TRAVELLIVE 07-2016
My grandfather often took me to school in the mornings when I was a little girl. We usually left earlier and stopped by a bakery near my school. He ordered cakes and milk for me while choosing a cup of black coffee with filter for him. When eating my food, I loved counting the drops of coffee falling down through the filter, wondering how they tasted. Once, when my grandfather was buying a magazine, I surreptitiously dipped a finger in the cup of coffee. Bitter! It was the first time I tasted it and couldn’t understand why the drink that many adults love was so bitter. That time I felt like I would never like coffee.
My grandfather often took me to school in the mornings when I was a little girl. We usually left earlier and stopped by a bakery near my school. He ordered cakes and milk for me while choosing a cup of black coffee with filter for him. When eating my food, I loved counting the drops of coffee falling down through the filter, wondering how they tasted. Once, when my grandfather was buying a magazine, I surreptitiously dipped a finger in the cup of coffee. Bitter! It was the first time I tasted it and couldn’t understand why the drink that many adults love was so bitter. That time I felt like I would never like coffee.
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THE FAR EAST’S<br />
STORY<br />
As part of Mgallery’s collection,<br />
H´tel de Arts Saigon reimagines a<br />
time when a voyage to the Far East<br />
was a luxurious privilege reserved<br />
for the most distinguished and<br />
sophisticated members of society.<br />
The spirit of these voyages is<br />
charmingly expressed in each detail,<br />
from the lounge to staircases and<br />
the pathways between rooms, the<br />
interior däcor, light settings, and<br />
signature perfumes made from lily,<br />
Egyptian lotus, lemongrass, oranges,<br />
and plumeria. In this setting we can<br />
invision the European nobelmen<br />
heading to the Far East in search of<br />
their maidens.<br />
Guestrooms are elegantly decorated<br />
in an antique yet luxurious French<br />
style with sophisticated interiors<br />
boasting glass chandeliers with<br />
warm yellow light, paintings by<br />
Saigon artists, table/seat carvings,<br />
old lamps, and paperweights. The<br />
immersive guest experience is like<br />
contemplating one’s own aesthetic<br />
museum.<br />
During the Far East’s voyages<br />
of discovering new lands, the<br />
sophisticated members of society<br />
always experienced the most<br />
luxurious amenities. Visitors can<br />
also find the most luxurious things<br />
in the bedrooms of H´tel des Arts.<br />
The finest pure Egyptian cotton<br />
bed sheets and pillowcases exceed<br />
expectations of comfort, encasing<br />
guests in luxury.<br />
The hotel’s restaurant and Social Club<br />
on the 23 rd floor are like a miniature<br />
of Indochina in the 1930s. Designed<br />
by Super Potato, a famous company<br />
in Japan, with the inspiration of<br />
the upper class clubs in England,<br />
Social Club is not merely a place<br />
for relaxation but a great place for<br />
meeting business partners. That is the<br />
reason why Hotel des Arts is not just<br />
a hotel for travelers but a place for the<br />
elites of Saigon.<br />
H§TEL DE ARTS SAIGON / 76-78 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Dist. 3, HCMC<br />
Tel: 08 3989 8888 / Website: www.accor.com<br />
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