This is the place to go if you need a pick-me-up

From herbal remedies to acupressure treatments, a new luxury wellness resort in Vietnam is set to restore your wellbeing.

Namia River Retreat has been designed as a sanctuary of Vietnamese healing traditions.

Susan Gough Henly

Feb 13, 2025 – 5.00am

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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?