7 days of pure bliss. We flew into Danang, the 3rd largest city in Vietnam which is a hop and a skip away from Singapore.
The airport is rather small but given the boom in the tourism, they are building another terminal to handle the growing number of people visiting this beautiful part of the world. On the way to The Nam Hai, we saw a lot of construction by some of the big name brand hotels being built along the beach front. Now is really the time to visit before the hoards and hoards of tourists descend.
When we arrived, we were whisked to the villa to complete our check in. While D handled the formalities, I checked out the gorgeous views ....
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| View from our Villa |
The villa had 2 separate areas - a living area and the bedroom. Lovely separation of space, however they are not linked so if it rains you need an umbrella. We had great weather and there was no need for that. The bedroom has a sunken tub and a raised bed (the bedsheets were a too rough for my taste as I think they were going for a rustic look). Regardless it is a nice romantic design but not suitable for young kids.
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| Bedroom on the left and living area on the right |
The villas and rooms are built in a U shape so that every villa has a view of the ocean. There are low walls separating each villa but there aren't any walls at the front. You get a great view of the ocean while lounging on your patio, swimming or reading under the coconut trees but you don't get much privacy.
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| Private Pool |
There are steps at the end of the pool area leading down to the beach and you can just walk out. We took quite a few evening walks as it was way to hot to be wandering down to the beach in the afternoon.
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| Shady Coconut trees to laze under |
Most of the time I was hiding under the coconut trees or on the patio or in the pool reading. We also went to the spa for massages - a must in Asia!!! The spa was well designed and the massages were fantastic. I'm usually allergic to the oil used but no issues here :) Each room overlooks the large pond and the whole spa has a very zen like feel the moment you step in.
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Daily Afternoon Tea
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Each afternoon, tea is served - same stuff everyday (I hope they change this up). Brownie really enjoyed his afternoon tea and cappuccino.
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| Main Pool |
Somedays, we spent some time at the main pool as well. They have 3 pools to choose from.
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| Main Pool |
In the evenings, we had drinks at the bar that overlooked the pools before heading out to dinner.
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| View from the Bar |
For dinner, we usually take off to Hoi An Town. They close off the streets in the evening so that tourists can wander around. It is a Unesco World Heritage site as it is a well preserved South East Asian trading site dating from 15th -19th century. Now it feels very touristy, restaurants and tailors make up almost every other store. We had fun tailoring some suits and dresses and wandering the little side streets.
There are also quite a few good restaurants in Hoi An and we enjoyed exploring the options, Vietnamese fusion, Vietnamese street food and Italian as well as very very good gelato :)
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| Ancient Town of Hoi An, A UNESCO World Heritage Site |
I really enjoyed my stay at the Nam Hai, the property is really gorgeous, the service was mostly top notch. On the second last day (thank goodness), I got stung by a large wasp while I was having lunch at the hotel restaurant. What were the chances!!! I know that the Nam Hai has no control over the wasps but I didn't think the hotel handled it very well. I was in pain for the next few days but even that didn't put a dent into my holiday.
The Nam Hai
http://thenamhai.com/
http://www.visasignaturehotels.com/hotel-detail/the-nam-hai
