In short: for an office Secret Santa or a group gift in Saigon, let a few people chip in for one thing that actually feels like a present: an Ōmni Space float gift card. A 60-minute float is 1,500,000 VND, so five people put in 300,000 VND each. Cards can be passed on freely, so whoever ends up with it, nobody worries about taste.
It starts the same way every year. Someone in the office WhatsApp, the Zalo group from your building or your Facebook expat chat types: “Secret Santa this year? Budget?” Forty messages later, there are three different budgets and a quiet fear of ending up with another scented candle. If you are the one holding the group chat together this December, this page is for you: one gift that works for almost anyone, a message to paste straight into the chat, and a table that tells you how much each person puts in.
Why one shared gift beats ten small ones
Classic Secret Santa is fun for the draw and the unwrapping. With a small budget each, though, most people buy something safe, and safe usually means a mug, socks or chocolate that melts on the way home in the Saigon heat.
A group gift turns that around: five or six small budgets become one present with real weight. It works for the office Secret Santa, for an office gift exchange where one “big prize” goes into the pile, and for the expat friend group that wants to spoil the one person who carried the whole year.
Why a float gift card is the safest Secret Santa pick in Saigon
Floating means lying back in warm water with dense, mineral-rich Epsom salt dissolved in it, so your body stays up on its own, no swimming needed. The room is private, dark and quiet, with its own shower, and no swimsuit is needed. Read more: what is float therapy.
As a group gift, it solves the usual Secret Santa problems:
- No taste to guess. Rest has no size, no colour and no style.
- Nobody gets stuck with it. The card can be passed on freely. If the person who draws it in a gift swap would rather give it to their partner or their mum, that is completely fine.
- People rarely buy it for themselves. An hour of doing nothing feels like a luxury. As a gift, it becomes permission.
- It comes with a little extra. This Christmas–Tết season, a one-session card comes in a gift envelope, and if you buy a 90-minute card in November, the person who receives it also gets an infrared sauna session when they visit. Cards sold this season are valid for 12 months, so nobody has to squeeze it into the busy holiday weeks.
Think of the colleague who lies awake for two hours before sleep comes, or the friend for whom Monday feels as tired as Friday. Ōmni Space has both a cold plunge and a sauna, and the idea is simple: cold to wake up, float to go quiet.
How much does each person chip in?
| People chipping in | 60-minute float card (1,500,000 VND) | 90-minute float card (2,000,000 VND) | Intro Pack, 3 × 90 minutes (3,000,000 VND) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 people | 500,000 VND each | about 667,000 VND each | 1,000,000 VND each |
| 4 people | 375,000 VND each | 500,000 VND each | 750,000 VND each |
| 5 people | 300,000 VND each | 400,000 VND each | 600,000 VND each |
| 6 people | 250,000 VND each | about 334,000 VND each | 500,000 VND each |
| 8 people | 187,500 VND each | 250,000 VND each | 375,000 VND each |
| 10 people | 150,000 VND each | 200,000 VND each | 300,000 VND each |
Which card to choose
| Gift | A lovely choice for | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single float, 60 minutes | A first-timer, a Secret Santa top prize, a small team | 1,500,000 VND |
| Single float, 90 minutes | The one who carried the most this year | 2,000,000 VND |
| Couple float, 60 minutes (2 people) | A colleague and their partner | 2,200,000 VND |
| Couple float, 90 minutes (2 people) | Newlyweds or new parents (see the couple float) | 2,700,000 VND |
| Intro Pack: 3 floats × 90 minutes | The boss, the team lead, the friend who needs more than one hour | 3,000,000 VND |
The Intro Pack is the bigger group gift: three 90-minute floats for 3,000,000 VND, half the 6,000,000 VND of three single sessions. One float to try it, three to feel the difference. It belongs to one person, who starts the first float within a year of purchase and uses all three within three months of the first. If they want to bring their partner, it is 700,000 VND extra per session. See all prices on the float therapy price page.
How to organise a group gift in the chat
- Pick the person and the card. Set the amount per person from the table before anyone asks.
- Name one collector. One person gathers the money by bank transfer or QR, the way most people in Vietnam already split a bill.
- Set a deadline. “Transfers by Friday” works better than “whenever”.
- Buy the card. Online on the gift card page, paid by bank transfer, or at the counter at 16C Quốc Hương, Thảo Điền, where international cards are accepted. Online payment does not take international cards yet.
- Write the card together. One line from each person.
- Get it in time. Buy a few days early, and message the team to be guided on receiving the card in time for your party.
Running an office gift exchange in Ho Chi Minh City where people can “steal” gifts? Put one float card into the pile. Since it can be passed on, whoever goes home with it wins.
Messages to paste into the group chat
Copy one, change the names and the amount, and send:
Hi team! Instead of ten random Secret Santa gifts this year, how about we chip in together for one real treat: a float gift card for [name], who kept us all sane this year. 60 minutes is 1.5 million, so with 5 of us that’s 300k each. Transfers to me by Friday please, I’ll sort the card.
Book club, quick one: for our gift swap, let’s add one “big prize” to the pile, a float gift card. It can be passed on, so whoever steals it last wins. 10 of us, 150k each.
And a few lines for the card itself:
From all of us, with thanks: an hour where nobody needs anything from you.
You carried the team this year. Now let the water carry you.
Who gets the group gift?
The manager. One by one, gifts going up the ladder feel awkward; from the whole team, it is simply thanks. If the company is giving to staff, see year-end employee gifts in Saigon.
The friend who organises everything. The one who books the tables and remembers every birthday rarely gets looked after.
The colleague who is leaving. A float before the long flight home is a warm goodbye. More ideas: farewell gifts for an expat leaving Vietnam.
For more ideas by person and budget, see our float gift guide for Saigon and our Christmas gift ideas in Saigon.
When they visit Ōmni Space
Ōmni Space is at 16C Quốc Hương, Thảo Điền, open 9:00–21:00 every day, with the last float starting at 20:00. When the recipient comes in, the team helps them choose the session that fits the card. Every float room has its own shower (the couple room has two). The infrared sauna with red light runs at 45–55 °C and the cold plunge at 7–12 °C. The team behind Ōmni opened Vietnam’s first float centre, Float Vietnam, in 2017, and guests rate us 4.9 ★ from 73 Google reviews (7 November 2026). When you hand over the card, send them this page too: you got a float gift: what happens next.
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What is a good Secret Santa gift idea in Saigon?
Let several people chip in for one gift that feels special: a float gift card from Ōmni Space in Thảo Điền. A 60-minute float is 1,500,000 VND, so five people put in 300,000 VND each.
What if the person who gets the card does not want to float?
They can pass it on. Ōmni gift cards can be given to someone else freely, which is why they work so well in a Secret Santa or a gift swap.
How do we split the cost of a group gift?
Divide the price by the number of people: a 1,500,000 VND card is 375,000 VND each for 4 people or 150,000 VND for 10. One person collects and buys the card.
How do I buy an Ōmni gift card?
Online on the gift card page by bank transfer, or at the counter in Thảo Điền, where international cards are accepted. Buy a few days early and message the team to be guided on receiving the card in time.
What is included with a float gift card this Christmas season?
Cards sold this Christmas–Tết season come in a gift envelope and are valid for 12 months. With a 90-minute card bought in November, the recipient also gets an infrared sauna session when they visit.
Written by the team at Ōmni Space – Float Saigon in Thảo Điền. Prices checked on 3 November 2026 for the Christmas–Tết gift season (6 November 2026 to 5 February 2027).