snoop1130 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 From tubs to toilets, Vietnam hotel opens with gold-plated pizzazz By Minh Nguyen FILE PHOTO: Gold-plated toilets are seen at the newly inaugurated Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake hotel, after the government eased a nationwide lockdown following the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hanoi, Vietnam July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo HANOI (Reuters) - A five-star hotel in Vietnamese capital Hanoi has opened with a twist that it hopes will attract guests with intimately expensive tastes: gold-plated bath tubs, basins and even toilets, all housed behind a massive golden exterior. The Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake Hotel has made the extra effort to bring visitors back to Vietnam where the tourism sector is slowly reopening after a three-month coronavirus lockdown. The hotel, owned by Hoa Binh Group and managed by U.S.-based Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc, stands in stark contrast to its surrounding weather-worn Soviet-era buildings. "At the moment, there is no other hotel like this in the world," said Nguyen Huu Duong, majority owner and chairman of Hoa Binh Group. Hotel facilities include a 24 karat gold-tiled infinity pool on the rooftop, while inside guest rooms, bathrooms are laced with yellow metal. From $250 a night, the hotel is in the same price bracket as rival luxury accommodation in the city. "It has changed my mind about what luxury can be. Other luxury hotels usually use marble as tiles, but here everything is gold-plated down to the washing basin," said 62-year-old guest Luong Van Thuan, himself a hotel owner. Vietnam has been relatively successful in containing the coronavirus outbreak with only 350 or so cases and no reported deaths. Duong said if not for the pandemic, the hotel would likely be fully booked with international guests. Around a tonne of gold was used to cover the hotel, said Duong, a Vietnam War veteran and former cyclo taxi driver who made his fortune in construction and property. He is planning gold-plated projects in Ho Chi Minh City and a resort in central Vietnam. -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-07-03 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Never photograph a toilet with the lid up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 No taste or sense of style at all. Pure bad taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy one Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Not a bad finish for gold paint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted July 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2020 Goldeneye in more ways than one .. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 That´s outright sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: "It has changed my mind about what luxury can be. Other luxury hotels usually use marble as tiles, but here everything is gold-plated down to the washing basin," said 62-year-old guest Luong Van Thuan, himself a hotel owner. It has changed my mind about what someone vacant in any taste at all would consider luxury. The only way I could describe this is ‘Post-Chav-Garish-Kitsch’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterian Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I have been told that gold plate is actually cheaper than chrome or stainless steel. Apparently gold plate is a single process whereas chrome is a double plating process, first copper plate then chrome plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, anterian said: I have been told that gold plate is actually cheaper than chrome or stainless steel. Apparently gold plate is a single process whereas chrome is a double plating process, first copper plate then chrome plate. You are correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 7 hours ago, anterian said: I have been told that gold plate is actually cheaper than chrome or stainless steel. Apparently gold plate is a single process whereas chrome is a double plating process, first copper plate then chrome plate. Does not make it attractive or stylish, cheap, yes in process and presentation. I shudder if I have walked into a restaurant and see gold plated cutlery or under-plates, reeks "look at me"" arrivists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 ridiculous waste of a precious metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 minute ago, bodga said: ridiculous waste of a precious metal. It is gold plate, if it was gold it would be too heavy and guests would be working out how to get some of it out in their luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Gringo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Donald Chump would be proud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 19 hours ago, Orton Rd said: Never photograph a toilet with the lid up because??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said: because??? It look awful and amaturish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHdiver Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 20 hours ago, Orton Rd said: Never photograph a toilet with the lid up Well, if you eat a gold plated steak, not only should the lid be up, but you can prodly show the floater, as he will blend in nicely with the rest of the toilet ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 21 hours ago, snoop1130 said: A five-star hotel in Vietnamese capital Hanoi has opened with a twist that it hopes will attract guests with intimately expensive tastes: gold-plated bath tubs, basins and even toilets, all housed behind a massive golden exterior. Ah! The "new normal" for Thailand's expected wealthy guests in their private planes and yachts????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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