KAYAK), Caravelle Saigon from US$136 (Trip.com), and Mai House Saigon Hotel from US$148 (Trip.com).
• Mid tier: La Vela Saigon Hotel from $119+ (KAYAK) and US$97 (Trip.com).
• Budget tier: Thanh Long Hotel from $33 nightly (Hotels.com) and Sunrise Airport Hotel from US$14 per night (Trip.com).
• Seasonal pattern: KAYAK lists June as the most expensive month at $215 per night. Klook lists September as the most affordable, at around HKD 242 per night, roughly 28% below its own June figure.

Tier versus season: The gap between budget and upscale sampled rates is above $100 per night, while the seasonal figures come from two platforms in two currencies, so tier choice probably matters more to the sampled price than the month does.

Location and Getting There

District 1 is the most popular neighbourhood on KAYAK and holds the properties most often named across the sources. District 3 hosts La Vela Saigon Hotel and Sherwood Suites, which Hotels.com scores at 9.8 from 1,275 reviews. United Hotels places Mai House Saigon Hotel and Hôtel des Arts Saigon nearby in the same area.

Klook identifies District 7 as the most affordable typical area, at around HKD 218 per night, and District 5 as the priciest, at around HKD 546 per night. Sunrise Airport Hotel is described as airport-adjacent. Our sources give no travel times or distances.

Central base or lower typical rate: District 1 offers the widest set of recurring high-scoring names, while District 7 offers the lowest typical rate, so the trade-off is a central base against a lower typical price.

Our Pick by Reader Type

The bottom line: Caravelle Saigon is the most consistent District 1 choice across the sources, while Nikko and du LAC are the strongest scores for luxury and boutique stays.

“The Reverie is the undisputed number one hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.”

— Agoda guest reviewer (unnamed), guest reviewer

“Do not be fooled by the pictures, you will most likely be disappointed by your room. Only book this hotel if location matters and price is adequate.”

— Trip.com guest user, guest reviewer

Related reading: Calista Saigon Hotel: Reviews, Price, Menu & Photos · Cheap Tokyo Accommodation: Where to Stay on a Budget

Frequently Asked Questions

Which hotel has the highest guest score in this comparison?

GRAND HOTEL du LAC Boutique Saigon, at 9.8/10 on Expedia (754 reviews) and on Hotels.com (752 reviews).

Which hotel has the largest review count in this comparison?

La Vela Saigon Hotel, with 15,143 reviews on KAYAK, where it scores 9.0/10.

What is the average nightly price in District 1?

KAYAK puts the District 1 average at $93 per night and names it the most popular neighbourhood among its users.

Which month is the cheapest to book?

September, at around HKD 242 per night, roughly 28% below June according to Klook. KAYAK lists June as the most expensive month at $215 per night.

What is the lowest sampled price in the set?

Sunrise Airport Hotel, from US$14 per night on Trip.com, with a score of 8.4/10 from 1,528 reviews.

How many five-star hotels does Trip.com list in Ho Chi Minh City?

87, according to its five-star listing snapshot dated 2026-09-05.

The bottom line: 87, according to its five-star listing snapshot dated 2026-09-05.