Lonely Planet lists Vietnamese resort among world’s 12 best Christmas vacation places
VOV.VN - World renowned travel guide Lonely Planet has named Alma Resort Cam Ranh in the coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, among 12 hotels which go all out for the festive Christmas season.
The Vietnamese representative, highly recommended as a wonderful Christmas getaway, ranks sixth on the overall list.
From a gingerbread house-turned-dessert shop to a life-sized advent calendar which reveals little surprises each day, the festive spirit is in full swing at Alma Resort, a 30-acre beachfront resort situated on Vietnam’s southcentral coast, the website wrote.
Lonely Planet also made a brief introduction about the stunning gingerbread house which is located within the resort. The house is made from 511lbs (232kg) of real gingerbread, including 800 wall tiles and 1200 roof tiles, and frosted with 88lbs (40kg) of meringue.
Furthermore, the resort also hosts a Holiday Maker’s Market where visitors are able to shop for locally crafted treasures. Christmas cards made by kids from a local orphanage can also be bought from the Kids Club, with all of the proceeds going to supporting the orphanage, the travel guide shared.
Topping the list is the Plaza in New York in the United States. Christmas at the Plaza is as magical as the movies which made it famous such as Home Alone 2 (1992) and Eloise at Christmastime (2003), Lonely Planet wrote.
Other destinations featuring in Lonely Planet’s list include Gleneagles in Scotland, Paws Up Montana in the US, Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru in the Maldives, La Mamounia in Morocco, Villa d’Este in Italy, Union Øye in Norway, Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden in Germany, the Capra Saas Fee in Switzerland, Claridge's in the UK, and Beaches in Turks and Caicos.
