Three Realms of the Senses
Activity: Six Senses Resorts & Spas
Location: Nha Trang (two locations) and Dalat
Tip: Pre-booking is essential, especially during public holidays.
Stay at three resorts that offer luxury delivered according to the principles of social and environmental sustainability.
A Six Senses water villa
A Six Senses water villa
The experience: Six Senses is recognised as a successful prototype for socially and environmentally responsible five-star resorts. The company operates three properties in Vietnam. The oldest, the Evason Ana Mandara, opened on Nha Trang’s beach in 1997, and is set in a sprawling tropical garden overlooking the sea. The resort’s simple design and native wood and rattan furnishings mirror the image of a yesteryear village, while the peaceful atmosphere and ocean views are accented by the warm hospitality of the staff.
Nearby in Nha Trang’s Ninh Van Bay is Six Senses’ boutique-style Evason Hideaway at Ana Mandara. Accessible only by boat, the resort is set amongst rock formations, coral reefs and white sandy beaches with a mountain backdrop. Many of the beach-front villas incorporate surrounding shoreline boulders into their design, placing the accommodation right on the water.
Perched on a 35-acre hilltop in the pine forests of the Central Highlands is Six Senses’ Evason Ana Mandara Villas & Spa at Dalat. Among its 57 guest accommodations at the 100-year-old cool summer retreat are 15 fully restored French colonial villas originally constructed in the 1920s and 1930s in the high-society ‘Bellevue Quarter’. All areas of the resort on the gently sloping hillside offer striking views of the surrounding town, countryside and vegetable fields.
Green Globe environmental benchmarking throughout
Green Globe environmental benchmarking throughout
How it helps: Six Senses Social and Environment Sustainability Policy commits the company to sustainable development and ecological responsibility through a strategy followed from a property’s inception through its opening and into its daily operation. The environmental/geographical risk, energy management, water supply and waste water management are addressed in the design stage and implemented during construction.
Six Senses Benchmarking encompasses a quantitative process, developed in accordance with Green Globe criteria, in which environmental performance can be measured through key performance indicators that compare a property’s performance against the industry and competitor’s standards. Six Senses Spa was chosen by the Green Globe to be the benchmark for international spa operations.
Following the company’s Social & Environmental Responsibility Fund, all resorts contribute approximately 0.5 % of their total revenues to social and environmental efforts, mostly activities, projects and initiatives aimed at sustainable development. Further, 99% of the resorts’ staff, or “hosts”, are locals, including those at the management level.
Locations and booking information
Six Senses Resorts & Spas
Beachside Tran Phu Blvd., Nha Trang, Vietnam
Tel: (+84) [0] 58 526892
Fax: (+84) [0] 58 524701
E-mail: dothu@sixsenses.com
Web: www.sixsenses.com
Evason Ana Mandara & Six Senses Spa at Nha Trang
Beachside Tran Phu Blvd., Nha Trang, Vietnam
Tel: (+84) [0] 58 522 222
Fax: (+84) [0] 58 525828
Web: www.sixsenses.com/evason-anamandara
Evason Hideaway & Six Senses Spa at Ana Mandara
Ninh Van Bay, Ninh Hoa, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam
Tel: (+84) [0] 58 728222
Fax: (+84) [0] 58 728223
Web: www.sixsenses.com/hideaway-anamandara
Evason Ana Mandara Villas & Six Senses Spa at Dalat
Le Lai Street, Ward 5, Dalat City, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam
Tel: (+84) [0] 63 555888
Fax: (+84) [0] 63 555666
Web: www.sixsenses.com/evason-dalat
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