Caravelle Hotel, Saigon // HISTORIC 5-Star Hotel Review

[@tavinderchana8437]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Staying here in March 25

[@tfft]

Enjoy your trip 🗺️

[@jamesphelps1958]

Have been binging your videos today and its so odd to see your old format. I really like the changes you’ve made. The 2024 review style is much improved, not that this is bad.

[@tfft]

This is the 9th video I ever made- for anything lol. So, yeah, things have evolved quite a bit over the past 290 videos. Thanks for watching 🩴

[@tuanphongvu1585]

Really great presentation. I don’t mind the Luxury Travel Expert’s influence on this videos at all, been dying to find any Vietnam based hotel review video with TLTE style, and finally found you guys. Hope to see more from you. ❤️❤️❤️

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching! We have changed our format just a bit in our newer videos to make it a better experience for our viewers that use subtitles… but a Vietnamese based reviewer we are for sure! Lots more to come- aiming for 60 reviews in 2021.

[@nortonsimmons1546]

Ah memories - I celebrated by 20th Birthday at the Caravelle Hotel - should head back there for my 40th next year!

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@michaelhart3410]

Great vid mate!! I've always wanted to check out this hotel (my extended family is in Saigon). Thanks for the video tour, and thanks for referring to the city as Saigon. Your more recent vids with spoken commentary instead of just subtitles + music are way better in my opinion, so I'm super glad you're speaking in your vids now ;)

[@tfft]

Thank you for the feedback and glad the video was useful for you. Yes, the channel has rolled out in baby steps so to speak, but we’re up and walking at a good pace now! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@26markp]

It’s been great . Mark

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🩴

[@normanshafty]

One of my very favourite hotels on the planet. Great tour, thanks.

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@gerberdude]

Thank you for sharing this. I really want to visit Saigon and the Caravelle again. Your video has inspired me to do so.

[@tfft]

So glad and thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@26markp]

We are staying there in April - really looking forward to it.

[@tfft]

Enjoy your trip 🗺️

[@susant6472]

I enjoyed watching your video and your music as well! We will be traveling to Saigon in March, and probably will stay at Caravelle for a few nights! Any opinions about Majestic or Grand Hotels? Thanks!

[@tfft]

Have never stayed at those, but the Caravelle is definitely much posher.

[@tonydevos]

I stayed there once, it was nice, breakfast was outstanding, pool area nice, location is superb. But I generally stay at the new world in Saigon. I love their lounge and their location is outstanding

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@bobnagle4836]

Incredible to see the hotel has stood the test of time

[@tfft]

Incredible just to be inside!

[@vd9131]

👍👍❤️❤️

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@KhoaNguyeninh-en6vb]

Would you choose Caravelle over Intercontinental considering the location and good restaurants surrounding it?

[@tfft]

Caravelle location is far superior, but in reality just a 10 minute walk from each other.

[@KhoaNguyeninh-en6vb]

@@tfft Thank you, Kevin, hope you have a good journey and can't wait for your video on Regent Phu Quoc

[@tanletran7270]

our favourite Saigon hotel is right behind the Caravelle - Sheraton Saigon with a great customer team and friendly GM Scott Hodgetts . I believe that he had left Sheraton Saigon & replaced by a new GM

[@tfft]

I’m curious to visit the Sheraton now that it’s been renovated inside- prior to that, I always thought the interiors were quite dated. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@tanletran7270]

@@tfft the latest news that Scott Hodgetts the old GM of Sheraton now move over to become the GM for Caravelle. Caravelle held a special memory for myself. My uncle was married there some 45 years ago before the communist took over Saigon

[@socalbeauty1516]

I will be visiting again some time later this year. Do you recommend this hotel or any other hotels in Saigon?

[@tfft]

If the location is suitable my favorite (and I think best value) is the Nikko. For more centrally located though I’d go with the Caravelle, Park Hyatt or Intercontinental (hotel more so then residences). Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@socalbeauty1516]

@@tfft thank you! Really enjoying your videos.

[@epicureanaaron]

Hi, does the fitness center at Caravelle come with steam/sauna rooms and hot/cold tubs too? Cheers.

[@tfft]

I was there at the peak of Covid and such things were not allowed to be open (if they did have the facilities). I would contact them directly to find out. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@jovie4628]

What video camera are you using?

[@tfft]

Currently using a combination of iPhone 12PM and GoPro 9 (this video had some low light issues... still learning!). Adding a DJI Mavic Mini 2 for the trip I’m going on today!

[@B3S4K3R]

I’m in there rn in party 2022

[@tfft]

Enjoy your stay and thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@giorgiomatera3395]

Just got back from Ho chi minh. Stayed 4 night at LA VELA. Rooftop pool was amazing, chinese buffet too. Check it out next time.

[@tfft]

Great pool for sure, but not a fan of the location. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@haivuongngoc3560]

Video is well made but it's too similar to "The Luxury Travel Expert" channel (the structure, the BGM, the subtitles,...)

[@tfft]

Thanks for watching and yes- we’ve already changed a bit of the format in our 3 most recent videos to make it easier to use real cc subtitles without us publishing text in the actual video. As for the structure, TLTE does a great job highlighting properties and we aim to do the same, but for a much broader range of hotels and resorts!

[@donjohnson4368]

I enjoy both channels but Kevin reviews hotels that are actually in reach of more people

[@petera.neumanndr.1666]

Amendities very bad, hurting easlily hand and finger! Why not stick to the old small items? Otherwise excellent hotel!

[@tfft]

The amenities were excellent… what amenities are you talking about? Lol

[@donjohnson4368]

Picture quality not up to your usual high standard, Kevin

[@tfft]

I believe you mean, “wow your video quality has improved so much!” This was one of my first ever videos published over 2 years ago…

[@donjohnson4368]

Your latest ones “are”superb quality….. any trips to the Canary Islands in the pipeline?

[@hangtruong5911]

Very boring video. No talking.

[@tfft]

Well aren’t you just a ray of sunshine.