Rex Hotel is a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1] It opened in 1959. It has 286 rooms on 6 floors. It stands about 0.1 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City.[3]
Overview
The Rex Hotel or Rex Hotel Saigon (Vietnamese: Khách Sạn Rex, French: Hôtel Rex de Saïgon) is a famous luxury and business hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, the daily U.S. briefings at the hotel became known as "The Five O'Clock Follies".
From “Rex Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1959. The building has 6 floors. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.1 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), about 7 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City.[4]
It is one of 315 hotels in and around Ho Chi Minh City recorded in Wikidata, 288 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 97 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Hotel Continental Saigon, opened in 1880. See Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint — 0.1 km, opened 2014
- Asian Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 1974
- A & Em 179 Ly Tu Trong — 0.2 km
- Hotel Continental Saigon — 0.2 km, opened 1880
- Signature Saigon Hotel — 0.2 km
- Little Saigon Boutique Hotel — 0.2 km
- Caravelle Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 1959
- Oscar Saigon Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 1975
- Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers — 0.3 km, opened 2003
- Catina Saigon Hotel — 0.3 km, opened 2008
See also
References
- ^ Rex Hotel (Q7319215). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Rex Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-24.
- ^ Ho Chi Minh City (Q1854). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.
External links
- Rex Hotel — official website
- Rex Hotel on Wikipedia
- Rex Hotel on Wikidata
- Rex Hotel on Wikimedia Commons — photographs