Three wards since July 2025, and where we take curtain bookings
On 1 July 2025 Resolution 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 replaced the former District 5 with three wards, the city's local administrative units: Cho Quan, An Dong and Cho Lon. Four pairs of old wards had already been merged on 1 January 2025, so deeds, bills and shop signs may carry ward numbers from several periods; a house number and street name are all we need.
We take curtain bookings in all three wards, 07:00 to 20:00 every day, by appointment: the arrival time is agreed with you when you book.
- Cho Lon ward
- The old Wards 11 to 14, with the ward office at 279 Hai Thuong Lan Ong: traditional medicine shops, Chinese community assembly halls and townhouse rows in French-era style.
- An Dong ward
- The old Wards 5, 7 and 9, about 1.32 km², named after An Dong Market; townhouses combining a home and a business stand among commercial buildings.
- Cho Quan ward
- The old Wards 1, 2 and 4, about 1.28 km², with the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Saigon University; townhouses on the main roads and long-established apartment blocks.
Deep shophouses on busy streets: where the dust on District 5 curtains comes from
Most homes here are townhouses with a narrow front, a deep plan and several storeys: a shop or storeroom below, living space behind and above. The front window takes most of the light and air, so its curtain is drawn more than any other, and it faces a trading street. Road dust, exhaust and fine dust from goods unloaded daily, above all where traditional medicine, dried goods and fabric are sold, settle there first. With the roller shutter up through trading hours, curtains by the shop dull far faster than those upstairs.
Many houses gained a mezzanine over the years, and a family altar is a familiar part of the home. Curtains near the altar take on the smell of incense; those on a mezzanine are rarely taken down. With average relative humidity of about 79.5% and rain from May to November, heavy curtains in rooms kept shut for days often smell damp.
- The street side of a front curtain is greyer than the side facing the room.
- Ground-floor hems that brush the shop floor carry dark marks.
Front windows, altar rooms, mezzanines: how each curtain is cleaned
Your Up specialist, the UpClean team member who comes to your home, reads the care label, tests colourfastness on a hidden corner and measures with you before choosing a method.
- Heavy curtains at the front window
- Both faces and every fold are vacuumed, then steam-cleaned while still hanging, which suits large curtains that catch street dust all year.
- Inner sheers
- Washed gently, one set at a time, so that the fine fibres do not fray; the quote states when they will be dry and back up.
- Bedroom blackouts
- Handled lightly so that the coating does not crack; coating already peeling is photographed and discussed with you first.
- Curtains near the altar
- Tell us beforehand so that the specialist can work around it. A recent incense smell usually fades clearly; fabric yellowed over years may brighten only partly, and we say so first.
- Mezzanine and light-well windows
- High, with little room to stand: send photos so the right ladder comes. A set that cannot come down safely is cleaned in place.
- Roller and Venetian blinds
- In shops, clinics and offices: we see photos of the mechanism before quoting.
How much does curtain cleaning cost in District 5? Worked examples
Three figures make the price: 40,000 VND per m² of curtain, 100,000 VND once per visit for take-down and re-hang, and a 400,000 VND minimum per visit, about 10 m² without take-down. The areas below are illustrations; your specialist measures with you, and the price then fixed changes only with your written agreement.
- Colour testing, vacuuming, wiping the rail, steaming and the Up Report, our before-and-after photo record, are covered by the rate.
- Replacing rings, adjusting rails and mending tears are not part of the service.
- A shop that needs a VAT invoice should send its invoicing details when booking.
| Home | Estimated area and cost |
|---|---|
| One upstairs bedroom | About 5 m², cleaned in place: 400,000 VND (200,000 VND before the per-visit minimum); other rooms can join the visit. |
| Two-bedroom flat in an older block | About 14 m², sheers and blackouts, with take-down and re-hang: 660,000 VND. |
| Three-storey townhouse with a ground-floor shop | About 22 m² at the shopfront and on two upper floors, with take-down and re-hang: 980,000 VND. |
| Five-storey townhouse on a main road | About 38 m², with take-down and re-hang: 1,620,000 VND. |
| Living room with a mezzanine | About 18 m², high, cleaned in place: 720,000 VND. |
| Your own figures | Enter your area on the Quote page. |
Busy streets, steep stairs, older blocks: before the appointment
Streets here are busy from early morning, trucks deliver at set hours and stopping is often restricted. Tell us where a motorbike carrying equipment can be left and when your shop is quiet. Stairs are often narrow and steep, so give us the number of floors, the window heights and the way up to any mezzanine, and your specialist brings a ladder that fits.
In an older apartment block, the management office or the neighbourhood residents' group may want notice of anyone coming to work; we send the specialist's name and photo early, and waiting for formalities after an on-time arrival does not count as lateness.
- Move shelving and boxes away from the ground-floor window.
- Tell us if a curtain hangs above an altar or a display counter, or if a rail is fixed to an old timber frame.
- Afterwards, keep the room aired so that the fabric dries evenly.
How often curtains need cleaning in a District 5 townhouse
Generally every 6 to 12 months, more often on a trading street. In between, close the front windows during unloading, vacuum the folds monthly with a soft brush and keep blackouts out of the home washing machine.
| Curtain | Suggested interval |
|---|---|
| Front window on a trading street | About every 3–6 months. |
| Near the altar | When the incense smell lingers or the colour starts to change; usually sooner than the general interval. |
| Upstairs bedrooms | Once or twice a year, once after the rainy season. |
| Before Tết | Book early to get a time away from peak trading hours. |
What we commit to, and how to book
- Vetted specialists
- Identity-verified and trained to the Up Standard, UpClean's working standard; name and photo sent before the visit.
- Punctuality and redo
- More than 15 minutes late means 10% off that invoice. The Up Report comes by WhatsApp or Zalo, and any set below standard is redone free if you tell us within 48 hours of receiving it.
- Booking
- Send photos of the curtains floor by floor, rough sizes and your address on WhatsApp or Zalo, 0968 726 135, or book online. Rescheduling or cancelling is free with over 24 hours' notice; a later cancellation costs 30%.
- Curtain cleaning across the city
- Methods, inclusions and drying in full.
- Guide: curtains and blinds by type
- Home care by fabric.
- Curtain cleaning in District 1
- The city centre.
What does UpClean's curtain cleaning include?
- Fabric, care label and colourfastness checked on a hidden corner
- Each set measured, with the area agreed with you
- Both sides vacuumed, including pleats and header tape
- On-site steam cleaning for heavy or hard-to-remove curtains
- Gentle, separate washing for sheers and washable fabrics
- Blackout curtains handled with care to protect the coating
- Tracks and hooks wiped; curtains steamed and pleats set before handover
Written by the UpClean technical team, reviewed by Trần Nguyễn Hữu Nhật — Founder of UpClean.
Sources
- Nghị quyết 1685/NQ-UBTVQH15 về sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính cấp xã TP.HCM năm 2025
- Chi tiết sáp nhập phường của TP.HCM áp dụng từ ngày 1/1/2025 — Tuổi Trẻ
- Phường Chợ Lớn đậm văn hoá người Hoa — Thanh Niên
- Phường Chợ Quán độc đáo những gì? — Thanh Niên
- Dự kiến quận 5 sẽ có 3 phường: An Đông, Chợ Lớn, Chợ Quán — Tuổi Trẻ
- Mảnh ghép ký ức từ những ngôi nhà “đồng lầu” ở Chợ Lớn — Happynest (2025)
- Chợ Lớn xưa và nay — VnExpress
- Khí hậu, thời tiết TP.HCM — Cổng thông tin điện tử TP.HCM
