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Ngoc Dang Hotel
Excellent streetside terraces
254 De Tham St, District 1, Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City Province
Tel: (08) 837 1896
Fax: (08) 836 9419
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Description
The foyer at the Ngoc Dang doubles as a CD shop, but the real attraction are the large garden terraces attached to each of the rooms overlooking De Tham Street. The first-floor room is particularly pleasing with a bright and airy atmosphere. The upper floors are not quite as pretty but all the balconies are excellent. The cheaper rooms are windowless off-the-street affairs and are not such good value. This place is especially good for families -- two kinds of room sleep four to five people.
Total rooms: 12
Standard - Single
10 USD (low season)
10 USD (high season)
Standard - Double
12 USD (low season)
12 USD (high season)
Family room
18 USD (low season)
18 USD (high season)
$26 with a balcony
Added to Travelfish on: 14th October, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 12th April, 2007
Guest feedback
Good - 
By LionelHutz ( total comments: 9 
) Stayed here 1/2006
We had a balcony room but not the first floor. Room was spacious, clean but the furnishings are a little old (kind of an srt deco feel to the place). Proper cable TV. Excellent location. Street noise is a definite problem at night - bring earplugs. The first floor balcony is apparently double glazed so might have less noise. The staff here are okay but we had a huge argument with the manager over his insistence on keeping your passport the entire stay, even if you are happy to pay in advance. No other place we stayed in Asia required this and we are very protective of our passports.
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