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Massages here are cheap by most standards. The tricky part is that searching "Saigon massage" turns up legitimate spas and sex-work fronts side by side. Below are a handful of places with official websites and a steady international clientele, plus prices, tipping, and how to tell the difference.
Prices and tipping
- Mid-range spa in the centre, 60-minute body massage: about 350,000–550,000 VND
- High-end spa: around 1.4–1.6 million VND for 75–95 minutes
- Hotel spas add 5% service and 10% VAT to listed prices.
- Many spas include the tip in the price. Where it isn't included, 50,000–100,000 VND for 60–90 minutes is normal.
- Ask "Is tip included?" before you start. It matters more than the amount.
- Tip in cash, in dong.
Where to go
Miu Miu Spa (branches 1 and 2)
- Branch 1: 4 Chu Mạnh Trinh, Sài Gòn (former District 1), 028 6659 3609, closed Tuesdays
- Branch 2: 2B Chu Mạnh Trinh, Sài Gòn (former District 1), 028 6680 2652, closed Wednesdays
- Hours: 9:30am–11pm (Sundays until 10:30pm)
- Foot massage 70 min around 400,000 VND, Thai massage 60 min around 500,000 VND (2025 prices), tip included
- Book on miumiuspa.com; walk-ins are often turned away.
- Copycat shops use the name. Check the street number. Branches 4 and 5 are listed as temporarily closed.
Golden Lotus Spa & Massage Club
- Address: 15 Thái Văn Lung, Sài Gòn (former District 1)
- Hours: 9 or 10am–11pm
- The official menu says prices include tip. 60-minute body massage around 375,000 VND; promotions from 295,000 VND
- Golden Lotus also runs a Korean-style sauna at 139 Tôn Dật Tiên in Phú Mỹ Hưng (former District 7), 8:30am–11pm, about 330,000 VND entry.
L'Apothiquaire
- Address: 64A Trương Định, Xuân Hòa (former District 3), 028 3932 5181
- Hours: 9am–9pm
- A long-running upmarket spa in a French-style villa. 75 minutes 1.4 million VND, 95 minutes 1.6 million VND
- Some reviews mention shortened sessions and limited English.
Xuan Spa (Park Hyatt Saigon)
- Address: 3rd floor, Park Hyatt Saigon, 2 Công trường Lam Sơn, Sài Gòn (former District 1), 028 3520 2356
- Five-star hotel spa, the most expensive on this list, plus 5% service and 10% VAT
Telling a legitimate spa from a front
- A posted price list that says whether tip is included
- Bookings through a website or official social media account
- No touts on the street. Don't follow anyone who waves you in.
- If prices are shown only on a phone, or you're told "we'll talk inside", leave.
- A tip demand close to the price of the massage is a red flag.
- Licensed businesses keep separate rooms for men and women and give you a locker.
- "Top 10" lists online often mix in adult-venue ads. Don't trust them blindly.
Places to avoid and the legal side
- Touted massage shops on Bùi Viện, Đề Thám and Phạm Ngũ Lão. On December 23, 2025, police raided four spas in this area and caught prostitution in progress, with foreign customers among those found.
- In March 2026 the city ordered tighter inspections of massage parlours and karaoke venues.
- Buying sex in Vietnam is a fined offence; with a minor it is a crime.
Sources: Miu Miu Spa, Golden Lotus menu, L'Apothiquaire, Saigoneer (Xuan Spa), Forbes Travel Guide (Park Hyatt Saigon), thewellfrog (2026), vietnamtourism.com (2026), VnExpress International, Tuoi Tre News (Mar 13, 2026), LuatVietnam
