With 127 elegant rooms and suites, a sublime design inspired by Vietnam’s Indochine era, and a prime beachfront location, The Anam Mui Ne resort will celebrate its Grand Opening in January.

Situated in the popular beach town of Mui Ne in south-central Binh Thuan province, the independently-owned and operated 5-star resort is the second Anam property to open in Vietnam, joining the successful 2017 debut of The Anam Cam Ranh in nearby Khanh Hoa province, which has been bestowed some of the industry’s highest accolades, including placement among Asia’s top resorts in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards in 2020 and 2021.

Overlooking Mui Ne’s white sand beach, the resort affords spectacular vistas of the East Sea. Its dining landscape comprises an all-day dining restaurant and grill, The Indochine, a beachside restaurant and bar, the Lang Viet Restaurant and Bar, the Saigon Bar in the lobby, and 24/7 room service.

The resort will cut the ribbon on a collection of luxurious facilities on January 11, including a spa with five treatment rooms, two spacious swimming pools - one freshwater and the other saltwater - a ballroom, conference rooms, a water sports center, a fitness center, a yoga room, a kid’s club, and a gift shop.

Like its predecessor, The Anam Mui Ne’s design is an echo of Vietnam’s bygone Indochine era, with architecture guided by Hanoi’s grand old French villas. Evoking a romantic atmosphere, the glowing lanterns, customized encaustic mosaic tiles, big-bellied clay water vases, statues on plinths, imperial style roofs, cornice detailing, and intricate woodwork have been crafted by artisans from around Vietnam whose trades have been handed down through the generations.

Giving way to an infinity pool and the ocean beyond, the lobby makes for a striking first impression, replete with a grand piano and a sloping roof fashioned with glass panels that water gently flows over, casting faint shadows underneath.

The resort’s 127 classic rooms and suites range in size from an ample 40 sq m to a spacious 142 sq m across six accommodation categories. Seven 142 sq m suites come with private pools, while a 122 sq m presidential suite offers quarters for bodyguards.

Vietnamese artists were commissioned to create unique paintings for each room and suite, opening the door to the country’s fascinating culture. Clawfoot bathtubs and custom-built furniture such as leather-bound tables add to the resort’s old-world feel.

“We learned so many valuable lessons about how to design, orient, and build a hotel with The Anam Cam Ranh, so much so that every design element that is extraordinary about our first property has been accentuated in The Anam Mui Ne, such as the layout and flow of the accommodation,” said Mr. Pham Van Hien, Founder and Owner of The Anam.

He added that the alluring woodwork in the Lang Viet Restaurant, from forests cultivated for sustainable harvesting in Vietnam, is all handcrafted and took craftspeople over six months to complete and is just one example of the many hand-crafted design elements evident in the new resort.

“We expect The Anam Mui Ne to redefine Mui Ne’s hotel scene,” said Mr. Laurent Myter, Group General Manager of The Anam. “There is nothing quite like it; an intimate, classic, and genuine Vietnamese hotel with personalized Vietnamese service that is anything but the industrialized product that so many hotel chains have established in Vietnam.”

The resort will open with a ban on single-use plastics and has implemented an array of measures to reduce its carbon footprint, using solar power and locally-sourced ingredients. Its water filtration plant supplies drinking water in recycled glass bottles, and laundry water is recycled to water the gardens. Straws, bags, and bathroom amenities are all biodegradable. The resort’s eco-friendly key cards are also made from wood that’s been sourced from sustainably-managed forests.

Famed for its beach, sand dunes, fishing village, Cham towers, and “Fairy Stream” - a shallow stream that flows through vivid orange and white limestone formations - Mui Ne means “sheltered peninsula” in Vietnamese and has become a Southeast Asian windsurfing mecca due to its excellent weather and wind conditions. An expressway due to open shortly will cut the drive from Ho Chi Minh City to 2.5 hours, while an international airport is due to open in 2025.