Villa Song Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
Expert reviews
“Channeling the elegance of the French-colonial era with soaring ceilings and wooden floorboards, the three-story Villa Song is an ode to art and interior design and is a favorite with discerning travelers.”
“In a District 2 garden location with river views, this French-inspired boutique hotel is one of HCMC’s most relaxing places to stay. Very romantic rooms and suites are filled with heritage Indochinese style and contemporary Vietnamese art, and the property’s Song Vie bistro has an absolute riverside location.”
“A charming getaway for travellers who prefer to be away from the bustle of the city, but still remain conveniently close to all it has to offer. It’s a quiet retreat along the banks of the Saigon River, set in a leafy neighbourhood among genteel villas and residences.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Swimming pool
- Excellent food
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
All you need to know
Situated beside the Saigon River, this unique boutique hotel skillfully combines French colonial aesthetics with modern style, crafting a refined and peaceful haven for the discerning voyager. Dark timber flooring, an abundance of natural light, and opulent furniture create a luxurious atmosphere in this hotel.
Villa Song Saigon is celebrated for its breathtaking location, with beautiful river scenery and verdant gardens. The hotel possesses 23 well-furnished rooms and suites, each carefully conceived to deliver comfort and elegance. These distinctively decorated spaces offer a wide range of features, from stunning views from balconies to four-poster beds.
Opt for an array of room choices such as the Villa Suite, Art Suite, or the luxurious Imperial Suite. Relish the benefits of WiFi, cable television, and personal minibars throughout your visit. Plus, this hotel provides gratis all-day breakfast and boat tours on the river.
Patrons have access to a multitude of services, encompassing a riverside eatery with a scenic patio that offers a blend of Vietnamese and international gastronomical delights, an elegant bar, and a revitalizing outdoor saltwater pool.
Break a sweat in the fully-equipped gym located on the premises, featuring free weights and workout machinery, and subsequently unwind at the hotel spa. Regardless of your location within this hotel, you’re guaranteed an abundant presence of palm trees and stunning vistas!
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Location
Recent guest reviews
28 December 2024
Very good
7 December 2024
4 night stay
Pros - Staff were friendly and helpful when asked anything - building looked historic and nice - rooms were comfortable
Cons - free boat shuttle wasn't operating for the whole stay (the easy access to the city was the reason we booked here. Ended up having to pay taxis to and from the city each day) - pool area was a thoroughfare for staff and people coming to the hotel for meetings. Wasn't relaxing at all. Pool lounges/cabanas were a bit weathered. Lots of mosquitos - calls to room service were unanswered sometimes. Had to walk down 2 floors to order room service - no english speaking channels on the tv. Even though the channel list provided listed plenty of english speaking channels
3 December 2024
Lovely hotel, pool was great and complementary boat ride was fun!
20 November 2024
Fabulous
8 November 2024
Exceptional
22 July 2024
Pleasant
15 January 2024
Pleasant ambience but lacking high end touches
Lovely ambience and river feel Great breakfast and drinks Suite has a nice architectural feel Staff were friendly and helpful
It’s a little dated and needs refreshing. Hotel common areas such as pool need some updating. Boat service should run into the evening. The common areas and restaurants are used for parties
2 January 2024
Exceptional
10 December 2023
Quiet oasis in the frenetic HCMC
Stunning colonial style hotel on the river beautiful fit out extremely comfortable bed and quiet serene location And the swimming pool was magnificent
15 November 2023
Very good
25 August 2023
Great calm location. Big rooms. Comfortable beds. Very helpful Manager.
Great calm location. Lovely colonial style hotel. Big rooms. Comfortable beds. Good bathrooms. Very helpful Manager. Great speed boat service into town.
In room facing river could hear music at times from the bar. For most people probably not a problem but if you want a totally quiet room ask for one at the back. Management changed ours without problem. Even upgraded us.
17 August 2023
Wonderful relaxing stay. Couldn’t be better!
The location was excellent. Far enough away from the city but easily accessible by taxi. Staff were so helpful and attentive to detail
Nothing not to like.
11 August 2023
Poor service. Poor breakfast. Very bad experience in this hotel.
The swimming pool is big, nice and clean. The manager was very pleasant, professional and helpful to find nice rooms for us.
1/ No buffet for breakfast. You need to order everything from the menu. When breakfast is included, they charge you extra if you order more than 1 drink (juice OR hot drink) and 1 plate (eggs or toasts or pancakes….). The service is very slow. We had to leave for the airport before our full breakfast order arrived. We had arrived at breakfast 45 minutes before leaving time. The restaurant was not even half full (1 big group and 2 tables) and the kitchen staff was overwelcomed and could not keep up the orders. We left very disappointed. 2/ the person at reception speaks very poor English. She does not understand what we ask her. I asked at 9am for my luggages to be brought down at reception. At 9.35am, our taxi was waiting outside and still no luggage at reception. My husband and I had to bring down ourselves all our luggages (from our room on the 2nd floor + from the room of our teenagers’ on the 3rd floor). There is no lift in this hotel and no air conditioning outside the bedrooms, so a lot of effort for us. 3/ We had booked 2 rooms with balcony via Booking.com. When we arrived and they tried to give us rooms without balcony. The 2 ladies at reception were not pleasant, not a smile, which is very unusual in Vietnam. Luckily, the manager arrived and was very helpful. He found us 1 beautiful room with a big balcony and another big room without balcony but still very nice. He upgraded us. Rooms were beautiful. The managed did his best to find a solution. We appreciated that. The manager was very professional and helpful but was not working the day we left unfortunately (to solve our breakfast and luggage problem). Overall, I do not recommend this hotel, the service is not worth 4 stars.
23 July 2023
Very good
The balcony and the bed
22 June 2023
Beautiful residence and location let down by poor customer service.
Great food, lovely room and beautiful riverside location.
For a property of this calibre staff did not have adequate english language skills. We had booked both the Imperial suite and another river view room to accommodate our children but had minimal engagement by onsite personnel leaving us almost neglected at times. So much potential!
9 June 2023
Exceptional
12 April 2023
Exceptional
16 March 2023
apart from the above function it was a pleasant, quiet stay
location and access into main city via short ride on Villa Saigon ferry
there was a function going on and the M/C was just screaming into the microphone the whole evening - it was offensive
15 March 2023
perfect in every way
fabulous location. Marvellous facilities
14 March 2023
wonderful location away from business of city
beautiful property. great service
nothing
23 February 2023
loved the hotel and the staff
the staff were excellent. very friendly and helpful
nothing
13 February 2023
We had a wonderful stay and enjoyed the New Year celebration with all the staff
The shuttle boat into the centre was fabulous
nothing
30 January 2023
Exceptional
beautiful space, great location, comfort room
17 November 2022
Gorgeous place by the river.
Everything was great starting from check-in.I received a nice glass of welcome juice,which was a nice gesture in the hot weather. The place is beautiful, the staff is great,the pool is amazing and room with the balcony and river view was exceptional. If you prefer to stay a bit further from the city center,this place is for you.It is very relaxing and the receptionists are really nice.I had an amazing time there. The size of the pool is very nice,I loved it. The variety of breakfast was good too. You can choose from the menu and you can have it by the river. They also have a small room with a few fitness equipments,so you can do a little workout as well.The place is really quiet and relaxing.
I loved everything.Only the mosquitos were bothering,so prepare for that.
13 November 2022
charming staff, but a little expensive
location
a little tired in parts
12 November 2022
Exceptional
2 November 2022
Exceptional
27 June 2022
Very enjoyable, in a nice part of the City.
We really enjoyed Villa Song. Staff were so helpful and friendly. The situation was lovely and so interesting being next to the Saigon river. Lovely setting. Would definitely stay there again.
A lift would be nice - we were on the third floor so going up the stairs was quite hard in the heat and with two of us having asthma, etc. The air con didn't work as well as it should have done.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Family rooms
- - Safety deposit box
- - Car hire
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (free)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Fitness
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
- - Board games/puzzles
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Reception services
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Parking
- - Street parking
Pool and wellness
- - Salt-water pool
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
17 January 2025
Very good