Name: The Rice Hotel Bui Vien
Address: 40/9 Bui Vien, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, 40, Ho Chi Minh City, 848, VN

4/10

Poor

29 May 2026

Duong

We honestly had no complaint about the staff or the room size and comfort. The issue was the location was so close to the main party street and sound proofing was not enough to block out the noise. During the day it was ok, but by 10 pm to 3 am it was like you were sleeping inside of a night club. We had booked two weeks of stay but had to cancel after our first booking of 2 nights. We could not sleep with all the loud music.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2026

Jorge

Desayuno muy bueno,ubicación, limpieza,atención

Friends

2/10

Poor

31 Mar 2026

Judith

Hotel very old & run down. No elevator. Assigned room on 4rd floor. Informed on check-in that it’s a hardship for us to climb the stairs. The staffs did not do anything changes. We changed hotel since we know it’s hard for us to access our rooms. Asked for refund, the owner said we did not asked prior accommodation, how will we know if not disclosed on their site. Not recommended.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jan 2026

Bryanna

Smelled strongly of urine in the lobby. Staff was really nice. Room was run down but fine. Good to see the area

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Sivasambu

Clean Room, friendly staff, good breakfast and the air conditioning was working well. Great value for money.

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2025

Shaun

Great location and lovely staff. Clean hotel. I had a nice 4 week stay here. Standard room is quite small so next time i would book a larger room. Certainly recommend this hotel.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2025

Thomas

The staff was accommodating, kind and helpful. The room was clean, with good a/c and whenever new towels, etc...qere requested they took care of it quickly. Would recommend and stay again.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2025

Neil

Yes

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

Samuel

Room was small but had everything you could want. Staff was great! It was fantastic value for the price

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

George Quillo

Wonderful Stay with Great Service!

I booked two rooms with a friend and requested that we be placed on the same floor. The hotel went above and beyond by upgrading one of the rooms free of charge just to accommodate our request! The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, always checking in to see if we needed anything else to make our stay more comfortable.

The hotel is clean, and the location is lively. If you're a traveler looking for nightlife and a vibrant city lifestyle, this is the place to be! I 100% recommend it — especially for #solotraveler.

Truly impressed by their hospitality — I would definitely stay here again!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Sebastian

I enjoyed my stay at the Rice Hotel very much! The staff were extremely kind and helpful and the breakfast menu was quite expansive and tasty! I would like especially thank Ms. Peony, who is a great Hotel Manager there, for accommodating me with a lovely room. My room was very clean and spacious. I have to say that my short stay in Vietnam and wonderful people there want me to go back there again soon. I’ll make sure to definitely book with the same hotel again next time I travel to Vietnam!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

John Robert

Nice clean room and excellent staff. Very conveniently located close to restaurants and bars.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2025

Deepak

The room was ok but very basic looking. Not a big fan of the shower being very close to the toilet. They would only provide very small bottles of shower gel. When I asked for more they only gave one more. They tried to give a reason why only one but due to language barrier I couldn't understand. The breakfast was tasty but it only consisted of one meal and one drink (not good if you need lots of caffeine in the morning). Much prefer a buffet. No views of the city. The staff were nice and I paid a little extra to check out at 6pm which was very helpful. The main reason to stay here is the location. It has many bars, restaurants and shops very close by.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2025

Angel J

Awesome stay, clean room, no bugs, professional and friendly staff. Good price, good food, overall excellent experience and highly recommend. Area is a bit loud but it's downtown Ho Chi Minh, so it cannot be avoided.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Sep 2025

kenneth

Very budget friendly and good location

If budget is important The Rice Hotel is a good choice. Staff is great, food is good and room is clean and comfortable. It does need a face lift but considering all my 3 night stay was very good.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2025

to-vi

Good value

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2025

Gary

Honestly if you’re looking for something inexpensive and right in the action here you go. The rice hotel is has everything you need for a great price. The room is roomy, bed is comfy, bathroom has hot water, and also the air conditioning works fine. It doesn’t have an elevator, the room is kinda dated, there’s no full length mirror and bathroom doesn’t have much light. If you want to live a bit like the locals this is the hotel for you.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2025

Graciano

It’s ok

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2025

Trine

Lovely place to stay and it was very central. That said, because it was so central to the nightlife you could also hear the street life until late. Overall I would recommend staying here but just be aware of the noise late at night.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Sally

The Fo e whites was very efficient accomodating and affordable for a large family of adults. We had 2 rooms and they managed to accommodate putting us on the same floor and let us check out late for absolutely nothing. A bit outdated but very clean and housekeeping everyday. They don’t have a lift but they will take your luggage up with you and this was no inconvenience with 5 large suitcases so don’t let it put you of.
It’s right in the heart of everything and very convenient and safe for young adults to walk around at night. Also managed to get a piercing and a couple of small tattoos while visiting. Fantastic area to base yourself and Grab transport car/bikes are ridiculously cheap. I suggest while in Vietnam you also get yourself a local Esim(IPhone 12 and higher only) and for 10 days we laid 12 AUD which is so cheap and the reception in villages was amazing. We were originally data roaming internationally with service providers back home for ridiculous amount and swapped half way in as other kids got them and we had no reception and had to hotspot of their ESIM. The tour place basically next door to The Rice hotel will set up and supply them and also have fantastically priced tours. We had an amazing tour guide and a great time to Mekong Delta cruise. Enjoy your stay here as well worth it and would stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2025

Sally Ann

Housekeeping daily and great customer service. Cheap and in a fantastic location for everything. Would highly recommend 😁

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2025

Robert

Good location if you want to be close to the Walking Street and shopping. I didn't try breakfast so I couldn't rate that. Room was small, but it was comfortable.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2025

LOVAN

A nice place at a great location. Rooms are clean and staffs are helpful and friendly.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Pierre

Staff was really helpful and large clean room. People have commented on the lack of elevator already (there is one for luggage). It is adjacent to a very busy, touristy street, crowded until late in the night. So if you are looking to sleep early, go somewhere else or bring ear plugs. As an FYI, breakfast is 50 meters away (no big deal) and takes ~30 minutes between ordering and eating so factor that in if you have a tour scheduled.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2025

Timothy

Be aware... NO ELEVATOR. Also... there are maybe three locations for this \"hotel\". We originally arrived at the one Google sent us to. But then we were directed to another building about 2 blocks away. Breakfast is served at a nearby restaurant (I think also operated by the hotel)... but is not available inside the hotel building, even though they do have a restaurant in the hotel.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2025

Glen

Staff is very friendly and helpful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

Shannon

Great spot for backpackers

The staff was very helpful and I loved the convenience of 7-11’s and restaurants nearby.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2025

Martina

Decent crash spot. However we have booked room with queen bed & twin and were placed in full bed & twin (3 adults). I ended up paying for additional room and the additional room was had Queen & twin. If we were given the second room at first, we would have not gotten another room. I tried to talk to the staff, but they didn’t want to resolve it.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Great Staff

Stayed for 2 nights only , the location is very central easy to go around , easy access to taxi for airport transport.
The place is okay with the price you are paying the staffs are very friendly and accommodating.
Breakfast was great, will stay again if I visit vietnam again in the future .

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2024

Peter

Very conveniently located, older hotel right at the start of Bui Vien Walking street. very clean and neat room in older facility. No elevator, so prepare to get your steps in! Price is very reasonable with breakfast included. Staff is great! Very friendly and available to answer all questuions.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2024

Xenddie

Rice hotel is very accessible around the city. A lot of restaurants nearby and nightlife. The room was clean and roomy. The only problem is theres no elevator for people only for luggages. Other than that, we were so happy during our stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2024

Bethany

Amazing stay very helpful and accommodating

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2024

David

I absolutely LOVED my stay at this hotel. ALL of the staff were incredibly nice and helpful. Every time I would pass thru the lobby, the staff would ask me if there was anything I needed…every single time. It is a small older hotel that is similar to those around. The carpet on the stairs and hallways is a bit warn. But as soon as you enter your room, the bed sheets, comforter, pillows, and towels are extremely white and clean. You are 1/2 block away from Bui Vien Street, so of course you are going to hear music until late at night, that is just common sense. But that didn’t seem to bother me at all. The breakfast is served at an actual restaurant on the corner of a busy intersection about 1 minute walk from the hotel. The breakfast is ordered off a menu and it’s nice to sit and people watch as you’re eating. I had my laundry done at a place about a minutes walk from the hotel. Also took a bus to a beach and that was only about a 5 minute walk to where I was picked up. The location is perfect. I normally don’t spend much time at all in hotel rooms, so it was perfect for me. I would absolutely stay there again. You just can’t beat the price.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2024

Peter

Excellent

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2024

Bud

Very good…

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2024

Chan

10/10
would come again
friendly and safe

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2023

Cheong Ki

I stayed in Deluxe Triple Room with 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking, City View. The room was spacious. Staffs were very professional, nice and helpful...

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2023

Joseph

Narrow stairway.

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2023

Juan

Had to climb stair case not good for the bad knees. Sorry but service is great. Thank you.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

09 Oct 2023

BENNY

Staff were very kind, courteous, and helpful. No elevator. Steep stairs to go up & down. Not good for elderly. \"Open\" shower area; no curtains. Everything gets wet: bathroom floor and toilet. Lots of restaurants around the hotel area. Approx 1/2 mile walk to the market place.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2026

Petra

Preis , Leistung stimmte

4/10

Poor

12 Jan 2026

Itaru

部屋の清掃が完了していなかったということで、予定の時刻にチェックインが出来ませんでした。また、4階（日本での5階）なのにエレベーターがありませんでした。部屋の前まで着いたらカードキーが設定されておらず、何度も上り下りしなければなりまぜでした。

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2026

ronald

als je er een kamer boekt houd er dan rekening mee dat ze alleen een trap hebben (en een goederen lift) (op 19-4 ) en dat er 5 etages zijn , dit word niet op de boekingsite gemeld en das echt een gemis , ik heb hartproblemen en moest op de 4e etage wezen , ondanks dat het hotel tegen walkingstreet aanlicht was de kamer goed still , er was geen raam in mijn eerste kamer na wat rondvragen , en uitgelecht dat 4 trappen voor mij wat veel was hebben ze mij een hotelkamer in een ander the rice hotel gegeven (191 er zijn er 5 verspreid door de straat ) de kamer was wat kleiner had geen tv en een klein klapraampje ook hoorde je de dansmuziek van de bar om de hoek , MAAR de kamer zat op de 2e etage en das waar het om ging , ik heb er uiteindelijk best een leuke week gehad het personeel is vriendelijk hulpvaardig het ontbijt in het tegenover liggende restaurant is heerlijk en zit bij de prijs inbegrepen , je stapt uit het hotel meteen walkingstreet op , mijn favoriete plek was \"lost in saigon \" een stukje verderop in de straat waar vrijwel altijd goede rock / metal / pop bandjes speelde op een podium ter grootte van een postzegel , stads busstation zit er in de buurt , massages zijn er plenty en alles van restaurantjes tot de 7-11 is er bijna dag en nacht open
walking street is niet echt goedkoop daarvoor moet je wat verder weg er is op loopafstand genoeg te vinden

Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

byungcheol

친절한 직원

Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Dec 2025

Thomas

Fanns ej frukost på hotellet som utlovades. Fick gå till annat ställe.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2025

TAKAO

エレベーターが無かったのが残念ですが、その他スタッフの対応とかはとても良かったです

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2025

YU

朝ごはんは近くのレストランで食べられて部屋とてもきれいで満足です♪最後に撮った写真ロビーに飾っておいてくださいね^_^

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2025

Mikio

アーリーチェックイン

建物自体は古そうだけど、室内は綺麗だった。
繁華街の中にあり、スタッフも笑顔で親切。
朝9時にチェックインさせてくれた。

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2025

Masaaki

繁華街そばの最高の立地で、スタッフも親切でした。朝食も近くのレストランで早朝５時から美味しい食事が選べます！

難点をあげれば、エレベータがないこと、シャワーと便器に仕切りがないこと（サンダルはあります）、換気扇がかなりやかましいこと、くらいでしょうか。

足腰が健康なうちは、また利用したいと思います。

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2025

Makiko

スタッフがとても親切でした。

Leisure