Phu Tho Hotel

Phu Tho Hotel is a two-star hotel in Cho Lon, 4.6 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, with air-conditioned rooms and a sauna, steam room and hot tub on site. It suits travellers who want a simple base in the old Chinese quarter, near its markets, and who value wellness facilities after a day of sightseeing.

The rooms range from the 20 m² Standard Double Room with one double bed to the 35 m² Suite, which has two living rooms, a separate bedroom and a sauna as its standout feature. The Deluxe Twin Room, at 25 m², has two single beds, a balcony and a city view. Every room has a private bathroom, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, soundproofing and a minibar.

The restaurant serves à la carte breakfast with warm dishes and offers special diet menus on request. Guests also have a 24-hour front desk, a lift, luggage storage, laundry and free WiFi throughout the property. There is no parking on site, so plan on arriving by taxi or ride-hailing car.

Phu Tho Hotel has three room types, each with air conditioning, a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV, soundproofing and a minibar. The rooms are set apart by size and bed layout: the Standard Double Room offers 20 m² with a double bed, the Deluxe Twin Room has 25 m² with two single beds, and the Suite provides 35 m² across two living rooms and a separate bedroom. Every room accommodates up to two guests and one child.

The Deluxe Twin Room is the only one with a balcony, and it also looks out over the city, as does the Suite. The Standard Double Room is the simplest option, without a balcony or a view, but it has an in-room safe and a seating area. Bathrooms come with toiletries, a hairdryer, slippers and a bidet, and the Suite's standout feature is its sauna.

Wellness is a strong part of the property. There is a sauna, a steam room and a hot tub, with massage services, a spa lounge with a relaxation area, and spa and wellness packages. A restaurant on site serves à la carte breakfast with warm dishes, special diet menus are available on request, and room service is offered.

Practical services include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, currency exchange, ironing, laundry, a wake-up service, and meeting and banquet facilities. A lift serves the building, and baby safety gates are provided for families. Free WiFi is available in all areas, and the hotel has no parking.

In the rooms, the bathroom has a bidet, toilet paper, towels, slippers, a hairdryer and free toiletries, while the room itself has air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a minibar, a refrigerator, an electric kettle, a desk and a sofa.

Phu Tho Hotel stands on 3/2 street in Cho Lon, the old Chinese quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, where the streets are busy with shops and markets. Chợ Thiếc market is 300 m away, Phu Tho Market 350 m, and the Nhà Thờ Thăng Long church 550 m. Within walking distance you will also find the Tịnh xá Quan Âm pagoda, the Đình Tân Nghĩa temple and the Phuoc An Assembly Hall. For children, the Kid Yard play area on the fourth floor of Lotte Mart is 100 m from the hotel.

For onward travel by coach, Bến xe Quang Tỷ Sài Gòn is 850 m from the hotel, and Bến xe Chợ Lớn is 1.4 km away; both are long-distance coach stations. Saigon Railway Station is 3.1 km off, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport lies 4.7 km away, a taxi ride rather than a walk. Taxis cover the longer stretches.

Cho Lon has long been home to Chinese-Vietnamese families, and its temples and assembly halls reflect that history, so a morning spent on foot between them is an easy way to start the day. For a half-day further afield, the FITO Museum of traditional Vietnamese medicine is 2.2 km away, and the War Remnants Museum is 4.2 km. Tao Dan Park is 4.1 km away, and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum 4.9 km. After a day of walking, the hotel's own sauna and massage services offer a quieter end to the day.