The first room we were given had a terrible smell. The next room was very small and noisy. The message here is ask to see the room before moving in. On the credit side the location was great, we were able to walk to most of the places we wanted to see. Breakfast was very good. The staff were not overly helpful.

The Asian Hotel won't appeal to all travellers. It's probably a 3 star hotel at best, things are a bit frayed around the edges and at night you can hear a disco somewhere in the vicinity.

But we liked it!

5 star hotels are the same all over the world - you could be anywhere. Staying at the Asian you know you're in Vietnam. The rooms are clean and have TV, fridge and en suite. The staff is very friendly and helpful. They serve an Asian/European buffet breakfast, and the restaurant meals are delicious. There is an internet booth in the foyer.

The best thing about the Asian Hotel is its position. You can walk easily to the Saigon River and the markets, the Reunification Palace, the War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and the post office. Everything else is a cheap taxi ride away.

The reception desk staff booked day trips for us, and we were never let down. Across the road is the SaigonTours office which charges $US40 per person to go to the Tay Ninh temple and the Cu Chi tunnels. Booked by hotel staff the same trip cost $US14 per person (pick up and drop off at the hotel door).

The Parkson Shopping centre is next door. It has a super-cheap supermarket and a food hall on the top floor, and ATMs on the ground floor.

On our next trip we'll stay at the Asian again.

Great location , but they squashed us into the tiniest room with 3 people--we couldn't move.
Light key was faulty and our lights and power flicked on and off all day.
Desperately needs an upgrade. Would pay a little bit extra for better accomodation next time.

Hotel is handy to central Area off Saigon city we where misled by Travel agent as to Quality off hotel due to late booking we where charged $ 100 sgd per night for a room worth only at best $ 40.00 sgd?? MAYBE LESS staff unable to make decision on most matters Manager not around we arrived at 9 AM EXPECTING TO GET INTO ROOM AT 12 MIDDAY as told by hotel when we arrived ,,, we managed to get into room at 2pm after we had to get Manager on phone to settle dispute, WHICH LASTED APPROX 1 HOUR,AND THE MANAGER KEPT HANGING UP !!! about our room having two single beds and not a Queen size as ordered and requested by us and travel agent , we also witnessed another couple with extreme problems at hotel desk , things that had been agreed and had changed without any consultation until checkout .
to summarize OWNER SHOULD GET A NEW MANAGER WHO IS RESPONIBLE AND PRESENT , NOT LEAVE YOUNG LADIES TO TRY AND SOLVE GUEST PROBLEMS WE ARE WISER ,