Avanti Boutique Hotel is in District 1, behind Ben Thanh Market. The ground-floor lobby shares its space with Pho 2000, a pho shop that President Clinton visited, and the lobby gets crowded with diners. The hotel is a two-to-three-minute walk from Ben Thanh Market, and massage shops and other conveniences are nearby. Room walls are thin, so conversations from the next room and the sound of bathroom water can be heard.