City Backpackers Hostel Reviews

It's a great place to stay for 2 nights. I'll stay there again when I go to HCM.

Great location, clean and comfortable rooms and helpful staff. Recommend going on their advertised tours! 10/10.

I loved staying here! The woman at the front desk is super kind and helpful. As soon as you arrive she will show you a map of the city and tell you exactly where everything is, prices, hours, how to get there, etc. There’s also free water in the lobby, and you can go on tours through the hostel as well if you want to. The water for showers doesn’t get very warm, but honestly it felt really nice taking a cool shower after being out in the heat and humidity anyway. I would definitely recommend staying here!

Best hostel i ever stay

A very good place, at reception they give you all the advice, tools and help possible for a pleasant stay in the city. Even though it is a holiday like New Year's Day, they treat you with total attention and a smile on their face. Spectacular.

It's close to the subway, and it's easy to walk to the night market. There's a 7-11 nearby. The windows in the room are not very soundproof, and the traffic outside is too loud. The chef is very kind and proactively greets you with a smile👍

Nice people and great location.

The female boss deliberately charged a fee, it was a trick

The staff gave good information.

Stopped here for 4 nights in a private room and had no problems. The room was clean and spacious . The staff here are friendly and helpful. You can book trips to places such as Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta through them for a reasonable price. Highly recommend

Great location in District 1 Ho Chi Minh. Anna & Elizabeth have been amazing with giving information on where to go & where to eat & help booking any tours or transport I ask for. Very warm welcoming & friendly. I've enjoyed my stay & definitely recommend.

Before we had even arrived we were emailing with Anna, who was really helpful with her advice to avoid scams at the airport (get the Grab app, and order a taxi from there - don't use anyone else, no matter what they say!), and later very helpful again with how and where to book the bus we wanted for our onward travel. When we did actually arrive - at 3am - we were greeted so happily by Tai, at Reception. He is a real asset to the hostel, welcoming travellers, putting them at ease (and making them really laugh), and offering great sightseeing advice too. Our room was a decent size, and the hostel location was great; a small price to pay for the traffice noise throughout the night, which really can't be helped, and you actually become quite fond of in the end! (Photo of our room.)

Wow. Great hostel. Fantastic staff, super friendly. We checked in late with tai. He helped us set up our cu chi trip there and then. Anna was also so helpful with providing the best restaurants nearby. Super clean plus cold drinking water always available. Also great location with a 24 hour coffee shop.

This is a five-star hostel, but apparently they are required to hire local staff by law, who, it would seem, do everything in their power to run a business into the ground. I guess they don't like westerners profiting in their country. Although the stay started out wonderfully, the jilted receptionist made sure that wouldn't last. Minh did everything in her power to make me and the other guests feel as unwelcome as possible, to the point of me deciding to get my money back and leave the hostel. I recommend that the owner find a way to pay a higher salary so that they don't have to hire people who want to see the business fail. The rooms and guests were lovely, as was the atmosphere when Minh was too deep into her tv shows at the front desk to cause any problems. No hot water.