Nouveau Happy Inn - Bến Thành

Nouveau Happy Inn - Bến Thành is a hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, with air-conditioned rooms from 18 to 32 m², each with a private bathroom, and Ben Thanh Market is 750 m away. The hotel takes adults only, which makes it a fit for couples and solo travellers rather than families with children. Every room has soundproofed walls and a private entrance, and the sights of the old centre are a short walk away.

The six room types range from the 18 m² Superior Double Room and Deluxe Room to 32 m² layouts, including a Family Suite with two double beds and a Deluxe Triple Room with a single and a double bed. Guests have a 24-hour front desk, private check-in and check-out, luggage storage, a minimarket on site and a tour desk, and free WiFi covers all areas.

Breakfast can be served in the room, and special diet menus are available on request. The hotel has no parking, so a taxi or ride-hailing car is the practical way to arrive. Its central position puts Independence Palace, the War Remnants Museum and Tao Dan Park within walking distance.

All six room types at Nouveau Happy Inn - Bến Thành have air conditioning, a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV and soundproofed walls, so size, beds and views set them apart. The Superior Double Room and the Deluxe Room are the 18 m² doubles, with the Deluxe Room adding city views. The four rooms of 32 m² are the Deluxe Triple Room with a single and a double bed, the Family Suite with two double beds, the Deluxe Twin Room and the Large Double Room, the only one with a sofa.

Every bathroom has free toiletries, a bidet and a hairdryer. A bath sits beside the walk-in shower in the Deluxe Triple Room, Family Suite and Deluxe Twin Room, while the other rooms have a shower. Five of the six types have city views; only the Superior Double Room does not.

The front desk is staffed 24 hours a day at Nouveau Happy Inn - Bến Thành, and guests can use private check-in and check-out or express check-in and check-out. A concierge service, a tour desk and currency exchange help with plans around the city, while luggage storage, lockers and room service are available. A minimarket covers everyday needs.

Housekeeping is daily, and laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services are available. The property has a lift, a shared lounge with a TV area, a safety deposit box, private room entrances and facilities for disabled guests. Breakfast can be served in the room, and special diet menus are offered on request.

Free WiFi covers all areas, and non-smoking rooms are available. Rooms are air-conditioned and have a flat-screen TV with cable and satellite channels, a refrigerator, an electric kettle, a dining table, a desk and a wardrobe, with free toiletries and a hairdryer in the bathroom.

Nouveau Happy Inn - Bến Thành is in District 1, the historic core of Ho Chi Minh City, on Bui Thi Xuan street. Ben Thanh Market, one of the city's best-known covered markets, is 750 m away, while Tao Dan Park and the Hakka Thien Hau Temple are each 250 m from the hotel. The streets around it mix markets, temples and small parks with the commercial centre, so many of the sights are a short walk away. Some guests find the streets noisy.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport, which handles most of the international flights into the city, is 5 km away, and Saigon Railway Station is 1.8 km. The Saigon bus station (Bến xe Sài Gòn) is 550 m from the hotel, and Nha Rong Wharf, on the Saigon River, is 1.8 km. Because the hotel has no parking, a taxi or ride-hailing car is the practical way to arrive, and it helps to tell the property your arrival time in advance.

Independence Palace, the former presidential palace of South Vietnam, is 700 m away; a North Vietnamese tank broke through its gates in 1975, and the building is open to visitors. The War Remnants Museum, one of the city's best-known museums on the Vietnam War, is 800 m from the hotel. The Memorial Temple to Hung Kings is 200 m away, and the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, which covers the history of the city, is 1 km.