Vietnam’s Alma Resort recognised among the world’s top independent luxury resorts
Alma, a new 30-hectare resort with 14 food and beverage outlets and a cascade of 12 swimming pools overlooking the pristine Long Beach on Vietnam’s emerging Cam Ranh peninsula, has joined an exclusive selection of the world’s leading independent luxury properties - the Preferred Hotels and Resorts portfolio.
Marketed as ‘the world’s largest independent hotel brand’, Preferred Hotels & Resorts requires each of its member hotels to conform to stringent quality standards measured yearly by anonymous on-site inspections.
Representing more than 700 hotels, resorts, residences and hotel experiences across 80 countries, Alma has joined two of Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ five collections; 'Lifestyle' and 'Preferred Residences'.
Member hotels benefit from a range of privileges including the brand’s points-based loyalty program 'I Prefer Hotel Rewards' that currently has more than 3.8 million travellers enrolled globally.
Alma's Managing Director Herbert Laubichler-Pichler said he and Alma’s team were thrilled to be recognised by such a prestigious group, headquartered in the United States, in the lead-up to the world reopening in the wake of COVID-19.
"Laubichler-Pichler advised “it is an honour to join Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ international network of sales experts, who promote our resort to travellers who deliberately seek one-of-a-kind luxury experiences with independent operators.”
Emblematic of Vietnam's maturation as a destination, the new Alma Resort offers 580 oversized suites and pavilions that all afford sweeping vistas of the ocean, including contemporary three-bedroom oceanfront pavilions with a living room, four bathrooms and a private pool.
Alma features a broad spectrum of restaurants helmed by top chefs, a food court with an array of local and international cuisine, as well as a sports bar, pool bar and beach bar.
Other highlights include 12 swimming pools cascading down to the beach, a waterpark, 13-treatment room spa, 70-seat cinema, convention centre, amphitheatre, art gallery, science museum, gymnasium and yoga room, 18-hole mini golf course, a youth centre with virtual reality games, a kid’s club, water sports centre and even an 'Alma Mart' mini supermarket.
Images show the new Alma Resort on Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula. Credit: Alma.
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