Evason Ana Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Evason Ana Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa

Beachside Vietnamese-style village off the famed Tran Phu Boulevard.

Score 85.05
Stats 74 rooms; 2 restaurants; 3 bars.
Competitive Edge A service-driven resort with a commitment to sound environmental principles.
Rooms to Book No. 302, for an outdoor Jacuzzi and direct beach access.
Don't Miss A bowl of pho after a hotel-arranged market tour with a Vietnamese chef.
Cost Doubles from $266.
Contact Tran Phu Boulevard
800/337-4685 or 84-58/829-829

www.six-senses.com

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“Beachside yoga classes at Evason Hideaway at Ana Mandara, accessible only by boat....” MORE»

—Peter Jon Lindberg
“Take the New Grand Tour: Asia” in Travel + Leisure, Sep 2006

“On verdant hills that seem to tumble down to the sea, 54 thatched-roof villas face Ninh Van Bay's natural rock formations, which stand like sentries in the distance. Competing with the serenity of the view is the Six Senses Spa, where holistic remedies and tai chi classes are performed beside the rhythmic sea....” MORE»


“50 Romantic Places” in Travel + Leisure, Feb 2005

“Secluded at the southern edge of a four-mile-long beach is the Ana Mandara. Sixteen thatch villas house 74 Zen-minimalist rooms. Don't let the roving masseuses on the beach seduce you: the new Six Senses spa, set in a coconut grove, has pavilions outfitted with stone-and-bamboo Vichy showers and Japanese tubs. Massage therapists from India and Sweden showcase native treatments from their homelands....” MORE»


“50 Affordable Beach Resorts” in Travel + Leisure, Mar 2004

“Down in Nha Trang, the iinently tasteful Ana Mandara—now a miber of the Design Hotels group—sits at the far end of the town's pleasant public beach. With only 68 rooms, it's Vietnam's best boutique resort and draws a relatively quiet, older clientele. This year the hotel opened a full-service spa, set in a cluster of sala pavilions amid lotus ponds and coconut trees....” MORE»

—Peter Lindberg
“The Best of Vietnam Now” in Travel + Leisure, Sep 2003

“Unlike many of Asia's new resorts—each one more in-your-face opulent than the last—the Ana Mandara in Nha Trang subscribes to subtle overindulgence. Its 68 bungalows are scattered on a pristine beach; an outdoor pavilion serves divine local dishes; boats can be hired for floating picnics or island excursions....” MORE»


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