Saigontourist hosts Christmas and New Year events
Hotels and restaurants under the umbrella of Saigontourist are hosting festive programs that include cuisine, entertainment activities and music performances with price promotions.
Liberty Central Citipoint Hotel (59 Pasteur St., Dist.1, HCMC. Tel: 08 3822 5678)
Guests will experience a special cuisine program celebrating Christmas at the hotel’s Central Restaurant on the third floor and enjoy DJ performance at Above Sky Bar on the 19th floor.
The Christmas buffet party lasts from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on December 24. The party also features children choir, gifts from Santa Claus and drinks. Tickets are VND999,000++ an adult and VND499,000++ a child. Guests will be given a discount of 10% when booking before December 18.
The hotel also holds the New Year party offering tasty seafood dishes like lobster, fresh tiger prawns, oysters, clams, scallops, crab, sashimi and traditional dishes only available in the festive season such as duck liver pâté, grilled turkey with cranberry sauce and superb desserts.
These dished are prepared by talented chef Pham Hoai Thanh and his culinary team at Central Restaurant. The special prizes in the lucky draw during the party are meant to surprise diners.
The New Year party package includes the buffet dinner, drinks and the lucky draw. The party takes place at 6:30 p.m. on December 31. Tickets are VND1.299 million++ an adult and VND599,000++ a kid from five to 12 years old.
The Above Sky Bar on the 19th floor is an ideal venue for those who want to admire the stunning scene of HCMC and firework displays on New Year’s Eve. Countdown party will be held at the bar with DJ performances.
Tickets are VND599,000++ per person including one cup of cocktail or wine and snacks. Discount of 10% are for guests booking before December 24.
Liberty Central Saigon Centre Hotel (179 Le Thanh Ton St., Dist. 1, HCMC. Tel: 08 3823 9269)
The hotel offers a special cuisine program celebrating the festive season. The program presents 50 delicious dishes, circus and magic shows and gifts from Santa Claus.
The New Year party will be held at the hotel’s Central Restaurant on the second floor. The party package, lasting from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on December 31, includes buffet dinner, circus and magic shows and gifts for kids.
Tickets for both the Christmas and New Year parties are VND698,000++ an adult and VND398,000++ a child. Prices include wine, draft beer and soft drinks. A group of five people or above will be given a bottle of Café de Paris wine. A discount of 10% is for any booking before December 20.
Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel (17 Ton Duc Thang St., Dist. 1, HCMC. Tel: 08 3827 1717)
The hotel hosts the Christmas buffet party at the Central Restaurant and the Apollo Hall on the first and second floors respectively on December 24. Delicious dishes such as abalone soup, lobster, baked oysters, salmon, sashimi, grilled duck, grilled chicken, Australian lamb, foie gras (goose liver) and cuisines from many nations will be served at the party.
The party lasts from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are VND1.299 million++ an adult and VND650,000++ a kid.
Vertical Sky Bar on the 25th floor is also a suitable venue to celebrate Christmas. The Christmas party at the bar will serve beef and grilled turkey. The party takes place at 7 p.m. on December 24. Tickets are VND799,000++ per person including wine.
Besides, the New Year party at the Central Restaurant is prepared by Chef Nguyen Phong Luu. Tickets are VND1.9 million++ an adult and VND950,000 ++ a kid including wine, draft beer and soft drinks.
If guests want to watch firework displays while enjoying wine, cheese and DJ performances, the countdown party at the Vertical Sky Bar is a wise choice. Tickets are VND999,000 per person including wine, draught beer and soft drinks.
Guests will enjoy a discount of 10% for any booking one day in advance.
Majestic Saigon Hotel (1 Dong Khoi St., Dist. 1., HCMC. Tel: 08 3829 5517)
The hotel hosts some programs celebrating Christmas and New Year. Its Catinat Lounge serves roasted turkey with grilled vegetables and three kinds of sauce from November 15 to December 30.
A combo costs VND1.999 million. Guests should order the combo two days in advance and take the dish at the Catinat Lounge. If they enjoy the dish at the restaurant, they have to pay a service charge of VND300,000.
The two seafood buffet parties celebrating Christmas and New Year will take place at the Prima AB Hall on the fifth floor on December 24 and December 31, respectively. Tickets for the Christmas buffet party are VND1,999 million an adult and VND999,000 a kid.
Moreover, the New Year gala buffet is also held at M Bar on the eighth floor at of VND2.999 million an adult and VND1.499 million a kid. The Semi Buffet is held at Serenade on the seventh floor at VND1.599 million an adult and VND799,000 a kid.
At the parties, beer, wine and soft drinks are complimentary. There are also special music shows and a lucky draw. Kids under one meter tall enjoy free admission.
One complimentary ticket is given to each 10 adult tickets bought and a discount of 10% for a purchase made before December 15 and 20 respectively
The firework watching programs welcoming the New Year 2017 and Lunar New Year 2017 take place at Prima AB Hall on the fifth floor, M Bar on the eighth floor and Serenade on the seventh floor on December 31 and January 27, respectively.
Both programs last from 11:30 p.m. to 12 p.m. Tickets are VND399,000 per person. One complimentary ticket is given to each 10 adult tickets bought and a discount of 10% for a purchase made before December 20 and January 2 respectively.
First Hotel (18 Hoang Viet St., Tan Binh Dist., HCMC. Tel: 3846 2944)
The hotel offers a buffet program with more than 80 selected Asian-Western dishes. The Christmas buffet features baked oyster, turkey with mushroom sauce, grilled prawn, seafood hotpot, etc. while New Year’s Eve buffet highlights baked stuffed crab, US beef with green pepper sauce, Norwegian salmon with lemon butter sauce, roasted prawn with garlic, seafood hotpot, etc.
Tickets are VND450,000 an adult and VND200,000 a kid. Adult guests will have one free glass of Chilean red wine at Christmas buffet and one free glass of champagne at New Year’s Eve buffet.
One complimentary ticket is given to each 10 adult tickets bought before December 22.
Saigon-Ban Me Hotel (01-03 Phan Chau Trinh St., Buon Ma Thuot City, Daklak Province. Tel: 0500 3685 666)
To celebrate Christmas and New Year, the hotel organizes the “Warm Noel” gala buffet at its La Victoria Hall at 6 p.m. on December 24. Music show and a lucky draw with attractive prizes are also available at the gala buffet.
Tickets are VND400,000 per person and VND250,000 per kid.
Saigon-Quang Binh Hotel (20 Quach Xuan Ki St., Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh Province. Tel: 052 3822276)
The four-star hotel under Saigontourist is on the bank of the Nhat Le River. The hotel hosts the Christmas Gala Buffet at its Conference Hall on the second floor at 7 p.m. on December 24 to celebrate the special festival.
The buffet presents Western-Asian dishes and activities like Santa Claus giving gifts to kids, a lucky draw and guitar and violin concerts. Tickets are VND390,000 per adult and VND240,000 per kid.
Free red wine and fruit juices. Guests will get one free ticket if they buy 10 tickets before December 20.