Random Alley 148

Random Alley 148 is a hotel in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, on Bùi Viện street, with air-conditioned rooms that each have a private bathroom and free WiFi in all areas. It suits travellers who want a central base on a lively street and who plan to get around on foot or by taxi, as there is no parking.

All five rooms are double rooms with a double bed, a private bathroom and a floor area of 14 or 15 m². Each has air conditioning, a desk, a tea and coffee maker, an electric kettle and a wardrobe, and four of them also offer a hairdryer and slippers. Toiletries are free, and the reception staff speak English and Vietnamese. Cafés and restaurants, including a Vietnamese kitchen and an Italian restaurant, are 50 m from the entrance.

The setting is central: Ben Thanh Market is 850 m away, Ben Thanh Station 750 m, the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum 800 m and Tao Dan Park 800 m. Saigon Railway Station is 2.3 km away and Tan Son Nhat International Airport 5.5 km.

Random Alley 148 has five double rooms, each with a double bed, a private bathroom and air conditioning, so the range is compact and the differences lie in small details. All five measure 14 or 15 m² and share a tea and coffee maker, an electric kettle, a desk and a wardrobe. The bathrooms have a shower and toilet, towels and free toiletries, and four of the rooms add a hairdryer and slippers.

Three rooms measure 15 m² and two measure 14 m², so the larger rooms give a little more floor space. The Double Room, one of the 15 m² rooms, is the only one whose facilities include a clothes rack beside the wardrobe. Every room takes up to two guests with one double bed, so the range suits couples or two friends best.

Facilities at Random Alley 148 centre on the room and the basics: air conditioning, a private bathroom with a shower and toilet, and free toiletries. The hotel is non-smoking throughout, has non-smoking rooms, and keeps a carbon monoxide detector in place. Free WiFi is available in all areas, and internet services are also offered.

Room facilities add a desk, a tea and coffee maker, an electric kettle, a wardrobe and, in some rooms, a clothes rack, towels, a hairdryer and slippers. Towels and sheets are available for an extra fee. Breakfast is not included in the rate, and the cafés and restaurants on the street serve the morning meal.

There is no parking at the hotel, so arrivals by car or motorbike need their own arrangements. Taxis are the practical choice for the airport and the stations.

Random Alley 148 stands on Bùi Viện street in District 1, in the backpacker quarter around Pham Ngu Lao, where cafés, restaurants and bars stay busy late into the evening. Cong Caphe, Monaco 2 and Baba's Kitchen are each 50 m away, and the Vietnamese-Kitchen Phở restaurant is 50 m away too. Within 100 m are Memorial Place and the Chùa Phước Hậu pagoda, so a temple is a short walk from the busy street. Nguyen Thi Nghia Park is 400 m away, and 23/9 Park is 200 m away.

The hotel has no parking, so the practical way to arrive is by taxi, though Ben Thanh Station, 750 m away, and the Bến xe buýt Sài Gòn bus station, 300 m away, are within walking distance. Saigon Railway Station is 2.3 km away, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the city's main airport, is 5.5 km from the hotel. Ben Thanh Market is 850 m away.

Walking is the simplest way to see the nearby sights. Thai Binh Market is 350 m away, the Thai Hoa Temple to Mother Buddha 400 m, and Cau Dua Market 950 m. Tao Dan Park and the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum are each 800 m away, the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City is 1.3 km and the War Remnants Museum is also 1.3 km. For the Nha Rong Wharf on the Saigon River, 1.6 km away, a taxi is the easier option.