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ants and bars on the popular Le Thanh Ton and Hai Ba Trung strips. Rooms are a little
dated, but bas-reliefs and moulded cornices add a touch of class.
Asian Ruby
( 08-3827 2837;
www.asianrubyhotel.com
;
26 Ɖ Thi Sach; d US$70-90; )
This comfortable,
spick-and-span midrange hotel is a gem, with a top location and polite staff, although for
space it's worth outlaying an extra US$20 to upgrade to a deluxe room.
HOTEL
$$
King Star Hotel
( 08-3822 6424;
www.kingstarhotel.com
; 8A ÐL Thai Van Lung; r US$50-90; )
Completely
refurbished, this spruce hotel verges on the boutique-business look. The decoration is con-
temporary and all rooms have flat-screen TVs and snazzy showers, but the cheapest have
no window.
HOTEL
$$
A & Em Hotel
( 08-3825 8529;
www.a-emhotels.com
;
60 Ɖ Le Thanh Ton; r US$40-85)
For a taste of overblown
style, Asian bling and pseudo-luxury - putti-adorned phones, baroque-style furniture, os-
tentatious cornicework - the tall and slender A & Em has smallish but clean rooms.
Cheaper rooms come without window or wardrobe. Many branches around town.
HOTEL
$$
Park Hyatt Saigon
( 08-3824 1234;
www.saigon.park.hyatt.com
;
2 Lam Son Sq; r from US$300; )
Sumptu-
ously decorated with traditional Vietnamese-style furniture and objets d'art, this is the
jewel in Saigon's hotel crown, matching a prime location opposite the Opera House with
exemplary service, fastidiously attired staff, lavishly appointed rooms, an inviting pool,
the acclaimed Xuan Spa and highly regarded (yet affordable) restaurants.
HOTEL
$$$
Intercontinental Asiana Saigon
HOTEL
$$$
( 08-3520 9999;
www.intercontinental.com
;
cnr ÐL Hai Ba Trung & ÐL Le Duan; r from US$189;
)
Modern and tasteful without falling into generic blandness, rooms here have
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