At a Glance
Located just a few blocks from the Opera, the InterContinental is great for business travelers or guests who don’t need to be directly in the center of the action.
Indagare Loves
- The sweeping city views
- Technologically advanced hotel rooms
Review
Opened in 2009, the über-contemporary InterContinental is part of an upscale multi-use complex that occupies an entire city block near the Old Saigon Post Office and Notre-Dame Cathedral. The 305-room hotel is located in a 21-story glass tower and upper-floor accommodations have sweeping city views. Most everything, from the cavernous lobby that holds a florist and newsstand, to the sleek interiors and teched-out guest rooms, has an efficient, corporate feeling. The luminous guest room interiors, however, have a lot of character, with splashes of warm colors, sleek wood-accented walls, modern furnishings and sprawling bathrooms, with soaking tubs and rain showers, separated from the bedroom with sliding doors. There’s a spa with seven treatment rooms, and a state-of-the-art health club on the third floor, but the hotel’s pièce de résistance must be the 65-foot outdoor swimming pool, which is made of Plexiglas and surrounded by loungers and a large grass space (the connection between the hotel and the residential tower), where guests can lounge overlooking the city and far-removed from the bustle.
Written by Simone Girner
