Six Senses Latitude Phu Quoc

Six Senses to open two new properties in Vietnam.
Monday, 1st February 2010Source : HVS International

Six Senses Resorts and Spas has entered into an agreement with Ninh Van Bay Travel Real Estate Joint Stock Company for the management of two new luxury resorts in Vietnam. Six Senses Latitude Saigon River, which is located in Dong Nai Province, is scheduled to commence operations by the second quarter of 2011 while Six Senses Latitude Phu Quoc, located in Kien Gang Province, is envisaged to open in 2012.Currently, Six Senses manages the Six Senses Hideaway Ninh Van Bay in Nha Trang, which is owned by Ninh Van Bay.http://www.hvs.com/

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Six Senses to manage more tourism properties
The Saigon Times Daily

The Six Senses Latitude Phu Quoc will cover an area of 117 hectares on Phu Quoc Island off Mekong Delta Kien Giang Province
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Thailand-based Six Senses Resorts & Spas announced Tuesday it would manage two more tourism facilities in Vietnam, raising the total number of properties under its management in the country to five facilities.
The resort and spa management firm has clinched a strategic agreement with Vietnam’s project owner Ninh Van Bay Travel Real Estate Joint Stock Co. to manage two properties in southern Vietnam.
They include the Six Senses Latitude Phu Quoc on Phu Quoc Island off Mekong Delta Kien Giang Province and the Six Senses Latitude Saigon River in southern Dong Nai Province.
Hoang Anh Dung, board chairman of Ninh Van Bay JSC, told The Saigon Times Daily at a news briefing in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday the company had invested some VND660 billion (US$35.7 million) to turn a 117-hectare site on Phu Quoc Island into the resort.
The resort, home to 136 units is expected to open to business by 2012.
Ninh Van Bay has also injected VND560 billion ($30.3 million) in the Six Senses Latitude Saigon River in Nhon Trach District, Dong Nai Province, a 20-minute boat ride from the heart of HCMC.
The five-star resort, designed according to the image of a village in southern Vietnam, offers 215 guest accommodations, including 63 residential villas for sales, according to the project developer.
The first model villa will be on display by March this year and the resort is scheduled to be launched by the end of the second quarter next year.
Under the newly-signed agreement, which is valid for 30 years, Six Senses will provide technical assistance for the local partner to further develop high-end resorts in Vietnam.
Ninh Van Bay, in return, will choose its Thai partner as the top priority to manage its resort projects in the country.
Dung said the company would start work on the second phase for the Six Senses Hideaway Ninh Van Bay in the central coastal Nha Trang City with the construction of 24 luxury villas along the beach.
The chairman said his company was also planning to move forward to the northern region for tourism development after establishing a solid base in the southern region.
Meanwhile, the Six Senses Private Residences Con Dao, which is being developed by real estate developer Indochina Land, is set to open later this year, offering to the local hotelier 35 villas for hotel services and 15 luxury residential villas for sale.
Established in 1995, Six Senses is a resort and spa management and development company which manages resorts under the brand names Soneva, Six Senses Hideaway, Six Senses Latitude, and Evason; plus Six Senses Spas and Six Senses Destination Spas.
The Thailand-based company has managed 26 resorts and 41 spas in six countries, including Maldives, Thailand, Oman, Jordan, Spain and Vietnam.