Enjoy a Saigontourist Christmas and New Year

A couple at Gio Noi Restaurant in the Que Huong – Liberty 4 Hotel in HCMC’s District 1 - Photo: Courtesy of Saigontourist

With only one week left till Christmas and New Year just around the corner, some hotels, resorts and restaurants under the management of Saigontourist are organizing some great parties and food to celebrate.

Rex Hotel Saigon (141 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, HCMC’s District 1, tel: 3822 8380)

The Rex Hotel will adopt a red and white theme with its decorations and entertainment activities. Revelers can join the Christmas party at the Rooftop Garden from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on December 24. Enjoy the tasty food and listen to singers, DJs and try your luck in the lucky draw.

Tickets are priced at US$80++ per adult and US$39++ per child, inclusive of drinks and wine.

For New Years Eve, also at the Rooftop garden, guests can join a buffet from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Music shows, fashion shows and DJs and a lucky draw will guarantee a fun night. Tickets US$99++ per adult and US$45++ per child, inclusive of drinks and wine.

Que Huong - Liberty 4 Hotel (265 Pham Ngu Lao Street, HCMC’s District 1, tel: 3836 5172)

A buffet program will be served from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on December 24 and 31. Buffets will feature the delicious Vietnamese taste of grilled shrimp, barbecued squid, assorted seafood and deer. On December 24, children will receive gifts from Santa Claus and the snow princess. Lucky guests will win gifts in the lucky draws on both big nights.

Tickets are priced at VND380,000 per adult and VND190,000 per child, inclusive of drinks and beer. Anyone buying tickets before December 20 and booking accommodation at the hotel will be discounted 10%.

Liberty Central Hotel (179 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, tel: 6291 7977)

The hotel will prepare buffets from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on December 24 and 31 with seafood, turkey, soups, and a selection of cakes. Tickets are VND399,000++ per adult and VND200,000++ per child. Buy 10 tickets in advance get one free.

From December 25 to January 1, the hotel will have a special menu with new dishes for friends and family. New dishes include shrimp soup with garlic in French style, grilled sheep ribs with mint sauce, smoked turkey served with cream and bread and vegetables.

Van Thanh Tourist Area (48/10 Dien Bien Phu Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: 3512 3025)

Join Van Thanh Tourist Area’s Christmas party between 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on December 24 to enjoy the beautiful garden atmosphere, Flamenco band and a visit from Santa Claus, who will be handing out gifts to guests. Tickets are priced at VND450,000 per adult and VND300,000 per children.

Saigon Ship Hotel (Bach Dang Wharf, District 1, tel: 3823 0393)

Christmas and New Year celebrations will take place on board from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on December 24 and 31 and January 1. The first and the second decks will serve a set menu. The third deck will offer buffets from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. with Noel traditional dishes such pumpkin soup, fried turkey with honey, steamed rabbit with wine and Christmas cakes. Get up and dance to live band Latin Eyes and watch the dance shows, juggling and circus performances. Tickets are VND500,000 per adult and VND300,000 per child.

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Xmas and New Year at Continental Saigon and Tan Cang

Guests eat Russian food at Tan Cang Tourist Area in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District - Photo: Courtesy of Saigontourist

The Continental Saigon Hotel will start the Christmas celebrations at 10:30pm on December 24. Guests will be welcomed in the lobby with Xmas carols played on piano and violin and a selection of cocktails and champagne before enjoying the main party with many traditional Christmas dishes and fresh seafood.

The Jazz All Stars and singers Yoso, Khac Dung and Ngoc Lan will supply the live music performing Vietnamese and international Christmas songs. The entertainment also includes a Cinderella drama, saxophone solo show, comedy and dance shows with Santa Claus and the snow princesses.

Tickets are priced at VND890,000 per adult and VND490,000 per child, inclusive of wine, beer and soft drinks with a buy 10 tickets get one free special.

For New Year’s Eve, the hotel will host a gala dinner in the garden area with fireworks and balloons to welcome the New Year. Enjoy the delicious Western style food along with the music, a dance show, jugglers, comedy acts and lucky draw.

Tickets are priced at VND990,000 per adult and VND590,000 per child, inclusive of drinks. Guests who buy 10 tickets before December 15 will get one free.

At Tan Cang Tourist Area, the “Christmas party with Russian food” event will start from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on December 24, 25 and 26. Revelers can discover Russian culture through accordion performances and Russian music and dances. A flamenco band will also play.

It will be like a night in Moscow with the garden area decorated with Matroska dolls and Christmas trees and staff dressed in Russian costumes. Food will be prepared by Russian chefs along with many Vietnamese dishes.

Tickets are priced at VND450,000 per adult and VND200,000 per child, inclusive of draught beer Fifth Ocean.

The Continental Hotel Saigon is at 132-134 Dong Khoi Street in HCMC’s District 1, tel: 3829 9201.

Tan Cang Tourist Area is at A100 Ung Van Khiem Street, Binh Thanh District, HCMC, tel: 3512 8775.

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Buffet programs for National Day

Thursday is the National Day, workers will off working and students will be off school. To make sure guests have a nice holiday, some hotels and restaurants in HCMC under Saigontourist are preparing buffet programs.

Dong Khanh Hotel (2 Tran Hung Dao B Street, District 5, tel: 3923 6404)

A seafood buffet will be prepared from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. The buffet will feature tasty dishes such as sauté crab, grilled eal, loc fish mixed salads, crab spring rolls, salty egg spring rolls and mushroom spring rolls, steamed snail or curry seafood and crab noodle soup.

Tickets are priced at VND189,000 per adult and VND152,000 per child.

Binh Quoi 1 Tourist Area (1147 Binh Quoi Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: 3556 5891)

Tourists can enjoy buffet lunch at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or buffet dinner from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. The buffets are companied with folk games, lucky draw and traditional music show.

Tickets are priced at VND180,000 per adult and VND100,000 per child.

Saigon Hotel (41-47 Dong Du Street, District 1, tel: 3829 9734)

The hotel’s Saigon Paris Restaurant on the ninth and 10th floors is suggested for tourists to enjoy the city fireworks display. The restaurant will serve a buffet with delicious dishes of ostrich, beef, fish and many kinds of hot pot.

Tickets are priced at VND199,000 per adult and VND149,000 per child.

People booking 10 tickets in advance will get one free.

Bat Dat Hotel (238-244 Tran Hung Dao Street, District 5, tel: 3857 8252)

From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., the hotel will serve a buffet with more dishes of Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine. The program will be accompanied with music and game shows.

Tickets are VND200,000 per adult and VND129,000 per child. Customers purchasing ten tickets will get one free.

De Nhat Hotel (18 Hoang Viet Street, Tan Binh District, tel: 3844 1199)

The hotel will host a music show featuring timeless songs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s performed by Canadian and Vietnamese singers at the hotel’s First Grill Restaurant, nights September 2 to 5.

The hotel will host a lucky draw.

Tan Cang Tourist Area (A 100 Ung Van Khiem Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: 3512 8775)

The grill, hot pot buffet offered at the hotel recently has gained a lot of attention from gourmets. On Thursday, Tan Cang will prepare a buffet in its spacious garden area with more than 80 dishes of grill, hot pot, salads, fruit, cakes, ice cream and many kinds of soft drinks.

Revelers can also enjoy violin, guitar and flamenco performances.

Tickets are priced at VND250,000 per adult and VND140,000 per child. Each ticket will be given one jug of Fifth Ocean beer.

Tickets are discounted 30% on Tuesdays, and free for two children accompanied by their parents. For National Day, customers buying 11 tickets in advance will be given one free.

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Big buffets for National Day

Guests select from the delicious buffet at Binh Quoi 2 Tourist Area in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District - Photo: Courtesy of Saigontourist

Some hotels and restaurants under Saigontourist in HCMC are preparing special food programs for Vietnam National Day on September 2.

Fireworks night at Majestic Hotel Saigon (1 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, tel: 3829 5517)

The program will feature seafood dishes at the Breeze Sky Bar on the hotel’s fifth floor from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The bar is also ideal for guests to enjoy the National Day fireworks show with live music, juggling and bartender performances. Tickets are priced from VND918,000 per adult and VND458,000 per child, inclusive of wine, soft drinks and mineral water.

At the hotel’s Serenade Restaurant on the seventh floor, guests can enjoy buffets with European and Asian dishes, accompanied with a free drink and entertainment. Tickets are priced at VND728,000 per adult and VND368,000 a child.

The hotel’s M.Bar on the eighth floor is another good venue for tourists to join with family or friends to admire the fireworks and enjoy live music performed by the Coco band.

Gala buffet at Grand Hotel Saigon (8 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, tel: 3829 4046)

The hotel will serve a buffet program with selected dishes such as seafood, mixed vegetables with Ha Tien seaweed, a delicious range of sushi, grilled clams with cheese, roast turkey American style and Russian style grilled pork.

Buffet lunch on September 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the hotel’s Chez-Nous Restaurant will cost about VND149,000 per adult and VND99,000 per child, inclusive of a bag of Russian beer or fruit juices.

Buffet dinner at the restaurant will be prepared from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on September 2, accompanied with ethnic music performed by Phu Sa band and singers Bich Phuong, Phuong Thuy and Anh Tho. Tickets are VND319,000 per adult and VND159,000 per child, inclusive of drinks such as Russian beer, cocktail and wine. After the buffet, stay to dance with the Philipin band and enjoy the fireworks from the hotel’s rooftop 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are priced at US$20.

People who purchase 10 tickets before August 31 will get one free.

Grilled seafood buffet at Gio Noi Restaurant (265 Pham Ngu Lao Street, District 1, tel: 3836 5172)

Come to the party on the ninth floor and take in the panoramic view of Saigon by night while the chefs grill the fresh seafood. Tickets are priced at VND320,000 per adult and VND160,000 per child, inclusive of beer and soft drinks. Guests that purchase tickets before August 31will get 10% discount.

Binh Quoi 2 Tourist Area (At the end of Binh Quoi Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: 3556 5470)

The buffet will be served with more than 60 dishes from coastal regions and new grill dishes. Buffet lunch will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and buffet dinner will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the price of VND170,000 per adult and VND100,000 per child. There are a flamenco show with the Latin Eyes band plus circus and juggling performances by sorcerer Tran Long to entertain gourmets.

Van Thanh Tourist Area (48/10 Dien Bien Phu Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: 3512 3025)

A buffet featuring more than 50 dishes will be served in the garden from 5 p.m. on September 2. Guests can also join folk games and children can have fun making sand paintings or coloring figurines. Tickets are priced at VND170,000 per adult and VND100,00 per child.

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Vegetarian buffets for Vu Lan festival

Diners enjoy a buffet at Van Canh Restaurant in District 1- Photo: Courtesy of Saigontourist

In the seventh month of lunar calendar, Vietnamese traditionally eat vegetarian food to express gratitude and filial piety to parents and forefathers during the Vu Lan festival or Ghost Festival.

Some restaurants under Saigontourist Holding Company in HCMC are holding vegetarian buffets.

Van Canh Restaurant has the “Tro ve coi nguon” (Back to the origin) buffet  celebrate the festival.

The program runs from August 10 to September 8. Buffet lunch is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and priced at VND110,000 per adult and VND140,000 per adult for buffet dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

On the full-moon day, August 24, tickets are priced at VND140,000 per adult for lunch, VND150,000 for dinner and VND70,000 per child.

The restaurant is also offering a promotion of buy ten tickets get one free, 5% discount for the next time and gifts.

Apart from vegetarian dishes such as salads, soup, steamed and fried dishes, this year the restaurant will offer many dishes made of noodles such as  bun mam, bun ca Nha Trang, bun bo Hue, bun thang Hanoi and bun khen Phu Quoc.

The restaurant also serves vegetarian moon cake made by Givral as dessert.

Tan Cang Tourist Area will host a vegetarian grill and hot pot buffet on August 23 and 24 (14th and 15th of the seventh lunar month) with traditional Vietnamese vegetarian dishes. The program will be at 5 p.m. in the garden space near Saigon River with more than 80 hot pot and grilled dishes, fruits, cakes, ice cream and fruit juices.

The program will be accompanied with music shows of violin, guitar and flamenco artists.

Tickets are VND250,000 per adult and VND140,000 per child. Tickets will be discounted 30%.

The Thanh Binh 2 Hotel’s Thanh Binh Restaurant will also offer guests a vegetarian buffet on August 24, featuring Vietnamese dishes. Tickets are priced at VND119,000 per adult and VND79,000 per child.

Tan Cang Tourist Area is at A100 Ung Van Khiem Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: 3512 8775.

Van Canh Restaurant is at 184 Calmette Street, HCMC’s District 1, tel: 3829 4963.

Thanh Binh 2 Restaurant is at 15 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, HCMC’s Tan Binh District, tel: 3971 5158.

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