Hotel Majestic Saigon

Hotel Majestic Saigon is a five-star heritage hotel that has stood since 1925 on the riverside corner of Dong Khoi and Ton Duc Thang streets in Ho Chi Minh City. It has kept its original classical French colonial architecture and interior design, so you stay in a landmark rather than a modern tower. Its 175 rooms and suites suit travellers who value history and a central address. The hotel does not publish a board basis, so check what your booking includes.

There are seven room types across the classic and new wings. Century Deluxe rooms measure 35 square metres, while Century City Deluxe rooms look over Dong Khoi Street. Century Pool Deluxe has a balcony overlooking the pool, and Century River Deluxe has a balcony facing the Saigon River. The 60 square metre Century Suite has a private living room, the one-bedroom Century Majestic Suite has panoramic river views, and the Century Presidential Suite has a separate entrance and a dining table for four.

Evening entertainment centres on M Bar, where a live band plays nightly at 20:00. Billiards is available at the Merry Pool Bar, and the fitness centre is open daily from 06:00 to 21:00. The hotel does not publish a kids club, water sports or an organised daily programme, so your days are best shaped around the pool, spa and the city outside.

The outdoor swimming pool sits on the first floor among European architectural surroundings, with breezes from the Saigon River, and is open from 06:00 to 21:00. The Merry Pool Bar, with billiards tables, is listed alongside it. Le Grand Spa, also on the first floor, offers massage, facials, body wraps, foot reflexology, waxing and nail services from 08:30 to 23:30. The fitness centre has treadmills, stationary bikes, weight machines and free weights. A sauna or steam room is not mentioned by the hotel.

Four venues cover the day, with the Merry Pool Bar as well. Saigon House on the seventh floor serves Vietnamese breakfast and lunch dishes from 06:00 to 14:00. Catinat Lounge is open from 07:00 to 22:00 for à la carte dining and afternoon tea. Breeze Sky Bar on the fifth floor is an alfresco venue with buffet breakfast, à la carte dining and a BBQ and seafood buffet dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings. M Bar, on the eighth floor, opens from 15:00 to 24:00 and serves the Majestic 1925 cocktail.

The Opera House, Notre Dame Cathedral, Reunification Palace and the main shopping malls are all within easy walking distance. The hotel also lists Ben Thanh Market, which dates from 1870, the War Remnants Museum and the Central Post Office near the cathedral as places of interest. An airport pick-up service is available. No airport distance, journey time or climate detail is published, so confirm transfers when you book.