Old People Love Vietnam's Life Heritage Resort

Where: 1 Pham Hong Thai St., Hoi An, Vietnam

February 10, 2009 at 11:01 AM | by ced138 | Comments (0)

All this week our roving correspondent Claire Duffett will be sending back her reports on the Vietnam Hotel Scene. Any questions or suggestions? Send 'em our way and we'll have Claire answer them for you.

If you think Life Heritage Resort sounds like an old folks home, well, you wouldn�t be entirely wrong. The resort chain has three locations in Vietnam, and we visited the one in Hoi An when we passed through town. With austere courtyards, and spongy, imported grass, the hotel resembles our grandparents' condo in South Florida more than it does a contemporary hotel beside the country�s most treasured ancient city.

To boot, Life Heritage Resort in Hoi An has attracted the most renowned geriatric in America and perhaps the world: Mick Jagger. The night receptionist who showed us around when we visited said she spotted the Rolling Stone around the grounds when he visited in August 2007, she said. Disappointingly, she added that he was a cordial and quiet guest.

Of course, Jagger stayed in the hotel�s nicest room, the Grand Suite, which costs $289 per night, comes with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a library, and a big balcony overlooking the Thu Bon river.

The hotel just reopened last August after a seven-month renovation and expansion. It added a new wine bar, Heritage Restaurant, that mimics Hoi An�s historic 16-century, fishing-village style. They also renovated all 94 rooms, updating them with deep bathtubs. We�re pretty sure Mick Jagger could�ve found some clever uses for one of those.

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