What to choose when you go to District 1 and 7


In Vietnam nowadays having more expats and foreigners come to work and live. Furthermore Saigon is the center city attracted lots of investors, professionals come here to invest and work. Locals could do their major to give more value to international companies. On the center road like Nguyen Hue or Dong Khoi, there are lots of oversea companies joining to work here.

In District 1 expats can find nightlife activities such as bars, coffee shops and many thing more for their night. If you are young people then you would love to live here. There are many joys and fun at here. At Pham Ngu Lao street there are Western restaurants and bars with many style for your choices.

One more thing for foreigners is they can do their visa or immigration because there are companies or council located at District 1. But before living here expats need to choose their own apartment for rent in District 1 with good price, good location for them to have a nice view or to go to work. You should choose an apartment or condo in higher place with smaller than bigger one but too far from the city center. You also can check the apartment with real estate agent to find our more condos to live.



And in District 7 now we have lots of properties such as apartment for residential with luxury and located in good place. Now you have many more choices for going around the Crescent Mall or enjoy services in different restaurants and coffee shops. Villas or apartment for rent in District 7 are variety for high income people to live in with many luxury services. But District 7 is a little far from city center so it is suitable for older family to live in. Think it carefully when you choose apartment for rent to live in District 7 or District 1. 

Where to live in city center


In Saigon now there are many places for foreigners and expats to live and work.  Not only District 1 is the center but also there are many different places such as Binh Thanh and District 2 are best place for them also. Nightlife activities in District 1 are interested for expats and locals.

At night, Pham Ngu Lao rad is touted as western for expats to have coffee shops, restaurants and many shops for them to choose. All fun and activities happen all night and foreigners can find also bars which are from other countries style. District 1 is the center of the city so it has many famous brand name companies for locals and expats working together.

Young people and couple used to live in District 1, but others who love to live far the center city can choose District 2 or District 7. In District 2 you can feel like going to hamlet because it does not have much traffic, more silent than District 1. In District 2 expats can have a good sightseeing in hamlet. In addition there is not much traffic jams than District 1. You can see lots of villas, big house located in District 2 with pool, tennis courts also.


Otherwise expats can choose condo or apartment for rent in District 7 with useful website vn-property.com which bring you lots of rental apartment choices. Apartment in District 7 serves people who have high income and Korean also. 

Expats now choose Binh Thanh District to live


We all know District 1 in Saigon has many benefits for expats to live and work such as immigration and visa. It takes only 4 minute to go around the city and do their business. Binh Thanh District now is increasing much because there are many locals and foreigners come here to live.  


You can find also in Binh Thanh nowadays has coffee shops, restaurant and entertainment places such as Van Thanh resort, Thanh Da and more for your choices. There are many benefits for them such as living cost. In Binh Thanh there are many food courts which have good price, good service than others. In fact compared to Distrct 2 and 7, Binh Thanh District is still best place for them to live.

Furthermore offices for lease in Binh Thanh District are less expensive than District 1. Dinh Bo Linh, Phan Dang Luu, Dinh Tien Hoang is god roads for business to live and work. And when expats choose to live in Binh Thanh District then they need to get information and searching for the best place to live. Usually they will work to District 1 so the apartment they used to choose was The Manor or Saigon Pearl.



In fact both apartments Saigon Pearl and the Manor are good apartment for rent in Binh Thanh because they are all built by high quality construction, good price for expats. If you go 2 people then you should rent together instead rent for 2 condos.  

How to choose apartment when living in Saigon


Choosing apartment nowadays in Saigon is not hard any more. For expats love to work and live in Saigon, there are such choices for them to choose. In Saigon now have many featured apartments in District 1, Binh Thanh or other districts. You can go to Google Search or come to real estate agencies then you can get more information.
There are many tips for expats when choosing ideal apartment:

+ Looking apartment nearby your working office

It is important for those who working in District 1, especially in center city. Also expats can choose apartment for rent in District 1 when working in offices in Saigon. On the Nguyen Hue and Ton Duc Thang, there are many business office around the world focus here. Japan also a good environment for expats and locals to work and invest together.

+ Choose smaller but higher condo

In fact there are many higher condo for customers to choose to get a high view around the city. That is a good idea for couple or family or young people to live in. After hard working they then you can get dinner and listen to music, watch TV and watch the city at night. There are many activities for you to choose.

Also in District 1, expats can find many different coffee shop styles for their choices. In addition, they can find out their favorite fast foods of Italian, Korean and many more. Let get started to choose your favorite apartment to live and work in District 1 now.


And you can choose apartment for rent in district 7 which is a little bit far from the center but give expats best choices of house, villas and many thing more. In District 7 now has many shopping center especially the Crescent Mall give family, couple good date and enjoy weekend. 






What to choose first when work in District 1


When I come to Vietnam first time, I have heard that District 1 is best place for expats live and work. There are many advantages and things people are talking about Saigon, especially District 1. Saigon in my eyes is the center of entertainment place, which I also know has many nightlife activities and many things more.

But I go to work with my friend, we are engineers and we work on different company but all located offices are in District 1. So we use Google map to find out where to work first, then we search apartment for rent in District 1. Our friends suggest that we should rent apartment for living and renting together to save more money. I think that will be good choice for us now.


District 1 has many roads which famous companies working and investing on. Some places are for Japanese, some places are for Korean and Western. We have heard that District 7 touted as the new face of Ho Chi Minh City in the future, and District 2 has many hamlet places for higher life. So we all arrange time for visiting them.

But at first we face many problems with how to find the best place, condo or apartment for us to live. So I found some real estate agent to help. They contact me by phone, email, and I just send them our inquiry for apartment. They also consult that we should hire an apartment which located in higher place instead of lower one. Then I think that is a good idea because we can have good sightseeing all scenes of the city.

We all know Saigon is touted as the most exciting and modern city in Vietnam which tons of driven locals and expats choose to live and work in. There are many chances for locals to make it happen. Vietnamese also have good labor for doing Information Technology or other service nowadays.


Why you can stay at Binh Thanh District


In Saigon, the center city nowadays has many coffee shops, restaurants, bars and offices for foreigners choose to live and work here. As we know District 1 is the center of Saigon which has many nightlife activities and good environment for business.
Many professionals say that in Saigon Internet is fast which can help business man working and invest here. Furthermore District 1 transportation is various, it means expats can have a lot of choices for choosing their favorite type.

In addition, Binh Thanh District is now one of the best places not only for locals but also for foreigners to come. Binh Thanh District is located not too far to District 1, which is touted as the place for Japanese, Western people to live. Near the zoo, Binh Thanh District has many featured apartment such as The Saigon Pear, The Manor and lots of house or villa for rent. Furthermore, Binh Thanh is increasing people to live and many restaurant, coffee shops for your choice.


Also, we can find famous companies chose to locate in Binh Thanh District because of low cost of renting, good environment and not too far to the center city. When expats want to choose to live in Binh Thanh District, there are many choices for them such as Saigon Pearl, The Manor. Also Binh Thanh is nearby District 2 which increasingly fast in business environment. Here are the lists of apartment in Binh Thanh which can help foreigners to choose the best condo for their living.


The website VN Property is the new real estate website for users to choose the best place to live and work. Also you can find lots of apartment for rent in Binh Thanh and also in District 1, 2 7 and others. 

What to do in District 1


Nowadays many foreigners want to work and live in Saigon especially in District 1, the center of city. In fact, there are lots of offices and investors around the world now investing lots of money in Vietnam.

In District 1 now expats want to do their visa or immigration, then it takes 5 or 10 minutes to get to the center city and they can do all what they want. Because District 1 is the center of the city so there are many offices for lease, working business center for investors and experts working here.

Japan investors nowadays used to open their business on District 1. Because of the environment and many other things affect to them. Across to Ton Duc Thang street, there are many Japan companies in finance, business which attract people working here.

Also in District 1, expats can find many different coffee shop styles for their choices. In addition, they can find out their favorite fast foods of Italian, Korean and many more.


Once you are in District 1, at night there are lots of activities for you to enjoy such as bar, restaurants, coffee shops and many nightlife activities. People can also walk around Ben Thanh market which is very famous in Saigon. Furthermore EVERY NIGHT AT Nguyen Hue street there are lots of people walking around, enjoy food and taking picture at Nguyen Hue Square. But for foreigners when first come to Saigon, they should go to rent an apartment in District 1, especially nearby their working office to save time.

When making renting apartment, there are many tips on Internet, on forum for expats then they can get access and ask for more help. Other they can rent with reliable real estate agent for more options.