Mai Guest House

Mai Guest House is a guest house on Pham Ngu Lao Street in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, with air-conditioned rooms, a sun terrace and a garden. It suits travellers who want a central base at a moderate price, and guests praise the value for money. Rooms range from a 14 m² standard double to a 24 m² quadruple room, and the property offers family rooms.

Air conditioning and soundproofing are standard in the rooms, and most have a private bathroom. Two 20 m² deluxe rooms look over the city, and one of them has a balcony. Guests can use a tour desk, luggage storage, currency exchange, laundry, dry cleaning and ironing, and the 24-hour front desk handles late arrivals.

The shared lounge and TV area, the garden with outdoor furniture and the sun terrace give you places to rest between sightseeing trips. Ben Thanh Market, 800 m away, is the nearest of the main sights, and the quieter rooms at the back suit anyone who wants a restful night after a busy day in the city.

The range at Mai Guest House runs from a 14 m² standard double with one large king-size bed to a 24 m² quadruple room with four single beds. Air conditioning and soundproofing are fitted in every room type, and most rooms have a private bathroom with a shower and toilet, towels and toilet paper. The layouts suit solo travellers, couples and groups of up to four.

The two 20 m² deluxe rooms are the ones to choose for a view. One has two large king-size beds and a city view, with a seating area and a desk; the other adds a balcony and an extra-large super-king double bed alongside a large king-size bed. The quadruple room is the largest, with a balcony, a view and a shared bathroom, and most rooms have a flat-screen TV.

Outdoor life at Mai Guest House centres on the sun terrace and the garden, with outdoor furniture and a terrace for guests to use. A shared lounge and TV area gives a place to sit indoors. Security is covered by a 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security, with CCTV in the common areas and outside the property, plus a security alarm.

For the practical side of a stay, the tour desk helps with excursions, and luggage storage, laundry, dry cleaning and ironing are all offered. Currency exchange is available on site, and internet services are provided. Wired internet is available in the rooms and is free of charge.

The property is non-smoking throughout, with a designated smoking area, and family rooms and non-smoking rooms are both offered. Most rooms have a private bathroom with towels and toilet paper, and the rooms are air-conditioned. There is no parking on site.

Mai Guest House is on Pham Ngu Lao Street in District 1, the central district of Ho Chi Minh City and its backpacker quarter, where restaurants, cafés and guest houses line the lanes. The Chùa Phước Hậu pagoda is 150 m away and the Saigon Evangelical Church 200 m, both within a few minutes' walk. Bui Vien, the pedestrian street of bars, is a short walk from the property. The street is lively in the evening, yet the guest house itself is generally quiet.

The Bến xe buýt Sài Gòn bus station is 350 m away, and Ben Thanh Station, on Metro Line 1, is 650 m. Saigon Railway Station is 2.3 km away and Tan Son Nhat International Airport 5.5 km. The property has no parking, so if you arrive by car or motorbike you will need to leave it elsewhere; a taxi or ride-hailing car is the practical choice for the last stretch. The front desk is open 24 hours, so late arrivals are handled at any hour.

Ben Thanh Market, 800 m away, is the place for food, souvenirs and clothing, and the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum, 750 m, shows Vietnamese painting and sculpture. Thai Binh Market, 450 m away, is a smaller market for everyday shopping. The War Remnants Museum, 1.3 km away, documents the Vietnam War with photographs and military hardware, and the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City covers the history of the city. Tao Dan Park makes a green stop between visits.