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=== Budget ===

'''Pham Ngu Lao''' - the backpacker's area has plenty of cheap nice options from ~$8 upwards. The Lonely Planet guidebook has most of the details, - see their Thorntree forum as well. A map of the area is available at [http://www.wordhcmc.com/maps/171-ho-chi-minh-city/1759-saigon-backpackers-area-map] choose the one of Pham Ngu Lao.

Unless it is peak season, October to March, there is probably no need to book. Even in peak season you can probably take your chances.
 
Not much else to say about this topic, things change fast, there are so MANY good places, the Lonely Planet and other guidebooks have all the local details.

Please feel free to add useful things to this wiki :-) 

A semi random selection of budget places is below:

* Madam Cuc's hotels: Nice budget hotel in the backpacker area, $18-30 www.madamcuchotels.com 
Madam runs a good ship. She has three hotels 
1) 64 Bui Vien Street Q1 Pham Ngu Lao (Hotel 64)
2) 127 Cong Quynh Q1 Pham Ngu Lao (Hotel 127)
3) 184 Cong Quynh Q1 Pham Ngu Lao (Hotel 184) + a new one somewhere else.

* N. Dung at 185/6 Pham Ngu Lao (above Viet Viet travel.) It's nice, clean, and quite, with cable and decent wifi. Rooms on the sixth floor are $10

'''DORMS'''

* '''Saigon Backpackers' Hostel.''' 373/20 Pham Ngu Lao, District 1. 

* '''Nga Hoang Hotel''' has dorms for $5-$6 where you can meet a lot of backpackers
269/19 de tham st, pham ngu lao ward, district 1, ho chi minh. ph:+848 39203356