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1925: Established by Hui-Bon-Hoa company (the owner was a Chinese-Vietnamese called Uncle Hoa).Situated right on the corner of Catinat Street (now Dong Khoi Street) and Quai de Belgique Street (now Ton Duc Thang Street).
Featured 4 stories and 44 guestrooms in French style architecture. |
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1948: The Indochina Tourism & Exhibition Department bought the main part of the building consisting of the 1st floor and ground floor and rented the remaining 44 rooms for 30 years . |
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1951: Mr. Franchini Mathieu, a French Corsican, signed a 15-year contract to develope the property. After the war in Vietnam, the French government had to retreat and hand over Hotel Majestic to the Saigon Authority, but Mr. Franchini continued business thanks to the still effective contract. |
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| 1951: Mr. Franchini Mathieu, a French Corsican, signed a 15-year contract to develope the property. After the war in Vietnam, the French government had to retreat and hand over Hotel Majestic to the Saigon Authority, but Mr. Franchini continued business thanks to the still effective contract. |
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1968: Two more stories were developed, adding one international conference hall, one restaurant and some guestrooms. (The hotel at that time was renamed as Hoan-My originating from the initials of Hotel Majestic). |
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1985: Managed by Saigontourist Company (state-owned company). Featured 99 guestrooms of different types, a European restaurant, an Asian restaurant, an International Conference room and a souvenir shop... |
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1994: Throughout a long time of operation, the premises had deteriorated so much that the management of the Saigontourist Company decided to invest in upgrading it. The improvements took place step by step and finally on August 1st the hotel was completely closed for total renovation. Aiming at restoring the classical style of Hotel Majestic 1925, the company had instructed its own construction firm to design and carry out the project with an investment of approximately USD5.5 million. |
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1995: Resumed operation on August 1st, featured 122 guestrooms including 30 suites, with additional services such as Business Center, Coffee Shop, Swimming pool, Gym room, sauna & massage, etc. |
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2003: A new 8-storey Saigon wing was incorporated into the existing building, adding 54 guestrooms making 175 rooms in total. Also added were Serenade Restaurant, Bellevue Bar and a Spa. |
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| 2005: Catinat Lounge with Free Wireless Internet Access established. Celebrated its 80th Anniversary on December 16th. |
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2007: Was the 1st Vietnamese managed Hotel to be promoted to 5 star on February 29th. |
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| MAJESTIC VIP GUESTS |
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FRANCOIS MITTERRAND- Former President of the Republic of France
CATHERINE DENEUVE- French Movie Star
AKISHINO-Japan’s Prince
EDWARDS ANDREW- Prince of the United Kingdom
HENRIK- Prince of Denmark
PHILIPPE LEOPOLD- Prince of Belgium
MAHA CHAKRI SRINGDHORN- Princess of Thailand
LEE KWANG DIEU- Former Prime Minister of Singapore
LEE HSIEN LOONG- Prime Minister of Singapore
VÕ VĂN KIỆT- Former Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
KAIKO TAKESHI- Japanese Writer
BIRGITTA DAHI- Speaker of Swedish Parliament
TRẦN VĂN KHÊ- Doctor in Musicology
JACQUES BEKAERT- BBC Correspondent
MARTIN YAN- International Chef
GOH CHOK TONG- Former Prime Minister of Singapore
HENRY GRAHAM GREEN- British Novelist
HRH HENRIK- Prince of Denmark
TAKESHI KAIKO- Japanese Journalist
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