Le Méridien Saigon

I stayed at the Le Meridien hotel for one night: the night of the 29th of June 2025. Below are my views on good (+) and not-good (-) about this hotel. In the end, my final evaluation (the number of stars) is heavily based on the quality of my interactions with staffs as a guest and a loyal member. ||Good things:|+ The staff members from the outside door to the inside were super friendly, hospitable, and polite. I immediately felt welcome as soon as I stepped to the front door at 2am in the morning after a long flight. The hospitability, the welcome, and politeness that is typically seen in Asia. I was checked in with a big smile from a front desk staff (feel bad to forget her name now: sorry it was 28 hours flight from US and landed there at 2am) and she walked me through every details of the hotel including an upgrade to a grand suite for me. |+ It was a happy surprise to get into my room: the welcome gift with sweets and a bottle of wine, and the bed decorated with flowers were stunning and I really loved it. The big (as its name “grand”) suite occupies the entire corner with the view directly to the river and broad view to the city. Though my stay was super short, I really had a pleasant and relaxed time in the suite.|+ The breakfast restaurant is very nicely organized with an island in the middle serving juice, yogurt, cheerios, vegies, cheese, and etc. It is surrounded by continental breakfast items with many local items (including whole coconuts). The view looking over the river is very pleasant.|+ The gym is very clean with many equipment and, unlike many hotel, they have both dry and wet sauna. I didn’t use it but the pool is on the same floor overlooking the river, which is very nice.|+ The hotel is about 20 minutes to Tan Son Nhat airport, but be careful with the traffic, which could make your trip much longer: better check with the hotel.|+ I thought that I forgot my pillow at the hotel when I got to Hanoi, and it was already night time of the day that I checked out and the app was still live. I thus contacted through messages. They immediately responded to me and was trying to help to find the pillow.|+ Jolie (Thu), the lobby ambassador, sent me an email a day after I checked out. Such a small thing is super important as it gives the guest the feeling that the hotel actually care for them even after checking out. |+ I have been in many Marriott hotels brands (funny that this was my first time a Le Meridien and they exceeded my expectations) and this hotel really made me feel home and that they really care about their guests (all hotels should as, by definition, you should treat all of your guests well). ||Not-good things:|- The staff at the breakfast is not as friendly and welcoming as I would expect: especially the front desk people. My gut feeling told me that they heard me speaking Vietnamese and thus treating me differently (in a negative sense of course), which is hurting if that was true.

Le Meridien Saigon offers a spectacular view from the River View room—that’s definitely the highlight. Aside from that, the overall experience feels quite standard. The bed is surprisingly squeaky and not as comfortable as you’d expect from a 5-star hotel. The breakfast buffet is generous with plenty of variety.

I’m not exactly sure how many times I stayed at this location but probably over 10 times. While i’m there I enjoy the my accommodation over looking the rivers, thunderstorm monsoon rains which is a fun and scary to sit on the window ledge with a beers and of course the traffic below too. the staffs was extremely friendly and helpful especially when I needed help with vietnamese translation, direction and when I needed a conference room for my meeting. I did ate at AKUNA twice and it was quite an experience with the taste profile but their wines and champagne selection is a must pairing. I’m not sure about the lounge being free or not but I that where I ate most of my breakfast and while it not the biggest versus the Sheration but it still a delicious with a wide range of options for all nationalities. as for unwind, the bar drinks selection is enough for you to forget the hot weather and work meeting and the foods is actually pretty good. however, the staffs will keep your tap and drinks pouring not sure if that a vietnamese things or just being friendly. overall, if you’re an Elite marriott members that want a quiet place to stay, then this hotel is for you. if you want a little more noisy and night life vibes, then the sheraton is for you.

We had a fantastic stay at Le Méridien. The room was sleek and modern, with thoughtful high-tech features like blackout curtains controlled by a switch and sophisticated lighting options—small details that really elevated the comfort level. In-room breakfast service was a highlight—beautifully presented and truly luxurious. One especially memorable moment was the cotton candy machine in the lobby, which absolutely made our son’s day. When the machine didn’t give change, the concierge stepped in immediately with a smile. It’s those kinds of thoughtful touches that make a big difference. The location is excellent—right on the river and close to a wide range of dining options. While there’s a bit of a party scene nearby, it didn’t interfere with our experience at all. This is a great base if you want polished service, modern amenities, and easy access to the best of the city. We’d absolutely stay again.

Had a wonderful time during my short stay. Buffet was great and had a lot choices with coffee and ice cream as well. Staff were polite and helpful. Only downside was the Google maps location wasn't accurate so we got lost a bit while walking but they were able to change it after.

The experience is bad. The hotel is just not good enough, specifically not for family. Nonetheless it’s extremely over priced. I made my reservation through booking for two rooms (we are family of 5) we arrived at 10 pm, tired from the flight just to find out that they put us in connected rooms but not connected to each other. Also, they didn’t mention during the reservation that their swimming pool is out of service 🫣. For a family vacation with 3 kids it’s extremely important. Anyway, we said that in this case we would like to cancel the stay because for us pool it’s important. They offer to grant us access to Radison hotel which is 300m a way. Besides that the hotel is not for families, it’s more for casino players and clabbers.

Excellent check in and check out, friendly staff and very good breakfast. The rooms are spacious and very comfortable. The only issue I have with the hotel is the gym: it is very small and smelly, not much equipment (the yoga room is bare with broken floor and not really clean)

Overall quite a decent Le Meredien property with funky room design that can be found here. The red color lazyman chair is a nice touch to the overall design of the room. The club lounge evening spread is decent and can make a full meal if one ain’t a picky eater. Morning breakkie spread at the coffee house is quite good. The eggs Benedict is worth a try as it is nice.