Luxury hotel holiday Six Senses Con Dao Con Dao

The Six Senses Con Dao is the first five-star resort on the Con Dao archipelago, Vietnam. The resort aims to blend the essence of five-star modern luxury with the style and design of a traditional Vietnamese fishing village. Set in a rich and vibrant national and marine park, the 50 pool villas make the most of their location. Each is built from rustic light wood, with peaked roofs that emphasise space and trap the sunlight drawn in through the floor-to-ceiling windows and glass doors. The effect is the appearance of a quaint, but sleek, private hut. Many of the villas have more than one bedroom, making them perfect for large family groups who seek self-sufficiency and privacy. The overhangs of the villa roofs create shady spots beside the private pools, on a cool white terrace furnished with cushioned chairs and loungers. The large private pools look out across green shrubbery to the golden sands of the beach, which are reached via a short set of steps from the terraces. Inside the villas, the decoration is kept very simple, light, and breezy, to reflect the seafront location. Most fabrics and furnishings are white or cream, with the occasional lime green cushion or peach lampshade. Above each four-poster bed, hangs a fine mesh canopy, sheltering you at night without blocking out the sea views. Even the bathrooms have views onto pretty fenced gardens. The larger villas, with 3 or 4 bedrooms are split across separate pavilions, which proves popular with multi-generational groups. After indulging in your spacious luxury villa, choose either to cook for yourself in your fully-equipped kitchen (in the larger villas), or head to one of the resort's restaurants. At the informal Vietnamese at the Market, you can sample distinctive Vietnamese flavours, captured in recipes passed down through the family of Miss Lan, the head chef. At Deli'cious, you can choose to enjoy the more western-themed dishes as takeaway. The main restaurant, however, is By the Beach, which is housed in a dining room with panoramic ocean views. Here, locally-sourced wood covers the walls and forms the doors, with many mismatched carved panels adding a unique rustic style. The cuisine here is built around local seafood, fruit, vegetables, herbs, and spices. The warm, welcoming lighting in all of these venues is particularly inviting as the sun begins to set over the ocean. After dinner, enjoy a cocktail in one of the swing seats at the Elephant Bar. The Six Senses Spa at Con Dao has the beautiful benefit of the Lo Voi Mountains as its backdrop. These magnificent landforms, along with the tropical gardens that surround it, separate the spa from the rest of the resort. It is its own private island oasis. Guests can choose from more traditional treatments in the rooms or outdoor treatment salas, yoga and meditation in the pavilions, or Hammam. The Six Senses Con Dao is a bubble of complete serenity and relaxation in a lesser-visited, very natural location; the water sports and experiences on offer, however, will inject more than enough excitement and thrill into your holiday.The resort staff understand that, for families, a balance must be achieved between quality time together and relaxing time apart. For this reason, many activities, including cycling, walking, swimming, and specialised children's dining are organised for the children, and spa treatments, in-villa dining, and many areas of relaxation are available for adults.