Caravelle Hotel
| Caravelle Hotel Saigon | |
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Khách sạn Caravelle Sài Gòn | |
Caravelle Hotel, the expansion 1998 24-storey building on the left, and original 10-storey one on the right | |
Interactive map of the Caravelle Hotel Saigon area | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
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| Location | 19-21-23 Lam Sơn Square, Bến Nghé Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Coordinates | 10°46′34″N 106°42′13″E / 10.776062°N 106.703631°E |
| Current tenants | |
| Named for | Sud Aviation Caravelle |
| Groundbreaking | 1957 |
| Opened | December 24, 1959 |
| Renovated | October 1992 |
| Owner | Saigontourist |
| Landlord | Chains-Caravelle (joint venture between Saigontourist and Chains International Hotels Management Singapore Pte. Ltd) |
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| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Nguyễn Văn Hòa |
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| Number of rooms | 335 |
| Public transit access | L1 Opera House station |
| Website | |
| Caravelle Hotel Saigon | |
The Caravelle Hotel Saigon is located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The hotel was opened to the public on Christmas Eve 1959, when the city was known as Saigon. It was named after the Sud Aviation Caravelle, a jet airliner operated by the hotel's owner Air France at that time.
Contemporary journalists noted its use of Italian marble, bullet-proof glass and a "state-of-the-art air-conditioning system and a Berliet private generator."
The hotel’s modern design was the work of a Vietnamese architect, Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa, a graduate of École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Hanoi.
The original ten-story building is now adjoined to a 24-story tower that forms the bulk of the new property. However, the Saigon Saigon Rooftop Bar has changed little since 1959.
Caravelle Hotel is owned by the state-owned Saigon Tourist Co.