Location Caravelle Hotel is Ho Chi Minh City’s leading international 5-star hotel – in the center of the business, shopping and entertainment district, 8 km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Accommodation Caravelle Hotel has 335 superbly appointed rooms, suites, exclusive Signature Floors, Signature Lounge, non-smoking floors, specially equipped room for the disabled. Amenities include IDD telephone, satellite television channel, CD, DVD, facsimile, mini-bar, tea and coffee-makers, coffee and espresso machine and in-room safe. Complimentary Wi-Fi Internet in-room & throughout the hotel. Wining & Dining Caravelle Hotel has six superb wining and dining venues. Restaurant Nineteen presents Ho Chi Minh City’s most popular international buffet. Lobby Lounge serves light aperitifs. Reflections Restaurant, modern fine dining, serves eclectic fusion cuisine. Martini Bar adjoining Reflections Restaurant with various combinations of premium spirits and other fresh flavours will figure prominently in the new drink menu. Against the historic backdrop of the Opera House, enjoy refreshing drinks and light snacks beside the Pool Bar. Saigon Saigon Bar - Top 10 Exciting Entertainment Venues – 100 Excitements of HCMC – awarded by HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with a birds-eye balcony view of the neighbourhood and live music, open daily from 11:00 am. Facilities • For busy executives, the Business Centre provides excellent secretarial support. Convention, meeting and social facilities cater for up to 700. • Qi Salon and Spa, a tranquil 750 square meter sanctuary, offers a wide variety of high quality health and wellness therapies, hair and beauty treatments. VIP Guests Caravelle Hotel is the most prestigious address in Ho Chi Minh City. Notable VIP guests have included former US President Bill Clinton, Britain’s Princess Anne, movie stars Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser (while filming The Quiet American), award-winning correspondent Brian Barron, fashion accessories and jewelry founder Philippe Charriol, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki and numerous international ambassadors and senators. Interesting Facts • Caravelle Hotel opened on Christmas Eve, 1959, and was the city’s premier venue for grand balls and functions. Since then it has welcomed countless dignitaries, politicians and celebrities. • In 1975, it was renamed Doc Lap (Independence) Hotel, commemorating Vietnam’s liberation. The original hotel was closed in the mid-1990s for refurbishment, with the addition of the new 24-storey tower, and re-opened on 8 May, 1998. • Saigon Saigon Bar, voted the ‘Best Bar’ in the city and Top 10 Exciting Entertainment Venues, dates back to 1959 and retains the original charm of original 10-storey hotel’s rooftop bar. It was once a famous gathering place for war correspondents. • In 2001, Caravelle Hotel hosted the cast and crew filming Graham Greene’s epic novel The Quiet American, starring Sir Michael Caine.