- Orl
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Editor Pick
Majestic Hotel
The Majestic Hotel was our favorite hotel during our whole trip.
Five years ago, when we stayed at the Majestic, the quality of service can best be described as "surly" and "not caring." My, how five years of constant improvement has changed the quality of service!!! Rather than picking up your bowl of fruit when you exit the elevator, your fruit is now proudly displayed in a lacquer bowl, next to the card filled out by the staff person who cleaned your room.
The front desk staff is young, enthusiastic, and wanting to please. The bellhops won't let you touch your bags the minute you walk in the lobby. The young women in their "ao dais" are happy to walk you to the elevator and push the elevator button for you.
The rest of the staff bent over backwards to make you happy. When we arrived earlier than the 1pm check-in, the front desk staff did its best to get us into a room right away. When we got to our rooms, the cleaning man apologized profusely for not cleaning the room quickly enough for us.
SaigonTourist -- the government entity that runs most of the big hotels in Saigon -- put much effort into bringing back the colonial architecture of the hotel. No mildewy smell (typical of most eastern-block style runned hotels) existed. Rooms were cleaned constantly. The turndown service not only had a piece of chocolate, but also a bedtime story (a Vietnamese folk tale) printed on a piece of paper, which was rolled up and tied with a string. When we arrived on the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas music was piped into our room. A big Christmas display was in front of the hotel, with elves, Santa Claus, and of course, presents. The breakfast buffer was fabulous!
SaigonTourist is working on romodeling the Grand Hotel, and aim to make it just as good as the Majestic. If they continue doing this with all their other hotels, Saigon will have the most colonial hotels in Southeast Asia.
From journal Sizzling Saigon
Editor Pick
Majestic
- July 27, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
aussiechick from Perth, Australia
We did not know what to expect from the Majestic Hotel having been rather disappointed with our previous accommodation elsewhere in Vietnam. The beautifully ornate exterior of the 1925 built Majestic Hotel loomed before us as we drove alongside the Majestic from the airport. We had to wait for our rooms to be ready but took this chance to explore the nearby streets of Ho Chi Minh City, previously officially known as Saigon. Within walking distance are the Reunification Palace, Historic Post Office, Opera House, and a little further a field, the Ben Thanh markets.
Upon arriving back at our hotel we were excited to explore our massive and beautifully decorated room, with foyer, flat screen TV and a large bathroom. It is not often you have plenty of room to move when you book a triple room and have the associated luggage. We did here in the room we got, though our parents received a decidedly smaller room. A turn down service each night left us with chocolate and a ‘good night’ story on our pillows. We were treated to a free buffet dinner which was average but you can’t complain, a free massage per room and free passes to the sauna, Jacuzzi, and steam room which we took great pleasure in using.
The rooms looked over the Saigon River, but being on the second floor we were subjected to the noise of the Ho Chi Minh’s busy streets despite being told the double glazed windows blocked out any noise. This did not bother me though and left my sleep undisturbed but a light sleeper might not be so forgiving and a pool view room might be a wise choice.
Eating in the hotel can be comparatively quite pricey, as it was from an Australian point of view, with everything charged in the equivalent US dollars. The breakfast was good, but nothing special, and might not be to the taste of the fussy Western eater, with many a weird and wonderful Vietnamese dishes. They do though have the standard eggs, bacon, toast, and pastries on offer.
An absolutely beautifully presented hotel that I would have no hesitations of staying in again.
From journal Lovely Majestic
Majestic
- January 26, 2004
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Orl from Dublin, Ireland
We stayed in Hotel Majestic. It has a lovely old-fashioned atmosphere and the location was great. The staff were very friendly and efficient and the food was first rate. A Cocktail in the Sky bar overlooking Saigon is a great way to end an evening. It cost 100 for a triple room including breakfast. Most people seem to be upgraded to a suite if they stay a few days. If you plan on treating yourself once in South East Asia, this French colonial hotel is the place to do it.
From journal Vietnam -- my favourite destination