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Caravelle’s ‘Weekend Shopping in Saigon’ Package Highlights One of Asia’s Hottest New Shopping DestinationsEdited by Madelyn MillerA bargain “Weekend Shopping in Saigon’ package is on offer this summer at the legendary Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. The two-night deal priced at US$262 for single occupancy or US$272.00 for couples is available on Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday nights until September 30th 2005. It includes buffet breakfast, limousine airport transfers and a 60-minute Vietnamese massage. Prices are also subject to the usual 10 per cent government tax and 5 per cent service charge. The package represents a “bargain opportunity” both to experience Ho Chi Minh’s fabulous shopping and The Caravelle, voted the city’s Best Luxury Hotel in a recent poll, said General Manager Stephen O’Grady. The Caravelle is located in the heart of the city’s most popular shopping and restaurant street, Dong Khoi. “It’s also a wonderful opportunity to discover Ho Chi Minh’s fascinating attractions on a weekend getaway,” he said. Tours and excursions organized by The Caravelle include a ½
day trip to the notorious Cu Chi Tunnels -- where the Vietcong hid during the
Vietnam War – along with half and full day city tours, and a day tour to the
Mekong Delta. The Caravelle also offers Vietnamese Cooking Classes for individuals and groups of up to 20 people. Included is a tour of Saigon’s famous Ben Thanh Market with one of the hotel’s chefs to source ingredients, a hands-on cooking class in the kitchen and a relaxing luncheon in the Asian Reflections restaurant. Ho Chi Minh City is fast becoming a haven for shoppers. Around the main hub District 1 and Dong Khoi Street, many stylish boutiques and stores and have sprung up selling contemporary lacquer ware, celadon and ceramics, linens, high quality silk clothes and a host of other desirable locally made products and handicrafts. Just a few tree-lined streets away is Ton That Thiep one of the city’s up and coming districts with many new boutiques selling designer fashions and home wares all a very affordable prices. For a break in between shopping, many delightful restaurants and coffee houses now occupy restored old shop houses with pavement seating for a view of the charming tree lined streets and their chaotic activity. Overlooking famous Lam Son Square and the city’s Opera House, the 5-star Caravelle, was recently refurbished to a new level of sophistication and timeless elegance in a US$2 million makeover. The refurbishment at Ho Chi Minh City’s most prestigious address includes room upgrades complete with broadband Internet and a new up market shopping mall featuring prestigious designer outlets, a new entertainment centre with state-of-the-art electronic gaming and upgraded Business Centre with meeting facilities. This year, the 335-room Caravelle was again voted ‘Best Luxury Hotel’ in Ho Chi Minh City by leading lifestyle & leisure magazine, The Guide, published by the Vietnam Economic Times. The hotel’s world-renowned Saigon-Saigon Bar was also voted Best Bar in the city. The Caravelle is managed by Furama Hotels & Resorts
International (FHRI), Hong Kong, which also manages the five-star Furama Resort
Danang, Vietnam. Great GuidebooksMOON HANDBOOKS VIETNAM INSIGHT POCKET GUIDE VIETNAM Berlitz Pocket Guide Vietnam INSIGHT GUIDES VIETNAM Government website |
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