Gia Vien Hotel is a comfortable, mid range option, right in the centre of HCMC, on Pham Ngu Lao Street.
The hotel is in the heart of the backbackers area with many possibilities for shopping and arranging onward travel as well as plenty of restaurants & bars nearby.
All rooms are a good size - often Saigon hotel rooms in this area can be tiny - and all have ensuite bathrooms. The rooms have A/C, fridge/mini bar, safe, tea & coffee making facilities, flatscreen TV and free WiFi.
The hotel is newly built (opened 2014), is very well maintained. Breakfast is included in the room price. The hotel also offers airport pick up, room service, laundry service, 24 hour security, and currency exchange.
The hotel is about 40 minutes by taxi from the airport and about 15 minutes away from the railway station. Buses to all the tourist spots in South Vietnam are available from any of the travel agents in Pham Ngu Lao, many within 2 minutes walk of the hotel.