Silverland Yen Hotel

Silverland Yen Hotel is a 4-star hotel in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, 150 m from Ben Thanh Market, with air-conditioned rooms and a rooftop bar overlooking the city. It suits travellers who want to walk to the central market, the museums and Independence Palace, and who want an outdoor pool, a fitness room and a steam room close at hand. Rooms range from a 25 m² Deluxe Double to a 50 m² suite with a spa bath, and every one has a private bathroom with a bath.

Every room has air conditioning, a desk, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and free WiFi. Breakfast is a daily buffet in Yen Restaurant, with Vietnamese specialties, Asian dishes and European favourites, and afternoon tea is served to guests from 14:00 to 15:30. Cocktails are served on the rooftop, with views of the city.

Guests often single out the friendly staff, who help with luggage, transport and local recommendations.

Silverland Yen Hotel has four room types, from a 25 m² Deluxe Double to a 50 m² Suite with a separate seating area. Every room has a private bathroom with a bath, toiletries, towels and a hairdryer, along with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a desk, air conditioning and free WiFi.

The range is built around the bed and the view. Three of the four types have a city view, and the Suite is the only one with a spa bath, on the 1st floor. The Premier Deluxe can be set up with two single beds or one extra-large double bed, while the Deluxe Double and the Executive Deluxe Room have one large king-size bed and cannot take an extra bed. A minibar comes with every type, and the Deluxe Double, Suite and Premier rooms offer it free once per stay.

The 24-hour front desk handles luggage storage, tour arrangements, ticket service, currency exchange and wake-up calls, and the tour desk can organise excursions. Laundry, dry cleaning and ironing are offered, the building has a lift, and a safety deposit box is available for valuables.

For leisure there is an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness room and a steam room. Yen Restaurant serves a daily buffet with Vietnamese, Asian and European dishes, and afternoon tea is served to guests from 14:00 to 15:30. Non-smoking rooms are available.

Free WiFi covers the whole property, and the rooms have a flat-screen TV with cable and satellite channels, a telephone and internet services. The hotel has no parking available, and an airport shuttle is among the services offered.

Silverland Yen Hotel is on Thu Khoa Huan Street, in the centre of District 1, where the streets around Ben Thanh Market are lined with shops, cafés and small restaurants. Ben Thanh Market, a covered market known for clothes, handicrafts and food stalls, is 150 m away. The Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, which covers the history of the city, is 350 m away, and Independence Palace, the former presidential palace of the Vietnam War era, is 400 m away, so three of the city's main sights are within a short walk.

Ben Thanh Station, 300 m away, is a Metro Line 1 station, and Saigon Railway Station, the main station for long-distance trains, is 2.3 km away. The Bến xe buýt Sài Gòn bus station is 1.1 km away. Tan Son Nhat International Airport lies about 7 km away by road, and the hotel offers an airport shuttle.

On foot, the War Remnants Museum is 850 m away, with exhibits on the Vietnam War, and the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum is 500 m away, with a collection of Vietnamese paintings and sculpture. Nha Rong Wharf, 1.2 km away on the Saigon River, is the spot from which Ho Chi Minh set sail for Europe in 1911. The Sri Mariamman Temple, a Hindu temple, is 250 m away.