Standing inside Son Tra Nature Reserve in the central beach city of Da Nang, InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort won the award for “World’s leading green resort."
It beat nine other rivals including Forte Village Resort in Italy and Reethi Faru Resort in the Maldives to win the title.
Surrounded by lush green trees and palm trees, the 39-hectare resort in Da Nang has over 200 rooms, suites, penthouses, and villas along a 700-meter private beach.
Due to its location inside the nature reserve that is home to some critically endangered species like the red-shanked douc langur, the resort has strict policies to protect wildlife.
La Maison 1888 (pictured) is the resort's signature French cuisine restaurant.
Its setting resembles the vast dining room of a villa or mansion that would have been occupied by a noble French family overseeing a sprawling estate during the colonial period.
The restaurant serves foreign specialties like wagyu beef and pate-croute with a touch of Vietnamese flavor created by using local Asian ingredients.
Room rates start at VND12.8 million (US$530).
Hôtel De La Coupole – Mgallery in the northern highlands town of Sa Pa was named winner in the "World’s leading design hotel" category.
It surpassed 13 other nominees including Bulgari Resort Bali in Indonesia and Bulgari Resort Dubai in UAE to claim the title.
Opposite a stone church in downtown Sa Pa, the hotel carries its Indochina-style architecture and has almost 250 rooms and suites that allow a direct view of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range and rice terraces.
The hotel offers guests trips to Muong Hoa cable car station, from where they can take a short trip to the Mount Fansipan cable car station, enjoying the beauty of the Hoang Lien Son range with its rolling forests and valleys from a great height.
Room rates cost from VND2.9 million per person.
JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa along Khem Beach, only 15 minutes from Phu Quoc’s airport, was named “world’s leading luxury wedding resort”, surpassing nine other rivals.
The resort has 234 rooms, suites and stand-alone villas.
The French-style resort opened its doors to guests in 2016.
It has four restaurants serving French, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Chinese cuisine.
A night's stay costs from VND8.5 million ($350).
Located on the peak of Ba Na Hills at almost 1,500 meters above sea level, Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills was named “World’s leading themed resort.”
It beat El Nido, Pangulasian Island in the Philippines, Sofitel Dubai The Palm in UAE and the Ranch at Rock Creek in the U.S. to claim the title.
The resort offers an overview of Da Nang and its design is inspired by Gothic architecture from the 19th century.
