The story of Zannier Hotels unfolds like a love story, one between individual and place. Having at all times appreciated the defining parts of hospitality, founder Arnaud Zannier dreamt of a unique form of luxurious idea centered round simplicity, authenticity, discovery and full wellbeing. Given the chance to purchase a Michelin-starred restaurant in Megève, France, he fell for its enveloping alpine ambiance and Zannier’s first property, Le Chalet, was born. He stored following his coronary heart, in search of out particular locations and constructing one-of-a-kind retreats deeply related to the landscapes and cultures they dwell inside. Come alongside as we delve into the beautiful particulars of the model’s 5 impressed properties.
LE CHALET – FRANCE
“Sublime alpine” certainly. Spectacularly surrounded by the rugged Mont Blanc vary, Zannier Hotels Le Chalet is exactly the chalet one would wish to personal, but all the main points are, delightfully, within the attentive arms of Zannier. Perched above the village of Megève, the boutique model’s inaugural property is three chalets with 12 rooms and suites, and a three-bedroom non-public cottage. While every suite has its personal je ne sais quoi, all are sumptuously wearing a relaxed palette of wealthy textures—mild linens, rough-hewn woods, pure stone—and open onto a balcony or terrace for taking within the invigorating mountain scene.
After a day on the slopes, past the firelit front room, there may be restaurant La Ferme de Mon Père to retreat to for contemporary, seasonal French fare, and a spa with a heated indoor pool, sauna, steam room and menu of remedies to satiate drained muscle groups. In summertime, Le Chalet shifts right into a luxe mattress and breakfast for adventurers trying to trek, climb and paraglide throughout this unparalleled parcel of the French Alps.
PHUM BAITANG – CAMBODIA
Named “green village” in Khmer, Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang sits amongst a sea of rice paddy fields, lemongrass and gardens. The flagship property in Cambodia feels utterly tucked away, though it’s only a tuk tuk experience away from bustling Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor Wat. Inspired by conventional Khmer housing, the 45 villas sit atop stilts with excessive ceilings and aged picket flooring inside, and outdoors, 25 include non-public terraces and the opposite 20 add a non-public plunge pool to that.
There’s additionally an Olympic-sized infinity pool for all to lap up. A 100-year-old farmhouse is now The Sunset Lounge the place advantageous wines, cocktails and classic liqueurs are slowly sipped in rattan wing chairs, and, because the identify suggests, the solar is greatest noticed coloring all of the inexperienced a tinge gold earlier than bidding the day adieu. Connection to the place and its individuals is furthered by meals—the eating places, Bay Phsar and Hang Bay, pull in genuine Cambodian flavors—and experiences that embody collaborating within the resort’s personal rice harvest and receiving a Buddhist monk’s water blessing.
OMAANDA – NAMIBIA
Angelina Jolie performed a job within the realization of Zannier Hotels Omaanda. After visiting Zannier’s aforementioned Cambodian property, the Oscar-winning actress and activist reached out to Arnaud about Namibia, its otherworldly panorama and the conservation work of Dr. Rudie and Marlice van Vuuren there. Collaborating with van Vuuren’s N/a’an ku sê basis to create a 9,000-hectare reserve, the model constructed ten Owambo-style thatched roof huts to share this particular place with conscientious vacationers.
Heading out on a recreation drive is a thrill, however wildlife can also be noticed from the lodge pool or one’s personal soaking tub and personal terrace. With a reputation impressed by the Oshiwambo phrase for rhino, the property is elevated overlooking the savannah with a watering gap in view the place antelopes and elephants rehydrate. The airport is barely a 30-minute drive away, so many additionally choose to see this astonishing ecosystem from above through bush airplane. From the eating places’ Namibian delicacies to the native Marula oil utilized in spa remedies, authenticity runs by way of the whole lot.
SONOP – NAMIBIA
Save for the lights at night time, Zannier Hotels Sonop blends proper into its historic desert backdrop. Tucked in and atop granite boulders inside 13,800 acres of personal wilderness reserve, it’s as if the resort has at all times been hidden away there. The Afrikaans phrase for solar up, Sonop contains 10 luxuriously massive canvas tents befitting bygone British explorers, with clawfoot tubs, vintage desks, classic chests and telescopes for taking within the night time sky’s celestial our bodies. A pair of binoculars may be all that’s required to catch a glimpse of the locals, equivalent to onyx, jackals and meerkat, for many who are fortunate.
Guided drives and ebike, horseback or balloon rides lead company deeper into the huge, otherworldly panorama. Five-course dinners are served by white gloved butlers at a candelabra-lit communal desk, then it’s off to the Cocktail & Cigar Lounge for billiards or a post-sunset present on the open-air cinema overlooking the pool. Combining a couple of nights at Omaanda and a keep right here is extremely beneficial, with a non-public airstrip accommodating the comings and goings. Then once more, who would wish to go away?
BÃI SAN HÔ – VIETNAM
Off the tourist-trodden path, within the Phu Yen province on Vietnam’s south-central coast, Zannier Hotels Bãi San Hô is the model’s most bold mission thus far. With 73 villas sprinkled throughout 242 acres of distant, unspoilt nature, company are spoiled for selection; to spend the nights nestled into the hillside, overlooking a rice paddy discipline or proper on the seashore, that’s the query. Naturally, all issues Vietnamese pulse by way of the property—structure, artwork, meals, traditions. The resort’s identify is “bay of corals” within the mom tongue, because the swath of sea it fronts conceals a reef teeming with life.
Along with lounging by the pool, snorkeling, browsing and all different time-honored tropical vacation actions, there are immersive cultural experiences, equivalent to procuring the native market with the chef, biking to a close-by fishing village or exploring the Cham Ruins. In step with the Buddhist symbolism of the lotus flowers that spring up from the nonetheless waters of the pond or inform the therapy philosophy on the Hoa Sen Spa, this pristine place evokes steadiness and religious awakening. Here, as it’s in any respect Zannier properties, journey turns into transformative.