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InterContinental Halong Bay Resort, Vietnam
InterContinental Halong Bay Resort will be located in Ha Long Marina Urban Area near Bai Chay, offering access to Ha Long Bay’s cruises, caves, and local fishing villages.
Located two hours from Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, the resort will feature 174 guestrooms and suites, 60 residences, and 41 villas. Dining highlights include a rooftop Japanese restaurant and bar with bay views, and a two-storey Cantonese venue offering private dining and open kitchen service.
Amenities include a spa, three outdoor pools, family activities, a cinema room, and five event spaces, including a Grand Ballroom for up to 1,050 guests.
Alila Dong’ao Island Zhuhai, China
Alila Dong’ao Island Zhuhai is located at the southwestern tip of Dong’ao Island in Zhuhai, offering sea views and ferry access from Zhuhai city in under an hour. The resort features 104 suites, many with balconies, courtyards, or private pools. Suites have separate living rooms, floor-to-ceiling windows, and tea rooms. Two rooftop suites offer interior designs and 270-degree ocean views.
Dining options include two restaurants: one serving seafood and à la carte breakfast, while the other offers Cantonese dishes with ingredients sourced from local farms. The bar serves teas and cocktails with sea views. A sundown ritual with a singing bowl marks the evening transition.
Facilities include a yoga room, fitness centre, spa, children’s club, and a 15-metre infinity pool. For events, the resort has over 465m² of meeting space, including a ballroom, a meeting room with sea views, and a 230m² outdoor lawn with a terrace for weddings and gatherings.
Garrya Mu Cang Chai, Vietnam
Garrya Mu Cang Chai, a resort in Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai province, Vietnam, opens in a region famous for its mountains and rice terraces. Covering 6.5 hectares, the resort features 110 rooms, suites, and villas with views of the terraces and mountains – some offer private pools, while others have gardens and tea rooms.
Located a six-hour drive from Hanoi, the property is near landmarks like the Mam Xoi and Mong Ngua rice terraces, the Mu Cang Chai bamboo forest, and H’Mong villages.
The resort features two restaurants, a bar, an eight-metre-high bamboo ballroom, event spaces, and a Hydro Wellbeing Area with pools, a sauna, and a fitness centre.
Hotel Oriental Express Kagoshima Tenmonkan, Japan
Hotel Oriental Express Kagoshima Tenmonkan has opened in the heart of the city’s downtown district. Located five minutes by car from Kagoshima Chuo Station and under an hour from the airport, the 13-storey hotel offers 165 rooms suited for business and leisure travellers.
Facilities include a public bath with carbonated spring water, fitness room, on-site laundry, and a lobby with 24-hour coffee and tea service. The top floor features a breakfast buffet in the morning and a bar serving drinks with views of Sakurajima and Kinko Bay.
