Amanoi

Amanoi is a five-star luxury resort operated within the international Aman hospitality group. It is located in Ninh Thuan Province on Vietnam’s south-central coast, between Vinh Hy Bay and Nui Chua National Park, approximately 55 kilometres south of Cam Ranh International Airport and within reach of Nha Trang. The resort opened in September 2013 as Aman’s 26th property worldwide and its first property in Vietnam. The property is built on a roughly 100-acre coastal site shaped by the relationship between mountains, forest, dunes, unusual rock formations, and the marine environment of Vinh Hy Bay. Its setting also provides access to the wider Nui Chua National Park landscape and a nearby marine reserve. Rather than presenting itself as an urban hotel or a large-scale beach complex, Amanoi is positioned as a secluded destination resort whose value proposition is based on privacy, architecture, wellness, and contact with nature. The resort’s design was developed by Jean-Michel Gathy of the Kuala Lumpur-based Deniston Architects. Its architectural language combines contemporary resort planning with references to Vietnamese forms and domestic structures. The Central Pavilion draws inspiration from a traditional Vietnamese communal hall and functions as one of the principal communal spaces. Five of the resort’s villas are freestanding structures designed to evoke traditional Vietnamese village houses, while other accommodation is organized as villas and pavilions oriented toward the surrounding landscape. Amanoi has 31 villas in total according to the cited reference material. Facilities include the Central Pavilion, two swimming pools, the Cliff Pool beside the Central Pavilion, a Beach Club pool, and the Aman Spa, which is set among the hills of the national park. Five villas are described as having private chefs and butlers, reinforcing the property’s emphasis on highly personalized service and seclusion. The resort’s principal offerings therefore span luxury accommodation, private villa hospitality, dining and butler services, swimming and beach facilities, wellness, and nature-based leisure. Amanoi’s market position is that of a high-end, low-density destination resort rather than a mass-market hotel. Its identity is closely tied to the landscape of Ninh Thuan Province and to Aman’s broader approach to discreet service, carefully controlled design, and geographically distinctive properties. The resort has received recognition from international travel and hospitality publications and organizations, including inclusion on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2014 Hot List, Travel + Leisure’s 2014 list of best new hotels, Harper’s Bazaar Singapore’s 2014 Spa Awards, Andrew Harper’s 2015 Grand Awards, and the World Travel Awards’ 2016 Asia’s Leading Boutique Resort category.

Amanoi was developed as Aman’s entry into Vietnam and opened in September 2013. At opening, it became the 26th property in the international Aman portfolio and the group’s first property in Vietnam. The resort was established in Ninh Thuan Province, a relatively distinctive coastal setting in Vietnam’s south-central region, rather than in a major city or an established urban resort district. The property occupies a site of approximately 100 acres between Vinh Hy Bay and Nui Chua National Park. Its location places the resort among coastal and mountainous terrain, dunes, unusual rock formations, and a marine reserve. The relationship with the national park and bay is central to the property’s identity: the resort is presented as a destination organized around scenery, quiet, and access to nature rather than as a conventional hotel serving a city-based market. It lies approximately 55 kilometres south of Cam Ranh International Airport, with Nha Trang serving as the nearest widely recognized tourism centre in the surrounding region. Architecture and planning were developed with the involvement of Jean-Michel Gathy of Deniston Architects, a Kuala Lumpur-based practice. The design combines a contemporary luxury-resort framework with references to Vietnamese architectural traditions. The Central Pavilion was conceived with the form and social role of a traditional Vietnamese communal hall as an important inspiration. Five villas are freestanding structures intended to resemble traditional Vietnamese village houses, translating local visual cues into private luxury accommodation. The resort’s accommodation comprises 31 villas, supplemented by pavilion-style spaces and shared facilities. The available reference material identifies two swimming pools: the Cliff Pool, located beside the Central Pavilion, and a second pool at the Beach Club. The resort also includes the Aman Spa, positioned among the hills of Nui Chua National Park. Five villas provide private chefs and butlers, an offering that illustrates the property’s emphasis on individualized service and residential-style privacy. From its opening onward, Amanoi’s operating concept has centred on high-end accommodation, personal service, wellness, and nature-based experiences. Its design and facilities are intended to make the surrounding landscape part of the guest experience, while its relatively low-density accommodation supports a secluded positioning. The property’s key differentiators are therefore its Aman affiliation, Vietnamese architectural references, coastal-national-park setting, villa format, and wellness facilities. Amanoi gained recognition from travel and hospitality publications and awards organizations during the years following its opening. It appeared on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2014 Hot List and Travel + Leisure’s 2014 list of best new hotels. Its spa was recognized in Harper’s Bazaar Singapore’s 2014 Spa Awards, and it received an Andrew Harper Grand Award in 2015. In 2016, the World Travel Awards named it Asia’s Leading Boutique Resort. The cited material does not establish later ownership changes, management succession, expansions, financial performance, or a subsequent change in operating status. It is therefore best documented as an active Aman resort whose public identity remains anchored in its original Vietnamese coastal and national-park setting.

1. 2016World Travel Awards recognition

   Amanoi was recognized as Asia’s Leading Boutique Resort by the World Travel Awards.

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2. 2015Andrew Harper Grand Award

   Amanoi was included among Andrew Harper’s 2015 Grand Award recipients.

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3. 2014Recognition on major new-hotel and spa lists

   Amanoi received early international recognition through Condé Nast Traveler’s Hot List, Travel + Leisure’s best-new-hotels list, and Harper’s Bazaar Singapore’s Spa Awards.

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4. 2013Opening in Vietnam

   Amanoi opened in September 2013 in Ninh Thuan Province, becoming Aman’s 26th property worldwide and its first in Vietnam.

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A secluded, high-end destination resort combining Aman-style privacy and service with Vietnamese-inspired architecture, national-park scenery, coastal access, and wellness.

• VillasLuxury accommodation2013

  Amanoi’s principal accommodation is organized around private villa units set within the coastal and national-park landscape. The resort is documented as having 31 villas in total. The accommodation concept emphasizes space, seclusion, views, and personalized service rather than high room density. Five villas are described as having private chefs and butlers, adding a more residential and highly individualized service model.

• PavilionsLuxury accommodation and shared spaces2013

  Pavilion-style spaces form part of Amanoi’s architectural and accommodation vocabulary. They use a contemporary resort interpretation of Vietnamese forms and are arranged to engage with the surrounding mountains, coast, and bay. The available source material does not provide a complete room-by-room classification or detailed inventory of individual pavilion types.

• Aman SpaWellness2013

  The Aman Spa is located among the hills of Nui Chua National Park and provides the resort’s principal wellness offering. Its placement reinforces Amanoi’s nature-oriented positioning and separates the spa experience from a conventional urban hotel setting. Specific treatment menus, staffing, capacity, and pricing are not established in the cited material.

• Cliff PoolResort recreation2013

  The Cliff Pool is located beside Amanoi’s Central Pavilion and is one of the resort’s two identified swimming pools. Its position connects a principal communal building with the surrounding coastal and mountainous environment. The source material does not specify its dimensions or operational schedule.

• Beach ClubBeach and leisure facilities2013

  The Beach Club includes Amanoi’s second identified swimming pool and supports the resort’s relationship with Vinh Hy Bay and the coast. It forms part of the property’s leisure infrastructure alongside villa accommodation, the Central Pavilion, and the spa. Further details about dining, activities, and programming are not included in the cited reference.

• 2016Amanoi named Asia’s Leading Boutique Resort

  The World Travel Awards recognized Amanoi in the Asia’s Leading Boutique Resort category in 2016.

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• 2015Amanoi receives an Andrew Harper Grand Award

  The resort was included among the recipients of Andrew Harper’s 2015 Grand Awards.

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• 2014Amanoi included in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2014 Hot List

  The resort received recognition through inclusion in Condé Nast Traveler’s Hot List of notable new hotels.

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• 2014Amanoi named among Travel + Leisure’s best new hotels

  Travel + Leisure included Amanoi in its 2014 list of the best new hotels.

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• 2014Amanoi receives Harper’s Bazaar Singapore Spa Awards recognition

  Amanoi’s wellness offering was recognized in Harper’s Bazaar Singapore’s 2014 Spa Awards.

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• 2013Amanoi opens as Aman’s first property in Vietnam

  Amanoi opened in September 2013 in Ninh Thuan Province. The opening made it Aman’s 26th property worldwide and its first resort in Vietnam.

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