Evason Hideaway & Six Senses Spa at Ana Mandara

Against the backdrop of a soaring rocky peninsula north of Nha Trang, it's difficult to see the 53 villas of the Evason hideaway. Their wood and ylang ylang construction camouflage against the native scrub. The villa is accessible only by sea - pass the sentry standing alert to all entering the bay and the slowly the palm trees become obvious, along with the broad smiles and waving hands of the welcome team. The speedboat ties up next to the woven basket boats and your bare feet touch weathered wooden jetty and crunchy sand before you sink into an ice-cold fresh coconut. Outside, your butler is managing your luggage and adjusting a bicycle, yours for the duration to ramble between your villa, the restaurants, beaches and spa.

The Rooms:


The villas with sea or forest views are set back from the beach, shrouded with wily vegetation, thick enough to give privacy for the open lounges of double storied hideaways and their beachside plunge pools. The water hides, sculpted into the basalt boulders bring a more unique kind of privacy shield from your neighbors. Watch out though for the breakfast traffic where the barges ferrying guests from villa to resort pass by in full view of your glass fronted bedroom.

Outside the villas are all weathered wood and rustic chic. Nature is integrated both functionally and inspirationally in the indoor and outdoor living spaces. Rough chopped wooden pencils and coat hangers, woven baskets, and coconut wood accessories set the mood and are accentuated with weathered brass fittings in the bathrooms. Plenty of day beds and comfortable chairs with natural fibre covers and lamplight is a comfortably luxurious way to pass time on this beach hideaway. One could scarcely imagine a more casually romantic evening than with the blinds up in the aEUR˜open at the sides' living room. The sky glitters in the dim light, the sound of the waves and the night beat of the insects. Polish off with some sexy sounds (courtesy of the well positioned bose systems) floating on a breeze which softly kisses your skin and your favourite person curled round your side. The maxi-bar fridge stocked with a good selection of full sized bottles of mostly antipodean wines and a nightly Vietnamese antipastoplatter complete the fantasy.

Come for:


- Spa treatments and the healthy cuisine
- To hide away
- Romantic evenings in the glamorous lounge come restaurant.
- The sunrise market tour for a steaming bowl of Pho and Vietnamese style coffee

Not suitable for :


- The less agile. The water view villas are accessed via ladder from a barge

Eating in:


- The breakfast spread is fabulous; don't miss the poached fruits. Eat up and go straight to dinner



Caroline Major

Evason Hideaway identifies the boutique category of Evason. Attention to detail and focus on the reality of the destination is the driving force, together with a focused commitment to the environment. Accommodations provide generous personal space and present an uncompromised standard of luxury. Evason Hideaways offer elegantly designed modern architecture positioned with an image supporting the Evason Hideaway theme A¡V innovative style.

The site of this Evason Hideaway on dramatic Ninh Van Bay is quite unique, taking full advantage of the setting. Impressive rock formations, the coral reef, white sand beach, a playful stream and the towering mountains behind, all add to the sense of being luxuriously at one with nature.

Evason Hideaway at Ana Mandara also presents the reality of the destination, with an architectural style reflecting the traditions of Vietnam. This is very evident in the reception champa and dining pavilion, which are classic Vietnam structures transported across the water and assembled at the site.