Đông Kinh Hotel

Đông Kinh Hotel is a 3-star hotel in Cho Lon, District 5, about 3.5 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, with air-conditioned rooms and a spa on site. It suits travellers who want to stay among the markets and eateries of the old Chinese quarter, with restaurants and cafés within a few hundred metres.

Rooms range from 14 m² standard rooms to a 45 m² family suite with a separate living room and bedroom, and four of the six types have city views. Every room has a private bathroom, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a minibar and a tea and coffee maker. The larger rooms, the Superior Double Room at 25 m² and the Deluxe Triple Room at 30 m², give more space than the standard rooms.

Practical services include a 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security, a lift, luggage storage and room service, plus a spa with massage, pedicure and manicure. The hotel is a practical base for shopping and sightseeing, with Hoa Binh Market and two pagodas within 250 m.

Đông Kinh Hotel has six room types, from the compact 14 m² standard room to the 45 m² Family Suite. Every room has a private bathroom, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a minibar, so the difference between them comes down to size, layout and view. The standard rooms and the Superior Double Room suit two guests, while the Deluxe Triple Room and the Family Suite take three.

City views come with four of the six types: the Standard Double or Twin Room, the Superior Double Room, the Deluxe Triple Room and the Family Suite. The Superior Double Room, at 25 m², is the largest room for two guests, with a single king-size bed. The Deluxe Triple Room adds a single bed next to the king-size bed, and the Family Suite, at 45 m², has a living room with a sofa and a separate bedroom, which suits a family of three.

The 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security cover the building, and key card access and a lift complete the practical side. Guests can use luggage storage, laundry, room service and daily housekeeping, and there is a shared lounge and TV area as well as a safety deposit box for valuables. Non-smoking rooms are offered. The spa and wellness centre offers massage, pedicure, manicure and beauty services.

WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge. Parking works differently: public parking is possible at a location nearby, reservation is not needed, and it costs VND 100,000 per day.

Each room comes with the practical fittings of the range: free toiletries, a hairdryer, towels, linen, an electric kettle, a refrigerator, a desk, a clothes rack and a wardrobe or closet. The television offers cable and satellite channels, and there is a telephone.

Đông Kinh Hotel stands on Trần Tuấn Khải street in Cho Lon, the old Chinese quarter of District 5, in a dense neighbourhood of markets, shops and eateries. The Quán 26 and Tiệm Cơm Tân Nhã restaurants are 50 m away, with the Thai Restaurant Thai Sam Yan at the same distance, and the Giờ Càfê, Milano Coffee and Cafe Trung Nguyen cafés sit 100 to 150 m from the hotel. Hoa Binh Market is 150 m away, and the Chùa Vạn Phật pagoda is 150 m away too, so the daily life of the district is close at hand.

The hotel is about 3.5 km from the centre, and the main transport hubs lie within a few kilometres. The two coach stations, Bến xe Thành Bưởi - Vĩnh Viễn at 1.5 km and Bến xe Quang Tỷ Sài Gòn at 2 km, serve long-distance journeys. Ben Thanh Station is 3.3 km away, Saigon Railway Station 3.4 km, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport 6.1 km.

For sightseeing, the Thú Nhún Phan Văn Trị amusement rides are 550 m away and the Công Viên Nước Đại Thế Giới water park is 650 m. Within a walk of 450 m are the Ngũ Hành Miếu temple (350 m), the Nghĩa Từ Triều Châu temple (400 m) and the Công viên Võ Văn Kiệt park (450 m). The Tao Dan Park is 3.2 km away, the Fine Arts Museum 3.4 km, the War Remnants Museum 3.6 km and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum 3.8 km, and the Crescent Lake lies 5.6 km away.