TravelNewsAsia.com

Caravelle HCM Celebrates 55 Years with 55% Discounts

Travel News Asia Videos Podcasts Latest Travel News Asia Friday, 18 April 2014
 

After 55 eventful years at the centre of ever-changing Saigon, the Caravelle Hotel is inviting travellers from all over to share its legacy of Vietnamese history and hospitality with a special anniversary offer.

Most notably remembered as a haven for journalists covering the war in the 60s and 70s, history lovers have the opportunity to experience the iconic Saigon hotel at a 55% discount off regular room rates, when booking stays of two nights or more from 7 to 31 May 2014.

The Caravelles anniversary offer comes on the verge of the propertys most significant renovation since 1998, and coincides with the original hotels soft opening in May 1959. Situated in cinematic Lam Son Square, the Caravelle opened as Saigons tallest building and was the only hotel in the city outfitted with air-conditioning and bulletproof glass.

The Caravelles name was taken from the Iberian caravelas, the light 15th century ships that explored the New World. The downtown hotel quickly became the citys finest lodging and a fashionable address for professional and social activity. In the 1960s, the hotel housed the embassies of Australia and New Zealand, the offices of Air France, and the Saigon bureaus of international media corps NBC, ABC and CBS.

During Saigons most chaotic years, the Caravelle provided an oasis of modern comfort. The hotels rooftop watering hole, now Saigon Saigon Bar, became a gathering point for reporters who surveyed the skirmishes on the outskirts of the city from their bar stools. Among the award-winning journalists who called the Caravelle their temporary home were Peter Arnett, Walter Cronkite and Malcolm Browne. Their memoirs and writings recall resourceful staff, handsome limos and spotless rooms.

After the end of the war in 1975, the hotel was renamed Doc Lap (Independence) Hotel, and operated by the Vietnamese government, until March of 1992, when the hotels then owner, Saigon Tourist, partnered with Chains International Hotels Management Singapore Pte. Ltd in a bid to revive the 86-room landmark property.

In 1992, the Caravelle Hotel relaunched its well-known brand of gracious Vietnamese hospitality in the same incomparable location. In 1998, the hotel made a smooth transition into the re-energized Saigon landscape with the refurbishment of the original 10-story building and the complement of a 24-story tower. On 12 May of this year, the Caravelle will embark on a new wave of renovations, beginning with the hotels ground floor lobby, front desk and buffet restaurant Nineteen.

Today, the Caravelle has received ISO 14001:2004 certification, Earthcheck Silver Certification, Vietnams Green Lotus Certification, and most recently, the ASEAN Green Hotel Award for 2014.

The Caravelle Hotels 55th anniversary stay offer requires a full non-refundable pre-payment, and cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions. Terms and conditions apply.

Caravelle, Ho Chi Minh, Saigon

Subscribe to our Travel Industry News RSS Feed Travel Industry News RSS Feed from TravelNewsAsia.com. To do that in Outlook, right-click the RSS Feeds folder, select Add a New RSS Feed, enter the URL of our RSS Feed which is: https://www.travelnewsasia.com/travelnews.xml and click Add. The feed can also be used to add the headlines to your website or channel via a customisable applet. Have questions? Please read our Travel News FAQ. Thank you.

     
Advertising
Advertising
Copyright © 1997-2024 TravelNewsAsia.com