Si Frew - LUXURY TRAVEL
  • Travel Luxury
  • intro
  • Contact

the luxury travel blog

Stay at The Reverie in Saigon (Already One of The Greatest Hotels in World) - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - March 2016

29/3/2016

4 Comments

 
PictureThe stunning view from the bathroom of the Panorama Suite I was shown. The Hermès bath products are out of sight.
During my further two months travelling around the Far East, almost all of the hotel General Managers I met (eg Raffles, Belmond etc) have talked about The Reverie in Saigon, its outrageous décor and the mind-bloggling expense creating it. 

I decided I must stay there on my last night in Saigon and ended up being so glad I did.  A hotel like no other with friendly staff who are a dream.

This hotel only opened in September 2015 and I think it is already one of the greatest hotels in the world.  It was the perfect, outrageous, place to end my latest Far East adventure.


Read More
4 Comments

Vietnamese Afternoon Tea, with Veuve Clicquot, at the Caravelle Hotel, Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - January 2016

1/2/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
I decided to have afternoon tea in Ho Chi Minh City.  I wanted to do this at Graham Greene’s Continental Hotel but their afternoon tea gets very poor reviews.  Instead I learnt the Caravelle hotel does a Vietnamese option with Veuve Clicquot, something I could not miss, as I love that hotel and its staff.
​


Read More
0 Comments

Coffee with the General Manager of InterContinental Asiana Saigon & Tour of the Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - January 2016

29/1/2016

1 Comment

 
I had coffee with James Young (General Manager of the InterContinental Asiana Saigon) because we have a mutual friend who used to work at the German Embassy in Doha.  

I had not intended to write anything in www.sifrew.com about this but James is such a special person, and his hotel such a quality operation, I had to post something. ​
PictureTheir stunning pool reminds me of the one at the Fullerton Bay in Singapore.


Read More
1 Comment

Dinner at Noir. Dining in the Dark, Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - an experience not to be missed - January 2016

29/1/2016

0 Comments

 
PictureThe Noir 'mystery menus', also in braille.
All the great reviews of Noir. Dining in the Dark, Saigon, and the fact it employs blind and visually impaired staff, meant I ignored a friend's moans about the Paris version. Another friend had raved about her Tokyo 'dinner in the dark'.

​Despite having read lots about it, I arrived feeling unsure/nervous. Going down a non-descript alleyway, wondering if I was in the right place, did not help. However, Germ (one of the owners) welcomed me by name and I knew it was going to be an incredible experience.


Read More
0 Comments

Lunch in Hoi An, Saigon - the best Vietnamese food restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - January 2016

28/1/2016

2 Comments

 
PictureHoi An, Saigon's signature dish - cao lau - thin slices of pork, shrimp & crumbled sesame cake pieces over noodles, accompanied by bone marrow broth.
On my third day in Vietnam I decided I must try some 'real' Vietnamese food.  

Hoi An, Saigon is regarded as the best restaurant for Vietnamese food in Ho Chi Minh City, & one of the best restaurants in Asia, and so that is where I went for lunch after seeing the Park Hyatt, Saigon. 


Read More
2 Comments

Tour of Park Hyatt, Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - January 2016

28/1/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
The Park Hyatt, Saigon is one of the most luxurious (and expensive) hotels in Ho Chi Minh City and so I decided I must have a look around it.  I also wanted to have a chat with their staff about the rest of my time in Vietnam.


Read More
0 Comments

    The Authors

    Si Frew has lived in the UK, Bermuda, Qatar, Cyprus & the Cayman Islands. During this time he met Whoopi Goldberg (in Claridge's), Mike Tyson (in the Concorde Lounge at JFK) , Gordon Ramsay (in the Doha Four Seasons), Chris Eubanks (in The Dorchester), Cherie Blair (in Bermuda & again in the Doha Four Seasons) etc.  There are funny stories attached to all these interactions, feel free to ask Si about them when you meet him.

    Simon is a banking regulator who was trained by the Bank of England and is currently working as a Banking  Consultant, living in the Cayman Islands.

    He loves Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, The Dorchester and Veuve Clicquot.

    Issy
    Issy is a Beanie Baby who was a gift from the Founder of Four Seasons' office.  He  is Simon's regular travelling companion & confidant.  
    ​
    He experiences luxury in life and little else.  It is Issy who guides Si through some of his more entertaining adventures.

    Issy dictates and never types.

    Archives

    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015

    Categories

    All
    45 Park Lane
    A380
    Abacus
    Aberdeen Social
    Abu Dhabi
    Afternoon Tea
    American Airlines
    Angkor Wat
    Anne-Sophie Pic
    Bahrain
    Bali
    Bangkok
    Bangkok Airways
    Battery Park
    BelleRive Boutique Hotel
    Belmond
    Birthday
    Bo.lan
    Breakfast
    Brighton
    British Airways
    Buenos Aires
    Burger Joint
    Business Class
    Calypso Grill Cayman Islands
    Camana Bay Flavour Tour
    Cambodia
    Cambodia Angkor Air
    Campbell Apartment
    Captain Marvin's
    Caravelle Hotel
    Cartier
    Casa Cavia
    Catch
    Cayman Airways
    Cayman International Film Festival
    Cayman Islands
    Chiang Mai
    Chichester
    Christmas
    Cimboco A Caribbean Cafe
    Concert
    COT
    C Sons
    Cyprus
    Dachshunds
    DIFC
    Doha
    Dorchester Collection
    Dubai
    Eating Tarantulas
    Edinburgh
    Edinburgh Fringe
    Elbow Beach Bermuda
    Eric Ripert
    Etihad Airways
    Executive Floors
    First Class
    Flagship First Dining
    Flashpacker
    Foam Party
    Fortune Teller
    Four Seasons
    Four Seasons At Park Lane
    Four Seasons Bahrain Bay
    Four Seasons Buenos Aires
    Four Seasons Downtown
    Four Seasons George V
    Four Seasons New York
    Four Seasons New York Downtown
    Four Seasons Park Lane
    Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square
    Four Seasons; The Surf Club. Miami
    Gin
    GMH Hotels
    Golden Cross
    Grand Cayman
    Grand Central Terminal
    Ha Long Bay
    Hampshire
    Hanoi
    Harvey Nichols
    Heathrow
    Hilton
    HIX Oyster & Chop House
    HM The Queen
    Ho Chi Minh City
    Hoi An
    Hong Kong
    Hotel Threadneedles
    Icon Klub
    InterContinental
    IPhone 8
    Jason Atherton
    Jet Blue
    Jimbaran Bay
    Kimpton Seafire Resort
    Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa
    Koh Samui
    La Dame De Pic London
    Laos
    La Prairie
    Le Sirenuse
    London
    Luang Prabang
    Luca
    Lung King Heen
    LVMH
    Manama
    Mandarin Oriental
    Manicure
    Marco Pierre White
    Marriott Autograph Collection
    Martini
    Mekong Delta
    Mekong Eyes
    Miami
    Miami International Airport
    Michelin Stars
    Miss
    Miss Ly Cafe 22
    Morgan's
    Morgans Hotel Group
    Nahm
    Nam Hai
    New York
    Nicosia
    Noir
    North Face
    Okura Hotels
    Okura Prestige
    Paris
    Parker New York
    Park Hyatt
    Pattaya
    Pedicure
    Perth
    Phnom Penh
    Photos
    Piazzolla Tango
    Plaza Athenee
    Pollen Street Social
    Polo Club
    Preview
    Punta Del Este
    Qatar
    Qatar Airways
    Q Bar
    Raffles
    Railway
    Restaurant
    Ritz
    Ritz Carlton
    Ritz-Carlton
    Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman
    Ritz-Carlton New York
    Rosewood
    Saigon
    Sanderson
    San Pellegrino List
    School
    Seven Mile Beach
    Shangri-La
    Shrewsbury
    Shropshire
    Siem Reap
    SihanoukVille
    Singapore Airlines
    Smith & Sinclair
    Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
    Sofitel So
    Song Saa Private Island
    Spa
    Stingray City
    St Martins Lane
    St Regis
    Sunday Lunch
    Tan Son Nhat Airport
    Tat Kuang Si Waterfalls
    Temple & Sons
    Thailand
    The Balmoral
    The Berkeley
    The Brooklyn
    The Chedi
    The Connaught
    The Dorchester
    The Global Steakhouse
    The Goring
    The Libertine
    The Lighthouse Cayman Islands
    The Mark
    The Peninsula
    The Plaza
    The Reverie
    The Savoy
    The Shard
    The Westin
    Threadneedles Hotel
    Tiger Cub
    Turtle Farm
    UAE
    Ubud
    Uruguay
    Veuve Clicquot
    Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old
    Vietnam
    Vietnam Airlines
    Vina Eden
    Vineyard
    Virgin Australia
    Western Australia
    West Indies Wine Company
    Westminister Attack
    Wheeler's Of St James Oyster Bar & Grill Room
    Wolfgang Puck
    Worldwide Readership
    Yara

    RSS Feed

  • Travel Luxury
  • intro
  • Contact
✕