Caravelle Hotel
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<p>Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008, this slightly corporate feeling but exceedingly comfortable hotel on Lam Son Square is the runner-up to the Park Hyatt for the title of the city's top hotel. And it certainly has history: among many other foreign correspondents, Walter Cronkite stayed here before delivering his famous “stalemate” broadcast in 1968. Now a favorite of tour groups and conventioneers, with an appropriately bustling lobby, the hotel is especially known for its ninth-floor bar, Saigon, Saigon. Its 175 guest rooms feature clean lines, the latest mod-cons, and city and Saigon River views.</p> <p><strong>Room to Book:</strong> Request a higher floor room (15th or above) to minimize clamor from the street. </p>
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From Travel + Leisure , SEP 2008
It was, for years, a prisoner of memory—memories of colonialism, the war, and the failures of the Communist era....MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure , SEP 2003
In Ho Chi Minh City, the Caravelle Hotel wins out for its central location on Lam Son Square (overlooking the Municipal Theater, Q Bar, and lovely colonial façade of the Continental Hotel). Smooth service and a surfeit of amenities make this the number one choice for businesspeople and well-heeled tourists…...MORE>>
Last updated September 2008
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