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Review: Park Hyatt Saigon, Park King Suite + Garden View King
After a FANTASTIC EVA Air Royal Laurel flight and a seamless Visa on Arrival experience we were excited to arrive and check out the Park Hyatt Saigon for New Years. It’s situated in District 1 right off of Lam Son Square ( facing a Coffee Bean for those addicted Angelenos) and a hop, skip, and a jump from the Opera House. Seriously, the location could not be better. Whether it’s a custom suit, roof top drinks, or some of the best restaurants in the city – you’re within walking distance. Cash rates were roughly $400, but luckily we’d booked when Hyatt cash + points rates were available, which are a steal at 7500 + $100. What’s even better? We were able to put a Diamond Suite upgrade on top of it that cleared for our last night at the hotel. Needless to say we were stoked to check out the Park Hyatt Saigon.
First Impression: Love the French Colonial Vietnamese Fusion.
Saigon is a BUSTLING city. Scooters, people, people, Scooters, and then more Scooters. Walking into the Park Hyatt you feel immediately removed. It also didn’t have the usual modern/stark design aspect of many a Park Hyatt. This felt luxurious, personal, detailed, subtle, rich, and homey.
The Deets:
- Where: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- When: December, 2016
- Loyalty: Hyatt Gold Passport
- Status: Diamond
- Rate: 7500 + $100
- Upgrade: Yes to a Garden View King + Park King Suite
- Breakfast can be had in Opera or Room Service
Check-in
We arrived a little after noon, the hotel was fully booked, and didn’t have any rooms available. We asked if a twin room would be possible if a suite wasn’t going to come through, and they were so booked that even that couldn’t be accommodated. Again – so lucky to lock down cash+points for NYE. They thought it wouldn’t be long and invited us to enjoy some welcome drinks in the Park Lounge.
THEY WERE DELICIOUS. Within 45 mins we had a room.
2 nights in a Garden View King. 1 night in a Park King Suite. iPad controls. Hello 2017!
Garden View King
The funny thing is Dave and I had initially reserved a King room because we thought that it would be the best strategy for a suite upgrade. Without a suite we’d obviously rather have our own beds, but the hotel was sold out! The strategy came through for our final night tho!
The room is incredibly well appointed. Nespresso, Bose, and fine linens – but what I loved the most? The amenity drawer! I don’t know why I even bothered to pack anything – it’s all in there.
The detail is really impressive. The rooms aren’t overly large and to save space they incorporated a closet that opens to both the hallway and the bathroom. The hardwood floors and carpeting are seamlessly integrated and I really loved the fully enclosed Shower/bath combo.
Pool view
The bath featured a separate tub and shower
I’d spend my 20s with this breakfast.
It’s served in “Opera” and lemme tell you – it’ll have you hitting the high notes. Pretty obsessed would be putting it lightly. I’d spend my youth with this breakfast experiencing exotic fruits, fresh coconut, and pressing my coffee like only the French can do. In fact, I loved it so much I’m going to write a separate post on it, but not only is there an incredible buffet, but you can order whatever you want from the menu as well. I hope you brought your fast metabolism with you.
Opera
Buffet:
And you can order off the menu
Fresh coconut water…I mean
We waited at least an hour and then visited the pool. No need to risk it ????
I will warn you. It’s not heated and Miles is quite particular about his pool water. If Miles could put one foot in a bath and the other in a pool he’d prefer to not know which is in which. We didn’t spend too much time here. I can imagine during the summer it would be perfect tho.
The spa was on the same level. We sought out the jacuzzi, but something was amiss there as well. The water was only luke warm and the jets wouldn’t really engage. Small, but nice facility nonetheless.
We ordered room service on our last morning as we needed to leave for the airport before Opera was open and serving. Clutch move. And free.
We had egg white omelettes, fruit plates, mixed fruit, bircher mueslix, fresh juice, yogurt, and coffee.
Overall
I would highly recommend the Park Hyatt Saigon. In fact, it’s hard to believe that this is a Category 4 hotel and can be booked for just 15000 points or 7500 + $100 like we snagged. It’s an incredible value and you definitely won’t be disappointed. Saigon is a cosmopolitan city and the location is stellar, but more than that, it feels like you’re staying in a large boutique hotel with character and style.
This review is a part of the Trip Report: Miles Traces his roots in Southeast Asia
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card went through a major refresh in 2026 adding new bonus categories, travel protections, statement credits, and remains one of the best travel starter cards in the market. It earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based including Hyatt, Southwest, United, IHG, and Marriott. Note that Hyatt is now a 4:3 transfer partner
Welcome Offer
Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on gas and EV charging
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on vacation homes at top brands
- Cardmembers will earn 3x points on vacation homes at these top brands: Airbnb, Vrbo, Plu Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa.
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 2x on all other travel
- 1x on everyday purchases
- 5x points on Lyft rides Earn 5x total points on eligible Lyft rides including ride share, bike and scooter rides and subscription and membership products through September 30, 2027.
- 5x total points on Peloton equipment Earn 5x total points on eligible Peloton equipment and accessory purchases over $150 through December 31, 2027.
Benefits and Credits
- $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- NEW: $120 Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS fee credit Cardmembers will receive one statement credit of up to $120 every four years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to the card.
- NEW: Complimentary Apple TV subscription for one year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is great starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and if you use the $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠ you’ll wipe out that annual fee every year. It has great bonus categories and other useful statement credits to enhance your travel.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.
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