Heritage trail · Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City: women of the south
From the ao dai and the market traders of Saigon to the women who dug and defended the Cu Chi tunnels, a trail through the city and the history beneath it.
Heritage stays
Sleep in a piece of history
Hotels in conserved buildings with a story to tell. Book directly on each hotel's own website.
Hotel Majestic Saigon
$$$$Building from 1925
Historic riverside hotel operating since 1925, a long-standing landmark of central Saigon.
District 1, Dong Khoi riverfront · 01 Dong Khoi Street, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hotel Continental Saigon
$$$Building from 1880
Recognised monument said to be built in 1880, with thick brick walls, tile roof, four-metre ceilings and three frangipani trees planted in 1880 in the central garden.
District 1, Dong Khoi · 132-134 Dong Khoi Street, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Rex Hotel Saigon
$$$Building from 1927
Building dates to 1927 as a car showroom, later a hotel famed for its rooftop garden bar and wartime press briefings. the official page fetched gave none.
District 1, Nguyen Hue · 141 Nguyen Hue, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Caravelle Saigon
$$$$Building from 1959
Mid-century hotel on Lam Son Square, 66 years of legacy per its site
District 1, Lam Son Square · 19-23 Lam Son Square, Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Details from each hotel's official website, checked 4 Nov 2026.