IHG opens its second hotel in Vietnam and first InterContinental Asia Pacific residences in Ho Chi Minh City

First luxury hotel to open in Ho Chi Minh City in recent years

The hotel features 305 spacious rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows, featuring panoramic views of the city. All the stylishly-designed rooms come with deep-soaking bathtubs and separate walk-in rain showers.

The InterContinental Asiana Saigon also provides extensive meeting facilities. This includes eight meeting rooms and the largest Grand Ballroom in the downtown area, which can cater up to 600 persons in banquet style, with in-door and out-door pre-function spaces.

The hotel boasts a vibrant Food & Beverage scene with five restaurants and bars, a spa, along with a health club featuring a 20-metre long outdoor swimming pool. Club InterContinental, situated on the 19^th floor of the property, offers our club guests a stunning view of the cityscape.

The hotel's sister property of InterContinental Asiana Saigon Residences offers 260 fully furnished apartments, ranging from a one-bedroom at 78 m² to a three-bedroom at 204 m². The larger three-bedroom residences are located from the 23^rd to the 31^st floors.

Each serviced apartment is a design in practical luxury, featuring open-plan concepts, state-of-the-art bathrooms and a warm, welcoming environment. The Residences aim to provide long-rent tenants a stunning base to make their private space as individualistic as desired. Meticulously equipped with the latest technologies, residents can also enjoy audio-visual amenities such including home-theatre systems and Wi-Fi Internet access.

"Vietnam has a huge potential as a destination for both business and leisure tourists from around the world and IHG is confident in the success of InterContinental Asiana Saigon." said Mr. Phil Riley, General Manager.  "We are also very positive about premium residential market in Ho Chi Minh City and confident that our service residences will meet the growing needs of discerning, long-term residents of our city. We believe in the strong growth of this market in the medium and long term."

In addition to premium facilities and a consistent level of service, InterContinental Asiana Saigon is committed to providing an ‘in the know' knowledge to help its guests enjoy local, authentic and enriching experiences.

Opening Special Rate To celebrate its opening, InterContinental Asiana Saigon is offering a special introductory rate of 3,510,000++ Vietnam Dong (VND) (approx. USD195++) including complimentary breakfast for two persons and free access to health club and outdoor swimming pool. The offer is available from now until 31 December 2009.

Deluxe Meeting Packages The hotel is also offering the Deluxe Meeting Packages with 15% off for all events organised from 9 September to 31 December 2009. This will see meeting packages starting from VND 630,000++ (without lunch) or VND 810,000++ (USD35 - USD45). This includes lunch with free-flow of soft drinks and is applicable for groups of 20 persons or more.

Location

Located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, InterContinental Asiana Saigon and InterContinental Asiana Saigon Residences are just within walking distance of all major tourist attractions including the Notre Dame Cathedral, commercial buildings such as the Metropolitan or Diamond Plaza or downtown entertainment facilities, making these the best possible addresses for those looking for a short and long term stay in this bustling metropolis.

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About InterContinental Hotels & Resorts

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has 158 hotels globally and 39 in Asia Pacific, located in more than 60 countries with local insight that comes from over 60 years of experience. At InterContinental we believe that superior, understated service and outstanding facilities are important, but what makes us truly different, is the genuine interest we show in our guests. Our desire is to help guests make the most of their time. We connect our well-travelled guests to what's special about a destination, by sharing our knowledge so they enjoy authentic experiences that will enrich their lives and broaden their outlook.

For more information, visit http://www.intercontinental.com/ and http://www.intercontinentalvideo.com/

About IHG

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 4,300 hotels and almost 630,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®, and also manages the world’s largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with 44 million members worldwide.

IHG has nearly 1,600 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 140,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

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