Rex Hotel Saigon

Location & getting around

On Nguyen Hue Boulevard, 160m from City Hall

The address is 141 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1. City Hall — the People’s Committee building — is 160m away, with Ben Thanh Market at 520m and the Reunification Palace at 730m. This is the densest cluster of sights in the district, and Agoda scores the location 9.5.

Day-to-day errands are just as short: a convenience store at 130m, a pharmacy at 230m and an ATM on the property. Reviews also mention a metro station beside the hotel.

26 minutes to the airport, 17 to the station

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 6.7km straight-line away, about 26 minutes by car. Saigon railway station is 2.8km and roughly 17 minutes; the Mien Dong bus terminal 4.5km and about 23 minutes.

The distances read shorter than the times, and that gap is the point. Ho Chi Minh City traffic turns 6–7km into half an hour without much trouble, so an early flight deserves more buffer than the kilometre figure suggests.

Rooms & occupancy

The 45sqm Rex Suite and the 57sqm Governor Suite

A five-star property built in 1927 and last renovated in 2013, with 286 rooms.

The ladder runs deluxe king and twin, then premium king and twin, then executive premium king and twin. Above them sit the 45sqm Rex Suite and the 57sqm Governor Suite and Executive Governor Suite. Check-in is 2:00 PM and check-out noon.

Floor area deserves a flag. Reviews describe rooms as clean and comfortable, but “the room area is small” also appears more than once. With a 2013 renovation date, condition appears to vary by floor and room type. If space is the priority, the suites are the honest answer.

No free-stay bracket for children

For family trips this comes first. No free-stay age range is listed, and an extra charge may apply depending on party size — a different setup from The Reverie Saigon, where children aged three to nine stay free.

The guest mix follows: couples first, then business travellers. Couples rate it 8.7 and groups 8.7, while families with young children rate it 8.4. Overall it sits at 8.5 across 9,284 reviews.

Facilities

The outdoor pool and poolside bar

There is an outdoor pool with a poolside bar, a fitness centre, massage, shops, a garden and a shared lounge area. Reviews place the gym and the pool together on the fifth floor, and mention that the gym sauna has both a dry and a wet room. The executive lounge still appears in the booking site’s facility list, but per the hotel’s notice it has been closed since 1 April 2022 — do not choose a higher room grade for lounge access.

One caveat, plainly: several reviews mention pigeons settling around the pool. The same reviews say the water itself looked clean, but this is not the place to plan resort swimming.

Breakfast buffet and the restaurants

Dining covers buffet, Asian, international and vegetarian. Breakfast is the single most praised item in reviews — pho and egg dishes come up repeatedly as a solid enough spread. The same reviews also complain the coffee is weak.

Reviews additionally mention a guest discount on the tennis court and a massage voucher on arrival. Both vary by season and rate plan, so confirm them when you book.

Compared & alternatives

To spend more in the same core, The Reverie Saigon sits 150m from Nguyen Hue with a 9.7 location score and a free-stay bracket for children aged three to nine.

To drop to four stars and get closer to Ben Thanh, Liberty Central Citypoint is 380m from the market.

Go west and City Hall moves out to 1.3–2.4km even inside District 1. How position inside District 1 changes the trip sets those bands side by side.

Bottom line

If the plan is to walk, this address earns its keep. 160m to City Hall and 520m to Ben Thanh Market are hard numbers to beat inside District 1.

The building is from 1927, though. Room size and the age of the fittings recur in reviews, and the absence of a free-stay bracket for children grows heavier as the party gets bigger. Take those two into account and the position is what you are buying.