Hotel Intel: Sherwood Suites like a home in Ho Chi Minh City

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The exclusive Sherwood Suites complex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam prides itself on its versatility: offering every guest everything. Think of it as the hotel version of TLC.

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Perfect for business travelers, families or tourists who want excellent casual dining, a swimming pool, a children’s playroom and business equipment in addition to high quality services such as a very helpful front desk and concierge. .

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At its core is nearly 160 extremely spacious all-suite accommodations with living rooms, Simmons Beautyrest mattresses, fine Frette linens and bathrobes, CNN TVs, and luxurious bathrooms. All units have washing machines and full kitchens with Electrolux appliances.

Front Office Manager Nguyen Nhat Bình said: “It’s a busy Asian metropolis and we aim to cater to their needs individually.”

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Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is Vietnam’s largest financial, business and technology center with a population of around 9 million. Known for its delicious food, colorful street life, tropical climate and, especially, the ferocious traffic of scooter convoys.

Vietnam is good. At the deluxe Sherwood Suites, a spacious studio for two of him starts at $167. At the hotel’s Le Café Restaurant & Bar, a bottle of Australian Shiraz is about $42, a Glenlivet cocktail or shot is about $8.50, a Margherita pizza is $7.75, a Vietnamese Pho with chicken or shrimp is $8.30, and many more. main courses from $9 to $18.

service: Hot, tired, hungry and in need of some hotel TLC, we arrived in Sherwood after a long journey.

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I went home immediately. I charged my mobile device, tossed my travel junk into the suite’s washer and dryer, and headed to the pool for some much-needed refreshment.

We skipped the full wellness circuit, but you can spend half a day in the pool, technogym, hot tub, sauna and steam room. The pool is covered but open air with a tree lined patio where you can order lunch and drinks.

Another convenient service is Sherwood’s free shuttle (every hour) to key areas including the famous Ben Thanh Market, one of Ho Chi Minh City’s must-sees. The tour desk also arranges hop-on hop-off sightseeing buses to the Reunification Palace and the War Museum.

Hotel: Named as TripAdvisor’s 2021 Travelers’ Choice, Sherwood Suites is part of a new wave of accommodations.

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“I’m always looking for a home away from home,” said Canadian business traveler Terrance J. Engel. “In Ho Chi Minh City he may stay for a week or more, but Sherwood is the latest and greatest all-suite place I have tried.

“The studio is very spacious and we really need the living room space. And of course, the daily housekeeping is a blessing.”

Everything in Sherwood is fresh and has contemporary interiors from the design house B&B Italia. All suites have floor-to-ceiling windows and hypoallergenic wooden floors. Studio unit TVs swivel to face the bed or sofa area. All other suites have his two TVs with international channels.

Bathrooms are impressive and oversized, with marble walls, double vanities, deep soaking tubs, glass-enclosed showers, and top-of-the-line Italian taps and fixtures.

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Food and drink: Le Café Restaurant & Bar is bright, casual and bright. The drinks list is inventive. Creative coffees such as passion fruit smoothies, cocktails, brulee lattes, peanut butter power ups, and floats made with chocolate ice cream and Vietnamese white coffee (with lots of milk).

And the food is great. Breakfast includes tropical fruits, eggs benedict, smoked salmon, or Morning His dishes such as pho, dim sum, curries, lemongrass and pork banh mi (sandwiches).

The day-to-night menu includes bowls and soups such as Asian noodle dishes, Thai fish tom yum, Chinese spicy pork, Japanese salmon and udon noodles, or Korean beef bibimbap. All-Vietnamese dishes include seafood in lotus leaves or banmok (pork, beef, and shrimp soup) seasoned with chilli paste, coriander, lime and fish sauce.

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If you miss western food, Le Café offers basic menu items such as pizza, burgers and club sandwiches, as well as Continental dishes such as Tuscan chicken and seared tuna with mango, grilled salmon, sea bass and chicken. There are even more expensive dishes. beef and cod.

if you go

Sherwood Suites: 011 84 28 3888 8866, sherwoodsuites.vn; 192 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts. We partner with award-winning luxury hotel The Reverie Saigon.

Prices: Studios start at around $167 for two people. One and two bedroom suites are also available. Fees may increase from May to mid-October and during holidays.

Dining: Le Cafe Restaurant & Bar, Pool Cafe, In-Room Dining.

Vietnam Tourism: vietnam.travel. Canadians need a visa.