Westin Hotels & Resorts, Spa Nha Trang

Westin Hotels & Resorts, Spa in Cam Ranh, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

Starwood’s Westin Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corporation for a Westin resort to be developed on a beachfront site in Cam Ranh Bay, Khanh Hoa Province on the southeastern coast of Vietnam. The 330-room Westin is targeted to open in 2012.
The Westin Resort & Spa, Cam Ranh will feature 330 rooms and a range of Westin products and services including the Westin Heavenly Bed, Westin WORKOUT and Heavenly Spa. Other hotel facilities will also include eight food and beverage outlets, a health club, swimming pools, Westin Heavenly Spa, Westin Kid’s Club, business center and a retail shop.
Cam Ranh Bay is a protected inlet off the South China Sea situated between Phan Rang and Nha Trang, approximately 290 kilometers northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. It is well-known for its white sandy beaches and pristine turquoise waters. The site features an extensive beach frontage of 550 meters.
Due to the beachfront location and undulating terrain of the site, all guest rooms and villas will feature views of the ocean. The Westin resort is approximately a 10-minute drive from Cam Ranh airport and a 40-minute drive to the Nha Trang city center, the capital of Khanh Hoa Province.
“The signing of The Westin Resort & Spa, Cam Ranh marks the entry of the Westin brand into Vietnam and strengthens the position of Starwood as one of the largest international upscale hotel chains in the Thailand and Indochina region (Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos),” said Miguel Ko, President of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Asia Pacific. “We are looking forward to offering travelers to Cam Ranh a retreat from the rigors of travel, with our signature Westin services, products and amenities that will allow them to relax, rejuvenate and recharge during their stay.”
Starwood currently operates 15 hotels in the Thailand and Indochina region, with over 15 more under development in Bangkok, Pattaya, Koh Samui, Angkor, Hoi An, Nha Trang and now Cam Ranh, under the brands of Sheraton, Westin, Le Meridien, St. Regis, Four Points by Sheraton, W, The Luxury Collection and aloft.

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Overview
The information listed above is for the hotel's physical address. The Westin Cam Ranh Resort & Spa is currently accepting group inquiries at the pre-opening office. Individual hotel reservations are not being accepted at this time.Pre-Opening Office:The Westin Cam Ranh Resort & Spac/- Royal Orchid Sheraton, 2 Charoen Krung RoadSoi 30 (Captain Bush Lane), Siphya, BangrakBangkok, 10500ThailandThe Westin Cam Ranh Resort & Spa will offer a welcoming retreat and a haven of relaxation, superbly situated on a 27.5 hectare beachfront site on Long Die Beach in Cam Ranh Bay. With a spectacular location, each of our resort’s guest rooms and villas will offer breathtaking ocean views. Refreshing touches and tasteful décor—including the Westin Heavenly Bed®, 42" LCD TV; wired and wireless internet and a fully stocked refreshment center—guarantee each of our 250 spacious guest rooms and suites will provide you with all the comforts of home. Our 80 stand-alone villas also offer an individual outdoor plunge pool and landscaped garden area. The personal service and luxurious amenities we provide will be all you need to enrich body, mind, and spirit. Be inspired by an array of dining and entertainment options with eight restaurants, lounges and bars at your reach. Revive your total health and wellness with a game of tennis, a session in our WestinWORKOUT ® gym, or a visit to our Heavenly Spa by Westin®. The Westin Cam Ranh Resort & Spa is also the perfect destination to host a memorable conference, meeting or wedding. The modern elegance of our seven fully equipped meeting and function rooms, totaling 1,430 square meters, combined with our truly inspiring location and Westin's famous attention to detail will ensure a suscessful event.

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Starwood expands investment portfolio in Vietnam
Tuesday, 9. December 2008, 16:16:02
©SaigonTimes, @English
HCMC - Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. is taking steps to expand its hotel and resort investment portfolio in Vietnam to further cash in on the growing domestic market.
Nguyen Van Dat (L) of Phat Dat Corp and Matthew Fry of Starwood at the signing ceremony at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers in HCMC on Saturday - Photo: Nhan TamThe owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts cut a deal with Phat Dat Corp in HCMC over the weekend to manage the latter’s 26.8-ha property, Westin Resort & Spa Cam Ranh, in the central province of Khanh Hoa.The deal will pave the way for the first Westin hotel, a Starwood brand that has been well established in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, to make a presence in Vietnam.The realty developer Phat Dat is investing US$100 million in the 300-room resort, scheduled for inauguration in 2012. Spa, eight food and beverage outlets, a health club, an indoor heated pool, corners for kids are the facilities of the resort, which stretches 600 meters of Cam Ranh Peninsula’s shore and is 35 kilometers south of Nha Trang.Nguyen Van Dat, chairman and chief executive officer of Phat Dat Corp, which is also the developer of The EverRich apartment and commercial complex in HCMC, told the Daily that the corporation believed such a premium resort project would be for the future when the demand increased though the real estate and tourism sectors in Vietnam were facing difficulties.Dat said the firm was planning to develop similar projects in the World Heritage-listed city of Hoi An and Phu Quoc Island offshore Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta to expand its presence in the hospitality industry after four years of operating in real estate.Matthew Fry, Starwood’s vice president of operations and development in Asia Pacific, said Vietnam was the premier resort destination in the world because of its beautiful beaches and great potential to hospitality development, and these were why the Starwood decided to set up the Westin brand here.Also last week, Starwood’s Sheraton Hotels and Resorts publicized May 2009 as the debut for its Nha Trang property.A grand opening of the 281-room, 30-story Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa is planned for June, marking the first upscale hotel brand of this kind to open on the beach in Vietnam.By Nhan Tam and Mong Binh - The Saigon Times Daily