Hotel Nikko Saigon hosts conferences for up to 600 people theatre style, banquets for 430 guests and board meetings from eight people, all under one roof in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City. The hotel stands on Nguyen Van Cu Street and has 334 rooms and suites plus 53 serviced apartments over 23 floors, so a group can meet, eat and sleep without leaving the building.
Seminars and company events
The meeting floors are built around the Origami Ballroom on Level 3, a pillarless room of 613 square meters with a 6.1 meter ceiling. It seats 600 theatre style and 400 classroom style, and takes 600 for a cocktail. A partition splits it into two halves of 289 square meters, each for up to 300 people theatre style, so a plenary can run in one half while lunch is set in the other. A 176 square meter pre-function foyer on the same level serves for registration and small exhibitions.
Level 4 holds the smaller rooms. Meeting Room 7, at 208 square meters, works for 170 theatre style or a 40-seat boardroom. Meeting Rooms 1 and 2 combine into a 70 square meter space for 60 theatre style. Meeting Rooms 3 and 4 are boardrooms for eight and ten. Meeting packages include in-house audiovisual equipment, a wireless microphone, whiteboard, flip chart and high-speed wireless internet, with an LCD projector as an option. The events team answers proposal requests within one business day with a capacity chart and floor plan.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the hotel's events. The Origami Ballroom takes a ceremony for 600 and a seated dinner for 430 at tables of ten, with a stage and a bridal suite. Nikko Garden, an open-air terrace of 900 square meters on Level 4, is strung with lanterns and has an aisle, a vow stage and a lawn for cocktails. It takes 400 for a ceremony, 350 for a banquet and 600 standing, with an indoor salon on hand if it rains. A private salon can host a tea ceremony with family seating. The hotel provides a wedding coordinator, a partner florist, production lighting and sound with a technician, and a bridal suite with its own attendant.
Accommodation
The 334 rooms and suites and 53 serviced apartments occupy 23 floors. The Nikko Club Lounge on the top floor serves club guests. Ren Spa, a gym and a swimming pool on the fourth floor complete the facilities for delegates staying several nights.
Catering
Banquets are prepared by the executive chef's team and can be plated for up to 430 guests. Outside the event rooms, La Brasserie runs an international buffet, Ming Court serves Chinese cuisine with a Taiwanese touch, and The Lounge offers drinks and light meals for informal meetings.
History and setting
The hotel belongs to the Okura Nikko network and is owned by Fei-Yueh Vietnam Joint Stock Company. It sits in Cau Ong Lanh Ward of District 1, on the side of the center that faces District 5.
Getting there
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the nearest airport. The hotel's address is 235 Nguyen Van Cu Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
