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An enriching journey awaits
Beneath Saigon’s veneer of vibrant modernity, a rich and storied history lies waiting to be discovered. As you roam the city’s tangled maze of avenues and alleyways, its secrets slowly reveal themselves, whispering from the colonial-era structures, from the antique stores and hawker stalls. You find a city on the move yet rooted in the past, a place where tradition is celebrated alongside creativity. And it all lies just beyond The Myst.
“ The distant river is rushing, Summoning pastel clouds away.
Do you hear the soaring songbirds sing? Chirp, chirrup – in every note
they seem to say, It’s Spring, it’s Myst. ”
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What’s included at The Myst Dong Khoi, and what to ask before you book
It is nearly midnight. The flights are booked and only the hotel is left, the booking page open and your finger hovering over the confirm button. Three small questions will not go away. Is breakfast in the rate? Does the pool cost extra? Will anyone meet you at the airport? In short, a stay at […]
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A hotel staycation in Saigon: one slow day without leaving The Myst Dong Khoi
Half past nine on a Saturday, and the hardest decision so far is whether to order a second coffee at Bason Café. Your phone is face down. A hotel staycation in Saigon works best when everything a day off needs sits under one roof, and at The Myst Dong Khoi that day can run from […]
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KL Spa: a hotel spa in District 1 for tired feet, stiff shoulders and slow evenings
It is eight in the evening and you are walking back from Nguyễn Huệ walking street. You have been on your feet since lunch, your calves are tight and your sandal straps have started to rub. Turn onto Hồ Huấn Nghiệp, step into the hotel’s own hẻm, and KL Spa is right there. If you […]
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A rooftop pool hotel in District 1: swimming, sauna and gym at The Myst Dong Khoi
Seven in the morning, and the lift doors open on the 15th floor. Nobody has touched the water yet. Down in the streets the traffic is only just starting, and the air on the roof is noticeably cooler than at ground level. Give it two hours and the city is hot and loud again. The […]
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Choosing a hotel room with a balcony in Saigon: the six room types at The Myst Dong Khoi
Six in the morning, and the glass door slides back onto the balcony. The leaves in the planters are still damp, the first motorbikes are buzzing along the street below, and up here the air has not yet warmed. In a city centre full of towers, a bit of open sky you can step into […]
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A hotel near the Saigon River and Nguyễn Huệ: one evening on foot
By five o’clock the sun has started to ease off Hồ Huấn Nghiệp. It is a minute’s walk to Đồng Khởi, and that street runs straight to the water; you feel the river breeze before you see the river. A few minutes more and you are on the bank. The Myst Dong Khoi, at 6-8 […]
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A hotel near the Saigon River and Nguyễn Huệ: one evening on foot
By five o’clock the sun has started to ease off Hồ Huấn Nghiệp. It is a minute’s walk to Đồng Khởi, and that street runs straight to the water; you feel the river breeze before you see the river. A few minutes more and you are on the bank. The Myst Dong Khoi, at 6-8 […]
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What’s within 15 minutes’ walk of The Myst Dong Khoi
At six in the morning, a one-minute walk along Hồ Huấn Nghiệp street brings you out onto Đồng Khởi. Shutters are still down, the traffic is thin and a breeze is coming up from the river. A few minutes on, Nguyễn Huệ walking street is quiet enough to hear your own footsteps. That is the […]
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Marseille Roof Tiles: From the Clay Pits of Marseille to the Roofs of Saigon
In 2004, when a few damaged tiles were taken down from the roof of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Saigon, the words on their surface read “Wang-Tai Saigon”. Not a French factory at all. Wang-Tai was a Chinese merchant in colonial Saigon with brick and tile works along the Bến Nghé creek, and some of the cathedral’s […]