The story of Zannier Resorts unfolds like a love story, one between individual and place. Having at all times appreciated the defining components of hospitality, founder Arnaud Zannier dreamt of a distinct type 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, searching for out particular locations and constructing one-of-a-kind retreats deeply linked to the landscapes and cultures they stay inside. Come alongside as we delve into the beautiful particulars of the model’s 5 impressed properties.
LE CHALET – FRANCE
“Elegant alpine” certainly. Spectacularly surrounded by the rugged Mont Blanc vary, Zannier Resorts Le Chalet is exactly the chalet one would need to personal, but all the small print 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 personal cottage. Whereas every suite has its personal je ne sais quoi, all are sumptuously wearing a relaxed palette of wealthy textures—gentle 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 recent, seasonal French fare, and a spa with a heated indoor pool, sauna, steam room and menu of remedies to satiate drained muscular tissues. In summertime, Le Chalet shifts right into a luxe mattress and breakfast for adventurers seeking to trek, climb and paraglide throughout this unparalleled parcel of the French Alps.
PHUM BAITANG – CAMBODIA
Named “inexperienced village” in Khmer, Zannier Resorts Phum Baitang sits amongst a sea of rice paddy fields, lemongrass and gardens. The flagship property in Cambodia feels fully tucked away, although it’s only a tuk tuk journey away from bustling Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor Wat. Impressed by conventional Khmer housing, the 45 villas sit atop stilts with excessive ceilings and aged wood flooring inside, and outdoors, 25 include personal terraces and the opposite 20 add a personal 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 Sundown Lounge the place high quality wines, cocktails and classic liqueurs are slowly sipped in rattan wing chairs, and, because the title suggests, the solar is finest 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 Cling Bay, pull in genuine Cambodian flavors—and experiences that embody taking part within the resort’s personal rice harvest and receiving a Buddhist monk’s water blessing.
OMAANDA – NAMIBIA
Angelina Jolie performed a task within the realization of Zannier Resorts 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 sport drive is a thrill, however wildlife can also be noticed from the resort 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 just a 30-minute drive away, so many additionally decide to see this astonishing ecosystem from above by way of bush aircraft. From the eating places’ Namibian delicacies to the native Marula oil utilized in spa remedies, authenticity runs by way of every part.
SONOP – NAMIBIA
Save for the lights at evening, Zannier Resorts Sonop blends proper into its historical 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 giant canvas tents befitting bygone British explorers, with clawfoot tubs, vintage desks, classic chests and telescopes for taking within the evening sky’s celestial our bodies. A pair of binoculars may be all that’s required to catch a glimpse of the locals, similar to onyx, jackals and meerkat, for individuals who are fortunate.
Guided drives and ebike, horseback or balloon rides lead friends deeper into the huge, otherworldly panorama. 5-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 number of nights at Omaanda and a keep right here is extremely really helpful, with a personal airstrip accommodating the comings and goings. Then once more, who would need to depart?
BÃI SAN HÔ – VIETNAM
Off the tourist-trodden path, within the Phu Yen province on Vietnam’s south-central coast, Zannier Resorts Bãi San Hô is the model’s most formidable challenge thus far. With 73 villas sprinkled throughout 242 acres of distant, unspoilt nature, friends are spoiled for alternative; to spend the nights nestled into the hillside, overlooking a rice paddy area or proper on the seaside, that’s the query. Naturally, all issues Vietnamese pulse by way of the property—structure, artwork, meals, traditions. The resort’s title is “bay of corals” within the mom tongue, because the swath of sea it fronts conceals a reef teeming with life.
Together with lounging by the pool, snorkeling, browsing and all different time-honored tropical vacation actions, there are immersive cultural experiences, similar to purchasing the native market with the chef, biking to a close-by fishing village or exploring the Cham Ruins. Consistent with the Buddhist symbolism of the lotus flowers that spring up from the nonetheless waters of the pond or inform the remedy philosophy on the Hoa Sen Spa, this pristine place conjures up steadiness and religious awakening. Right here, as it’s in any respect Zannier properties, journey turns into transformative.