The Best Hotels Near Amanoi, by the Record
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Perched on a forested hillside above Vinh Hy Bay inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, this Aman resort earns its Michelin 3 Keys by making seclusion feel like an event. Villas with private pools and open-plan spa bathrooms face the water, the grounds stay mostly wild, and the architecture splits the difference between contemporary minimalism and local materials. Fresh Vietnamese food, a serious wellness complex, and easy access to the national park fill out the rest.
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Private-pool villas sit between the South China Sea and a calm lake on Bai Dai beach, one of southern Vietnam's quieter stretches of coastline. This neoclassical villa resort has a grandeur unusual for a beach property, with arched gold-accented public spaces and leather-furnished lounges that feel more European drawing room than tropical escape. The YHI Spa sits lakeside, and Cam Ranh International Airport is ten minutes away, which is either convenient or suspicious depending on your plans.
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The villas here are shaped after the Vietnamese conical hat, which is either a clever nod to local craft or the most photogenic architectural joke on Bai Dai Beach. This Cam Ranh resort spreads between mountains and the South China Sea, with rooms running from garden-view standards up to lagoon pool villas. The beachfront Ana Beach House draws people in with open-fire cooking and fresh-caught seafood, and a spa sits at the quieter end of the grounds.
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The architecture draws from the ancient Champa civilization, so latticed screens and handmade ceramics run through the whole resort, most visibly at a restaurant where dishes arrive in clay pots beside a working pottery studio. Tropical forest on one side, the South China Sea on the other, seven restaurants and bars in between, and a spa using ingredients grown on the property. A full-scale beach resort, in other words, and a committed one.
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The resort bar is called Mojito's and serves mojitos made from fresh sugarcane, which tells you almost everything about how this place operates. Low-slung, grass-roofed buildings nestle into the coastal hills above a private palm-fringed beach so thoroughly that the whole resort half-disappears into the landscape. Rooms are generous even at the basic level, with four-poster beds and spa-style bathrooms, and snorkel gear, beach yoga, and breakfast in bed all come at no extra charge.
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All-villa resort on a private beach at the base of Fairy Mountain, looking out at Turtle Island and the South China Sea. Villas run from garden-view doubles to ocean-facing suites the size of a small apartment, with wide balconies and separate lounges standard. Dining includes Hispania, Asia's first outpost of chef Marcos Morán's celebrated Spanish kitchen. A coral restoration program gives guests something to feel good about between meals.
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A short boat ride from Nha Trang is the price of admission here, and the gulf between mainland and peninsula is the whole point. This luxury resort plants 58 private villas, each with plunge pool and outdoor garden shower, into a lush, mountainous bay. Hilltop villas do exactly what they promise, and the Presidential Villa is a private mountainside compound. The Six Senses spa and multiple restaurants ensure no one suffers through the seclusion. It holds a Michelin Key.