We have three nights in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, at the start of the honeymoon. Saigon is a much more romantic name, so I'm sticking with it.
In Saigon we plan to gain insight into the city's war torn past, with Reunification Palace and War Remnants Museum, as examples, combined with much eating of the country's delicious cuisine, as well as time to relax. It's the first few days of our honeymoon and if we're as tired then as we are now then we'll need down time.
With that in mind, we're going to stay in one of Saigon's beautiful luxury hotels. As we get further down the road of planning this honeymoon, it seems we're not prepared to skimp on anything... We've narrowed the options down to the Park Hyatt Saigon and InterContinental Asiana Saigon. The first image is the pool at the InterCon and the second is a room at the Park Hyatt.
Both look beautiful, and offer what we're after - respite when we want to chill. The Park Hyatt is more expensive, but a level above the InterCon. Also, it was formerly the Brinks Hotel, the site Vietcong agents car bombed in an attempt to show the South and the US what would happen if they launched air raids against northern Vietnam. Not many hotels have such a place in history.
I don't think we'll be disappointed with either hotel, so this weekend's decision is which one.
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