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Accor is Running a Vietnam Super Sale, But You Have To Hurry

amandak — 2009-07-13T08:59:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/accorvietnam.jpg" class="top"> No time to twiddle your thumbs on this one: today is the last day of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Accor%20Hotels">Accor</a> sale on various hotels in gorgeous <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/browse/Asia/vn">Vietnam</a>.Similar to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/17/03140/2002/hotels/Accor_Tempting_Us_With_Three_Day_Sale_in_Oz_Kiwiland_and_Asia">Australasia-wide sale</a> Accor had going a few months ago, this one just runs for a few days, and the rates they're offering are up to 50% off standard. The deals work like this: at every <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Novotel%20Hotels">Novotel</a> in Vietnam that includes the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Novotel+Dalat/ian/181985">Novotel Dalat</a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Novotel+Nha+Trang/ian/277181">Novotel Nha Trang</a> the rates are just $45 a night across the country. At fancier Accor properties like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Mercure+La+Veranda/ian/249493">Grand Mercure Phu Quoc</a>or the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Residence+Hotel+And+Spa/ian/235126">La Residence Hue</a>, there's a flat rate of $75 a night in

Hyatt Plonks A Resort In The Sand of Vietnam's Famous China Beach

JetSetCD — 2009-06-18T09:11:15-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/HyattDanang.jpg" class="top"> You know what? We don't hear enough about the Vietnam hotel scene, and we know they totally have one because of all the heavily-touristed beaches along that beautiful coast of theirs. Finally now we have an update on the Vietnam situation from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hyatt%20hotels">Hyatt Hotels</a>, and it's looking good; they've begun construction on the new Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa, with 174 luxury condominiums and 27 oceanfront pool villas. The tropical property, due to open in early 2010 (so soon!) on 50 acres of land along a half-mile of China Beach, which Forbes named one of the top ten most beautiful world beaches, will be designed in the layout of a Vietnamnese town. This sprawling plan,

Appliances Caught Between Centuries at Saigon's Continental Hotel

ced138 — 2009-02-13T09:02:51-05:00

All this week our roving correspondent Claire Duffett will be sending back her reports on the Vietnam Hotel Scene. Any questions or suggestions? Send 'em our way and we'll have Claire answer them for you.

We’ve been infatuated with Hotel Continental Saigon ever since we read Graham Greene’s The Quiet American way back when. Alas, we modern-day journalists can’t afford to stay in the place where Fowler and his fellow foreign correspondents partied back in the 1950s.

Despite our modest means, we still managed to catch a glimpse of the hotel when we passed through town a few weeks ago. And it met—and exceeded—our expectations.

Floating Hotel Surrounds You In Natural Wonder, Wood Paneling

ced138 — 2009-02-12T10:31:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/7156/DSCN2253.jpg" class="top">All this week our roving correspondent <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/ced183">Claire Duffett</a> will be sending back her reports on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Vietnam%20Hotel%20Scene">Vietnam Hotel Scene.</a> Any questions or suggestions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em our way</a> and we'll have Claire answer them for you.When we imagine living on a houseboat, it usually involves a serious amount of wood paneling, good scotch, and seriously outdated 70s furniture. So we were pleasantly surprised when, minus the booze, we discovered that a floating hotel on Halong Bay, Canh Buom 8, possessed these traits. The tour boat shuttles travelers around the thousands of island jutting out of the bay. For boat standards, the cabin rooms--there were four on either side of the small, antique ship--were surprisingly spacious.

La Residence Hotel and Spa Is Rightfully Snooty

ced138 — 2009-02-11T11:56:39-05:00

Just north of Hoi An, along the Perfume River, is Hue, the former royal capital of the Nguyen dynasty. Down the road from the famed UNESCO palace ruins is La Residence Hotel & Spa, the town’s most understated luxury hotel. This French colonial relic recently underwent a massive expansion and renovation. It now has 122 rooms, 91 of which face the river. To complete the modern facelift, this week, it added free WiFi through the hotel.