The Quintessential Collection Vietnam

27/03/2017

Michelin-starred chef Christophe Lerouy flexes his culinary skills at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi's annual Les Arômes Festival in April.

HANOI — This spring, Hanoi’s food-lovers have good reason to rejoice as French Michelin-starred chef, Christophe Lerouy, makes an unprecedented cameo appearance at Vietnam’s most storied hotel. The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is set to welcome the celebrity guest chef for two unique culinary exp...

13/03/2017

The most luxurious cruise ship to ever ply the waters of Halong Bay set sail early this month. What did Paradise Elegance's first passengers think? Read on.

HALONG BAY, Vietnam — Leave it to a company called Paradise to launch the most heavenly boat Halong Bay has ever seen. Last week, one of the leading providers of luxury hospitality services in Vietnam put the first of two Paradise Elegance cruise ships on the water. The 200-ton steel craft measures…

02/03/2017

If you’re a big fan of King Kong and would like to follow his steps in Vietnam, check out Exotic Voyages' latest tour in the story below.

HANOI, Vietnam — If King Kong were not a figment of some moviemaker’s imagination, there’s a very good chance he’d have climbed up out of the wilds of Vietnam, where producers of Kong: Skull Island filmed much of the soon-to-debut movie. That’s why Exotic Voyages is leading a discovery tour of oth...

08/12/2016

Climate change is a double-edged sword. While it causes drought and flood elsewhere, the weather in Hue seems to be brightening as a result. Nonetheless, La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa - MGallery by Sofitel is doing its best to lessen our footprint on earth as the hotel’s GM, Phan Trong Minh, writes in the story below.

When I was growing up in Hue, we weathered the winter under umbrellas and ponchos, indoors at games, and generally bundled up against the chill. That was then, and though I still live in the same city, the winter weather in Hue is the most unfamiliar thing about this place. In fact, if you blindfold...

25/10/2016

The results of this year's Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards have been announced. Find out which hotels in Vietnam made the gold list.

26/09/2016

What a beautiful thing to say about , Anthony! Look out for your talk over dinner with President Obama in Hanoi tonight at 9pm (UTC/GMT -4) on CNN.

The history, the culture… and of course the cuisine! Let Anthony Bourdain be your guide tonight in Hanoi on .

19/09/2016

Top chefs from Italy, France, Vietnam, Thailand and China will gather at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi for the 10th Les Arômes Festival 2016. Learn more about this exciting food festival in the story below.

HANOI, Vietnam – While the odd wine dinner and guest chef is a staple culinary development on any luxury hotel’s calendar, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi no longer cares for staples. This year, after launching one of Southeast Asia’s premier culinary events, the hotel is consolidating myriad din...

18/08/2016

No matter how great a hotel is, it needs to improve itself to become greater. That’s why Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi's Le Club went in for a two-month renovation. It’s back now, fresher and more awesome. More details on the changes can be found in the news below.

HANOI, Vietnam — One of Indochina’s most storied bars emerges this week from a two-month renovation that’s increased its seating capacity by one-third, introduced a new live-cooking station and doubled-down on its commitment to cocktails and fine wines. Le Club at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hano...

18/07/2016

Congrats to QCV member The Nam Hai Hoi An, the only hotel in Vietnam to make Travel + Leisure's list of ‘The 100 Best Hotels in the World.’ Said the GM: “This achievement speaks volumes to the kind of team we have here."

HOI AN, Vietnam – As The Nam Hai gets set to toast its 10th anniversary in December, Vietnam’s premier beach resort is celebrating a first: inclusion on Travel + Leisure magazine’s list of ‘The 100 Best Hotels in the World.’ The sole Vietnamese property to make the list came in at No. 51 while als...

11/07/2016

The Vietnamese *ao dai* is one of the most talked-about national costumes in the world. Why? Check out these 5 interesting facts about the ao dai in the list below.

The Vietnamese ao dai is the country’s national costume. Although ao dai literally translates as ‘long shirt’, it is actually a long-sleeve, long-flap, tunic top worn over blousy high-waisted pants. It is to Vietnam what the kimono is to Japan and the hanbok to Korea.

05/07/2016

La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa - MGallery by Sofitel's General Manager Phan Trong Minh thinks Hanoi is great but Hue is even greater. How so? Check out his latest blog post below for the answer:

I love Hanoi. I do. I really do. It’s the ancient cradle of Vietnamese civilization, and I would recommend that every international traveler to Vietnam visit this city. But if you are asking me which city is a more profound cultural experience, which city provides the more fundamental experience of…

30/06/2016

Vietnam is an incredibly photogenic country, so get your camera at the ready!

Iconic imagery is never very far from the camera lens in Vietnam. Lithe women in conical hats. Electric green paddies of young rice. The soaring stupas of Buddhist pagodas. And boys on water buffalo. In this lovely image, photographer Hai Trinh explores a philosopher’s contention that children are t...