PRESS RELEASE
SOFITEL SAIGON PLAZA SET TO UNVEIL ITS NEWLY
RENOVATED “MAGNIFIQUE” ROOMS THIS JANUARY
Ho Chi Minh City, 30 January 2013 – On the occasion of launching new rooms and suites
collection 2013, Sofitel Saigon Plaza is pleased to offer three special promotion packages
for bookings in 2013:
So Relaxing: Sofitel is offering soothing one hour massage treatments for up two guests
for each day of your stay. This offer includes daily accommodation and breakfast, one hour
massage treatments for up to two guests for each day of your stay.
So Gourmet: Relish gourment refinement, along with very best international dishes from
around the world, with a daily US$60 food and beverage credit. This offer includes daily
accommodation, breakfast and a US$60 food and beverage voucher to be used at the bar
or the restaurant.
So Suite: Revel in exquisite cousu main service with VIP treatment for stays of two nights
or more. With round trip airport transfer, an in-room bottle of wine, and a 30 minute
massage per person. This offer includes daily accommodation, breakfast, bottle of wine,
one round trip to the airport on the arrival and departure day and 30 minutes massage per
person per day.
Sofitel Saigon Plaza has announced it will unveil its newly renovated rooms and suites
collection designed by renowned French interior designer, Pierre Maciag, on 30 January
2013. Embodying French elegance, Sofitel Saigon Plaza’s revamped rooms and suites
collection is set to represent a new benchmark for luxury hotels and resorts in the region.
Situated in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, the hotel offers travellers ideal access to the city’s
deluxe shopping venues, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Reunification Palace and other tourist
attractions. Fusing traditional Vietnamese elements with contemporary French décor, the
hotel’s new rooms and suites design exudes a sophisticated elegance. The interior
furnishings and textures are connected in a luxurious and sophisticated style to create an
intimate atmosphere captivating all the senses.
“With the completion of our newly renovated rooms and suites, we look forward to providing
guests with even better service and comfort, giving them the “Magnifique” experience
Sofitel is famous for. Besides the advantage of our ideal location in the heart of Saigon’s
central business district, now we are very proud of thorough renovation which now puts us
in a different league from other hotels in the vicinity,” said Bertrand Courtois, General
Manager of Sofitel Saigon Plaza.
With a fully remodelled living space, the new interior design boasts a graceful blend of
traditional and contemporary, promising a fusion of modernity, elegance and comfort for
each unique experience. Showcasing floor-to-ceiling windows that offer panoramic views
of the city and the Saigon River, each room seeks to create an intimate ambience with its
natural lighting. For a majestic feel, each room boasts a timeless planter chair of colonial
inspiration painted with lacquer, using famous local techniques, while retaining a modern
appearance. Complementing the design are bird cages situated at the corner of each room,
alluding guests to an ancient Vietnamese symbol of happiness and prosperity.
“The shared heritage between France and Vietnam was the core inspiration for my design.
We have selected strong, exotic elements from both the French and Vietnamese cultures
and incorporated them to enhance the visual impact and identity in every room and suite,”
said Pierre Maciag.
“The interior décor at Sofitel Saigon Plaza’s rooms echoes traditional Vietnamese
characteristics with a touch of classic French-style elegance. Each room and suite is a
unique and serene living space where the past and present come together to meet the
future”, added Maciag.
The interior décor reveals a mix of conventional, classic colours and highlights the room’s
distinctive feature with a more contemporary, timeless aesthetic, a distinctive characteristic
of Pierre Maciag’s work. Luxury Club rooms are decked in vibrant orange, while the
Prestige Suites feature colour palates of Vietnamese paintings, using shades like neutral
grey, dark grey and green jade. To emphasize French influences, Luxury and Superior
room colours were inspired by the vast acres of beautiful Lavender fields in Provence,
France.
The Sofitel MyBed™ experience is the highlight of the bedroom, now enhanced with a
pillow menu. The pillows sit snugly between two bedside tables – one decorated with
lacquer ware with an eggshell finish, and the other is equipped with a multi-purpose
concept for guest convenience. The French “Salle de Bien” atmosphere within the hotel is
enhanced when guests enter the room’s spacious bathroom, furnished with a rainforest
shower, a stylish Italian Renaissance-design bathtub in the Prestige Suites, complete with
lavish Hermes bathroom amenities to enhance the experience. For the perfect final touch,
guests are treated to a large walk-in closet.
Finally, the mini-bar concept is an interpretation of traditional “dim sum” steam baskets,
reflecting Chinese influences in the design. The in-room features also include an Illy
espresso machine, and a large assortment of snacks and drinks. Other entertainment
offerings include a 40’ inch flat screen television offering international channels, a DVD
player, and high-speed internet access in all rooms.
For further information or for reservations, please contact us at +84 (8) 3824 1555, by email
to H2077-RE@sofitel.com or visit www.sofitel.com/2077
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Sofitel Saigon Plaza is ideally located within the central business district of the vibrant and
bustling Ho Chi Minh City. The hotel features 286 luxury rooms, including new club rooms
and suites, a rooftop swimming-pool offering a breathtaking view of the city and the Saigon
River, eight multi-function rooms with an InspiredMeetings™ concept and four outlets
including the gourmet shops with an award-winning pastry team. Sofitel Saigon Plaza – 17
Le Duan Boulevard, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Pierre Maciag, a talented interior designer hailing from France, is well-known in Asia for
his work in creating contemporary atmosphere and ambience with a modernist vision and
timeless aesthetic. His vision for design is highly influenced by modern art, and the use
color mixes. All his unique creations flaunt a finely blended use of bi-culture, fashion, and
art-deco in creating an interior emotion.
Sofitel, World Class Hotels & French Elegance
Sofitel is the only French luxury hotel brand with a presence on five continents with
130 addresses, in more than 50 countries (more than 30,000 rooms). Sofitel offers
contemporary hotels and resorts adapted to today’s more demanding and more
versatile consumers who expect and appreciate beauty, quality and excellence.
Whether situated in the heart of a major city like Paris, London, New York,
Shanghai or Beijing, or nestled away in a country landscape in Morocco, Egypt,
French Polynesia or Thailand, each Sofitel property offers a genuine experience of
the French “art de vivre”.
You can discover Sofitel at www.sofitel.com
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Sofitel Saigon Plaza Press Relations
Ms. Nguyen Tra My
h2077-mk@sofitel.com