Adrian Zecha's return to Vietnamese coastal hospitality after his decades-long Aman chapter gave Azerai Ke Ga Bay its clearest design directive: pare everything back to the essentials of light, air, and material honesty. Set along a largely undeveloped stretch of coastline south of Phan Thiet, where Ke Ga lighthouse sits offshore on its rocky promontory, the property spreads low across a beachfront site in a composition of white rendered colonnades, deep overhanging eaves, and frangipani-planted courtyards that draws on French Indochinese vernacular without reproducing it literally. The latticed screen panels visible at the main pavilion's upper register and the slatted timber ceiling of the covered terrace carry local craft traditions into a quietly contemporary frame. Inside, the interiors are built around warm teak — flat-platform beds with teak frames, teak headboard panels, round teak side tables — set against large-format pale limestone tiles and walls finished in off-white plaster. The lobby lounge layers sisal matting, low-slung daybed sofas, and brass-framed rattan chairs beneath a honey-toned timber ceiling, amber underlighting at the bar shelf adding a warmth that keeps the restrained palette from feeling cool. Guest rooms open through full-height sliding glass directly onto private terraces planted with tropical vegetation, collapsing the boundary between interior and garden in a move Zecha has refined across multiple properties over five decades. The effect is closer to a well-considered private compound than a resort in the conventional sense.

45min drive from Phan Thiet; 2hr 30min drive from Ho Chi Minh City

Set amongst 4.5 hectares of verdant gardens, Azerai Ke Ga Bay is located approximately 180km east of Ho Chi Minh City. The resort is a secluded oceanfront retreat, centrally positioned on a sweeping five-kilometre white sand beach. Framed to the eas t by Hon Ba Island with its historic lighthouse and to the west by soaring sand dunes, the location provides a tranquil setting, ideal for relaxation and rejuvenation. Spacious pavilions open to outdoor terraces and gardens and feature muted tones, inspired by the hues of sand and granite from the local area, create an elegant, casual and private setting.