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ZANNIER BÃI SAN HÔ
Vietnam
Images by Belen Hostalet and Tobe Jin for Zannier Hotels
Jungle-cloaked headlands meet French-Indochine dreams in a storybook of sea and stillness.
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WILDLY PLACED: Phu Yen Province, Vietnam’s quiet darling of the east. Lush with rice fields and frangipani, it’s an untouched stretch of coral-kissed coastline where heritage whispers louder than hashtags.
EDITORIAL VIBE: Indochine romance in barefoot couture, think Emmanuelle Alt on a jungle sabbatical.
CORE PILLARS: Cultural reverence, slow architecture, regenerative legacy.
MUSE MOOD: She wakes to the scent of agarwood incense, journals in a sunlit hammock, then slips into silk for a moonlit dinner by the sea.
BEST TIME TO GO: January to August, when skies blush blue, seas are glassy, and sunsets take their time.
THE LOOK: Terracotta hues, thatched symmetry, carved teak altars, hand-loomed fabrics, and private plunge pools laced with dragonflies.
WHO'S IT FOR: Heritage buffs, honeymooners, textile obsessives, seekers of stillness, and travellers craving depth over dazzle.
INDULGENCE SPECTRUM: From USD$550 per night, rare, refined, rooted.
Zannier Bai San Ho is a love letter to Vietnam, one written in clay, teak, and time, then read barefoot beneath a canopy of stars, with a reverent pause between every breath. It’s the kind of place that speaks not in slogans, but in sensations: the soft crunch of gravel beneath your feet, the incense curling at dawn, the hush of palm leaves whispering old stories.
Set across nearly 100 hectares of coastal wilderness in the wild green folds of Phu Yen, this sanctuary doesn’t announce itself, it reveals. Your arrival winds past rice paddies still hand-planted by local farmers, past water buffalo wading in early-morning mist, past a rhythm that feels like it belongs to the land, not the clock. And then, you are home. Not in the architectural sense, in the spiritual one.
The villas are poetry made tangible. Each one is its own quiet epic, built in homage to regional ethnic architecture: Tay stilt houses rise above the jungle floor, Cham-inspired structures nestle into the slope, while Ede longhouses stretch with symmetry and grace. Built by hand, using native materials, they blur the line between shelter and sacred space.
Inside, earth tones rule. Ochre walls meet stone floors, thatched ceilings filter light like lace, and hand-carved wooden furniture invites you to sit, sip, or simply be. These spaces aren’t decorated, they’re curated. With restraint, reverence, and rhythm. You feel held. You feel human. The villas aren’t just beautiful , they feel wise.
But Zannier’s genius isn’t just in design, it’s in devotion. Every detail honours place, from the slow-simmered dishes inspired by ancestral Phu Yen recipes, to the spa rituals passed down from healer to healer. At breakfast, you might taste turmeric harvested from the resort’s own gardens. At dinner, the table is set with river-caught fish and wild mountain herbs. Nothing here is performative , it’s all embodied.
And when it’s time to receive rather than explore, you enter a spa sanctuary infused with the healing legacy of Vietnam. Herbal compresses steeped in lemongrass, steamed stone therapies, rhythmic palm strokes, all offered by women whose hands know lineage. The silence between treatments speaks volumes.
Zannier Bai San Ho doesn’t market luxury. It manifests it. Not through gold taps or concierge apps, but through honouring the earth, its people, and the long echo of its traditions. Here, there’s no imitation, only integration. No façade, only feeling.
There’s nothing contrived here. Nothing colonial. Just soul, soil, and a way of being that feels like returning to something we forgot we needed.
ZANNIER BÃI SAN HÔS BEATING HEART
A working rice field glistens at the centre of the property , not staged, not stylised, but alive and lovingly tended by farmers whose lineage runs deep into the earth. It’s both the literal and spiritual heart of Zannier: regenerative, reverent, real.
Reel by Belen Hostalet for Zannier Hotels
The SLOJOURN spark
FIRST. No two villas are the same. Built using traditional materials, each draws from distinct architectural styles of local ethnic groups , designed by artisans, not algorithms.
SECOND. The Living Culture Programme connects you with the real Vietnam. One where local elders teach medicinal plant lore, basket weaving, and ancient song. It’s intimate, hands-on, and deeply human.
THIRD. The land. Kayak through mangrove tributaries at dawn, climb jungle hills fragrant with jasmine, sip warm rice wine on a stilted veranda as the moon rises over the bay. This is poetry in terrain.
Where you dwell
LOVED UP COUPLES or LONE RANGERS
Hill Pool Villa
Rooms here are rituals. They don’t just house you , they return you to rhythm.
Expect woven ceilings that whisper with history, four-poster beds draped in mosquito netting like bridal veils, and terraces where silence stretches wide. The Paddy Field Villas are symphonies of agrarian calm, surrounded by rustling green and temple bells in the distance. Beach Pool Villas feel like an editorial shoot in slow motion , sand underfoot, horizon in view. The Hill Pool Villas crown the canopy, with infinity pools that dissolve into sky.
Every corner is designed to slow your breath. To remind you you’re somewhere sacred.
DON’T SLEEP ON THESE ROOMS (BUT DO SLEEP IN THEM)
GROUPS OF FRIENDS
Beach Pool Villa - 2 Bedroom
LA FAMILIA
Grand Bay Pool Villa - 4 Bedroom
The art of living
Your day here might begin with a barefoot meditation beside a still rice pond, where dragonflies dance and monks pass in quiet procession. Then a heritage noodle-making class beneath swaying lanterns, or a boat trip with local fishermen who teach you to read the wind.
Later, surrender to a steamy herbal massage, guided by hands that hold centuries of healing. Come sunset, dine on freshwater crab and tamarind glaze under the banyan tree, the sea breeze perfumed with frangipani.
Every moment is a ritual. Every hour, a return to presence.
The forever lens
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WATER: All water at Zannier Bai San Ho is harvested from rain or drawn from deep natural wells, then triple-filtered and remineralised before being served in locally crafted ceramic vessels. This commitment not only eliminates bottled water waste, but honours ancient Vietnamese water rituals.
WASTE: A comprehensive composting and recycling system is in place, with a zero single-use plastic policy across the entire resort. Kitchen waste is transformed into garden compost, while glass and metals are repurposed or donated to local recycling cooperatives. Guests are invited to learn more via onsite sustainability tours.
ARCHITECTURE: Each villa is built using vernacular construction methods native to Vietnam’s ethnic communities. Locally sourced stone, wood, and thatch are used in designs that celebrate cultural specificity and allow buildings to breathe naturally with the climate. No concrete blocks. No imported facades. Just intelligent, ancestral architecture.
ENERGY: The resort employs a combination of passive cooling systems and discreet solar technology, greatly reducing dependency on fossil fuels. Villas are designed to optimise air flow, eliminating the need for excessive air conditioning while maintaining comfort year-round.
The together lens
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Zannier Bai San Ho partners directly with the surrounding Phu Yen community through long-term employment, skills training, and cultural preservation projects. More than 80% of the staff are from the local region, many of whom were trained in hospitality by Zannier’s on-site development programme.
Traditional artisans from neighbouring villages contribute handmade textiles, ceramics, baskets, and woodwork featured throughout the resort. Rather than outsourcing or mass-producing decor, the team curates every item with cultural authenticity and dignity of labour in mind.
The Living Culture Programme, developed in collaboration with community elders, offers guests the opportunity to engage with traditional knowledge through workshops in herbal medicine, local food preparation, fishing techniques, and folklore storytelling. These sessions are led not by performers, but by bearers of living heritage.
Educational support initiatives, including a local school refurbishment fund and ongoing scholarship programmes for children of team members, are financed in part by guest stays. By embedding community benefit into the business model, Zannier ensures their presence is mutually enriching.
Here, tourism doesn’t extract, it uplifts. And connection is never transactional, but transformational.
The take it with you
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• Ceramic tableware handmade on-site
• Turmeric-dyed baskets from local women’s co-ops
• House-infused rice wine with star anise and ginger
• A slow pulse, and stories that linger longer than luggage
WE SLOJOURNED HERE
“Zannier Bãi San Hô feels like a myth retold by moonlight. It’s not a resort you check out of. It’s a rhythm you carry. It’s not somewhere you land for flawless service, it’s arriving home to the epitome of culture and style and reverence.”
Images by Lara Blackwell booked by Slojourn
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