Bringing Beauty into Event Experiences at Villa Song
“If you think you’re beautiful, but you are not in a beautiful place; it’s not perfect,” explained Arief Gunawan, Villa Song’s General Director, to a gathering of business leaders last month.
Villa Song's Masterclasses Address Vietnam's Hospitality Challenges
Vietnam is facing something of a hospitality crisis.
Strategies for Success in High-End Hospitality Shared by Hôtel des Arts Saigon's GM
“Not everyone likes champagne, some guests prefer fresh mangos,” explains Hôtel des Arts Saigon’s General Manager, Philippe Le Bourhis, when discussing what type of personalized attention guests at th...
Centrally-Located Seclusion Awaits at Sedona Suites
One of Sedona Suite’s selling points is that the entrance is hard to find. No, really.
The Holiday Spirit is in the Air and on the Plates at Hôtel des Arts Saigon
Gingerbread houses, those delicious-looking cookie constructions are an unmistakable sign that the holiday season has arrived. While they originated in Germany hundreds of years ago independent of Chr...
Vietnamese Masters Contribute to Hôtel des Arts Saigon's 1930s Indochine Aesthetics and Timeless Grace
An antique phone placed in the elegant ground-floor lounge at Hôtel des Arts Saigon, Mgallery invites visitors to Call back in time. Paintings by esteemed Vietnamese artists from bygone decades i...
Treat Yourself During the Holiday Season with Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers
It's time to return to favorite holiday traditions or start some new ones.
Wink Hotel Saigon Centre: Saigon’s Hip New Place to Stay
“Because you get it” is a fitting tagline for the newly-opened Wink Hotel Saigon Centre, the first hotel of several planned Wink Hotels in Vietnam.
Villa Song Pivots Towards Local Communities
When you picture one of Saigon’s luxury hotels, you likely imagine it occupied by international business travelers and families indulging in dream vacations. The last year has changed that image, and ...
A Staycation to Explore in Saigon
The dawn rays of sun falling on the Saigon River resembled miraculous flames as we approached. Across the water, green palms trees shimmered as the occasional bird flicked across the surface, singing ...
Searching for Elegance Along the Saigon River
The Saigon River slithers like a magnificent serpent with scales made of sunlight.
The Virtues of Cruising on the Saigon River
With sunlight shimmering on skyscrapers that stretch proudly above the horizon across from untrammeled patches of green space, Saigon appears most attractive when viewed from the river.
The Art of Everyday Living in Saigon
“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls,” according to Pablo Picasso.
How to Be Home for the Holidays in Saigon
Foreigners flock to Vietnam in the weeks surrounding Christmas and New Year thanks in part to flexible schedules and vacation days.
How the Storied Caravelle Balances History and Modernity
Expensive imported cars idle in front of Saigon’s century-old Opera House, where inside a local orchestra is performing a medley of wartime songs, 19th century European standards and modern American f...
Park Hyatt’s Second Passion Week Brings Global Expertise to Saigon
Deep in the Amazon rainforest 5,300 years ago, the Mayo Chinchipe Marañón culture was consuming cacao, the first known domestic use of the plant in the world.
Creative Canapés Accompany Park Hyatt Saigon’s New Lounge
In ancient times, people ate small amounts of savory food before a large meal, believing this could help digestion and increase appetites. Whether scientifically sound or not, the practice of en...
Passion Weeks Returns to Saigon to Provide Extravagant Art Experiences
A chocolate bar aged in whisky barrels that sells for over US$250, a class on how to build an art collection led by the head of one of Asia’s most prestigious auction houses, an intimate mixology sess...
In the Octopus’s Garden at Explore Spa by Le Méridien Saigon
The history of massage in Vietnam is fairly short. Before recent international influences and the expanded emphasis on appealing to foreign tourists, most of the massage techniques here were rooted in...
For Chef Thierry Pannier, Fine French Cuisine is a Tale of Tradition
For head chef Thierry Pannier, a dish at Maison Vie isn’t just a meal to be consumed, but a story to be told. As we sit down to roasted pigeon and foie gras, a dish bursting with flavor, he tells Saig...
