Au Lac Charner Hotel

Au Lac Charner Hotel is a 4-star hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, with a rooftop pool, a restaurant and afternoon tea on the roof for all guests. Its style draws on the tea houses of the French colonial era, with wicker furniture and pastel colours in the rooms, and it suits travellers who want to walk to the city's shops and sights.

Rooms measure from 26 m² to 46 m² and are all air-conditioned, with a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV, a minibar and cable channels. Every bathroom has free toiletries, a bathrobe and a hairdryer. Seven of the eight room types have a city view, and the De La Somme Family Room sleeps up to three guests on a king-size bed and a single bed.

The front desk is staffed 24 hours and can help with luggage storage, laundry and currency exchange, while the tour desk arranges day trips. The rooftop pool has panoramic city views and a bar area. Guests can book a massage, and WiFi is free in all areas. Airport transfers and car hire are available.

Au Lac Charner Hotel has eight room types, from twin and double rooms to a family room and two suites. Sizes run from 26 m² to 46 m², and every room is air-conditioned, with a private bathroom and a flat-screen TV. Each room name includes afternoon tea on the rooftop, which the hotel offers to all guests.

The Vannier Premier Double, at 26 m², is the smallest room, while the 28 m² twins are the Ruffier Deluxe twin, which has no window, and the Vannier Premier Twin, which has a city view. The Hamelin Executive Double and Hamelin Executive Twin are both 35 m², the De La Somme Family Room and the Bonard Junior Suite are 40 m², and the Au Lac Charner Suite, at 46 m², is the largest. Most of the rooms look over the city.

Au Lac Charner Hotel has a restaurant and a snack bar, and breakfast is served in continental, Asian and buffet styles. The rooftop pool, with panoramic city views and a bar area, sits alongside an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, a steam room and a sauna. Spa and wellness packages are also offered.

The 24-hour front desk can arrange luggage storage, laundry, dry cleaning, currency exchange and concierge help, and the tour desk, shuttle service and airport shuttle cover trips out of the centre. Free WiFi is available in all areas, the hotel has a lift, 24-hour security and daily housekeeping, and there is no parking on site.

The rooms are equipped with refrigerators, electric kettles, desks and wardrobes, and the bathrooms have bathrobes, slippers and free toiletries. Family rooms and non-smoking rooms are offered, and a terrace gives guests some outdoor space.

Au Lac Charner Hotel stands on Ho Tung Mau Street in District 1, the commercial and historic centre of Ho Chi Minh City. The Old Market is 50 m from the hotel, and four cafés, bars and restaurants, including Shiraz Lounge Shisha Cafe, Gong Cha, Chinchin Bar and Bigbro Korean Hotdog, are also 50 m away. The Saigon Opera House is 500 m away, and Lam Son Park and Me Linh Square are both 450 m from the hotel. Mong Bridge and the Lady of Peace Church are 450 m away as well.

Saigon Railway Station is 3 km away, and Opera House Station is 400 m from the hotel. The Sai Gon Hydrofoil Terminal is also 400 m away, and the Bến Bạch Đằng ferry terminal is 550 m. The hotel offers airport transfers and car hire, but it has no parking, so guests who drive should find a space nearby before arriving.

On foot, Ben Thanh Market is within 800 m, the Fine Arts Museum is 550 m and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum 600 m away. The Saigon River Tunnel is 650 m, Tao Dan Park 1.2 km and the War Remnants Museum 1.5 km. The Zoo and Botanical Garden is 1.7 km away and the Vietnam History Museum 1.8 km. The Sri Thenday Yutthapani Temple is 250 m away and the Al Rahim Mosque 350 m, while Crescent Lake is 5.3 km away for a longer trip.