PAPAYA HOTEL & Café 2

PAPAYA HOTEL & Café 2 is a hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, with rooms from 12 to 40 m², a bar on site and a family room for six guests. Every room has a private bathroom and air conditioning, and the hotel offers a 24-hour front desk, room service, a tour desk, luggage storage and private check-in and check-out.

The Double Room with Balcony, at 18 m², is the only room with a balcony, and it looks onto a quiet street. The Family Room is the largest at 40 m², with three king-size beds, a bath beside the shower and a patio, while the Economy Double Room, at 12 m², is the most compact with a single double bed. Each room has its own shower, toilet and hairdryer, so the differences lie in size, outlook and layout.

Set in the centre of District 1, the hotel is a short walk from the Ben Thanh area, with Saigon Railway Station 2.3 km away and Tan Son Nhat International Airport 5.4 km away.

PAPAYA HOTEL & Café 2 offers five room types, from a 12 m² Economy Double Room to a 40 m² Family Room. Every room has a private bathroom and air conditioning, and four of the five have a large king-size bed, so the choice comes down mainly to size, outlook and extra space.

The Double Room with Balcony is the largest apart from the Family Room, at 18 m², with a balcony over a quiet street. The Family Room sleeps up to six on three king-size beds, with a bath beside the shower and a patio. The Deluxe Room and the Double Room share the same 16 m² and king-size bed, with a sofa in the Deluxe Room and a patio in the Double Room, while the Economy Double Room is the most compact at 12 m² with one double bed.

PAPAYA HOTEL & Café 2 runs a 24-hour front desk, with room service, a tour desk, luggage storage, currency exchange and both private and express check-in and check-out. A bar is on site, and the public areas have free WiFi, with internet services also available. Free private parking can be used on site, but it must be reserved in advance.

The hotel also provides daily housekeeping, laundry, an ironing service, soundproof rooms and a fan. Rooms have air conditioning, a private bathroom with a shower, toilet, towels, slippers, toiletries and a hairdryer, and every room has a washing machine. Desks, dining tables, an electric kettle and a refrigerator complete the in-room equipment. The property is non-smoking throughout, and CCTV covers the common areas.

The hotel is on Phạm Ngũ Lão street, in the backpacker quarter of District 1, where small hotels, cafés and restaurants fill the side streets and the traffic stays busy into the evening. Cafés and restaurants on the ground floors give the street its rhythm, and the Bui Vien walking street is a short stroll away. Chùa Phước Hậu pagoda is 200 m from the hotel, Saigon Evangelical Church 250 m and September 23 Park 300 m.

Ben Thanh Station is 700 m away and the Bến xe buýt Sài Gòn bus station is 300 m, and both are under ten minutes on foot. Saigon Railway Station, the main long-distance rail terminal, lies 2.3 km from the hotel, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport 5.4 km, both usually reached by taxi or ride-hailing car.

For sightseeing, Ben Thanh Market is 800 m away, with its food and souvenir stalls, and the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum is 750 m. The War Remnants Museum lies 1.3 km away and Nha Rong Wharf, on the Saigon River, 1.6 km. Those who want to see the centre in one day can walk to the market and the Fine Arts Museum, and take a taxi to the War Remnants Museum.