Park Hyatt Saigon

One of the best hotels in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Checking in immediately transports you to 'Saigon time' 😉. Heading to Saigon, staying at the Park Hyatt, you truly understand Marguerite Duras' depiction of those tropical, humid, yet lingering old times. For afternoon tea, you can directly order by scanning your room card, no prior reservation needed. The hotel facilities are comprehensive, and the pool and gym are very well-maintained. The rooms even have ceiling fans, adding to the full French vintage charm.

The location is excellent, very convenient for getting around. The hotel decor has a French elegant style. The room size is just right, making it a perfect choice for a vacation. The staff are professional, warm, and friendly, always actively offering assistance.

The room isn't huge, but it's very clean 👍. Breakfast 🍳 is semi-buffet style, and you can order à la carte. The salted coffee is absolutely delicious!!!! The baguette is also a specialty 😋. The pool is small, and afternoon tea was just average, but I thought breakfast was perfect.

The sauna was excellent, but the breakfast is quite pricey, around 300 for adults. You can order à la carte, but I'd suggest going for the Opera buffet instead.

The hotel is quite old... The bath towels had a musty smell, and the room's cleanliness was a bit lacking, with the leather on the headboard flaking off... The stay wasn't very good... The overall service awareness was also mediocre... The public areas were pretty, and breakfast was a plus! It was delicious and had a wide variety... I think it's fine for a one-night stay just to check it out, but other hotels offer a much better experience, so it's not particularly worth it.

Let's start with the positives: The common areas are absolutely stunning. The decor, carpets, floral arrangements, and artwork all have a distinctive style. The hotel service was excellent, and they even upgraded my room. Breakfast was good, and their specialty coffee was even better than what I found in highly-rated cafes outside. The location is, of course, unparalleled. Although the hotel is old, the carpets and soft furnishings in the common areas are meticulously maintained. Everywhere inside the hotel had excellent air conditioning (I mention this specifically because I found it quite rare in Vietnam). The bedding was very comfortable. Now for the drawbacks: The room facilities are genuinely outdated, which really doesn't match the hotel's positioning. The toilet kept making noise long after flushing. Also, in the evening, there's a club-like area on the first floor, separated from the lobby by just one door, which gets incredibly noisy and somewhat spoils the ambiance. Finally, when I was leaving, I needed to do some work, only to discover that the business center was also being used to store a lot of luggage.😅

The breakfast was great, and the French architecture was beautiful.