The resort island of Phu Quoc welcomed its first international luxury hotel brand in January this year, the JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort and Spa.
The design of the hotel, bearing famed architect Bill Bensley’s whimsical touches, is based on a mythical academy of learning, with each building modelled after an academic department and no two spaces are alike.
All 243 rooms, suites, apartments and villas come in generous sizes, starting from 54m2. As well, the hotel boasts meeting spaces that span 1,100m2, with the 715m2 Grand Ballroom being the largest function room. Spacious breakout rooms are designed for various event purposes.
Elsewhere on premises, culinary wonders can be found at three restaurants and contemporary bars. At Tempus Fugit (a latin phrase meaning “time flies”), chefs display their culinary genius in Vietnamese, Japanese and French cuisines. For a casual beachside grill experience, Red Rum satisfies with fresh local produce. But the hotel’s culinary crown jewel is Pink Pearl, a Cantonese restaurant set in a beachfront mansion.
Wind down the gourmet journey at the Department of Chemistry Bar, where “chemists” mix up some delicious elixirs while guests take in the views of Emerald Bay.
Various recreational experiences are also on offer onsite. Guests can shop for local crafts at artisanal boutiques, partake in scheduled cultural events and daily rituals, laze at the beach or by the pool, or have city stresses kneaded out of their bodies at the spa.
