Looking for a place to stay and friends/business partners in HCMC
Hi
I will be working in HCMC from about mid August for a few weeks and am looking for a low cost ($50-70) but reasonable hotel in a fairly central (D1) location. Does anyone have any recommendations please?
I am also looking to meet local people who would be interested in setting up a business in the software field. Ideally people who are very much into software from a technical perspective and have good English.
Hope to hear from you soon
Paul
Hi Paul
I am living in Tegucigalpa. Where is this company HCMC located? In Tegucigalpa? Do you have any address? Maybe I could recommend you a good place to stay for a few weeks.
I know quite a lot of local people. My husband is honduran and I am Swiss. If you would give me some more information about the skills this people should have, I could maybe support you in finding someone.
Regards,
Eliane
Sorry Paul...I missunderstood something. was in the wrong forum :-(
Hi,
No problem, thanks for replying anyway :-) Coincidentally my mother is Swiss, she is from Montherod, so I have been there many times - lovely country.
Regards
Paul
Paul,
There are some good hotels in Le Thanh Ton or Bui Thi Xuan street where you can afford with your budget.
I dont have software/IT background, but do believe my background can be of help. Send me message if you need my help.
Welcome to Vietnam, Paul!
Hi Paul,
Nice to meet you!
I'm living in VietNam, I'm working in IT field, I'm interesting on your topic, could you please give me more info: your email, phone number...
Please feel free to privately send me an email, I'll contact you more once I have it.
Here is my email: haitran81.vn@gmail.com
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks
Hai
Hi haitran,
could you please help on the forum please ?
thanks
Julien wrote:Hi haitran,
could you please help on the forum please ?
thanks
Hi Julien,
Was that intended for me?
And would that be Grand Baie in Mauritius? If so then this is getting spooky, since my father was from Mauritius :-)
Paul
UKGuyInSaigon wrote:Julien wrote:Hi haitran,
could you please help on the forum please ?
thanks
Hi Julien,
Was that intended for me?
And would that be Grand Baie in Mauritius? If so then this is getting spooky, since my father was from Mauritius :-)
Paul
Ah, sorry, being dim here, that was to Haitran, asking him to help publicly rather than privately - I get it now!
P
Hi Paul,
With $50/day you can find a room at most of hotels in Dist. 1.
If you need a shared furnished room (#usd15/day, Phu Nhuan Dist - it's 15 minutes to Dist. 1 by motorbike),I can share 1 room with you if it's available at that time.
you could go to Tripadvisor then choose which hotel you prefer to stay:
tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293925-d1379705-Reviews-Thien_Thao_Hotel_Ho_Chi_Minh_City-Ho_Chi_Minh_City.html
Have a good stay.
Paul, plenty of places available for that price in D1. Look at renting a room rather than a hotel you'll get better vfm :-)
ps where abouts in London? i was living there prior to moving here.
kevhost wrote:you could go to Tripadvisor then choose which hotel you prefer to stay:
tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293925-d1379705-Reviews-Thien_Thao_Hotel_Ho_Chi_Minh_City-Ho_Chi_Minh_City.html
Have a good stay.
Thanks Kev, I have been browsing TA, but was after some personal recommendations too, sometimes they can be a bit better than the anon and often conflicting ones found on TA. Thanks for the suggestion.
Cheers
Paul
laidbackfreak wrote:Paul, plenty of places available for that price in D1. Look at renting a room rather than a hotel you'll get better vfm :-)
ps where abouts in London? i was living there prior to moving here.
Hi LBF - cool name :-)
I am fairly into the idea of a hotel coz of having other people run around cleaning and cooking for me :-) Our office in London is right in the city and I live slightly outside in Essex (Nr Southend).
I think you made a wise decision to move to HCM :-)
Paul
UKGuyInSaigon wrote:Hi LBF - cool name :-)
I am fairly into the idea of a hotel coz of having other people run around cleaning and cooking for me :-) Our office in London is right in the city and I live slightly outside in Essex (Nr Southend).
I think you made a wise decision to move to HCM :-)
Paul
Cheers Paul,
aside the cooking you will get the same in service in renting a room :-)
Eating out n about is relatively cheap and you will meet as many people as you will in the hotel. Probably more of the expats too.
Worth considering all the same.
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Welcome to Vietnam Paul! With that price, there are a lot of available places for you, including Hotels and rooms, Just Choosing which one that you prefer ;)Have a nice trip to Vietnam Paul, Hope I can make friend with you if there was a chance
Regards. By the way. Im a Vietnamese
Hello Paul,
"Warmest Welcome to Vietnam"
This is Steve, Viet-Swedish Guy, currently living & working in Saigon. I am now working as PM for a small IT company which is specialized in WEB DESIGN & WEB DEVELOPING. We do outsource to the Nordic countries.
Regarding to your
About accomodation, I am current looking for a bigger flat too. If you wanna stay/share with me for few weeks please give me message/call so that I can arrange a good one for you. The price will be lower than your budget.
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Private message to me? Yes, you can send it to: steve@vidait.vn
Good Luck!
With $50 a day you can get a lot of 4 star hotels at your choice within District 1.
I recommend Nam Hy Hotel on Nguyen Trai. It's in the middle of everything in District 1 and has great service. You can even walk to a lot of places like on Pham Ngu Lao street.
namhyhotel.com.vn/
stevenguyen wrote:Hello Paul,
"Warmest Welcome to Vietnam"
This is Steve, Viet-Swedish Guy, currently living & working in Saigon. I am now working as PM for a small IT company which is specialized in WEB DESIGN & WEB DEVELOPING. We do outsource to the Nordic countries.
Regarding to your
About accomodation, I am current looking for a bigger flat too. If you wanna stay/share with me for few weeks please give me message/call so that I can arrange a good one for you. The price will be lower than your budget.
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Private message to me? Yes, you can send it to: steve@vidait.vn
Good Luck!
Hello Steve! That's nice to hear you are also living and working in Saigon too Are you looking for a flat to live and work? maybe I can help you. Feel free to contact me if you had any demands about accomodation
And wanna make friends with you guys as well. Hope everything is going well with you and your business.
Best Regards
Kelly
Thank you Kelly,
I just find out the room this morning. It is cool!
out one day soon for drink!
Cheers,
Steve
stevenguyen wrote:Thank you Kelly,
I just find out the room this morning. It is cool!
out one day soon for drink!
Cheers,
Steve
Hello Steve, You are welcome That's good to hear you found a room already
Ok, That would be nice.
Best wishes
Kelly
Hello Paul,
Read through the whole thread. May I know if you are now in HCMC and were you able to get a good place?
I lived in Bui Vien St., Dist 1 for several months last year. And as the others mentioned, it is more advantageous to rent a room rather than stay in a hotel. This is all the more so if you find a house owned by a nice family. I was lucky to have found the room I rented in Bui Vien. The family was unobtrusive and kind.
In any event, if you are still in HCMC, hope to get a glimpse of you . I specialize in IT, too, and conversations about software may be a good idea over a couple of brewski.
Ta!
Hi Paul
Came across your thread just now. Where did you ended up staying? Any comments?
Also, how's the business coming along?
I am from Australia and am considering setting up business in Vietnam with a few friends also. IT is the most probable choice as well. Maybe we can go for a drink once I get there?
Kevin
hi Kevin,
Thanks for the message. I ended up staying in a variety of places, but probably my favourites are the Bong Sen and the Liberty 3 and 4.
Back in Europe at the moment but will give you a shout when back in HCM. I am in IT / software too so we should have plenty to chat about
Best
Paul
OzOzOz wrote:Hi Paul
Came across your thread just now. Where did you ended up staying? Any comments?
Also, how's the business coming along?
I am from Australia and am considering setting up business in Vietnam with a few friends also. IT is the most probable choice as well. Maybe we can go for a drink once I get there?
Kevin
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