{"id":79682,"date":"2021-10-23T09:12:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T13:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/?p=79682"},"modified":"2024-07-26T14:08:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:08:57","slug":"shifting-sands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2021\/10\/shifting-sands\/","title":{"rendered":"Shifting Sands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<figure style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/BaiSanHo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Zannier Hotels B\u00e3i San H\u00f4 \u2014 Song Cau, Vietnam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>In gathering some of the most stunning beach hotels in Southeast Asia, we were reminded of Anthony Bourdain (who loved this region most of all), and the influence he\u2019s had on travel.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside><a class=\"image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/author\/markfedeli\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mark-small-circle-2.png\" class=\"thb_image  left  retina_size attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"mark small circle\" \/><\/a><aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;11\/12&#8243;]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1720455088433{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/author\/markfedeli\/\">Mark Fedeli<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Marketing and Editorial Director, Tablet Hotels<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWhenever an episode of Anthony Bourdain&#8217;s TV show focused on Southeast Asia, it always seemed to include a few references to <em>Apocalypse Now<\/em> and <em>Heart of Darkness<\/em>. That movie, that book, and those countries, together with a voiceover written by Bourdain himself, combined to unlock what would become his signature style \u2014 and what would become some of the most influential travel content of the 21st Century.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m writing about Bourdain here, in a story about the beach hotels of Southeast Asia, because the region was so important to him, and because he was so important to travel. His influence was massive, not because Vietnam made him think of war movies \u2014 he\u2019s not the first person to relate his daily experiences through the pop culture he\u2019d consumed \u2014 but because he showed that visitors to a place can, and sometimes should, feel insecure about being there. That tourists have a duty to question their role in why that place is the way it is, and whether or not they\u2019re making the situation any better by being there. For a nationally televised travel show, that was radical.<\/p>\n<p>He did it not as a journalist, but as a handsome, charming TV host \u2014 one with nothing to sell and no sunny, kumbaya conclusions to mandate. He examined himself as much as his destination, and he was prone to tangents, always peeking into the periphery. If the bulk of an episode needed to be spent exploring a vague feeling he couldn\u2019t shake, or following the strands of a morally complicated narrative with no resolution, so be it. That&#8217;s what made his so unique among travel shows, and that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m sparing a few paragraphs for him here, off on a tangent of my own.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/NihiSumba.jpg\" alt=\"Nihi Sumba\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nihi Sumba<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aside from the times they were stuck at one during an international incident, it\u2019s rare you saw the hotels in which Bourdain and crew were staying between forays. That would have diminished some of the necessary illusion (Kurtz wasn\u2019t holed up at a Hilton, after all). Nevertheless, hotels are a critical part of travel and surprisingly capable of reflecting the truth of their environment. The very best of them strive to embrace and improve their surroundings, incorporating the reality of the place so guests leave with a better understanding of where they\u2019ve been and how they\u2019ve affected it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a delicate dance for high-end hospitality, there\u2019s no doubt, and maybe one that hasn&#8217;t always come naturally. But attitudes are changing fast. Some of the hotels below are models of sensitivity or sustainability, others are working toward those goals, all of them understand that a truly memorable experience shouldn\u2019t shut out local culture and history. Most importantly, they know that more and more travelers are rejecting the hallmarks of mass-market tourism, and they&#8217;re eager to accommodate those evolving tastes. They wouldn&#8217;t be on Tablet otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Tides are turning. Sands are shifting. Engagement is replacing escapism. Maybe Anthony Bourdain can take a tiny bit of responsibility for that. Tangentially.<\/p>\n<p><em>Looking for Bali hotels? <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2021\/03\/emerald-isle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Look here<\/a>. And more in Thailand? <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2024\/01\/siamese-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Try these<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/labuan-bajo-hotels\/plataran-komodo-resort-spa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plataran Komodo Resort &amp; Spa<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Labuan Bajo, Indonesia<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/labuan-bajo-hotels\/plataran-komodo-resort-spa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/PlataranKomodo.jpg\" alt=\"Plataran Komodo Resort &amp; Spa\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To the east of Bali, in the Lesser Sundas, is the island of Flores, on whose western edge, just across the strait from the islands that comprise the rest of Komodo National Park \u2014 yes, that Komodo, of dragon fame \u2014 is Plataran Komodo Resort &amp; Spa. Even aside from the park, it\u2019s a phenomenal location for a resort. Waecicu Beach is perfectly picturesque, and its oceanfront villas look out over the islands that rise dramatically out of the waters of the Flores Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Flabuan-bajo-hotels%2Fplataran-komodo-resort-spa&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/song-cau-hotels\/zannier-hotels-bai-san-ho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zannier B\u00e3i San H\u00f4<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Song Cau, Vietnam<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/song-cau-hotels\/zannier-hotels-bai-san-ho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/BaiSanHo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Zannier Hotels B\u00e3i San H\u00f4\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve written extensively about the lengths to which Arnaud Zannier goes to ensure that places like Omaanda and Phum Baitang are not just flawless small-scale luxury hotels but fully immersive experiences, and venues for creating the kinds of unforgettable memories that travel, at its best, is all about. Zannier Hotels B\u00e3i San H\u00f4 is another extraordinary addition to the family, set on 240 acres alongside a powder-white beach on a secluded peninsula in Vietnam\u2019s seaside province of Phu Yen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsong-cau-hotels%2Fzannier-hotels-bai-san-ho&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/ninh-thuan-province-hotels\/amanoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanoi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/ninh-thuan-province-hotels\/amanoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/Amanoi.jpg\" alt=\"Amanoi\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amanoi, the first Aman hotel in Vietnam, is a milestone for both the Aman group and the country\u2019s high-end tourism scene. And it\u2019s a reminder that, among other things, they know how to pick a location: to say that the Nui Chua National Park, on the shores of Vinh Hy Bay, is paradise on earth would perhaps be an exaggeration, but only a slight one. Here, just down the coast from Nha Trang, Amanoi sits elevated on a hillside, with a commanding view of the beaches and the bay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fninh-thuan-province-hotels%2Famanoi&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/nha-trang-hotels\/mia-resort-nha-trang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mia Resort Nha Trang<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nha Trang, Vietnam<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/nha-trang-hotels\/mia-resort-nha-trang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/MiaResort.jpg\" alt=\"Mia Resort Nha Trang\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mia Resort&#8217;s favorite color is green, and it pops up in all sorts of ways. Eco-friendly grass-roofed buildings; lush gardens skirting the hotel\u2019s palm-fringed private beach; a bar called Mojito\u2019s whose specialty is \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 mojitos, made from the fresh green sugarcane for which the resort is named. We could go on, but the bigger point here is that this is a resort that feels very much in harmony with its natural surroundings (which are, for the record, not at all unverdant).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fnha-trang-hotels%2Fmia-resort-nha-trang&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/pamalican-island-hotels\/amanpulo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanpulo<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pamalican Island, Philippines<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/pamalican-island-hotels\/amanpulo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/Amanpulo.jpg\" alt=\"Amanpulo\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amanpulo makes its home on the private island of Pamalican, one of thousands of islands in the oft-overlooked Philippines. As is the Aman custom, this resort strives to blend in with its natural and cultural surroundings as much as possible. Here the 42 casitas and 18 villas are built in the style of the native Philippine bathay kubo dwellings, with thatched roofs and pebble-washed walls alongside luxe touches like king beds with rattan headboards and ornate indigenous-style furnishings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fpamalican-island-hotels%2Famanpulo&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/sihanoukville-hotels\/six-senses-krabey-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Six Senses Krabey Island<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sihanoukville, Cambodia<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/sihanoukville-hotels\/six-senses-krabey-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/SixSensesKrabeyIsland.jpg\" alt=\"Six Senses Krabey Island\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Six Senses Krabey Island, a private speck of a place, is a short boat ride from Cambodia&#8217;s mainland, in the spectacular Gulf of Thailand. And if you don\u2019t yet know Six Senses, take it from us: you can trust them to do luxury villas right. Here there are 40 of them, but from within your own, you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking you had the island all to yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsihanoukville-hotels%2Fsix-senses-krabey-island&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/hua-hin-hotels\/aleenta-resort-spa-huahin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aleenta Resort &amp; Spa, Hua-Hin<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hua-Hin, Thailand<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/hua-hin-hotels\/aleenta-resort-spa-huahin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/AleentaResort.jpg\" alt=\"Aleenta Resort &amp; Spa, Hua-Hin\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twenty miles south of Hua Hin on a spectacular and secluded stretch of beach is where you\u2019ll find Aleenta, a one-time family vacation villa that was apparently too good to keep private \u2014 it\u2019s multiplied into a number of villas and suites. That old guest-house vibe is intact \u2014 your fellow poolside loungers are as likely well-heeled Thai travelers as they are foreign tourists. Rooms are suitably homey, breezy and urbane, rather more like private apartments than typical hotel suites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fhua-hin-hotels%2Faleenta-resort-spa-huahin&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/phuket-area-hotels\/andara-resort-villas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andara Resort &amp; Villas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Kathu, Thailand<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/phuket-area-hotels\/andara-resort-villas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/AndaraResort.jpg\" alt=\"Andara Resort &amp; Villas\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In case you needed it, this is proof positive that Phuket, done right, is still absolutely extraordinary. Andara\u2019s location, on a hillside up above Kamala Beach, on the island\u2019s west coast, immediately places it in a different class \u2014 not for nothing is this stretch called the Millionaires\u2019 Mile. Even by those standards, though, it\u2019s something special, a collection of stylish modern-Thai villas and lodges, spread across a lush estate with seemingly unlimited views over the bay below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fphuket-area-hotels%2Fandara-resort-villas&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/pahang1-hotels\/japamala-resort-a-samadhi-retreats-property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JapaMala Resort<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tioman Island, Malaysia<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/pahang1-hotels\/japamala-resort-a-samadhi-retreats-property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/JapaMala.jpg\" alt=\"JapaMala Resort\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Modern eco-resorts often tout the back-to-nature qualities of their settings, but the journey to JapaMala Resort might just have them all beat. When you take a ferry to Tioman Island, the change in mood from the churning metropolis of Kuala Lumpur to this rustic collection of villas at the edge of the jungle could hardly be more pronounced. With its open-plan chalets designed for equal levels of privacy and exposure to the unspoiled surroundings, this resort makes an art form out of leaving the busy world behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fpahang1-hotels%2Fjapamala-resort-a-samadhi-retreats-property&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/nha-trang-hotels\/an-lam-retreats-ninh-van-bay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Lam Retreats Ninh Van Bay<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nha Trang, Vietnam<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/nha-trang-hotels\/an-lam-retreats-ninh-van-bay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/AnLam.jpg\" alt=\"An Lam Retreats Ninh Van Bay\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ninh Van Bay is somewhat off the beaten path, which helps keep it from getting overtraveled \u2014 this part of coastal Vietnam is home to one of the loveliest, quietest stretches of beach in Southeast Asia. But we think getting here is half the adventure: if you\u2019re arriving internationally, that means a few airport transfers, an hour-long drive, and then a boat journey, because An Lam Retreats isn\u2019t accessible by road. It\u2019s a lot of travel, yes, but the payoff is pretty spectacular.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fnha-trang-hotels%2Fan-lam-retreats-ninh-van-bay&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/sihanoukville-hotels\/song-saa-private-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Song Saa Private Island<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sihanoukville, Cambodia<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/sihanoukville-hotels\/song-saa-private-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/SongSaa.jpg\" alt=\"Song Saa Private Island\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Cambodia, but it\u2019s not the Cambodia you\u2019re expecting. Song Saa Private Island is more the sort of thing the Maldives or Seychelles are known for, or perhaps a post-development luxury-villa version of the Thai island paradise from Alex Garland\u2019s The Beach. This wild speck of a place in the Gulf of Thailand is as close to a state of nature as you\u2019re going to find anywhere, and Song Saa\u2019s twenty-seven villas make the most of their secluded setting \u2014 if you\u2019re going to live as a castaway, this is how you do it in style.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsihanoukville-hotels%2Fsong-saa-private-island&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/kep-hotels\/knai-bang-chatt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knai Bang Chatt<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Kep, Cambodia<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/kep-hotels\/knai-bang-chatt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/KnaiBang.jpg\" alt=\"Knai Bang Chatt\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Located in the seaside town of Kep, once known as the St. Tropez of Southeast Asia, Knai Bang Chatt is a throwback to the glory days. The hotel is centered around three renovated colonial villas designed by New Khmer architectural trailblazer Vann Molyvann, a student of Le Corbusier. Fully restored, each of the 18 photogenic rooms features a polished teak bed, ceramic lamps and vases, a spacious bathroom, and a private terrace, most overlooking the Gulf of Thailand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fkep-hotels%2Fknai-bang-chatt&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/lombok-hotels\/hotel-tugu-lombok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hotel Tugu Lombok<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lombok, Indonesia<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/lombok-hotels\/hotel-tugu-lombok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/TuguLombok.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Tugu Lombok\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take one look at Hotel Tugu Lombok, and the giant rooster sculpture, visible from miles away, proudly perched atop a towering, dramatically lit open-air restaurant, and you know that this resort has no interest in seamlessly blending into the landscape. The Tugu Lombok is over-the-top, to be sure, but the aesthetic is firmly rooted in the region\u2019s rich pre-colonial history, most particularly the ancient Majapahit era, when a prosperous Hindu kingdom ruled the island.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Flombok-hotels%2Fhotel-tugu-lombok&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/koh-tao-hotels\/jamahkiri-spa-resort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamahkiri Spa &#038; Resort<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Koh Tao, Thailand<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/koh-tao-hotels\/jamahkiri-spa-resort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/Jamahkiri.jpg\" alt=\"Jamahkiri Resort and Spa\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the aesthetics of our age trend ever further toward light wood and brushed steel, Jamahkiri Resort and Spa remains an unapologetically lush tropical getaway. Set on the island of Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand, Jamahkiri offers views of the water from all of its rooms, pavilions, and suites. If an overhead view of the water isn\u2019t close enough, the two- or three-bedroom villas place guests right on the beach. It\u2019s designed less as a luxury knockout and more as a serene destination for nature lovers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fkoh-tao-hotels%2Fjamahkiri-spa-resort&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/sumba-hotels\/nihi-sumba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nihi Sumba<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sumba, Indonesia<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/sumba-hotels\/nihi-sumba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20240727-Beach\/NihiSumba-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nihi Sumba\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nihi Sumba has been called the best hotel in the world \u2014 and while we would hesitate to go quite that far, it\u2019s fair to say there\u2019s a strong case to be made. It\u2019s set on hundreds of acres of waterfront land, between a glorious private beach and the edge of a truly untamed jungle. And while in its present incarnation it\u2019s fantastically luxurious \u2014 its villas are the very picture of contemporary luxury elegance \u2014 it grew slowly from what was once a secluded surf shack, and there\u2019s still something unpretentious about the atmosphere as a result.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsumba-hotels%2Fnihi-sumba&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thb_image  left  retina_size \" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mark-200x250.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" alt=\"mark\" title=\"mark\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676124357965{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]Mark Fedeli is the hotel marketing and editorial director for Tablet and Michelin Guide. 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