11 Thai Van Lung, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam·View on map
Sky Gem Hotel Sora is a four-star hotel in District 1, the central district of Ho Chi Minh City, about 350 m from the Saigon Opera House and five minutes by car from Ben Thanh Market. It suits travellers who want to reach the museums, parks and riverside sights of the centre on foot and return each evening to an air-conditioned room with a private bathroom.
Every room has a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a minibar and a safe deposit box, plus a private bathroom with free toiletries and a hairdryer. The 24-hour front desk can help with luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, and the hotel has a fitness centre and a tour desk for travel arrangements. From the entrance, Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office are about a 15-minute walk, and Vincom Centre is five minutes on foot.
Breakfast is offered with continental, Asian and American options, a buffet and breakfast to go, and the in-house restaurant serves local Vietnamese and Western meals. Free WiFi covers all areas, and an airport shuttle is available at a surcharge.
Sky Gem Hotel Sora has eight room types, and each one has air conditioning, a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV and a minibar. Sizes run from 20 m² in the Superior Double Room to 60 m² in the VIP Room. Most rooms measure 25 m² and have a large double bed: the Premier Room, the Deluxe Double Room, the Deluxe with Window and the Queen Room share that size and most of their equipment, including a safe deposit box.
The views and layouts set the other rooms apart. The Luxury Double Room with City View, the VIP Room and the Junior Suite with Balcony all look over the city, and the suite is the only room with its own balcony. The Superior Double Room has a shower rather than a bath and includes a desk, while the Junior Suite has an extra-large double bed. The Luxury Double Room, the Premier Room and the Junior Suite take one child in addition to two adults.
At 25 m², the Premier Room has a large double bed and a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer, with free toiletries provided. Its wardrobe and safe deposit box sit alongside a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a minibar and air conditioning.
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At 30 m², this is the larger double room, with a city view, a seating area and a minibar alongside a flat-screen TV with cable channels. The bathroom has a bath and a shower, and free toiletries are provided. An extra bed can be added for a charge, and the room takes one child in addition to two adults.
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At 40 m², the Junior Suite is the largest room apart from the VIP Room, with an extra-large double bed, a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a balcony with city views. It is the only room in the range with a balcony, and its private bathroom has a bath and a shower.
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At 25 m², the Deluxe Double Room has a large double bed and a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer, plus free toiletries. Air conditioning, a minibar, a wardrobe and a safe deposit box sit alongside a flat-screen TV with cable channels, and a socket is placed near the bed.
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At 20 m², the Superior Double Room is the smallest room in the range. It has a large double bed, a desk and a private bathroom with a shower rather than a bath, and the room includes a minibar, air conditioning, a safe deposit box and a flat-screen TV with cable channels.
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At 25 m², the Deluxe with Window has a large double bed and a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. Air conditioning, a minibar, a wardrobe and a safe deposit box are included, with a flat-screen TV with cable channels and free toiletries in the bathroom.
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At 60 m², the VIP Room is the largest room in the range, with city views, a large double bed and a private bathroom with a bath and a shower. It adds an electric kettle, a wardrobe, a safe deposit box, a minibar and a flat-screen TV with cable channels.
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At 25 m², the Queen Room has a large double bed and a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer, with free toiletries. Air conditioning, a minibar, a wardrobe, a safe deposit box and a flat-screen TV with cable channels complete the room.
See pricesThe 24-hour front desk can help with luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, and the hotel also offers daily housekeeping, currency exchange, a safe deposit box and 24-hour security. Guests can use the lift, the fitness centre and the meeting and banquet facilities, and car hire is available through the front desk.
Food and drink come from the in-house restaurant, a bar and a coffee house on site, with fruit and wine or champagne on the menu. Breakfast is offered with continental, Asian and American options, a buffet and breakfast to go. Free WiFi covers all areas. No parking is available on site.
Each room has a private bathroom with toilet paper, towels, slippers, free toiletries and a hairdryer, and the rooms add an electric kettle, a wardrobe, a desk and a socket near the bed. Telephone and internet services are available alongside the flat-screen TV with cable channels.
Sky Gem Hotel Sora stands on Thai Van Lung street in District 1, and the nearest sight is the Japanese Corners, 100 m away. The Ton Duc Thang Museum is 300 m away, the Saigon Opera House 350 m and the Saigon Central Post Office 500 m, so the opera house, a museum and the post office are all a short walk from the entrance. Ho Chi Minh City Hall and Me Linh Square are also within 500 m, the Ho Chi Minh City Museum is 650 m, and Mẹ Bồng Con Park is 400 m away. Six bars and restaurants are within 50 m of the hotel, among them Bernies Irish Bar & Restaurant and Miyabi Bar.
Saigon Railway Station is 3 km away, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5.4 km away. The Bến Bạch Đằng ferry terminal is 550 m from the hotel and the Bến Thủ Thiêm ferry terminal 600 m, so the river is close if you want to cross it on foot-side boats. No parking is available on site, so a car is best left elsewhere, and a taxi or ride-hailing car to the door is the simplest way to arrive from the airport or the station.
For a longer day, the War Remnants Museum and Tao Dan Park are both 1.4 km away, Nha Rong Wharf and the Fine Arts Museum are 1.2 km each, and the Vietnam History Museum and the Zoo and Botanical Garden are each 950 m away. Lam Son Park, 350 m from the hotel, is a green place for a break between sights, and Star Light Bridge is 6.2 km away for a longer outing.
Guests praise the staff and the central setting, and the walk to the sights and the breakfast buffet come up often. Value for money is also appreciated. The main drawback is noise, since thin walls let sound from the corridor in and street-facing rooms are louder than internal ones.
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Sky Gem Hotel Sora is on Thai Van Lung street in District 1, 3 km from Saigon Railway Station and 5.4 km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Ben Thanh Market is about five minutes away by car. The airport shuttle runs at a surcharge, and no parking is available on site, so the last stretch is best covered by taxi or ride-hailing car. The front desk is staffed around the clock, so late arrivals can check in.
The nearest sight is the Japanese Corners, 100 m away, followed by the Ton Duc Thang Museum (300 m), the Saigon Opera House (350 m) and the Saigon Central Post Office (500 m). Ho Chi Minh City Hall and Me Linh Square are also within 500 m, and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum is 650 m away. Further out, Nha Rong Wharf is 1.2 km away and the War Remnants Museum 1.4 km.
Yes, Sky Gem Hotel Sora serves breakfast with continental, Asian and American options, a buffet and breakfast to go. Guests can also eat at the in-house restaurant, which serves local Vietnamese and Western meals, or at the coffee house on site.
Yes, Sky Gem Hotel Sora offers an airport shuttle, available at a surcharge. Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5.4 km from the hotel. The tour desk can arrange other travel, and the 24-hour front desk can help with luggage storage.
Yes, Sky Gem Hotel Sora welcomes children in three room types: the Premier Room, the Luxury Double Room with City View and the Junior Suite with Balcony, each of which takes one child in addition to two adults. The Junior Suite is the largest of the three at 40 m².
A drawback guests mention at Sky Gem Hotel Sora is noise. Thin walls let sound from the corridor and other floors through, and street-facing rooms take in city noise, while internal rooms are quieter. Soundproof rooms are among the hotel's facilities, so a room away from the street suits light sleepers best.