Rex Hotel

Rex Hotel is a 5-star hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, on the lively Nguyen Hue walking street, with air-conditioned rooms from 30 to 57 m² and a rooftop swimming pool. It suits travellers who want to stay in the centre of the city, where the main sights are within a 10-minute walk, and who prefer a hotel with its own spa, restaurants and fitness centre.

Rooms follow a modern Vietnamese style, with large windows, a seating area, cable TV and a minibar in each. The range runs from king and twin rooms to suites with a separate living room, and some rooms add a terrace or a city view. Restaurants on site include Hoa Mai, for Vietnamese and Asian dishes, and Cung Dinh, for a more formal Vietnamese menu, while the Rooftop Garden serves snacks and cocktails.

The spa offers massage, and sauna sessions are available alongside a fitness centre, a flood-lit tennis court, billiards and a casino. Free WiFi covers the whole property, and private parking on site needs a reservation, with charges that may apply.

The room types at Rex Hotel fall into king rooms, twin rooms and suites, with floor areas from 30 to 57 m². Each room has a private bathroom, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV and a minibar, so the differences lie in size, bed layout and view. Several king rooms take the Super-king size bed, while the twin rooms have two beds for guests who travel together.

The suites add more space. The Rex Suite King has a separate living room with a city or garden view, and the Governor Suite King and Executive Governor Suite King are the largest rooms here, at 57 m² each, with a terrace. The Premium King Room and the Deluxe King look inward, whereas the Executive Premium King, on the Executive Wing, has a city view and an inner courtyard view.

Dining at Rex Hotel spreads across several venues. Hoa Mai Restaurant serves Vietnamese and Asian dishes, Cung Dinh Restaurant offers a more formal Vietnamese menu, and the Rooftop Garden serves snacks, an à la carte menu and cocktails. A buffet breakfast is offered, and breakfast in the room, a snack bar and a bar complete the choice.

For wellness there is a spa with massage, a sauna, a steam room and a hot tub, plus a fitness centre with a personal trainer. Billiards and a flood-lit tennis court add to the options, and a kids' pool and babysitting services suit families.

Practical services include a 24-hour front desk, currency exchange, concierge, luggage storage, a tour desk, laundry and an airport shuttle. Free WiFi covers all areas, and the on-site private parking needs a reservation, with charges that may apply.

Rex Hotel is on the Nguyen Hue walking street in District 1, the central district of Ho Chi Minh City, so the hotel sits in the middle of the sights that visitors come to see first. The President Ho Chi Minh Statue Garden is 50 m away, with the Ho Chi Minh Statue beside it, and Ho Chi Minh City Hall is 100 m away. The Saigon Opera House and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum are both 200 m from the hotel. Within a 10-minute walk are Ben Thanh Market, Takashimaya Vietnam and the General Post Office, so the central sights can be reached on foot.

Saigon Railway Station is 2.7 km away, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5.5 km from the hotel. An airport shuttle is among the hotel's facilities, which covers the airport run for arrivals who prefer not to book a taxi. The Bến Bạch Đằng ferry terminal is 650 m away. Private parking is available on site, but a reservation is needed and charges may apply, so drivers should book a space before they reach the hotel.

The Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum is 700 m away, and Nha Rong Wharf, a riverside pier on the Saigon River, is 1 km away. The War Remnants Museum is 1.1 km from the hotel and the Vietnam History Museum is 1.4 km. Crescent Lake lies further out, 5.8 km away, and makes a longer excursion from the centre.