Best Western International, The World’s Largest Hotel Chain, has confirmed the upcoming opening of Best Western Sapaly, Lao Cai in December 2009.
Lao Cai is a well developed city, the northwest gate of Vietnam links with Yunnan, China. The city is a bridge for the economies of the two countries, especially regional industries.
The area is also a recognised tourist destination featuring stunning scenery, colorful cultural activities, and bustling markets overflowing with unique handicrafts and other products. Tour highlights include a dramatic boat cruise into remote, unspoiled areas.
Best Western Sapaly, Lao Cai forms part of the Lao Cai International Frontier Gate Trading Plaza, a multi-purpose complex with shops, restaurants and convention facilities located in the heart of the business area of Lao Cai City.
The plaza, in turn, is located just 200m from the border gate. As such, target guests for the hotel include business people participating in the booming trade and investment. Such guests are further facilitated by the hotel’s proximity to nearby industrial parks.
Specially designed to meet the needs of the modern traveler, the 180-room hotel features a new millennium design and a full range of the latest business and leisure facilities. Rooms are of Superior, Luxury and Suite standard while amenities include a 100m² swimming pool, health club, restaurants, bar, and Jacuzzi. A ballroom offers seating for up to 450 guests. Also included are a karaoke club and a disco. Businessmen are well served by meeting rooms and a fully-equipped business center.
Best Western opened its first property in Vietnam in 2008; the 101 room Best Western Pearl River Hotel in Haiphong. The company has established an area development office with a target to open five hotels in Vietnam within three years in key destinations such as Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Halong, Hoi An, Nha Trang, and Dalat.