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New York City is so near when you enter the Jazz Bar and quickly feel the heartbreaking sounds of the music of all the times. Enjoy the Special evenings every week with local and foreign talented musicians.
In addition, for the visitors of the hotel a modern fitness center is opened with aerobics studio, equipment of power and cardio exercises and a large indoor swimming pool. The hotel makes every effort to meet any requirements of the guests.
Being away from home does not mean being away from your healthy lifestyle and fitness routine. The spacious fully equipped gym will satisfy all your fitness needs making your training more fun and effective.
The 3-star Pharaon Hotel 3 Ho Chi Minh City lies within a 5-minute ride away from War Remnants Museum. At this hotel you'll find 24-hour front desk assistance, a laundry room and housekeeping service.
Guests can try Chinese and Vietnamese dishes at Loving Hut Thien Quoc vegan Restaurant located 300 metres from this hotel. Pharaon Hotel 3 is a 15-minute drive from Tan Son Nhat International airport, and within 2 km to Hoa Hung train station.
Le Thi Rieng Public Park is around 5 minutes by car, while Tao Dan Sports Center District 1 Park is nearly a 25-minute walk of the accommodation. The city centre of Ho Chi Minh City can be reached in 20 minutes on foot. This Ho Chi Minh City hotel is situated within short walking distance to Karaoke.
Nha tho Cau Kho is located just a minute's drive from this Ho Chi Minh City hotel, and such natural sites as 23/9 Park is a mere 1.4 km away. The area includes such religious sights as Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral (2.4 km) and Cho Quan Church (1.4 km). The hotel is situated approximately a 25-minute walk from Fine Arts Museum, and Hanh Cafe Terminal bus station lies nearly 5 minutes' walk away. For those travelling from afar, Tan Son Nhat International airport is 13 minutes' drive away.
Nestled along the picturesque Yerevan-Abovyan Highway, the Multi Grand Pharaon Hotel stands as a shining beacon of luxury and comfort in the heart of Yerevan, Armenia. This magnificent 5-star establishment boasts a well-deserved score of 8.9, making it a highly sought-after destination for discerning travelers seeking an exceptional hospitality experience.
Whether you are visiting Yerevan for business or leisure, the Multi Grand Pharaon Hotel is the epitome of luxury and sophistication. With its unparalleled amenities, exceptional service, and stunning design, this 5-star hotel sets a new standard for hospitality in Armenia, earning its well-deserved score of 8.9 and solidifying its position as a premier destination for discerning travelers.
THE global banking scandal involving Bank of Credit & Commerce International has landed atop an Argentine drug-money-laundering scandal alleged to involve figures close to President Carlos Saul Menem.Almost simultaneously with the BCCI news in early July came a federal court decision to press drug-money laundering charges against Amira Yoma, the president's former sister-in-law and former appointments secretary. While there is no known link between BCCI and charges against Ms. Yoma, many Argentines have begun to wonder if "Yomagate" does not extend further. Speculation has been rife, in part, because Yoma and the president are both of Syrian ancestry, and both had contacts with alleged BCCI front man Ghaith Pharaon, a Saudi Arabian financier. Mr. Pharaon has in recent years become a highly visible investor in Argentina, with investment projects receiving high-level support. "People never related BCCI with Yomagate until the judge [investigating Yomagate] went to BCCI to get some information," says a representative of a US bank in Buenos Aires. "Now people in the [financial] community start thinking there is some connection." Argentine banking authorities closed down the local Banco de Credito y Comercio, 99 percent owned by BCCI Holdings, in late July, though a decision had earlier been made to close the bank by the end of the year. When officials visited BCCI offices, they are reported to have found written instructions for the bankers to destroy documents on secret accounts and the institution's transactions. Pharaon met with President Menem some time ago to discuss a Hyatt Regency hotel he is building in downtown Buenos Aires. He also used the consulting services of Javier Gonzalez Fraga, who later became Argentina's Central Bank president. Both have denied anything more than a superficial connection with Pharaon.
Desperately seeking citizenship Pharaon was apparently interested in Argentine investments partly because he hoped to obtain Argentine citizenship. Laws granting Argentine citizens a right to trial at home before being extradited for trial abroad would thwart US attempts to extradite Pharaon, says Rogelio Garcia Lupo, the Buenos Aires correspondent for Tiempo de Madrid, a Spanish magazine. Mr. Lupo says in a phone interview that US investigators told him this was the reason Pharaon sued him after a book he wrote led the Argentine government to decline Pharaon citizenship. The book, called "Stroessner's Paraguay," contains a chapter about BCCI in Paraguay. "I said that in late 1987, Pharaon had arrived in Paraguay and seen [former dictator Alfredo] Stroessner, and had proposed opening a $300 million amusement park in Iguazu Falls," Lupo says, referring to the giant falls separating Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. "I said [in the book, that] the arrival of Mr. Pharaon in Paraguay was the beginning of a vast drug traffic money laundering operation in South America." Lupo expects the judge reviewing Pharaon's suit against him, which asked for $500,000 in damages and a year in prison, to find in his favor. The 1989 documents involved in the case are important, however, because they show Pharaon affirmed his role as an owner of BCCI, though he has since said he sold his stake in the bank in 1986. Pharaon is not in Buenos Aires now, but is reported living on his yacht in the Mediterranean.
Argentina's low-profile bank BCCI's Argentina branch apparently existed mostly to manage financing for Pharaon's hotel and jojoba plantation. "It was a very, very low-profile bank branch in Argentina, with almost no personnel," the banker said. The bank apparently did not engage in the capital-flight business, since this was loosely regulated in Argentina and more easily handled by bigger, better-known banks. In recent weeks, Menem has taken a hands-off approach to Yomagate, which has drawn into the affair two more top presidential staffers. The president's strategy now appears to be to calmly allow a judicial investigation to take its course, so that the scandal will not hurt Menem's supporting role in coming gubernatorial and congressional elections. "If the people think the president is covering up for certain people, this will affect the election," says Rosendo Fraga, a political analyst. As director of the Union for a New Majority Study Center, Mr. Fraga says his opinion surveys so far show continued support for Menem's gubernatorial candidate in the Buenos Aires province. Rosendo Fraga and other observers note that Pharaon's Argentine investments were approved and got under way, not under the Menem government, but under his predecessor, President Raul Alfonsin. Lupo, who continues to investigate Pharaon and BCCI in Argentina, says the sheer size of the bank's alleged illegal financial dealings far outclasses those activities of which Yoma is accused. "In Yomagate, you have some ... women bringing in millions of dollars in Samsonite suitcases," Lupo says. "BCCI transferred billions, by fax and wire."
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The government had formally invited me to be its guest, so we came very rapidly to the Hotel St. George, it being past midnight. On going to bed I was enchanted to find on opening my windows that the sound of the waves beating on the shore was going to lull me to sleep. In the morning, to my joy, the sun was shining and as I opened the shutters I faced beautiful snow-capped mountains. Running down almost to the sea is a strip of fertile land, and little houses dot the area along the base.
At noon Mr. Minor came to take me to sign the book at the president's house and then we returned to the hotel to attend a luncheon given by Mr. Blanford at which there were many officials of his agency and a number of very interesting guests.
We spent two hours at the American University in the afternoon. Much building is in progress there, including a new library, new engineering building, and new hospital building. I have known about this university for many years. Its influence on the area has been enormous, since nearly all the men of prominence in this part of the world have been educated here.
Later in the afternoon we paid a visit to the National Museum which is headed by a man who has through his own researches discovered some very beautiful things as well as some extremely interesting things of great age.
We had dinner at one of the most remarkable houses I ever saw, our host being Mr. Henri Pharaon. On his vast acreage Mr. Pharaon has between 150 and 200 fine racing horses, the biggest stable in the whole Near East. He also showed me a most priceless Ninth Century copy of the Koran.
I forgot to tell you one rather touching thing that happened before we left Paris. Miss Corr, my two grandchildren, and two other friends and I went to dine at my favorite little restaurant, Les Pourquerelles. The proprietor was very grateful to my husband during the war and the madame's feeling for him has passed on to me. On this last night she insisted we must be her guests and even begged my grandchildren to come in whenever they could after I had gone. Such kindness is not easily forgotten and I always feel I must go there as much for the warmth of her welcome as for the remarkably good food. It is a place that the French people keep constantly crowded, so you may be quite sure the food is good.
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