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Au Lac Legend Hotel is located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City and become one of top choice hotels for travellers. The hotel is named after Vietnam's historical kingdom – Au Lac and offers cozy and boutique styled accommodations. Surrounded by famous attractions like Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City Museum, Reunification Palace..., it takes 10-minute walk from Ben Thanh Market and Turtle Lake as well.
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HOTEL STYLE
Quaint
Trendy
Languages Spoken
English, Vietnamese
Location
90 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
Name/address in local language
Au Lac Legend Hotel
1,678 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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Many guests at the Au Lac Legend Hotel have commended its prime location, within easy reach of local attractions and cultural hotspots, as well as the staff's exceptional service, which includes an appreciated afternoon tea. The rooms receive mixed reviews, with some guests enjoying the comfort and design, while others point out noise disturbances.
The value is widely recognized, with reasonable rates and amenities like breakfast and the rooftop pool being popular features. However, noise levels and occasional cleanliness issues in the bathrooms have been noted as areas for improvement.
Location
Central
Atmosphere
Lively
Rooms
Comfortable
Value
Affordable
Cleanliness
Meticulous
Noise level
Mixed
Service
Attentive
Amenities
Relaxing
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My friend and I stayed at the Au Lac Legend hotel at the beginning of February for 5 nights. We left the hustle and bustle of district 1 for a quieter location to finish our holiday in Vietnam and we got exactly what we wanted from the Legend(a very fitting name I might add).
The hotel itself is very beautiful inside and out and the staff are very warm and friendly, particularly the lady and gentleman who worked at the reception desk and also a member of staff named Phu who worked in the lobby he was very polite, helpful and always smiling. Our room was on the 7th floor with easy access via the lift. It had a very comfortable bed, and amazing shower, a little fridge which was handy and a TV to watch when winding down in the evening.
The rooftop pool was lovely and clean and had nice views of the city, along with a bar staffed by lovely people and 2 nice lounge areas with plenty of comfortable seating. Great for sunbathing or for just chilling out. Breakfast in the morning was served in the ground floor restaurant which is a great space and there was plenty of options including fruit, yoghurt and an egg station which is exactly what I need in the mornings.
The location itself is far enough away from the nightlife of Walking Street and district 1 but incredibly convenient and central to the tourist areas such as the Reunification Palace, The War Remnants Museum and The Notre Dam Cathedral, all of which are a short walk away and definitely worth visiting.
All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our stay here, would highly recommended to other travellers and would stay here again the next time we come back to Saigon.
Easy 5 stars
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Stayed for 8 amazing nights and absolutely loved the hotel and their terrific staff. Daily breakfast was an awesome selection of Eastern and Western foods and the free afternoon tea was also a great event. The room was well appointed but I feel they need to move the towel hooks so you do not have to climb over the wet tub to hang your towel and they need to put a non-slip mat in the bath/shower as it is a high climb to get in and out and if you add water to the mix, it is a little bit dangerous. The rooms were cleaned beautifully each day but on a couple of occasions, our fresh towels smelled like smoke. The staff were simply beautiful and attentive but the young man Robert was one of the best hotel staff we have ever encountered. He gave us hidden, non-tourist places to eat at and each one was a delight. The location of the hotel was absolutely perfect, close to downtown, much street food and a short walk to District 1 (but far enough to not feel like we were bumping into tourists every 5 seconds nor being targeted by hawkers). Overall, a fantastic stay and if we visit Ho Chi Min City again, we would definitely stay here. 🤩
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Au Lac Legend Hotel, Revenue Management at Au Lac Legend Hotel
Responded 30 Jun 2024
Legend Xin Chao Rickbigc, Thank you for choosing Au Lac Legend Hotel and taking your valuable time to tell us your experience during your recent visit. I am delighted to read that you had a great time with us. It is always a pleasure to welcome you to Au Lac Legend Hotel, your positive comments about Hotel facilities and friendly service from our staff inspire us to strive harder every day in servicing our guests. Once again thank you for your comments and we very much look forward to welcoming you back for an enjoyable holiday in the near future. Kind regards, Robert Phuc Nguyen (Mr.) Customer Service Supervisor.
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We loved our stay at Au Lac Legend. The location is PERFECT, you can walk to the main atractions and the area feels super safe and nice. Lots of nice restaurants and cafés. The roof top is beautiful. Rooms are super clean and confortable. We´ve seen rooms without window and with window and we recommend staying in a room WITH window because it´s much brighter and nicer. The price difference is worth it. Bed is super confortable and shower is amazing. Cleaning was excelent. The staff is super friendly and kind. A special thanks to Ms. Ny and Eric Sun who helped me to order some food on Grab as I´m a vegan and there were no vegan options for dinner at the bar and also because I don´t speak vietnamese. They were super nice helping me not only to order the food but on receiving it and instructing me on how to "organise and eat" as the food arrived :) The only suggestion I´d made is for the hotel is to have some vegan options for breakfast and at the bar menu. For vegetarians and meat eaters is fine, awesome options but for vegans is a bit limited (coffee, bread, veggies, jam and fruits are available). This is the only downside. The rest was perfect!
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Date of stay: December 2022
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Room Tip:Rooms WITH windows are brighter and nicer.
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After many hours of searching on various hotel websites. My Wife and I chose the Au Lac Legend. It was the photos of the roof terrace that got us teased and eventually sold. We were not disappoint. We had never been to HCMC before and so this hotel ended up being in a great central location. We got collected from the Airport via their pickup service. The car was large and comfortable and the friendly driver was there waiting for us. First impressions of the hotel was lovely and for us it just got better. The checking staff were great and friendly. The room we had was nicely formed and functional. Our TV wasn't working. However, the hotel had somebody up and it was fixed in 5 minutes. The breakfast was good and had a decent selection of the sort of food you get in Asia breakfast. Don't expect a full English and why would you, you are in Asia after all. You also get afternoon tea from 14:30 to 16:30 served on the roof terrace. Which consists of cakes, pastries and fruit. The roof bar, pool and terrace is a great little oasis. It isn't massive. However, it is still very nice. The small pool is nice and great for a cooling off. Don't expect to do laps. We would also like to thank the concierge went out of her way with all questions and bookings we asked for. The language barrier was present. But we are the visitors to the country and should be taken into account. The only drawback was the noise in our 10th floor room. We could hear the pool/spa pump rumble, but you forgot about after awhile. Also the terrace breakfast setup and use. It was from about 6am. That noise is the only issue we had in our 4 day stay at this great hotel.
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Aulaclegend, Người quản lý at Au Lac Legend Hotel
Responded 1 Jun 2020
Dear Mr.Marclar Thank you for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are delighted to note that you had a pleasant experience on your stay at our property. Your comment is a huge encouragement to us. We are happy to pass on your feedback to the appropriate team. It is always our highest priority to ensure that our guests and customers leave the hotel happy and satisfied at all times. It was our pleasure to have you as our guest in your next stay Best regards, Au Lac Legend Hotel Team
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We will definitely remember it as the WORST hotel we had during our travels through Southeast Asia - referring to the name we would call it „wannabe legend“.
We don’t really know where to start, because such a bad stay we never had at a hotel. It was the very first time we were even thinking about getting to another hotel. The higher price for Asia makes it even worse.
First we received a room which seemed OK on the first look. But on the second look it was dirty, noisy and uncomfortable.
At the first night we woke up as the windows are very bad isolated & the air conditioning was noisy. Plus we heard someone taking a shower in the room over us very loud and clearly. Beds are very soft and uncomfortable. So we went down to the reception to get another room, which we got on the next day.
We asked for other location of the room (to another street), but we received the same room, 3 floors below. And what follows? Same story. Noisy, dirty and uncomfortable. To be honest it was worse. (Blonde hairs in the room, socket did not work, toilet „gun“ had no water pressure, toilet seat was shaky, queen size bed was in the corner with air conditioning over it)
Second everything looks a bit outworn and it’s definitely not worth the price. The pictures in the internet were great, but when you see it in real life it was so bad that we took it with humor and had to laugh. For example pool and rooftop are small, glass wall at the pool is dirty, tile joints in the pool are black (mold) and so on.
Third, the bad service. Barkeeper on the rooftop is arrogant and drinks are only ice. (took 2 sips to finish drink) Waited 10 minutes for a can of beer. No help with luggage down the stairs. (Receptionist in the morning was the badest and most unfriendly) All workers are at the phone or chatting instead of working. We asked for takeout sandwich / breakfast as we had to leave to airport at 5:30 and had no chance to get breakfast. In EVERY hotel we ever visited we at least got a little sandwich to take with, but in this hotel the answer was: No, go and get yourself to a convenience store. (Harsh and unfriendly)
Only good thing is the location.
All in all they think they are some kind of highclass, but referring to the name of the hotel it’s more like „wannabe legend“.
Don’t burn your money and go somewhere else for this price.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Au Lac Legend Hotel, Revenue Management at Au Lac Legend Hotel
Responded 8 Apr 2024
Dear Valued Guest, Many thanks for taking your valuable time to post your review on Tripadvisor following your stay at Au Lac Legend Hotel We are happy to learn you enjoyed your time here and were satisfied with our facilities and services. More importantly, it is indeed heartwarming to know that it is our colleagues who truly made an impact and were able to create moments that made your stay wonderful. It was our privilege to take care of you and please rest assured that I will share your kind words with them, and I am pretty sure that they will definitely appreciate your commendations. Thank you for your patronage and we are looking forward to welcoming you back again at Au Lac Legend Hotel in the near future. Yours Sincerely, Rose Guest Relation, Operations of Au Lac Legend Hotel
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The hotel was really clean and all staff were really friendly and welcoming! The breakfast was delicious and so was the afternoon tea. We made good use of the pool and bar by the pool, as well as the laundry service which returned our clothes so quickly and smelling amazing. Prices for everything were very reasonable and would recommend for anyone staying in Saigon as it is also a great location
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Date of stay: September 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Au Lac Legend Hotel, Revenue Management at Au Lac Legend Hotel
Responded 13 Sept 2024
Dear Mr./Ms. Jenny! Thank you for choosing Au lac Legend Hotel for your recent stay. We are delighted to learn that you enjoyed your stay with us. We will certainly share your wonderful review across the team,to congratulate the team on the job well done. Thank you again for the time to share your review with us. We look forward to welcoming you to Au lac Legend Hotel and we will ensure you have a delightful and memorable experience with us again. Best regards, Au Lac Legend Management team
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Au Lac legend is an amazing hotel. Really close to everything, the staff were so accomodating and kind.
The rooftop pool was always a great vibe, playing great music. The breakfast buffet had a massive variety of food and was really tasty.
You are a max 15 minute drive away from EVERYTHING.
They exchange currency here and give you heaps of recommendations. We really enjoyed our stay.
Just make sure you don’t wipe makeup on the hand towels (we received a 100,000 VND bill because of this)
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Don’t use make up on the towels. We received a 100,000 vnd bill.
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Wonderful hotel within 600 meters (5-7 mins walk) from major sights like Notre Dame Cathedral, Post office and War Remnants Museum. An extra bonus - just round the corner from the bus stop for those who want to take the 152 Airport bus. Location wise very convenient.
We stayed in a superior room with windows and we had three windows that let light in. Room was well appointed with robes, slippers, and bath amenities (including the bum gun for those who use it). The bath tub was lovely and while the room was small, it met our needs.
Breakfast had a wide array of choices from Viet cuisine, to Chinese food and European options. It was adequate but not as expansive as the buffet I had at the Ibis (but it was free!!). afternoon tea was a nice touch for those escaping the heat, but the food itself was again adequate. The outdoor fit was center and pool were both very small and they fit the nice rooftop lounge in a very compact space.
Where Au Lac shines is in the decor and service. There was nice pieces of art both in the lobby and in the rooms that highlighted the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam. The robe was colorful and the lobby was tastefully decorated. The rooftop chairs were comfy and there was space for smokers to enjoy.
The front office staff (eg DTL-Mia and others), the bell staff, even the security personnel were all very helpful with bags or calling local businesses for appointments. The bonus is that if you have a late flight, you can leave your luggage at the front, spend the day touring the city and then use the rooftop showers to freshen up before your late flight.
All in all, a very good option for a stay in HCMC.
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Date of stay: December 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Allow some time for checkout as they verify that you have not left anything in the room (or broke...
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I absolutely recommend this hotel for your stay in Saigon. The rooms (you should choose a deluxe room with window) are not very big but modern, clean, quiet and comfortable. The breakfast contains everything needed from English to Asian cuisine. There is a good restaurant for dinner and a good looking rooftop area with pool and bar for some nice cocktails. They even serve free coffee time in the afternoon. The service staff is helpful and very friendly. Especially the supervisor team spends all attention to customers needs. The location of the area is at the border to district 1 but in district 3. Keep in mind that some trips only collect you from a hotel in district 1. However it is only 10 minutes walk in the city centre. This hotel is absolutely worth the price. Go there - you'll love it!
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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If you enjoy contact sports then this hotel is for you because you will need to shoulder barge the door every time you need to enter your room. Opposite the hotel is a construction zone and right next door is a hotel/club that plays insanely loud music until late at night. The hotel walls are thin and you can hear everyone’s conversations (I have had conversations with other guests who have had the same issues). unfortunately when we arrived we did not have bath towels supplied in our room - it took the staff 2 minutes to come up and check if we were lying but another 20 minutes to actually bring them to us. I would definitely not recommend this hotel - for the price there are a million other hotels in HCMC you can stay at.
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Travelled with friends
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PRICE RANGE
S$81 - S$122 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Au Lac 1 Hotel
LOCATION
VietnamHo Chi Minh City
NUMBER OF ROOMS
70
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