About the Area for SilverDoor Serviced Apartments in Ho Chi Minh City

With up to 7million people Ho Chi Minh City is the largest in Vietnam. It is near the Mekong River delta and the city center is situated on the banks of the Saigon River, 60 km from the South China Sea and 1760km south of Hanoi.

Today, the city's core is still adorned with wide elegant boulevards and historic French colonial buildings but Ho Chi Minh City is in need of vast increase in public infrastructure.

Ho Chi Minh City is the economic center of Vietnam. Many large enterprises are involved in high-tech, electronic, processing and light industries. Currently, the city has 15 industrial parks (IP) and export-processing zones (EPZ), in addition to the Quang Trung Software Park and the Sai Gon Hi-tech Park (SHTP). There are 171 medium and large scale markets, tens of supermarket chains, dozens of luxury shopping malls and many modern fashion or beauty centers. Over 50 banks with hundreds of branches and about 20 insurance companies are situated inside the city.

The ‘Western Quarter’ is on Pham Ngu Lao street in District 1. The many bars and cafés in this district are quite conveniently located near the Saigon's business centre. It is also locally called "khu Tay ba lo".

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is located 7km north of the center. Taxi and bus services are available for travel to and from the airport and within the city.