ALBA Spa Hotel is the new water-themed boutique hotel that opened in Vietnam’s imperial capital of Hue last month.
Owned and operated by Hong Kong-based Openasia Group, the 58-room downtown hotel features treatments and a mineral water Jacuzzi as a unique selling point.
Besides spa treatments designed in collaboration with spa guru Florence Jaffe, the hotel’s 16.5m2 Jacuzzi is partitioned into hot- and cold-water regions and filled with mineral water procured from a natural spring located 30km north of Hue.
Hijaaz Latheef, general manager of the Alba Spa Hotel, said in a release: “It’s not your everyday spa feature… It’s rare to find a hot water Jacuzzi and cold plunge pool set up like this.
“But it wasn’t built to make people say, ‘Wow, that’s interesting’. It was built for the same reason people have been going to hot springs for centuries – for the health benefits. Heat helps to our relax muscles and rid our bodies of toxins, while cold stimulates and invigorates. Our mission is to offer a wellness experience unlike any other, and having both (hot and cold) options underscores that.”
Water is also a key element in the hotel’s interior: the bubble-like décor in each room is inspired by water and Alba mineral water is used to water the plants used in the exotic spa treatments.
Standing at eight storeys, the hotel features a spacious meeting room and will eventually offer a rooftop bar with panoramic views of Hue.
