Locating right on the edge of Hoan Kiem Lake in the centre of Hanoi, Apricot Hotel offers a superb, sweeping view of the lake from its rooftop swimming pool.
This neo-classically designed luxury hotel in Hanoi has a real sense of style, nods more than a quick glance at the arts and offers comfort and refinement in its rooms and dining venues.
Rooms are spacious and comfortable and the hotel is large enough to have plenty of facilities.
The choice of rooms ranges from the cosy and bijou (25 sq. m.) ‘Sketch’ rooms through to Premium Suites, the twice as large ‘Gallery’ suites.
We were very impressed by the Apricot Hotel and it represents excellent value for money.
The very large swimming pool is a real bonus and a great place to relax after a day touring around Hanoi.
2 Nights
Bed and Breakfast
5 Star
Hotel
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 123
Special Interests: Gourmet, History & Culture, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Relaxation
Ginger Heritage Line, plying the spectacular Lan Ha Bay, boasts a stunning local Vietnamese heritage theme paired with refined contemporary accents.
The graceful designer ship displays local arts, traditions, and artefacts in the public spaces and suites’ interiors.
All twelve spacious designer suites offer the highest standard and comfort for a luxury overnight cruise in Lan Ha Bay, including a bathroom, in-room lounge and private balcony.
The 360-degree glass-surrounded restaurant offers an open kitchen with live cooking for an unforgettable culinary experience.
Guests can relax and unwind at the bar and sofa lounge and relax in the Jacuzzi and terrace deck with lounge chairs.
Leisure facilities include a library lounge and spa where guests can enjoy a variety of treatments.
1 Night
Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities
1x Deluxe Cabin
Cruise Ship
Spoken Languages: English
No. Cabins: 12
Special Interests: Cycling, Gourmet, History & Culture, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Watersports
Hue's first deluxe boutique hotel, Azerai La Residence is nestled on the banks of Hue’s Perfume River and offers the most luxurious accommodation in Hue.
Built in 1930, the distinctive and graceful Art Deco building of La Residence was once the residence of the French governor of Central Vietnam and has been tastefully complemented by the addition of two modern wings in the same Art Deco style.
The original building still houses La Residence’s luxurious suites and a grand art deco lobby, with tiled walls hung with old portraits of Hue, lending a real sense of having arrived somewhere.
Hue’s Azerai La Residence Hotel now offers 122 rooms designed with a combination of colonial charm and Asian opulence finished in modern earthy shades.
Azerai La Residence Hotel Hue has a great view across the Perfume River towards the Imperial Citadel and the giant flag tower at its entrance.
The hotel features a large 30 metre long salt-water swimming pool set amongst the tropical riverside gardens, and excellent spa, making a longer stay in Hue quite a temptation.
For a real sense of history, go for one of the Suites in the original villa building.
The location of La Residence means that Hue's attractions are close at hand. Considering the high standard, La Residence is remarkably good value for both accommodation and dining.
There isn’t much in the way of dining within easy walking distance, but taxi’s or tuk tuks are very cheap indeed and it’s only a 5-minute drive to restaurants for those who feel like a change from the hotel dining.
2 Nights
Bed and Breakfast
1x Superior Room
Hotel
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 122
Special Interests: Adventure, Flora, Gourmet, History & Culture, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Wildlife
Ever wondered how nice it would be to stay at a resort and be able to have a spa treatment as often as you liked?
Well TIA Wellness Resort, a luxury boutique resort near Hoi An offers exactly that – a fusion of stylish boutique resort with unlimited spa treatments – an ‘All-Inclusive Spa’ Resort.
This luxury boutique resort in Vietnam offers 87 modern and spacious private pool villas with open-plan living and private courtyard with swimming pool.
TIA Wellness Resort will suit those looking for a luxury pool villa resort in Vietnam, with unlimited spa treatments and in a location just minutes from Vietnam’s most interesting old town
Inspired partly by the old Imperial capital of Vietnam, Hue, TIA Wellness Resort offers a large spa with swimming pool, tropical gardens, steam rooms, saunas and even a spa library.
The resort is located on a long stretch of quiet and very attractive beach in Danang.
The cuisine at TIA Wellness Resort is fresh and flavourful, presented with a modern flair and incorporates local ingredients in a tapestry of Pan-Asian flavours.
Fusion Lounge is TIA Wellness Resort’s own restaurant and spa within Hoi An town itself, where the hotel shuttle drops guests off.
The Lounge allows guests both to dine in town and bill back to the hotel (or have breakfast) and also to enjoy free spa treatments in town (a foot massage after walking around Hoi An – perfect!).
No need to have to treat yourself to just one or two spa treatments any longer – ever dreamt how nice that would be to just able to have a spa treatment when you liked – we know we have!
Even without the spa treatments, the pool villas at TIA Wellness Resort are superb - spacious, modern, completely private and excellent value for money.
Breakfast is also a nice treat at TIA Wellness Resort, with different locations for dining on offer and 24 hour breakfast!
We think TIA Wellness Resort is a fantastic luxury escape, combining great value, luxury, pampering, privacy & convenience all in a location which offers a great beachfront location close to some of Vietnam’s most interesting destinations for those who want to explore.
3 Nights
Bed and Breakfast
1x Private Pool Villa
Hotel
Hotel des Arts Saigon MGallery is a modern boutique-style hotel, located on the edge Saigon's central Disctrict One, the Hotel Des Arts is close enough to walk to many of Saigon's central attractions.
The hotel is part of the luxurious Sofitel MGallery Collection and offers a distinctive, sensuous hotel experience with authentic 1930's art and decor, scented hallways and fine dining.
It's an area that has a bygone feel about it in a city that has undergone so much change over the last few years.
This theme is continued in the hotel itself where the modern chic style is complemented nicely by touches of old Indochina.
With 168 rooms it's a superb boutique hotel and its facilities, including two restaurants, a fitness centre, as well as the city's highest rooftop pool, all add up to provide a comfortable stay.
Rooms are a very spacious mix of contemporary and period design and feature very large picture windows which mean great views over the city, especially from the higher floors.
The rooftop bar and swimming pool are bonuses for day time cooling and night time viewing and the hotel has a great range of luxury dining options.
Hotel Des Arts is one of our favourite luxury boutique hotels in Vietnam. Entering the lobby feels like being welcomed into the home of a rich and tasteful relative.
The style is romantic 1930's Indochine but is complimented superbly by modern features. The hotel feels akin to an art museum and indeed the lobby lounge often doubles as a local gallery.
We love the scent used throughout the hotel and the feminine quality to the design which is quite deliberate and gives the hotel a softness to the colonial era styling.
The hotel is rather inconspicuous, set in a high rise building which could easily be misconstrued for another office building but once through the door, all misconceptions are dispelled.
2 Nights
Bed and Breakfast
1x Deluxe Room
Hotel
The Mekong Eyes combines regional boat-building traditions with modern comforts to become the perfect holiday vessel to cruise the Mekong Delta in style.
At 39 m long and 8.5 m wide, the Mekong Eyes river cruiser was built out of an old, traditional rice barge with the finest quality wood, and artfully decorated by skilled craftsmen of the Mekong Delta.
The river cruise boat can comfortably accommodate up to 30 passengers on a large area of approx. 250 m2, it’s like a floating hotel. There are 14 lavishly furnished twin and double rooms, each with a private bathroom with shower and hot water, wardrobe, air-conditioning and fan.
The rooms are well insulated against climate and sound, and all offer a fantastic panoramic view of the Mekong river.
There is a large dining room in the lower deck, where you can enjoy culinary specialities of Vietnam or a sundowner in the cosy bar.
A stylish upper-deck inside panorma lounge invites you to sit back and take in the impressions of the fantastic scenery and the busy every day life on the river. The top deck offers an open sitting area and sun deck with breathtaking views.
1 Night
Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities
1x Cabin
Luxury Yacht
The Victoria Chau Doc Hotel is located deep in the Mekong Delta, close to the Cambodian border, 270 km from Saigon and 200 km from Phnom Penh.
Victoria Chau Doc features 92 wooden floored rooms, including 4 suites, most offering spectacular views of the river.
Each room combines the elegance of traditional Vietnamese handicrafts and colonial old world charm.
Facilities include restaurant, bar, spa, swimming pool, Wi-Fi, kids club, tour desk, fitness centre, table tennis, cooking classes and board games.
1 Night
Bed and Breakfast
1x Run of House Room
Hotel
The Balé Phnom Penh hotel is a unique, elegant and very luxurious collection of 18 large, private, sumptuous suites, showcasing the best of modern Asian architecture and design and gourmet cuisine.
The resort stands on the banks of the majestic Mekong River, with breathtaking views across the dazzling waters.
You arrive in great style, sweeping down a dramatic corridor, past a serene Buddha and along a pink palimanan sandstone walkway across a black-bottomed infinity pond.
Around the property are lemongrass and spider lilies, fragrant frangipani trees and vivid-green Lee Kuan Yew plants.
Swim in the cool riverside pool, relax with a sublime treatment in the intimate spa, and dine by candlelight on fine cuisine under the tropical stars.
One-bedroom Courtyard Suites (100 sq. m) offer large living/sleeping areas with a generous sofa/daybed and coffee table, plus a King-size bed ‘floating’ on a wooden plinth.
Spacious bathrooms have dual sinks, walk-in rainforest showers and romantic bathtubs, while the private outside courtyard has a daybed and fragrant frangipani – an ideal spot for alfresco dining or quiet meditation.
The Balé Phnom Penh sets a new luxury benchmark for South East Asia. The sister hotel to the well-regarded resort in Bali, the arrival of the Bale in Phnom Penh has opened up new levels of luxury accommodation in the city.
The private villas are simply magnificent and the hotel is perfect for those looking for luxury and tranquility in Cambodia's capital city.
2 Nights
Bed and Breakfast
1x Courtyard Room
Hotel
Phum Baitang is a luxury boutique hotel in Siem Reap offering an authentic Cambodian experience in an intimate setting, within eight acres of lush gardens and paddy fields close to Siem Reap.
Phum Baitang consists of forty-five spacious villas, twenty-five with private terraces and twenty with private plunge pools.
Facilities include a luxurious and tranquil Spa Temple, a yoga pavilion, fitness room and 50m outdoor infinity pool.
For elegant dining, Phum Baitang’s two restaurants, one locally-inspired and the other offering international cuisine, focus on fresh organic herbs and vegetables from the resort’s own gardens.
What’s so Special?
Phum Baitang is certainly one of the top luxury hotels in Cambodia and the Pool Villas are a great addition to the choices of luxury hotels in Siem Reap.
Phum Baitang’s wooden and stilted villas are inspired both inside and out by traditional Cambodian design.
It's probably our favourite luxury hotel in Siem Reap. It's in a class of its own in terms of location. Combine a stay here with a stay at Song Saa or Royal Sands Koh Rong for an idyllic twin-centre Cambodia holiday.
3 Nights
Bed and Breakfast
1x Terrace Villa
Resort
