Hotel Cosmopolitan (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)

You can stay here on a budget, and there are lots of affordable local options for food near the hotel.

There are cheap taxis in the area if you want to get around town without walking. And the hotel offers bike rentals if you want to get some more exercise (or try your luck against Vietnam's infamous traffic).

All rooms have free Wi-Fi and air conditioning, a modern bathroom and shower, and a flat-screen cable TV.

There is a large advertising banner covering part of the windows of the building. So if you want a room with a view, you will need to reserve it carefully. The staff can assist in upgrading you to a room with a view, though, if you find you have landed in one of the viewless ones.

Some guests have described the rooms as immaculately clean and modern, while others have come across stains on the carpets, towels, sheets, blankets and mattresses. These are guests visiting within days of each other, so if you know you are germophobic, you may want to look elsewhere.

As there is no accounting for taste, it is impossible to recommend the breakfasts at the hotel. Some guests think it's amazing, some guests think it's boring, and some think it's just plain gross. There, however, are lots of cheap and tasty places to eat near the hotel if it turns out that the hotel breakfast doesn't suit your palette.