Ho Chi Minh Info Thread

[refine]

Oh yes, for some bros who had asked me recently regarding info of the places I shared.

I merely provide them with the address or how to google for the place. I didnt provide any phone number or suggest for them to hire a local VN guide.

Bros like Dmanz, DANiel™, iwanbigboobs, Jackboysj and testoste can verify on what I said.

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by refine

Dear Hurricane

Alot of us came to this forum to get tips and the latest on where to cheong in HCM and that was what I did for 2 weeks before I ventured to HCM during the last week of Aug. 

Honestly, after days of research, I came out with the following as a gauge 

Place Cost (F&B) Gal Booking ST LT Waiter Tips Mgr Tips

Richy7 16M(4pax) ?????? ? ? ??? ???
Boss KTV 7M (3pax) 1.5M 4M. 8M. 500K. 1M
Lux KTV. 9M (2pax). 2M 4M 6M. 500K. 1M

Refine

The money is yours and how you spend is up to you...this prices you spent here will not be value for money...

Liquor prices here in clubs and ktv is way too high and mixers killer...and also maybe fake liquor...may had injected water...

My friends will not bother to spend such money here...

The amount you spent just this trip easily a few thousand SGD...include air tickets and accomodations...this amount is not the type of spending powers to many Singaporeans...

Vietnam economy is not doing well and many workers laid off or out of work...so the amount you spent could feed many families...

Originally Posted by refine

I merely provide them with the address or how to google for the place. I didnt provide any phone number or suggest for them to hire a local VN guide.

Mod is ok with posting addresses of proper establishments without phone numbers but not to promote the places in every pages and posts in this thread...

[RobbyChin]

Originally Posted by fredriv

Last month changed at 17500 in SG but got 17700 at hcmc ben thanh there.

Good to know, thks bro. Basically 1.2% fee for the convenience of changing in SG. I read that the hcmc moneychangers sometimes like to find fault, must prepare super clean, crisp $50/100 singapore dollar notes for them otherwise kenna lousy rates.

[Gnsinng]

Originally Posted by RobbyChin

Do bros buy their vietnamese dongs here or in HCMC? The local moneychanger rate in Singapore seems quite competitive.

SGD/VND exchange
Spot Rate (Yahoo Finance) is 1:17,633
Local SG Moneychanger is 1:17,400

Just changed 2 days ago 17500 in sg.

[Gnsinng]

Going to HCM next week for 5 days. 1st Solo trip in my life time. Been to HCM with a big group of friends a few years ago, but all ktv session only. Read up in this thread and researched online. Below are my targeted place. Maybe can seek some advise which to avoid or new place to go as solo.

Girly Bars
- Kim's Tavern
- Bar 22
- Ruby bar
- bui vien?

Massage/Spa
- Massage queen
- Bong Lai Cac
- {illegal non-sponr - mod may delete post}
- minh tam
- dai nam
- vien dong
- saigon star

Hot Toc
- galaxy saloon
- mi mi saloon

Food
- bahn mi huynh hoa
- bahn mi hoa ma
- ho thi ky food street
- bun thit nuong kieu bao
- little Hanoi egg coffee

Won't be going ktv alone.

[fredriv]

Originally Posted by RobbyChin

Good to know, thks bro. Basically 1.2% fee for the convenience of changing in SG. I read that the hcmc moneychangers sometimes like to find fault, must prepare super clean, crisp $50/100 singapore dollar notes for them otherwise kenna lousy rates.

No issues on the SG notes but do look out whether the viet dong have any minor tear or not. Tried paying for food or something and the shop assistant reject my 200k note as there's a very very very slight tear. But tried using the same note at some other place and was OK. Maybe case by case or the receiver didn't notice.

I got the viet dongs more in 200k 100k denomination when I changed in hcmc. SG usually give 500k.

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by BanhMi

Better don’t name the places out right since mod may say advertising and ask u keep sharing in pm

Not true...always can mention place but cannot promote the place in every posts and last 5 pages...

Mod removed your post becos you quoted the entire post without editing...

[Manow]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Vietnam economy is not doing well and many workers laid off or out of work...

Curious to know many are laid off are from what industry?
It is not the fastest growing economy in South East Asia?

[Manow]

Originally Posted by refine

I will still highly recommend Bong Lai Cac Massage as this experience is unique to HCM. I would say that its on par or better than Alexis Jakarta.
Refine

I checked out the price list, not cheap if you included the 100% tip. What package did you took that you felt was unique & better than Alexis?

[Manow]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

I am not sure why anyone bother to travel so far Binh Chanh around 40 to 50 mins in the jam just to pay >2mil massge...

That's true.
If my sole purpose for the trip is to eat, drink, massage & fck then I would book a hotel room in Trung Son, Binh Chanh district for the entire trip instead of D1. Hotels there are alot cheaper and all girl friendly, plenty of massage & KTV places all within walking distance from the hotel, plenty of places for seafood and BBQ. Everythings there are cheaper than in D1,2 & 3. I saved alot from hotel and cab staying there. It's far from D1 but it's not ulu place, I don't hangout in D1 anymore, I only hangout at Binh Chanh & D5 whenever I visit hcmc. When in Rome do what the Romans do, when in Saigon do what the Saigonese do.

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by Manow

Curious to know many are laid off are from what industry?
It is not the fastest economy in South East Asia?

Here answer...

https://vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-str...airs%20(MOLISA).

Still fastest growing GDP 4% first half of 2023...becos of export growth in electronics sector...

Several large brands (Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung etc) setup factories in the North and need 50k ppl...some Southerners had went up there although not many becos of die hard mentality far from home...

[Manow]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Here answer...

https://vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-str...airs%20(MOLISA).

Several large brands (Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung etc) setup factories in the North and need 50k ppl...some Southerners had went up there although not many becos of die hard mentality far from home...

So there are plenty of jobs.I heard many girls from the South are heading up North to work at massage places.

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by Manow

So there are plenty of jobs.I heard many girls from the South are heading up North to work at massage places.

It has always been like that...many Southern gals work in Hanoi and many Northern gals work in Hcm...these happened usually in entertainment...reason dun want to run into familiar faces..

Now some families had started to go up North for the bigger factories by Foxconn etc...Vietnam facing difficulties to recruit senior engineers and management staff due to lack of English and Mandarin...also mismatched in job skills...

[avks]

Originally Posted by Manow

That's true.
If my sole purpose for the trip is to eat, drink, massage & fck then I would book a hotel room in Trung Son, Binh Chanh district for the entire trip instead of D1.

Hi Bro
Which hotel u recommend at Trung Son area? Tks

[Manow]

Originally Posted by avks

Hi Bro
Which hotel u recommend at Trung Son area? Tks

All about the same, you can agoda for the price and photo of the hotel room. Most hotels there are Hotel81 type also offer hourly rate too. No 5 or 4 stars there.