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Kim Hotel
Friendly and family run, quite new
Mini-hotel alley, 40/18 Bui Vien St, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City Province
Tel: (08) 836 7497, (08) 837 6468
Email them at: Saigonhotel_Loan@hotmail.com
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Description
Kim Hotel is one of the newest on this alley, but that isn't saying much seeing how old some of the others are. It's run by friendly Mrs Kim who is more than happy to help with queries. Small rooms facing the back of the hotel are cheaper -- front facing rooms are lighter, bigger and have a balcony just big enough to stand two. All rooms have cable TV, fridge with mini bar, air-con and a bathtub, although the latter is only useful for infants. The big room on the 6th floor is a couple of dollars more, unless you don't use the elevator.
Total rooms: 12
Dbl A/C private b'room
12 USD (low season)
12 USD (high season)
Upto $16
Added to Travelfish on: 23rd December, 2006
Last visited or updated on: 12th April, 2007
Guest feedback
fantastic stay - 
By kickamoocow ( total comments: 2 
)
clean, comfortable, great bathrooms - shower cubicle which I found to be very rare in Vietnam! Very friendly helpful staff, no traffic noise, and there was even a lift, broken down, but it's there!
Cleanliness | Facilities | Location | Romance | Rooms | Service | Value | Vibe |
Don't be fooled like we were! - 
By thepulls ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 7/2007
We booked this hotel via e-mail through Travelfish but when we didn't hear anything back we called on the arrival date to check if they had received the e-mail. The lady on the phone said she hadn't received it and asked me to send it again which I did. I also sent them another e-mail through their own website to make sure they got it.
The rates were higher on their site so I asked them to reply confirming the Travlfish rate of $12 for a room. They replied back saying all fine, they'd collect us from the airport. When we arrived sure enough we were picked up but when we got to mini hotel alley they took us to another hotel called Nu Lan. We didn't realise we weren't in the right place till we got to the awful room. We were then told the Kim Hotel was full and we had to stay here. We were assured we could move there the next day.
No surprise when we asked the next morning the Kim was still full.
We left and went to Hong Hoa hotel nearby. Lovely!
Be very aware when trying to book.
friendly and professional - 
By peterlaqua ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 4/2007
It was a delight to be picked up at the airport by one of their happy staff members. This set the scene for our stay with helpful staff answering every query, lots of laughs and the room was cosy quiet and clean. It was pleasure staying here and the friendly staff make it a wondeful place to chill. One of the best places that we have stayed in Vietnam.
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