Vietnam — where Netflix’s new romantic comedy A tourist guide to love, starring Rachel Leigh Cook, Scott Ly and Ben Feldman, was filmed – renewed interest in travel to the countryside, long a favored destination of foodies and nature lovers.
Feldman, with whom he recently shared his Vietnam travel diary THR – visited Hoi An in central Vietnam and enjoyed his stay in Four Seasons resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An (from $855 per night). “Hoi An is simply the most charming city on earth. A Venetian-style canal passes through it, and at night, when the sun goes down, they light all these beautiful lanterns, make wishes on them, and let them go into the water. I would go back to Hoi An in a heartbeat,” says Feldman.
The Four Seasons in Hoi An recently introduced a new culturally-focused four-night package that includes excursions to two UNESCO-designated treasures, including the pagoda and tomb complex of the Imperial City of Hue. An optional add-on includes a local food tour via Vespa – the resort’s La Sen restaurant turns into a street food market every Saturday evening – or a visit to the ruins of My Son Champa Sanctuary.
A villa at the Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai in Hoi An.
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A tourist guide to love filmed scenes all over Vietnam — from Hoi An and the leafy capital Hanoi to such other cities as Da Nang, Hà Giang and Ho Chi Minh City.
in Hanoi, Chapel of Hanoi (starting at $350 per night) opening in 2021 with 47 uniquely decorated rooms and suites featuring lavish operatic expressions courtesy of designer Bill Bensley, plus a handful of transporty dining options, including an authentic Japanese teppanyaki for wagyu-focused diners. The latest offering: a three-day $184,000 (starting rate) Royal Suite experience, which includes a one-way private Gulfstream jet flight with Sun Aviation from LA to Hanoi (noshing on Nobu en route) with fully customizable cultural experiences, outings, and decadent dining.
Chapel of Hanoi
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To the south, the beachfront resort Six Senses Ninh Van Bay (from $1,167 per night) just opened Ninh Van Green, Vietnam’s first resort solar complex, featuring 800 solar panels shading an organic garden, plus The Farmhouse destination restaurant with 100 percent plant-based menus prepared almost entirely with the bounty of the garden. Half a million local stingless bees produce honey at the Bee Residence, and the resort’s new telescope station is manned by an astronomer for viewing celestial objects.
The Water Pool Villa (from $1,917 per night) at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in central Vietnam
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Vietnam even has options for island escapes. For relaxed indulgence in lavish digs there is Regent Phu Quoc (from $349 per night), new for 2022, with its own luxury yacht, Japanese-French fine dining restaurant, rooftop gin bar, and suites and villas that can be personalized with virtually any amenity imaginable. The ocean view pools lined with cabanas are enchanting.
A swimming pool at the Regent Phu Quoc in Vietnam.
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And Six Senses Con Dao (from $1,272 per night), also in the country’s sunny south, has unveiled a new Yogic series and sustainable renovation of its one-of-a-kind four-bedroom oceanfront pool villa made from reclaimed teak wood where Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt once lived. stayed (from $5,900 per night). night).
The 4 bedroom oceanfront pool villa at Six Senses Con Dao.
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A version of this story first appeared in The Hollywood Reporter magazine on April 26. Click here to subscribe.
