HE ONE thing all travellers to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) are familiar with is the stately Opera House at Lam Son Square. Pairing off with this historic landmark is the new Park Hyatt Saigon that exudes style, space and serenity yet with all the briskness of a top-drawer business hotel. As one of the best Saigon business hotels on offer, the Park Hyatt has set the bar higher with quality service, exquisite food, a can-do attitude and excellent business and leisure facilities.

The hotel’s décor is quiet and subtle bordering on gleaming classical. Large Vietnamese paintings adorn walls, and from the lobby on you get an enormous sense of space with ample natural light, all creating an ambience that is welcoming and easy on the eye.
The 252 rooms too are bright and spacious, all with marble-tiled bathrooms and rain showers. There is Broadband Internet access for business travellers on the go and a flat-panel TV for those who prefer to catch up on the news in style.

For dining, the Park Hyatt Saigon offers a spoiling smorgasbord of choice from Square One (for stylish Vietnamese fine dining), to Opera (for contemporary Italian) with indoor and alfresco dining, the relaxing, clubby high-ceiling Park Lounge, and an eye-catching glassed-in wine display that will set connoisseurs’ hearts racing. Destress and burn off calories later at the outdoor pool or at the Xuan Spa or fitness centre.

The Xuan Spa offers seven treatment rooms with steam room, whirlpool and a raft of beauty and wellness options. This top Saigon meeting and conference hotel also offers an efficient 550m pillar-less ballroom and well-equipped private meeting rooms. One of the best things about this luxury Saigon hotel is its convenient access to Saigon shopping with a central location smack in the middle of street bargains and some gleaming new malls with the latest designer brands. The Lam Son Square area is a stroll away from sights, parks, nightlife and other Ho Chi Minh City distractions. Check it out.