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Flipside Hostel o.g. HCM

Hostel

Streamlined dorms in a lively hostel with a restaurant & breakfast, plus a rooftop pool & bar. People often mention hostel, night, room, pool, staff, people, stay, friendly, time, party,


Address

175/24 Đ. Phạm Ngũ Lão, Phường Phạm Ngũ Lão, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

Contact

+84 28 3920 5656

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (145 reviews)

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  • 1/5 James S. 5 years ago on Google
    Worst hostel ever for two reasons, Room is EXTREMELY HOT.. about 4 people in our room went down to reception to complain and they kept saying "I'll get security to do something". The security would come upstairs with the remote and refuse to turn it below 23C low speed. He just walked out the room. Reception are aware but they fob it off on the security man so they aren't responsible. I told them multiple times and they didn't care. The clueless security man walked around our room for 10 minutes to try turn on a fan... and we told him there's no point because the fan head is missing. He turned it on and was like "OHH" and we were just thinking, are you nuts, we have been pointing at the missing fan for ages and you just ignored us. Even in the areas of the room with the fan it was painfully hot. People in the room would go into the showers at all hours of the night just to cool off in the cold shower water. In three nights stay we didn't sleep a bit!!! Also there is 5 flights of stairs to walk up to your room with your 15kg backpack. That's not the main issue. Again the room is horrible because of the heat and the owners/security/Reception just don't care. Its So expensive so I don't care how much the electricity bill is for a night with 14 people sleeping in it. What can that possibly cost them for one aircon between 14 people. I've never been so angry writing a review in my life.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Travis H. 5 years ago on Google • 42 reviews
    Overall, it was okay. Stayed in the six bed dorm, which was clean enough. The air conditioning quit in the middle of the night which made it unbearably hot. Motivated me to start my day early. Though they did have fans mounted on the ceilings, so definitely snatch a top bunk. The roof top bar and pool is a great area, though. The staff were friendly and helpful. Not sure if I would stay there again, but I highly recommend hanging out at their bar. It’s a good time. You’ll just have to walk up four or five flights of stairs to get there. TLDR; if you don’t mind possibly sleeping in the heat, you’ll like this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Wiktoria R. 4 years ago on Google • 23 reviews
    The hostel is located in the middle of party area so it is always loud there in the night, even with windows closed. Our dorm and shared bathroom were clean. International staff was very friendly. Breakfast included is basic but good. Rooftop swimming pool is small so you can forget about actually swimming in it, but it's perfect for chilling with a glass of beer or cocktail. There is always someone there drinking.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Amy L. 1 year ago on Google • 37 reviews
    I stayed here during an assignment overseas it is a loud area do to the main strip nearby but I really had no problem falling asleep it was quit quite even with a 4 room bunker it is one of the nicer hostels I have stayed at while in Vietnam

  • 5/5 Wil L. 6 years ago on Google
    Excellent service! This was only my second stay at a hostel in my life so I'm obviously concerned about security when sharing a dorm with 17 other people, but the locker right under my bed set those worries aside sharpish! On arrival was greeted by owner and then was handed on into the hands of his fun, friendly and very competent staff, and then onto to the top floor for the rooftop pool and tonnes of banter with the staff and other guests. Thanks for the enjoyable stay in HCMC fellas!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Charlotte M. 5 years ago on Google • 19 reviews
    Awesome time at this place. Clean dorms with air-con, lockers, curtains and power points - everything you need. The rooftop bar and pool was awesome in the heat - so nice to come back after a day of exploring and just chill with a drink by the pool. Staff were friendly and very helpful with planning my trip, booking buses etc. Did the Mekong Madness tour and loved it. Such a cool way to see the area and get out of the city for a night. Bar crawl was also really fun.

  • 3/5 Geoff U. 4 years ago on Google
    Ok, nice friendly place, but.... The rooms are very cramped and they turn off the AC durning the day. My bunk was not near a fan, so at 3PM when the out side is a sauna, did a mention Saigon is super hot and humid? It was only a little better at my bunk. On the other hand, if your in your 20's and want to party, this is your place. And they got a little roof top bar and pool. It's fun and they really try to create an atmosphere where people will meet each other.

  • 5/5 Jillian P. 5 years ago on Google
    Super clean and safe hostel. They even gave me a beer when i arrived. I ended up here as booked at their Hanoi hostel and got a free night. Great rooftop pool which is amazing to relax in when hot. Went on the barcrawl also and met my new travel buddies there. Best time ever!

  • 5/5 James D. 5 years ago on Google
    It's a wikid hostel to stay in! I was originally staying for 1 night but couldn't leave as i enjoyed the rooftop pool and party. The staff really made it, very helpful and it felt like nothing was too much trouble for them. Room was clean and spacious and i did their bike trip which is great fun. 10/10 easily

  • 4/5 Mark R. 5 years ago on Google
    Good hostel, clean and tidy. Pool is nowhere near as big as the pictures suggests and no real room to sunbathe/relax etc. by the pool. Food was very good, great burger. Mostly friendly and helpful staff. You could easily end up in worse places than this.

  • 5/5 Kayla G. 5 years ago on Google
    Absolutely loved this hostel. The staff make you feel at home. Everyone always make sure everyone's included when up on the rooftop bar during each nightly event. They have a pub crawl and the 4 Western staff leading it are always making sure everyone is having an awesome time. All the staff also have great travel advice and are super helpful when it comes to planning out your Vietnam journey! Thanks guys, you made my time here!

  • 2/5 S H. 4 years ago on Google
    The staff here is awesome, very nice and helpful. We stayed on the 2nd floor, room called harley, a six berth. The AC is working only until 11pm or so, can get warm in there after a while at night. The flush of the toilet was somehow broken, kept flushing all the time which was totally annoying. Staff said someone would take care of after the first long night. But it didn’t. The beds are more or less comfy, definitely not the best we slept in. One room mate was pretty ruthless, turned lights in the middle of the night on to get kind of a cigarette ready. But that’s not a problem of the hostel. What is, that there was party all night. If you like to party during your stay in saigon and want to get to know many people - stay here. Otherwise the loud music won’t let you sleep very well. The breakfast is okay, the lady serving it seems to don’t like her job. The restrooms were okay as well, could be a little cleaner. Keep in mind you get only warm water after sunrise due to photovoltaic heater. All in all you get what you pay for. A cheap party hostel in a good location. I

  • 5/5 Gerard O. 7 years ago on Google
    Awesome hostel. They have some nice people working there and every day it is party night. Don't go here if you don't like to wake up in the middle of the night of drunk people getting home. The hostel is so close to the main bar Street so people will get drunk. They have awesome rooftop pool.

  • 5/5 Callum P. 5 years ago on Google
    Had such a good time at this hostel. The place was clean and reasonable price. We spent 4 nights here and it was great. The reps made it, they are very friendly and get you involved. Although they were all good, best rep was Elliot who will be getting you to down you beer at any given moment.

  • 5/5 Tal k. 6 years ago on Google
    The hostel's location is awesome (literally a 2 minute walk to the street with all the bars and clubs). The hostel has a really cool rooftop bar with a pool. The dorms are pretty nice and the breakfast is great.


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