Vinpearl Resort Phu Quoc

According to the locals, the investors are super powerful and filthy rich, hence Vinpearl Resort Phu Quoc was built within a year! Money talk, no money no talk, therefore other projects I've seen started over 10 yrs ago, has gone astray and left alone. People swallow the allowance and leave the job incomplete, having reasons to blame until things just phase out.

I've enjoyed the overall stay in the original Vinpearl Nha Trang; the service, food and activities provided were cheap for five star quality. So I didn't expect nothing less here at Vinpearl Resort Phu Quoc, and I'm pleasantly pleased. A lot of locals holiday here, this is proof its affordability is appreciated.

Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are all inclusive in the room price. If you want to travel to their Vinpearl Land (also inclusive), there's a golf buggy that'll take you there all day. As you'll see below, Vinpearl Land is a small theme park, with arcade, water-park, aquarium, and shows that are organised on a daily bases.

welcomed by these ladies at the airport

the view from our room!

If you want to be gifted at a hotel, and you are travelling with the opposite sex, tell them it's your honeymoon, you'll get free cake or special treatments or wine bottles as a welcoming gift. 

Breakfast & Lunch:

 pork rice noodle soup

stir fried ostrich meat

 frog meat satay + lemon grass, OMG this was delicious!!!

 Bolognese made on the spot

these Vietnamese ladies made me laugh, they took selfies with this Caucasian boy, they were certain his mother was neglecting him. They took this opportunity to spoon feed him and photograph him... this boys got a fan base hehehe. 

freshly made pancakes, with heaps of toppings and spreads

Vinpearl Land

Welcome to Vinpearl land, still under construction, but majority is complete

There are three buffet locations at night, this is the outdoor "Pepper" restaurant where they BBQ seafood and anything related with the beach resting ashore. Food again was great but mosquitos and insects at night time here is unbearable.

 night view

these little huts part of Vincharm, therapeutic place, I was disappointed I had no time to chill here

InterContinental Asiana Saigon

We resided at the InterContinental (Saigon) on our first night, the experience was as expected and more. The staff were so very helpful, spoke proper English, well mannered and friendly, I've had great services at 5 star hotels, but this was the best. 
This hotel is within walking distance to the city centre, enjoy the walk or go by taxi, it'll be nothing you've experienced before, horn beeps coming from all corners just like people and cars, it's an organised chaos. 
We were given a corner room, so we had a great view of the city, I'm grateful to be here so dirty rustic roofs or tall fancy building don't matter to me. Most 5 star hotels have "club lounge" and the room we booked gave us access to it, therefore we could enter anytime for free drinks, they also had happy hour (free cocktail alcohol time), & light: breakfast, lunch and dinner. But for breakfast I always prefer the main restaurant there's way more food there, as you'll see below

welcome refreshment: lightly sweetened detox lemon grass drink and chilled towel

club lounge at InterContinental (Saigon) 

small delicious dishes I picked out, tuna baguette, grilled salmon, rice paper roll, caramelised chicken drum stick

fruits: dragron fruit, watermelon (full of seeds but its so sweet), papaya, sweet pineapple, sapoche (sweet and soft, they make awesome smoothies)

A replica Eames chair

 this is the entrance to the main restaurant where we had breakfast

breakfast buffet and refreshing coconut juice (YUM)

 wonton noodle soup

wrapped steamed pork rice rolls

fruits and coconut galore

pho bo, beef noodle soup

typical bread, butter and spreads. If you think you'll lose weight here, think again, theres food for all taste buds.

 ham and salad bar

 french Jam

grill bar