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Package tours that include rounds at several courses and lodging at some of Vietnam’s best hotels can be arranged through the Ho Chi Minh Golf Trail (www.hochiminhgolftrail.com; 84-54-931-090). Prices vary depending on courses and hotels.
Individually, a round of 18 holes at a course in Vietnam will cost about $65 to $75 for those who stay with partnered hotels and $85 to $100 for those who stay elsewhere. Most clubs rent clubs and shoes. Caddies cost about $15 plus a tip.
WHERE TO STAY
In Hanoi, the Sofitel Metropole Hanoi (15 Ngo Quyen Street; 84-4-826-6919; www.sofitel.com) is an Old World oasis amid the bustle of North Vietnam’s largest city. This landmark hotel features wooden ceiling fans, marble floors in the lobby and 363 rooms that combine flat-screen TVs with artistic antique décor. The interior garden has a pool bordered by lounge chairs — each adorned with a conical hat to shield sunbathers — and a bar where Champagne tastings are common. There are two restaurants (one French, one Vietnamese) and a health club on the property. When we visited, work on rooms in the newer Opera wing was still going on; it is supposed to be finished in the next few weeks. A double starts at $259 in the Opera wing, and $289 a night in the historic wing.
The Sofitel Dalat Palace (12 Tran Phu Street, Da Lat; 84-63-825-444; www.sofitel.com) is a majestic, Jazz Age, 43-room hotel with sweeping corridors, a grand French restaurant, and a cozy bar with pool tables in the basement. The rooms are lavish with high ceilings, wood shutters and claw-foot tubs. Doubles from $201.
WHERE TO EAT
Green Tangerine (48 Hang Be, Hanoi; 84-4-825-1286) offers a menu of innovative and delicious French and Asian fare. Set back from the busy streets in a restored 1928 colonial home in the Old Quarter, Green Tangerine is a great spot for lunch or a drink. The desserts — especially the banana spring rolls — make it worth seeking out. Lunch with drinks, about $40.
Club Opera (59 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi; 84-4-824-6950) is housed in a grand villa across the street from the Metropole. Decorated with bright paint and silks, this elegant restaurant serves well-prepared Thai and Vietnamese dishes, focusing on seafood. Dinner for two with wine, $70.
Individually, a round of 18 holes at a course in Vietnam will cost about $65 to $75 for those who stay with partnered hotels and $85 to $100 for those who stay elsewhere. Most clubs rent clubs and shoes. Caddies cost about $15 plus a tip.
WHERE TO STAY
In Hanoi, the Sofitel Metropole Hanoi (15 Ngo Quyen Street; 84-4-826-6919; www.sofitel.com) is an Old World oasis amid the bustle of North Vietnam’s largest city. This landmark hotel features wooden ceiling fans, marble floors in the lobby and 363 rooms that combine flat-screen TVs with artistic antique décor. The interior garden has a pool bordered by lounge chairs — each adorned with a conical hat to shield sunbathers — and a bar where Champagne tastings are common. There are two restaurants (one French, one Vietnamese) and a health club on the property. When we visited, work on rooms in the newer Opera wing was still going on; it is supposed to be finished in the next few weeks. A double starts at $259 in the Opera wing, and $289 a night in the historic wing.
The Sofitel Dalat Palace (12 Tran Phu Street, Da Lat; 84-63-825-444; www.sofitel.com) is a majestic, Jazz Age, 43-room hotel with sweeping corridors, a grand French restaurant, and a cozy bar with pool tables in the basement. The rooms are lavish with high ceilings, wood shutters and claw-foot tubs. Doubles from $201.
WHERE TO EAT
Green Tangerine (48 Hang Be, Hanoi; 84-4-825-1286) offers a menu of innovative and delicious French and Asian fare. Set back from the busy streets in a restored 1928 colonial home in the Old Quarter, Green Tangerine is a great spot for lunch or a drink. The desserts — especially the banana spring rolls — make it worth seeking out. Lunch with drinks, about $40.
Club Opera (59 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi; 84-4-824-6950) is housed in a grand villa across the street from the Metropole. Decorated with bright paint and silks, this elegant restaurant serves well-prepared Thai and Vietnamese dishes, focusing on seafood. Dinner for two with wine, $70.
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