Renaissance Riverside, Marriott
15 Đ. Tôn Đức Thắng, Bến Nghé, Quận 1,
Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
… more pix & vid on Google Maps & TA.
Will return.
The R hotel/Marriott has great views of the city, and River Saigon (Ho Chi Minh Can Gio) that empty out to South China Sea.
The semicircular, well maintained garden sits between the front of the hotel and the river. It has prince turned military leader Tran Hung Dao (1288-1300) statue, who is considered the most famous general in Vietnam.
This photo is from booking.com, showing from L to R: Bitexco tower to the left, the short building is Renaissance hotel, red Melinh Point Tower (21 storey grade A office building), the tall Hilton hotel that just opened in March, and Vietcom Bank is to the right.
The area is scenic. I made a mental note to walk on the river front but never found the chance. Crossing the busy street is one of the deterrent.
The hotel has two restaurants, Viet Kitchen on the ground level where we have our buffet breakfast, and all you can eat dim sum lunch on the second floor. Not sure if it opens for dinner – didn’t get to try it.
Two bars: one at the lobby and one by the pool on the roof top.
The roof top swimming pool has decent size, get my swimming in daily.
The room is nice, with two banks of charging outlet, one by the desk and one by the night stand. The windows show the age. We received two small white coconuts as welcome drink. They supply two bottles of water daily.
… nightcap
… looking out to the Ba Son Bridge (wiki), and the Melinh Point Tower, Hilton hotel Saigon that just opened in March 2024, and Vietcom Bank.
… and the last supper
