Halo Boutique Ben Thanh Hotel

Halo Boutique Ben Thanh Hotel is a 3-star hotel in District 1, the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, with air-conditioned rooms, a spa and wellness centre and Ben Thanh Market 100 m away. It suits travellers who want to explore the central sights on foot and return to a base with a bar, a restaurant and a terrace with outdoor furniture. All six room types have a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV and a minibar, and free WiFi is available in the rooms.

Among the facilities, the spa and wellness centre offers massage, body scrubs, facial treatments and manicure and pedicure services, and the restaurant serves breakfast with vegetarian, halal, Asian and American options. The hotel also offers bicycle rental, car hire, a cooking class and a tour or class about local culture.

Transport links are close: Ben Thanh Station on Metro Line 1 is 250 m away, Saigon Railway Station is 2.4 km away, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5.4 km from the hotel.

Halo Boutique Ben Thanh Hotel has six room types, from 20 m² doubles to a 35 m² Deluxe Twin Room. Every room has air conditioning, a private bathroom with a bath and a bidet, a flat-screen TV and a minibar, so the differences lie mainly in size, view and bed. Some rooms look over the garden, others over the city, and the Deluxe Double Room is the one room without a window.

Three rooms have a spa bath: the Deluxe Twin Room, the Family Suite and the Deluxe Double Room with City View. The Family Suite is the choice for three guests, with a single bed and a double bed, while the Deluxe Double Room with Garden View can be set up with two single beds or a king-size bed, and the Deluxe Double Room with City View has a king-size bed. Among the doubles, the Superior Double Room gives a city view at 20 m², and the Deluxe Twin Room, at 35 m², is the most spacious room of the hotel.

The facilities are built around the spa and the restaurant. The spa and wellness centre offers full body, head, foot, neck and back massage, body scrubs and wraps, facial treatments, manicure, pedicure and waxing, as well as spa and wellness packages, with a spa lounge and relaxation area. The restaurant and bar serve breakfast with American, Asian, vegetarian and halal options.

Outdoors, the hotel has a terrace with outdoor furniture and a garden, and it rents bicycles. Activities include a cooking class and a tour or class about local culture, and a tour desk and car hire are available. Practical services include a 24-hour front desk, private check-in and check-out, luggage storage, currency exchange, an ATM on site, daily housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, concierge service and a lift.

Inside the rooms there is air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a telephone and a safety deposit box in some layouts, and free WiFi is provided in the rooms. Family rooms and non-smoking rooms are offered, and the business centre has meeting and banquet facilities.

Halo Boutique Ben Thanh Hotel is on Thu Khoa Huan street in District 1, where many of the city's main shopping streets and colonial-era sights are concentrated. Ben Thanh Market is 100 m away, and the Sri Mariamman Temple, a Hindu temple with a colourful gateway, is 250 m away. The Museum of Ho Chi Minh City and Independence Palace are 400 m and 450 m away respectively, so most of the central sights are within walking distance of the hotel. Ben Nghe Street Food, 500 m away, is one of the places to try local dishes.

Ben Thanh Station, on Metro Line 1, is 250 m away, and Saigon Railway Station is 2.4 km away, so rail and metro connections are close by. Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5.4 km from the hotel, and the Sai Gon Hydrofoil Terminal is 1 km away for boats on the river. The hotel has no parking on site, so guests arriving by car will need to find a space nearby.

For a break between sights, Tao Dan Park is 550 m away and Bach Tung Diep Park 400 m, both green spaces in the centre. The War Remnants Museum is 900 m away, and Nha Rong Wharf 1.2 km, on the Saigon River. Further out, the Zoo and Botanical Garden Ho Chi Minh is 1.9 km away and Crescent Lake 5.7 km. The hotel rents bicycles and offers a cooking class and a tour or class about local culture, which suits a day spent between the markets, the parks and the river.