Equatorial Ho Chi Minh City

Equatorial Ho Chi Minh City is a 5-star hotel in Cho Lon, District 5, 2.3 km from the city centre, with a swimming pool and swim-up bar, a spa and a fitness centre on site. It suits leisure and business travellers who want a large hotel with its own restaurants and a free airport shuttle.

The Deluxe King and Deluxe Twin rooms, both 32 m², look over the pool or the city and come with a walk-in shower, a bidet, and free toiletries and bathrobes. The 38 m² King Room with Balcony adds a balcony and a bath, while the 70 m² Executive Suite has a separate bedroom, a living room and a hot tub, the most generous option for those who want space. Breakfast is served as a buffet.

On site there are four restaurants, including Chit Chat at the Café, a coffee house, a bar and a pool bar, along with a kids' pool, a fitness centre, a spa and a sauna. Guests most often praise the staff, the tidy rooms and the swimming pool.

Equatorial Ho Chi Minh City offers six room types, from the 32 m² Deluxe King Room and Deluxe Twin Room to the 70 m² Executive Suite and Quadruple Room. The Deluxe and King rooms share air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, soundproofing and a minibar, and each has a private bathroom with a walk-in shower or a bath. The main difference between them is the bed: one extra-large super-king double or two single beds.

Pool views come with four of the six room types: the Deluxe King Room, the Deluxe Twin Room, the King Room with Balcony and the Executive Suite. The Twin Room with Balcony (38 m²) and the Quadruple Room (70 m²) suit guests who want a balcony and a seating area, while the Executive Suite adds a separate bedroom, a living room and a hot tub for those who want the most space.

The leisure facilities are the main draw. The fitness centre has personal trainers and fitness and yoga classes, and the spa offers massages, body and facial treatments, a steam room, a sauna and a hot tub. The swimming pool has a pool bar, and a kids' pool sits alongside it.

Dining covers four restaurants, a coffee house, a bar and a snack bar. Breakfast is a buffet, and breakfast in the room is also available. Kids' meals and special diet menus on request are offered.

Practical services include a 24-hour front desk, concierge, luggage storage, laundry and a business centre. Free WiFi is available in all areas, the hotel runs a free airport shuttle, and public parking on site needs a reservation, with charges that may apply.

Equatorial Ho Chi Minh City stands on Tran Binh Trong street in Cho Lon, the old Chinese quarter of District 5, 2.3 km from the city centre. The streets around it are lined with markets, pagodas and small parks, and several are a few hundred metres away: Chợ Campuchia market is 150 m away, Le Hong Phong Market 250 m, and Ho Thi Ky Food Street 500 m. Reviewers describe the area as quiet despite its nearby markets, and the garden and terrace on site give you somewhere to sit outdoors.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5.1 km away, and the hotel's free airport shuttle is the simplest link. Saigon Railway Station is 2.1 km away, and two bus stations lie close by: Bến xe Thành Bưởi - Vĩnh Viễn at 500 m and Bến xe Sài Gòn at 1.2 km. The hotel also runs a shuttle bus to the city centre, and taxis remain the most practical way onward for the rest of the city.

Within 400 m are the park Công viên số 1 Lý Thái Tổ, Thánh Phao Lô church and Chùa Linh Chưởng pagoda, so an early walk among the neighbourhood's shrines and small parks is easy. For museums, the FITO Museum of traditional Vietnamese medicine is 1.6 km away and the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum 2.3 km, while Tao Dan Park, a large green space, lies 1.9 km away. When you want a quieter afternoon, the spa and fitness centre on site offer an alternative to the streets.