The Vietnamese imperial capital of Hue welcomed a new water-themed boutique hotel in March.
The 58-room Alba Spa Hotel features treatments and a mineral water Jacuzzi as a unique selling point. Besides spa treatments designed in collaboration with spa guru Florence Jaffe, the hotel’s 16.5m2 Jacuzzi is partitioned into hot- and cold-water regions and filled with mineral water procured from a natural spring located 30km north of Hue.
Hijaaz Latheef, the hotel’s general manager, noted that “it is rare to find a hot water Jacuzzi and cold plunge pool set up like this”.
“It wasn’t built to make people say, ‘Wow, that’s interesting’. It was built for the same reason people have been going to hot springs for centuries – for the health benefits. Heat helps to our relax muscles and rid our bodies of toxins, while cold stimulates and invigorates,” he said.
Water is also a key element in the hotel’s interior: the bubble-like décor in each room is inspired by water and Alba mineral water is used to water the plants used in the exotic spa treatments.
An attractive option for small-scale corporate incentive groups, the hotel also features a spacious meeting room and will eventually offer a rooftop bar with panoramic views of Hue.
