Four Phu Quoc Island hotels win best titles in Asia

Four hotels on Phu Quoc Island, namely Novotel, Pullman, New World and JW Marriott, were honored Thursday at Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards with titles in different categories.

The Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards was established as an independent and unbiased initiative to honour the very highest achievements from across the global hotel industry in 2014, recognising exceptional contributions by outstanding hotels with CEO Marinique De Wet at the helm.

It aims to focus on hotels that do not want to win an “average” award and celebrates the very best in hotel experiences across seven continents, 172 countries and 90 categories.

Novotel Phu Quoc Resort

Novotel Phu Quoc Resort received the Best Honeymoon Hideaway Resort (Vietnam), Best Corporate Resort (Asia), Best Eco Friendly Resort (Asia), and Best Pool Villa Resort (Asia) titles.

Located on Truong Beach, one of the most alluring beaches on Phu Quoc Island, the world-class Novotel Phu Quoc Resort is only ten minutes from Phu Quoc International Airport and 25-minute from Duong Dong town.

The five-star complex offers a collection of facilities & amenities, luxurious service and a room style for all tastes, from Deluxe Rooms or Bungalows set in landscaped tropical gardens, to superior rooms with stunning views, ensuring a destination resort well suited to vacationers, family gatherings and incentive groups alike.

A tremendous range of facilities including restaurants, bars, spas, and fitness centers all offer stupendous experiences. There is a kids club with movies, a PlayStation plus an activity program, along with qualified staff to look after children.

The resort is also great for meetings and events thanks to its state-of-the-art function rooms that accommodate up to 400 people.

Pullman Phu Quoc Beach Resort

Pullman Phu Quoc Beach Resort scored the Best Destination Hotel (Vietnam), Best New Resort - Less 3 Years (Vietnam), Best Seaside Resort (Vietnam), Best Luxury Hotel (Asia) titles.

The complex, located on the island’s southwest coast, just 10 minutes from the airport, is tailor-made for those searching for serious play and a lively place to work.

Along its private 170-meter beach on Bai Truong, the resort offers a variety of 331 rooms in eight categories, starting from the spacious 45-square meter superior room to the all-exclusive beachfront villa, featuring the latest in connectivity and technology.

Bespoke culinary options include three restaurants and three bars, with a signature rooftop steak house - Mad Cow Wine & Grill, a 24/7 lobby bar, The Lighthouse and a lively sunset bar, Beach House.

High-energy meetings, conferences and team-building events can take place anywhere within the resort with a pillarless grand ballroom, modular meeting rooms, rooftops, gardens, or private dining rooms.

New World Phu Quoc Resort

New World Phu Quoc Resort received the Best General Manager (Vietnam), Best Island Resort (Vietnam), Best New Resort - Less 3 Years (Asia), Best Villa Resort (Asia) titles.

The complex is situated on the southwestern tip of Phu Quoc facing acclaimed Kem Beach. Guests can select from 375 villas in seven configurations starting from 124 square metres in size to the grand 414-square-meter presidential villa. Every thatched-roof villa includes a private swimming pool.

The resort’s private stretch of Kem Beach is a magnet for water sports, beach lounging and magnificent sunsets, but the meandering pathways through the resort’s landscaped gardens also lead guests to a myriad of additional recreational options, including an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center and studio, a 16-treatment-room spa and kids’ club for little vacationers.

Restaurants and bars satisfy holiday indulgence with an all-day cafe, specialty restaurant, pool bar and beachside restaurant offering lush tropical ambience and views to accompany island, regional and international cuisines.

JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay

JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay was awarded the Best Wellness Resort (Global), Best Culinary Experience (Vietnam), Most Luxurious Hotel Lobby (Asia), Most Luxurious Suite (Asia) titles.

Edging the sand and surf of Khem Beach, what was once a 19th-century French university has been reimagined as an eclectically themed, lavish beachfront playground by renowned resort architect Bill Bensley.

Set along a ribbon of beautiful shoreline in Phu Quoc, the resort hotel offers luxury rooms and suites with private balconies, along with beautifully appointed villas, complete with sparkling plunge pools.

Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island off the southern province of Kien Giang, in July was listed among the top 10 islands in Southeast Asia as voted by readers of the Travel + Leisure magazine.

The island had previously been listed among the top 25 in the world by the magazine, placed 14th with 90.25 points.

Hong Kong-based daily South China Morning Post had in March named the Regent Resort on Phu Quoc Island among the "best new resorts to see in 2022".

Phu Quoc, also known as “Pearl Island”, was named among the 17 best places in Asia by cable news network CNN in 2019. "The island is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in Southeast Asia and the world's longest overseas cable car," it said.

Besides relaxing on beautiful beaches like Sao Beach, Long Beach and Ong Lang, travelers can kayak through fishing villages, dine on fresh seafood aboard a floating platoon, go squid fishing and visit a pearl farm.

Phu Quoc became well-known globally after the government allowed 30-day visa-free entry to the island in 2014. The island received five million visitors in 2019, pre-pandemic, 541,600 of them foreigners, according to official data.