150/37 Nguyen Trai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam·View on map
The Like Hostel & Cafe is a hostel in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, with bunk beds in dormitory rooms of 8 and 10 beds, each room with a private bathroom. It is built around its social side: a rooftop bar runs a happy hour with free beer, and the programme includes movie nights, karaoke, a games room and a free walking tour twice a week.
The rooms range from 22 m² to 25 m², and the 25 m² dormitory with a balcony and a view is the only one with those features, along with a private kitchen and a coffee machine. Lockers and free secure luggage storage keep your belongings safe between tours, and the 24-hour front desk is open round the clock. Free WiFi covers the public areas, but the property has no parking, so arriving by taxi is the practical option.
Sightseeing starts on foot: Tao Dan Park is a short walk away, while Ben Thanh Market and the War Remnants Museum are about 1 km off. For daily needs there is a laundry service, currency exchange and a tour desk, and public transport tickets are available, which makes the hostel a practical base for a city stay.
The Like Hostel & Cafe has five bed types, all in dormitory rooms of 8 or 10 beds, so each guest has a single bunk bed. Room sizes run from 22 m² to 25 m², and every room has a private bathroom. Most of the dormitories are mixed, and the 10-bed room is the largest in the range by bed count, with a window.
The choice comes down to size and fittings. The 25 m² rooms are the most spacious, and the eight-bed dormitory among them is the one with a balcony, a view, a private kitchen and a coffee machine. The 22 m² beds in mixed dormitories share a kitchen, air conditioning, a desk, a seating area, an electric kettle and a tea and coffee maker. Every option suits solo travellers who are happy to share a room with other guests.
One of the two 25 m² beds, in an eight-bed dormitory, and the only one with a balcony and a view. It also has a private kitchen, a coffee machine, air conditioning and a private bathroom. It suits guests who want the extra space and the outlook over the street.
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The only ten-bed room in the range, with a window, at 22 m². Its bunk bed sits in a mixed dormitory with more beds than the eight-bed rooms, so it suits travellers who enjoy a livelier room. It has a private bathroom, a kitchen, air conditioning, a desk and a tea and coffee maker with an electric kettle.
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A 22 m² bed in an eight-bed mixed dormitory, with a desk and a seating area for working or relaxing, air conditioning, a kitchen, a tea and coffee maker and an electric kettle. Its private bathroom completes the set, and it suits guests who want a desk and a place to sit down.
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The second 22 m² bed in an eight-bed mixed dormitory, with the same fittings as its twin: air conditioning, a kitchen, an electric kettle, a desk and a seating area. It is the choice for guests who want a kitchen and air conditioning in a shared room of eight, with a private bathroom included.
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At 25 m², this eight-bed mixed dormitory is three square metres larger than the other beds of the same name. Its main feature is the private bathroom, and the single bunk bed sits in a room shared with seven other guests. It suits those who put space ahead of extra equipment.
See pricesThe shared areas are built around the social side of the hostel. A rooftop bar runs a happy hour from 7 PM to 10 PM with free beer, and the programme includes a games room, karaoke, movie nights and evening entertainment. By day there is a terrace, a garden and outdoor furniture, and bike tours and a free walking tour twice a week are on offer, alongside a family dinner twice a week.
Practical services cover the rest of the stay: a 24-hour front desk, free secure luggage storage, lockers, daily housekeeping, laundry, currency exchange, public transport tickets, a safety deposit box and 24-hour security. Free WiFi is available in the public areas, and the property has no parking.
In the rooms, air conditioning is among the features, and the private bathrooms come with toilet paper, a hairdryer and a shower. Family rooms and non-smoking rooms are also available, and the shared kitchen gives everyone a place to cook.
The hostel is on Nguyen Trai in District 1, the central district of Ho Chi Minh City, within a short walk of several sights. Tao Dan Park is 550 m away, a large green city park with walking paths, and the Hakka Thien Hau Temple, a historic Chinese temple dedicated to the goddess of the sea, is 350 m away. Ben Thanh Market, one of the best-known covered markets in the city for food and souvenirs, is 950 m from the hostel, and several cafés and restaurants lie within 50 m of the front door.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport, in Tan Binh to the north-west, is 5 km away, and Saigon Railway Station is 1.9 km away for long-distance trains. Ben Thanh Station, which marks the start of the city's metro line, is 900 m away and within walking distance of the hostel. The property has no parking, so a taxi or a ride-hailing car is the practical way to reach it with luggage.
Walking is the simplest way to see the nearby sights. The War Remnants Museum is about 1 km away, the Ho Chi Minh City Museum 1.3 km and Nha Rong Wharf 1.9 km along the Saigon River. The night market beside Ben Thanh Market is busy with food stalls in the evening, while the market hall is for shopping by day. The hostel's own programme fills the rest of the evening, with a free walking tour and a family dinner twice a week, and a rooftop happy hour from 7 PM to 10 PM.
Guests single out the staff and the owner, who organise food tours and make the hostel feel homelike, and they praise the central setting. The most common complaint concerns the bathrooms: some guests found showers slow to drain, with floors often wet.
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The Like Hostel & Cafe is on Nguyen Trai in District 1, 900 m from Ben Thanh Station and 1.9 km from Saigon Railway Station. Tan Son Nhat International Airport is 5 km away. The property has no parking, so a taxi or a ride-hailing car is the practical way to arrive, and you can use the Special Requests box when you book to say when you expect to arrive.
Within a short walk of The Like Hostel & Cafe are Tao Dan Park (550 m), the Hakka Thien Hau Temple (350 m), Ben Thanh Market (950 m) and Ben Thanh Station (900 m). The War Remnants Museum is about 1 km away, and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum 1.3 km. Several cafés and restaurants lie within 50 m of the hostel, and Saigon Railway Station is 1.9 km away.
Yes, The Like Hostel & Cafe offers free secure luggage storage, so you can leave your bags there while you explore the city. Lockers are also available for guests. The storage is useful for travellers who arrive before check-in at 12:00 or leave after checkout at 11:30.
Yes, every room at The Like Hostel & Cafe has a private bathroom. The rooms are dormitories of 8 or 10 beds, with one bunk bed per guest, and they range from 22 m² to 25 m². Only one of the 25 m² eight-bed dormitory rooms has a balcony and a view.
The Like Hostel & Cafe offers a free walking tour twice a week, a family dinner twice a week, bike tours and a tour desk. In the evenings the rooftop bar runs a happy hour from 7 PM to 10 PM with free beer, and the programme includes movie nights, karaoke and games.
Check-in at The Like Hostel & Cafe runs from 12:00 to 23:00, and checkout is by 11:30. The front desk is open 24 hours, and there is no curfew, so you can come and go at any hour during your stay.