HOTEL DES ARTS SAIGON

White painted rooms and suites feature parquet rosewood floors and beds you could get lost in. Parisian chic colour palettes adorn throughout, along with floor-to-ceiling windows that showcase Ho Chi Minh as a muse.

Unusually for a city centre hotel, the library and lounge are not just an afterthought, but attractive places to retreat. While most head straight for the 24th-floor glass walled pool, the spa should not be missed - it has won awards for its tailormade approach to pampering. Between the two high-end restaurants and café, the hotel’s culinary offering ranges from street food to steamy dim sum and high tea backed by the soft sound of piano. Weekends are worth a reservation for the most decadent seafood feasts.

SUITABLE FOR

• Couples & romantics
• City slickers
• Night owls

THINGS TO DO AT THE HOTEL

• Enjoy a lap of the rooftop infinity pool – the highest in the city
• Settle into afternoon tea at Café des Beaux Arts
• Indulge in a pampering treatment at Spa des Artists
• Dine on street food inspired cuisine at the Saigon Kitchen, or French and international favourites at the Social Club Restaurant
• Soak up the buzzing atmosphere at the Social Club Rooftop Bar

THINGS TO DO NEARBY

• Zip around the city’s narrower alleyways and colourful streets on a Vespa tour
• Absorb highlights including Gustave Eiffel’s Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral
• Venture out of the city to explore the Cu Chi Tunnels