The luxury Dalat Palace Hotel is owned by a teenage Filipino boy - really! Under the heading truth is stranger than fiction, wealthy American Larry Hilblom (the "H" in DHL) bummed around Asia and the South Pacific for a decade. (Of course bumming is a relative term when you have a $600 Million fortune!) Apparently Larry couldn’t find a place to play golf in Vietnam, so he restored the 1920s vintage Dalat Palace hotel and the adjoining Dalat Palace Golf Club at a reported cost of $40 Million (nearly $1 Million per room!)

When he met his tragic demise in a 1995 sea plane crash, he left behind his fortune and a string of children from Vietnam to the Philippines. The courts recently awarded those children $50 million apiece in cash and property, including 3 hotels and two golf course in Vietnam.

Rooms

Each of the Sofitel’s 43 rooms have first class amenities including IDD telephone, satellite television, mini bar, safe deposit, in-house movies, music channels and hairdryer. Many of the rooms have a private fireplace.

Rooms comprise either twin or king beds (mainly king beds) and interconnecting rooms are available.

● Superior rooms measure approximately 35 sqm;

● Deluxe rooms approximately 45 sqm;

● Junior Suites measure approximately 95 sqm. Presidential Suites measure 125 sqm.

Only Deluxe rooms and other higher room types can accommodate extra beds.

Deluxe rooms or Suites are recommended for a family of four.

Location

The Sofitel Dalat Palace stands in front of Xuan Huong Lake, within walking distance of the city centre.

The four-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City presents some of the most beautiful scenery in Asia and regular scheduled 40-minute flights from Ho Chi Minh City on the new ATR-72 aircraft allow for daily business/leisure trips.

Located just 30 minutes from Dalat Airport and 5 minutes from the shops, market and Dalat Palace Golf Club.