As our plane lands after midnight in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang, I’m throwing up into a sick bag. There’s still a 45-minute car transfer in the pouring rain to the just-opened Namia River Retreat in Hoi An. I’m clearly not well. But what better way to put this wellness resort through its paces?
“Wellness” is all the rage in the luxury travel market. But the spiel to guests is often clichéd and the treatment offerings generic. Was this new eco-luxe resort going to be different?