Loan Võ hostel

Loan Võ hostel is a hostel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, 5.4 km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, with air-conditioned rooms that have private bathrooms and city views. It suits solo travellers, couples and families who want a central base, with a sun terrace, a shared lounge and a tour desk for organising trips.

The rooms range from a single bunk bed in a 10-bed mixed dormitory to private rooms of 17 to 22 m², including king rooms and an economy quadruple room that sleeps four. Each private room has a private bathroom, air conditioning and a city view, and the rooms also have a wardrobe, an electric kettle and a refrigerator. Guests can leave their luggage at the 24-hour front desk, and housekeeping cleans the rooms every day.

The hostel sits in the centre of the city, close to the Bui Vien walking street, with cafés, bars and pagodas nearby. Shared areas include a sun terrace with outdoor furniture, a lounge and TV area, and a coffee house on site, and a friendly, family-run team helps with tours, the airport shuttle and car hire.

The hostel has four room types, from a single bunk bed in a shared dormitory to private rooms for two and a quadruple room for four. The private rooms measure 17, 18 and 22 m², and the dormitory bed sits in a mixed room of 40 m² with ten beds. Every room has air conditioning, and the private rooms come with a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer.

All the private rooms look over the city and have hardwood or parquet floors, a wardrobe, an electric kettle and a refrigerator. The two king rooms, the King Room and the Standard King Room, differ by only 1 m², while the Economy Quadruple Room offers two single beds for up to four guests. Upper floors are reached by stairs only, which is worth knowing when you pick a room.

Every room has air conditioning, a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer, towels, linen and a refrigerator, and the rooms are fitted with a socket near the bed. Free WiFi is available in the rooms, and internet services are offered on site. No parking is available at the property.

The shared areas include a sun terrace with outdoor furniture, a shared lounge and TV area, and a designated smoking area, while the building is non-smoking throughout. The hostel has a coffee house on site, and the upper floors are reached by stairs only.

The front desk is staffed 24 hours, with daily housekeeping, laundry and ironing services, currency exchange, luggage storage, key access and express check-in and check-out. For getting around, the hostel offers an airport shuttle, a shuttle service, car hire and a tour desk, and it has family rooms.

Loan Võ hostel is on Đề Thám street, in the Phạm Ngũ Lão area of District 1, the central part of Ho Chi Minh City where cafés, small restaurants and shops fill the streets. The Chùa An Lạc pagoda and September 23 Park are both 150 m away, and the Saigon Evangelical Church is 250 m away. September 23 Park is a green place to rest between visits. The hostel is near the Bui Vien walking street, the lively strip of bars and restaurants that gives the district its evening atmosphere, so the area stays busy late into the night.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5.4 km away, and Saigon Railway Station is 2.3 km away. For buses, the Bến xe buýt Sài Gòn bus station is 400 m from the hostel, and Ben Thanh Station is 550 m away, so you can reach the centre's main transport points on foot or with a short taxi ride. Taxis and ride-hailing cars are the usual way to cover the longer stretches from the airport and the railway station.

For sightseeing, Ben Thanh Market is 700 m away, a busy covered market for food, fabrics and souvenirs. Independence Palace is 1000 m from the hostel, and the War Remnants Museum, with its outdoor aircraft and tanks, is 1.2 km away. The Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum is 650 m away, and it is a quiet alternative for an hour indoors between walks through the centre.