Grand Christmas Parties At Top Vietnam Hotels To Bring Spirit Throughout Nation

Nov. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- Through the length of Vietnam, the merry Christmas atmosphere is already in the air. The top Vietnam hotels, including Caravelle Saigon, Metropole Hanoi, Sheraton Nha Trang, The Nam Hai hotel, have been planning to throw a very merry Christmas party to bring the Christmas spirit throughout the nation.

In Ho Chi Minh City, the Caravelle Saigon Hotel (http://vietnamhotels.net/ho-chi-minh-city/caravelle-hotel/) is planning the grandest of festive celebrations in its storied 51-year-history. “We are well aware that some people find it hard to get their head around the concept of celebrating Christmas in Vietnam,” says John Gardner, the general manager of the Caravelle Hotel. “However, in fact, weather-wise, it’s one of the best times of the year to be in Saigon. And more than that, the holiday is remarkably well suited to the festive nature of the country’s culture. The Western traditions of illumination, especially, are really popular in Vietnam, so when the international calendar licenses a light-up, it’s go-go- go.”

Guests at the Caravelle are unlikely to complain about any half-heartedness on the part of their host. The hotel has given a renowned local interior decorations company carte blanche to transform the property into a glittering winter wonderland. Utilizing the biggest budget ever made available for festive decorations at the hotel, the firm is set to produce a lavish display of violet and silver lights and Christmas balls.

The extravaganza is due to be unveiled on December 3 at the hotel’s annual Christmas light-up which will also feature a performance of festive favorites by a 30-strong children’s choir from Thang Long School in Saigon.

A little further up shore, the acclaimed Nam Hai hotel (http://vietnamhotels.net/hoi-an/the-nam-hai/) is trucking in a pair of 2-metre high evergreens down from nearby Hai Van Pass for guests to decorate while sipping Christmas concoctions at the bar, whose combination of white lights and dark woods make for one of the coziest watering holes in the country.

Further north, The Sheraton Nha Trang will be marking its first Noel in the country’s top beach resort with a $10,000 extravaganza. The new Sheraton Nha is also pushing the boat out for the season of goodwill. The hotel, which held its grand opening, last month, is dishing up all the trimmings in its first Christmas as the resort town’s only internationally renowned five-star property. In addition to its 6-metre high tree, there will be a gingerbread house to entertain youngsters while Director of Rooms Nick Lee will be moonlighting as Santa Claus on the 18th of December when the hotel turns on its Christmas lights.

Meanwhile, up in Hanoi, the Metropole Hanoi hotel (http://vietnamhotels.net/ha-noi/) will be marking the season with Francophone flair – a cornucopia of lights and the capital’s tallest Christmas tree counting among the hotel’s array of uplifting attractions. No expense has been spared to ensure that guests at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel don’t miss out on the festivities. The halls of the legendary hotel – a landmark in Vietnam’s capital since 1901 – will be strewn with ornaments and decorations while approximately 5,000 lights will be strung along the façade and the interior gardens.

On December 1st, the country’s biggest Christmas tree, a 15-metre pine imported from Hong Kong, will be displayed in the Metropole’s courtyard. Over the course of December, the tree will be hung with ‘wishing cards’ – hopeful notes written by local orphans. Guests will be invited to pluck a red wishing card from the tree and to make an orphan’s dream come true.

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