Hotel Intel: Beau monde gathers at Hôtel des Arts Saigon

If Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam has an A-list of glitterati, I am certain they are all regulars at the sumptuous Hôtel Des Arts Saigon.

This very-in-vogue establishment radiates the glamour and mystique of the long-ago era of French Indochina, yet today’s beautiful people — fashionistas, Instagram influencers and young entrepreneurs — are making the scene.  Hôtel Des Arts Saigon is a socially-charged world which will peak with a late night of revelry during Tet, the Vietnamese new year, Jan. 22.

Ho Chi Minh City has become an international crossroads, drawing nearly 10 million foreign business and leisure travellers a year, many of them seeking the tinselled, cosmopolitan experiences that they have enjoyed in Paris, Singapore or New York.

Hôtel des Arts Saigon delivers all that, plus the excitement, romance and exotic allure that prevails when East meets West. Named both Asia’s Leading Lifestyle and Business Hotel at the World Travel Awards, it is hyper-chic, with the exclusive air of a boutique charmer, but honoured for its substantial hospitality facets — exquisite French-inspired interiors, intuitive service, a dazzling rooftop pool, superlative cuisine and extreme mixology.