Caravelle Hotel
- January 21, 2001
- Rated 4 of 5 by
jmineo from L.A., California
This is one of Saigon''s premier hotels, along with the Rex, Continental and new Sofitel. When we stayed here they were completing a new 24-floor tower. We stayed in the other section of the hotel - the original 10-floor Caravelle Hotel, which was nicely rennovated since the last visit we made. The Original Caravelle hotel was home to the media and war correspondants, and is now on par with pretty much most 4 star hotels worldwide. We like this hotel because its centrally located in District One, opposite the city Opera House, the hotel is right in the heart of the bustling areas for shopping and entertainment. We stayed in the cheapest room, which was $130. If you indulged yourself in the Presential Suite, you''d be set back $800. One thing to note, this hotel definitely caters to the business folk. It had every business ammenity you could imagine. We frankly just wanted a room with A/C. We knew we would be spending most of our waking day with relatives and gorging in local restaurants.
From journal Ho Chi Minh City - My Wife's Homeland