Sofitel Plaza Saigon

... . After a short flight to Ho Chi Minh from Nha Trang, I headed straight to the hotel in the middle of the city at the Sofitel.  After all that biking, I decided to reward myself with a little 5 star luxury.  While the accommodations were a bit ...

... and not much different from the local cabs.  The local cabs on meter should be about US$8 for a trip to Dist 1. Stayed in Sofitel Plaza in Le Duan Blvd.  It was a nice hotel.  Paid using my complimentary Accor voucher.  We manage to ...

... prop up quite stand alone and look quite strange, with a mixture of French and neo eastern block style. We stayed at the Sofitel Plaza a 5 star hotel that sits across a small lake between the Old Quarter and the French Quarter is central to Hanoi, with ...

... then to Hanoi Rock City (nirvana night). She also told us about a roof top bar restaurant on the 20th floor of the Sofitel plaza which delivered the most incredible night time view across the city and its lakes. We enjoyed a couple of cocktails here ...

... hash brown et corned beef juste avant la terrible ascension (mais ça, c'est un autre récit de voyage...) mais celui du Sofitel Saigon n'a aucune commune mesure tant il est gargantuesque. Je pense même que j'ai pleuré un peu d'emotion devant ...

... your guess or mine. An interesting layered sweet bean 'cocktail' by the side of the road, then I took myself off to the Sofitel hotel for a day pass to the fitness center. Sometimes you just need to feel the blood pumping through. Gym, sauna, poolside ...

We get an early start to try and beat the heat. Our first stop is the Citadel. After a short bus ride, we offload for a walk across a narrow bridge through the gateway to get there- and let me tell you, walking across a street is no casual stroll- we ...