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Continental Hotel Hotel Rating: Address: 132 - 134 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
1/Description
Continental Hotel was built in 1878 by Pierre Cazeau, a home-appliance and construction material manufacturer with the purpose of providing the French traveller, a French style of luxury accommodation after a long cruise to the new Continent. The same generation to Continental hotel are Notre Dame Cathedral, built in 1880 (only a 5 minute walk from the hotel), the Postal and Telecom Service in 1886 (which is now the Saigon Central Post Office) and the Hotel de Ville (which is now the People’s Community Office of Ho Chi Minh City) built in 1898, which has a design similar to the Paris City Hall.
The Hotel Continental Saigon was famous of its location and the imprint of historical events. By the beginning of World War II, the Hotel Continental Saigon hosted the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore (who won the 1913 Nobel Prize Award of literature), the winning fame writer Andre Malraux of “La condition Humaine - 1933”, and then the British writer Graham Greene, long-term guest in room 214, who conceived the work “The Quiet American” about the transitional period between the French Colonist and the American Empire in the Vietnam War. Furthermore, the Hotel Continental was frequently referred to by the phrase “Radio Catinat”, since this was the rendezvous point where correspondents, journalists, politicians and businessmen talked about politics, the business news, and current events. It’s not by coincidence that it was said that “If the walls of the Hotel Continental could speak, they could tell you many stories.”
Nowadays, the old buildings such as the Opera House, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee still remain unchanged, together with Hotel Continental Saigon going forward to the future. Even though the rhythm of Dong Khoi Street is bustling, the Hotel Continental Saigon still keeps its charm and majesty.
2/Accommodations
Continental Hotel Saigon features 83 spacious rooms and suites. All are with high ceiling, windows, terrace, and well-equipped in harmony with traditional style: wooden furniture, air conditioning, IDD telephone, Satellite TV, in-house-movies, mini bar, safe box, private bath, hair dryer, hot water, slippers, daily Newspaper, fruits and flowers. Rooms are with garden, opera house or street view. Superior: 34m2, 27 rooms, with garden - municipal theatre view Deluxe: 40m2, 40 rooms, offer street - municipal theatre view Junior Suite: 53m2, 11 rooms, with balcony offering street - municipal theatre view Continental suite: 74m2 each, 02 rooms with private balcony offering street view, municipal theatre and garden view Executive suite: 80m2, 02 rooms only, also with private balcony and 3 different view of street municipal theatre and garden view
3/Restaurants and other facilities: Venezia Ristorante: Situated on ground floor, Opera House view, serves Western dishes, especially pizza and spaghetti. Continental Palace Restaurant: Situated on ground floor, facing the Continental Patio, serves Vietnamese dishes. La Dolce Vita Café: Situated on ground floor, facing Dong Khoi Street, serves home-made juice, cakes, and ice cream. La Dolce Vita Bar: Situated on ground floor, part of the Continental Patio, serves Vietnamese coffee. Starry Nite Bar: Situated on the first floor, overlooking the Continental Patio, free Billiards, serves cocktails, beer and a variety of snacks.
Meeting and events: The meeting rooms are well-equipped, suitable for meetings of 10 – 200 participants. Meeting room facilities: Light and sound system, LCD projector & screen, simultaneous translation system, Video Conference, flipchart, microphone, podium, flowers, pen and paper…
Other facilities: Fitness center, sauna, steam bath and massage facilities, Orchid garden, souvenir shop and Catinat Art gallery.
4/Packages and Rates
The rates quoted are in US$, inclusive of breakfast, 5% service charge and 10% VAT.
No extra charge for children under 12 when sharing beds with parents.
Add US$30 per extra bed. No extra bed is allowed in Superior rooms.
Baby cots are upon request and need to be confirmed by the hotel.
Check in time is from 2:00pm and check out ime is at 12:00 noon.
Early check in before 8am is at full charge (maximum for 2 pax with buffet breakfast) and after 8am is subject to the availability.
Extension of late check-out is subject to availability and will be charged as follows:
Check out until 17:30 – 50% of room rate
Check out after 17:30 – 100% of room rate
Room Type
Single
Double
From January 1, 2010 - April 30, 2010
Superior
US$108
US$108
Deluxe
US$125
US$125
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the purpose of providing the French traveller, a French style of luxury accommodation after a long cruise to the new Continent. The same generation to Continental hotel are Notre Dame Cathedral, built in 1880 (only a 5 minute walk from the hotel), the Postal and Telecom Service in 1886 (which is now the Saigon Central Post Office) and the Hotel de Ville (which is now the People’s Community Office of Ho Chi Minh City) built in 1898, which has a design similar to the Paris City Hall. 
equipped in harmony with traditional style: wooden furniture, air conditioning, IDD telephone, Satellite TV, in-house-movies, mini bar, safe box, private bath, hair dryer, hot water, slippers, daily Newspaper, fruits and flowers. Rooms are with garden, opera house or street view. 
flipchart, microphone, podium, flowers, pen and paper…