http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews.html en-us Hotel Reviews about the Empress in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Copyright 2009 AsiaRooms.com 100 28 http://www.asiarooms.com/ http://www.asiarooms.com/images/asiarooms-rss.gif AsiaRooms.com: Empress Hotel Reviews http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/923148.html Room very nice and clean, good breakfast, nice and helpful staff. Ms. Dubarry, Sophie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:47:53 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/914364.html I had enjoyed my stay in HMC city although the streets are very noisy with motorcyles. The Vietnam dishes are good. People are friendly . The hotel staffs are also helpful. I would also like to thank their porters too. Hope to visit HMC again !... Mr. Kok Pheng, Ng Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:33:47 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/911086.html NA Mr. Devenish, Matthew Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:19:06 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/906708.html Small single beds and small room Mr. Carswell, Paul Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:56:35 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/899870.html spent only 1 night on stop over with my wife, excallant 3 star hotel located about 15-20 min walk to the bin tan makets. About 10 min to main touist drag located on a main road. Hotel won best boutique hotel ( 3 star ) for hanoi Many overseas tra... Mr. Barron, Ashleigh Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:27:32 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/895358.html We have been in this hotel 4y ago and in September 2008.Now it needs renovation asap.Hotel has wireless internet in the room but first they will try to tell u they do not have it and to go in their business center...if u insist they will charge 6 usd... Mr. Radojkovic, Ivan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:44:38 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/894617.html The staff is very help-full will you need them Room a bit small and my room is facing the road side a bit noise in the morning. cannot sleep late.:( I think the price is too high around the area got a lot of hotel too. Mr. Say Keong, Tan Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:19:57 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/891591.html The room was really small. No provisions for making tea or coffee and while guests get 2 small bottles of drinking water each day and a welcome drink, we were not entitled to them because we booked our room through an agent. They charged me a ridicul... Mr. Wong, Anthony Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:16:50 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/889262.html Hi, this hotel is quite close to the main sights in HCMC. I got a very small but clean room. as I was alone it didn't cause me any discomfort. bathroom was ok, good restaurant. the staff is very friendly and helpful. Ms. Tscheligi, Anett Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:26:19 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/886870.html the hotel staff are rude, the hotel is very old and not in a good area of down. breakfast very basic and not easy to get to. they are much better hotels for the money. Mr. Glossop, William Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:59:30 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/883345.html The hotel was very nice for a budget hotel. Beds comfortable, bathroom nice, service and help from the front desk - excellent. The breakfasts were very nice. We were able to get a tour arranged at short notice which was a good informative, value for... Mrs. Kaufmann, Janine Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:18:14 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/881922.html The rooms at the Empress were a lot smaller than we had thought but it wasn't too bad for the price we were paying. Although when we checked in, our room had hair everywhere, the bathroom needed a little cleaning, and the bed I was using was missing ... Ms. Lim, Linda Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:15:30 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/880564.html Upon arrival at hotel, I was given a room that has an unpleasant smell in the toilet. And the room floor was soiled. After raised the issues to the house keeping and reception, they acted the problems right away and changed me to a clean room. Apart ... Mr. Sung, Vui Sun, 25 May 2008 14:48:07 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/880275.html Nice budget hotel. Anthony Lua Thu, 22 May 2008 15:08:54 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/876795.html nice hotel.staff was very helpful.close to the markets and shops. good value for money.will stay there again. Mr. Mac Donald, John Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:43:51 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/876615.html Service is excellent. Hotel staff proactively offered suggestions on where to go, as well as being very responsive to your requests. If I were to visit the city again, I'll definitely stay at Empress Hotel again. Mr. Choong, Keng Loon Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:02:25 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/872896.html Nice budget hotel with clean room and comfortable bed + big toilets. However, the street it is in is pretty quiet at night. Also, the hotel neon signs are not working so it is difficult to spot at night. Mr. Lua, Ee Ping Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:32:31 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/845620.html The room and the hotel itself was overall fine. We did have a very big problem with buying 2 bus tickets with the hotel. We bought 2 sleeper bus tickets for a 10 hour trip only to find out when we arrived at the bus station that we didn't have a tick... Mr. Treston, Anthony Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:57:09 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/844461.html Quite good if you are looking for somewhere affordable in Ho Chi Minh City. Room is perfect for couple and quite good condition. Mr. Lim, Ling Chun Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:53:28 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/840383.html The room was cosy, it is really a boutique hotel. The staff there are all very helpful , kind and friendly. The breakfast was so so good, because no doubt the steamer was hot but the food seems to be not hot at all.Taxi is available anytime from th... Ms. Bee Hoon, Chan Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:06:06 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/834774.html The moment we walked in to the room... we were thrilled! When you order a triple room, usually you only get an 'extra bed' for the third person. But at this hotel, everybody gets their own 'real bed'! The room is like a suite, it's like we're hav... Mr. Hidayat, Kurniawan Taufik Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:03:25 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/791972.html For US$44/night for a room its quite reasonable, the hotel is right in front of a school so its quite busy during the day. Its about 10 min walk to the backpackers area and about 15 or 20 min to Ban Tranh Market, by taxi only around US$1. The room i... Mr. Tatang, Julian Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:52:33 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/785751.html The hotel was clean and the breakfast provided was good. Room was serviced regularly and the staff were helpful. The location was good but not so much if you are looking to be around the bars and restaurants of Pham Ngo Luc (Bui Vien) Mr. Zuur, Christiaan Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:14:06 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/206004.html Nice accommodation for the price. We have two kids with us (6 and 9 years) and found it to be good. Directly accross road from vietcom bank, and near some good restaurants. Only criticism is some porters were bit over zealous in seeking a tip. Mr. Curry, Adrian Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:19:25 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/189870.html A bit out of the way, so many split levels in the hotel, the room number on my key tag differed from the number on the door. A regular rabbit warren. Staff was helpful, breakfast adequate, clean room, facilities great. Not sure if I will go back agai... Mr. Webster, Jeffrey Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:20:03 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/186671.html The service people were very friendly and helpful. Good location. Mr. Viengkhou, Ngoun Thu, 17 May 2007 10:06:34 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/184031.html Lovely room, but a little noisey if your are near the front to the Hotel. Ms. Holmes-brown, Martez Wed, 02 May 2007 12:33:33 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/182606.html The hotel is not in the busy part of town and you will have to walk a little to get to some of the sites, but cabs are cheap and it does not take more than 10 minutes to the Ben Thanh market and even less to the back packer area with good restaurants... Mr. Aitken, Colin Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:42:05 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/172996.html Nice hotel, very clean but small-ish rooms. Service was good, nice polite staff. It's in a good location for the back-packing area on De Tham street but quite far from the sites - but cyclo's are so cheap that this didn't cause us any problems. Ve... Mrs. Hudson, Lucy Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:59:08 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/164415.html Extremely helpful, friendly staff and excellent breakfast compensated for the small size of the room. Mr. Luton, Robert Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:10:39 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/155154.html For a first stop on our Honeymoon in Vietnam, this hotel was perfect. The room was impeccably clean, with a HUGE shower! Staff were very fiendly, and arranged a car and tour guide for us with only a night's notice. As with most things in Vietnam, the... Kirstie And Simon Ford Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:55:46 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/154676.html The room was nice and neat when we entered, everything was nicely furnished in the room. Nothing much i can complain considering the price i am paying for the stay. The best part was there was even wireless connection in a 3-star hotel. Thumbs up to ... Mr. Guo, Xianda Cardin Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:43:54 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/152910.html The hotel was in a good spot, close to everything, but we had no window and on a very low floor, the staff were just friendley breakfast was ok Stanton, Evelyn Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:35:56 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/152534.html The hotel was satisfactory however the attitude and unfriendliness of staff was most upsetting. We do not know the reason for this. The morning breakfast is also unsatisfatory we were told by restaurant staff we should be at the restaurant for breakf... Short, Kirsty Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:56:44 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/144230.html Stayed at Empress for 4 nights. It was a great experience as the staff were friendly and the hotel was cosy. The rooms were clean( tiled, not carpeted) except for a strong smell of cigarette smoke (we bought air freshner to mask the smell). Bathroom ... Wong, Victoria Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/144225.html Stayed at Empress for 4 nights. It was a great experience as the staff were friendly and the hotel was cosy. The rooms were clean( tiled, not carpeted) except for a strong smell of cigarette smoke (we bought air freshner to mask the smell). Bathroom ... Wong, Mei Lin Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:22:44 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/140253.html My daughter and I were only at the Empress for one night, so did not use any of the facilities apart from the breakfast room. We found the staff very polite and accommodating, the room clean and comfortable. Enjoyed the buffet breakfast. Overall a... Russell, Rayleen Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:28:30 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/137094.html We had 5 people in our party. The room with three people was excellent. It was spacious and cute and the bathroom was a wonderful size. However, the room for just the two people was a lot smaller. It also reeked of smoke. Although the management offe... Burnett, Miriam Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:50:15 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/129411.html As this is a small, cosy hotel, you get to know the staff there on your first night's stay. They are very friendly; give good direction to places. I do recommend staying for a few nights. You can truly relax when you return from a day of excursion... Pang Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:39:22 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/126469.html I liked the new paint, brick floors, clean, but once in town we shopped around a bit and found better value for our money. Basically what we were paying for was the convenience of the internet reservation and prepayment. When we wanted to change a ... Marks, Paul Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:24:23 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/121819.html We will never come back again! We booked a tour at the reception, staff told us the wrong pick-up time ... the next morning they called us about two hours before the expected departure when we were still sleeping. Check-out took almost 45 minute... Ruedebusch, Armin Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:42:08 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/120808.html Had a great stay at the Empress hotel. We extended our stay becuase the service was so good. Enjoyed the fact that it was in a quieter part of town but at the same time not too far out. Lovely, friendly staff, accomodating manager and clean, quiet r... Dolci, Ida Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:50:38 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/119725.html Generally speaking, Empress Hotel is good one for budget travelers due to the competitive price. The rooms are clean and the service are Ok. But I have to say the surrounding area is not so clean, the hotel and the rooms are quite small as for a 3... Yuan, Lin Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:07:25 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/115299.html nice room, nice service, the bathroom could be bit cleaner but is still on high level for the country Ven, Ann Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:25:12 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/115267.html We enjoyed our stay, the hotel was excellent, great location - very safe area and the staff were lovely the only complaint we had was the room was a bit small. We would definately recommond this hotel. The breakfast was excellent. Daly, Mary Sun, 11 Dec 2005 08:54:38 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/112921.html Empress is starting to show signs of wear, without much maintenance.. Not good value for money. Brian Roberts Tue, 15 Nov 2005 04:22:24 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City/178217--hotel-reviews/8688.html Hotel is probably the best value for money in Saigon. Rooms are quite small but well kept. Room ammenities are also as complete despite the very cheap hotel rates. Breakfast is so so since it is not a buffet, but beggars can't be chosers. If you want... Joey Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:24:01 +0100