Ho Chi Minh City - General Info

[QUOTE=StrongBad;1683347]I really hate it when you have an overnight with a girl, and she snores really loud.[/QUOTE]How can we take this question seriously? This guy has never BF'd a LT in his life.

[QUOTE=AmericanThief;1685642]How can we take this question seriously? This guy has never BF'd a LT in his life.[/QUOTE]Women do snore, I might not have had a LT in Vietnam, but I have had LT before, and I have had women who snore.

Hi!

I have to visit HCMC next month and I wonder is there any Hotel in HCMC like the Fortuna Hotel in Hanoi? What I looking for is hotel bar or night club full with girls who can go back with you to your hotel room for ST / LT. I read 10-20 pages of the HCMC forum but can't find anything like the Fortuna or Hanoi hotel offer in Hanoi.

I can only think of Gossip inside the Dai Nam hotel. High end, model type girls. Cannot vouch for services offered.

I would advise using the Agoda maps and find Apocalypse Now nightclub and then get a hotel next door. There are over 20 hotels in a 1 block radius. Over 50 hotels in 2 blocks. Plenty of pros available for ST there.

If you insists on 4 and 5 stars there's even a Sheraton about 2 minutes away. That area around Dong Koi is quite cool, upscale with a good vibe if you can afford it. Even some lady bars around there, and nice dinning too.

(Apocalypse Now nightclub? That's beyond weird!)

[QUOTE=Neurosynth;1688780](Apocalypse Now nightclub? That's beyond weird!)[/QUOTE]Why is that weird?

He probably means its a name of a famous movie that had a brutal war set in the country that has a club named after it that has overpriced ugly hookers among other things.

Sorry for the late post. I went to Angeles City and Kuala Lumpur after HCMC, had so much fun that I did not have time to post, then got really busy with work after I returned home to USA. Anyway, I also found two money changers on De Tham Ave just north of Bui Vien Ave in the Pham Ngu Lao area.

[QUOTE=FastEddie48;1678033]To Funman.

There are a few Money charger at HBT near the Caravelle hotel and near the post office that I find one have the best rate, you can change at the airport I change 20 usd at the airport first for taxi.

Fast eddie 48.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Djle7159;1689085]He probably means its a name of a famous movie that had a brutal war set in the country that has a club named after it that has overpriced ugly hookers among other things.[/QUOTE]Ok that makes sense. There used to also be a Heart of Darkness bar here, still is one in Phnom Penh.

[QUOTE=Minus;1688514]Hi!

I have to visit HCMC next month and I wonder is there any Hotel in HCMC like the Fortuna Hotel in Hanoi? What I looking for is hotel bar or night club full with girls who can go back with you to your hotel room for ST / LT. I read 10-20 pages of the HCMC forum but can't find anything like the Fortuna or Hanoi hotel offer in Hanoi.[/QUOTE]If I recall correctly Apocalypse Now is on Thi Sach. I pulled a few from there. They used to want $50 but now some want $150 for the night. She was pretty hot, though. Try Smiley's, too.

[QUOTE=DCups;1689488] Try Smiley's, too.[/QUOTE]I thought Smiley's was raided and closed last year. When did it reopen?

[QUOTE=AmericanThief;1691305]I thought Smiley's was raided and closed last year. When did it reopen?[/QUOTE]I don' think that was one that was closed. There was a bar called Pulse kind of near there that did get shut down.

I always hear about this Smiley's place but I have to say, every few months or so I'll revisit a place just to see if there's been turnover and any new prospects in the place. This is one bar that just never ever has what I'd call a hot one. For years. Older, chubby, short, not pretty. It's always a collection of 3-5 (on scale of 1-10) to my eyes.

91 was the best for hot ones. The place that used to be called Bin Bin seems to currently be the only one that gets hot ones, unless there's something I'm missing. And in that bar it seems like there's a policy (with me at least) to not allow any kind of friskiness or groping in the bar. If they want customers to take them out, it seems like it would be necessary to get the customer in the mood first, not just rely on their looks alone. But no.

I haven't been to any of these places in over a month. They seem pretty dreadful right now.

Just realized we've only got a two hour layover in HCM coming from Cambodia and connecting to Nha Trang, carrying visa letters and checking-in bags, is this sufficient amount of time to clear customs and transfer? Thanks.

[QUOTE=SeanEZ;1692373]Just realized we've only got a two hour layover in HCM coming from Cambodia and connecting to Nha Trang, carrying visa letters and checking-in bags, is this sufficient amount of time to clear customs and transfer? Thanks.[/QUOTE]It should be enough time, but Visa on arrival even with the letter can be busy and take time. If you can get your visa in Nha Trang that would be better.

[QUOTE=AmericanThief;1692445]It should be enough time, but Visa on arrival even with the letter can be busy and take time. If you can get your visa in Nha Trang that would be better.[/QUOTE]I'm going to Nha Trang.