Ho Chi Minh City: Caravelle Hotel (4 Star Hotel)

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Address: 19 lam son square district one , Ho chi minh city , Viet nam
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Lonely Planet review

Once the preserve of war-chasing journalists, the Caravelle's rebirth in 1998 transformed this classic 1960s icon into a truly luxury hotel - with all the good and ill that entails.

The renovators were wise enough to leave the elegant curved facade of the original 10-storey hotel in place. And while most of the '60s style is gone, the 10th-floor rooftop bar, made famous by a generation of war correspondents in the '60s and '70s, remains. These days the hotel is 24 floors tall and rooms have been made over. The gold-and-white decor works well enough but if you chose to close the curtain on the fabulous view of the Opera House and Notre Dame Cathedral it would be easy to forget you were in Asia. The rooms are all large and include extras like broadband Internet connections and a stereo and CDs, but with Richard Clayderman in every room you may choose to bring your own. Prices can be pretty high for what you get though the service and facilities are very good.