The Reverie Saigon

Character and identity

Set inside the Times Square tower between Dong Khoi and Nguyen Hue in District 1, The Reverie Saigon is a 286-room exercise in maximalist Italian palazzo style dropped into the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. Expect Carrara marble, Murano glass, custom Colombostile and Giorgetti pieces, and a seventh-floor lobby anchored by a gilded Baldi clock and an eggplant-purple ostrich-leather sofa. Dining spans French, Cantonese and Italian, linked by a bar that stretches a full city block. The two-level, 13,000-square-foot spa adds Himalayan salt steam, a chakra-lit sauna and an Olympic-length pool. Service is formal and attentive.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What defines a stay here is the sheer scale and intensity of the Italian decor: this is the most maximalist luxury product in Saigon, and you either lean in or you don't. Book a high-floor suite for the floor-to-ceiling city views, use the chauffeured Rolls or Bentley to dodge the traffic, and come for the spa and the cooking rather than a sense of restraint.