Bui Vien Street Hostel

Bui Vien Street Hostel is a hostel on Bui Vien street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, 5.5 km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, with air-conditioned mixed dormitories and a private bathroom in every room. It suits solo travellers, friends travelling together and families, since the property also has family rooms among its facilities.

Sleeping areas are shared, but each bed sits in a private pod with curtains, a light, a mirror and storage shelves, in rooms of four, six or eight beds. Every room has air conditioning and a fan. The six-bed room is the one with a city view, while the eight-bed room is the largest at 40 m².

Shared facilities include a sun terrace, a restaurant serving Vietnamese and Asian dishes with vegan options, a bar, a coffee house and a lounge with a TV area. Staff are the strongest point in guest feedback, and the tour desk and cooking classes help you plan days out around the city. The front desk is staffed around the clock, so late arrivals are handled, and private check-in and check-out are offered.

All three rooms at Bui Vien Street Hostel are mixed dormitories with a bunk bed and a private bathroom, so the choice is mainly about the number of beds and the size of the room. The range runs from a four-bed room of 25 m² to a six-bed room of 35 m² with a city view and an eight-bed room of 40 m². Each one has air conditioning and a fan, and each bed has its own curtains and light.

The room types differ mainly in size and bed count. In the four-bed and six-bed rooms the bunks are extra long, over 2 metres, linen is provided and there is a socket near each bed, while the eight-bed room keeps to the basic set of air conditioning and a fan. Wake-up service is available in the first two rooms, so travellers on early trips can set their alarm with the staff.

The shared spaces are the core of the property: a sun terrace with outdoor furniture, a restaurant, a bar, a coffee house on site and a shared lounge with a TV area, plus internet services for guests. The restaurant and coffee house offer fruit, snacks, wine and champagne, and the property runs happy hours, pub crawls and evening entertainment.

Day-to-day services cover most needs: a 24-hour front desk, private check-in and check-out, concierge service, a tour desk, currency exchange, luggage storage, lockers and laundry, with cooking classes also on offer. Free WiFi is available in all areas, and the property has a lift and 24-hour security. No parking is available on site.

Rooms come with air conditioning, a private bathroom with a shower, a toilet, a hairdryer and toilet paper, and towels are provided, with extra towels or sheets charged an additional fee. Family rooms and non-smoking rooms are offered, and a designated smoking area is set aside for smokers.

Bui Vien Street Hostel stands on Bui Vien street, the lively backpacker strip of District 1. The Chùa An Lạc pagoda is 50 m away and September 23 Park is 150 m away, while several restaurants, cafés and bars, including Zero Pub Saigon, sit within 50 m. The street stays busy into the night, so food and drink are close at hand at any hour, and the pagoda and park give a quieter contrast in the daytime.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5.5 km away, and the property has an airport shuttle for guests. Saigon Railway Station is 2.4 km away. The bus station, Bến xe buýt Sài Gòn, is 500 m away and Ben Thanh Station 450 m, both within walking distance, so the main transport links are easy to reach on foot or by taxi from the hostel.

Ben Thanh Market, 600 m away, is the place for street food, fabrics and souvenirs, and Independence Palace, 950 m away, is the building where the war ended on 30 April 1975. The War Remnants Museum is 1.2 km away, with exhibits on the Vietnam War, and Nha Rong Wharf sits on the Saigon River for riverside walks. Crescent Lake, 5.3 km away, is a longer trip for an afternoon out. A morning walk to the pagoda and September 23 Park makes a quiet start before the crowds gather on Bui Vien street in the evening.