well it's been a while since we showed you a place that's completely
over the top and today well we decided we're going to do just that if you've been watching
our last few videos you already know that we are in vietnam we are staying on halong baby
iconic halong bay and staying at an absolutely incredible hotel is the vin pearl halong resort
and spa so we actually got here a couple of days ago and the moment we arrived we said to ourselves
we absolutely must film this place it's so stunning we cannot wait to show you around
but by the way if you happen to be new around here my name is anna trevor is currently behind the
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you're at it you've probably noticed those iconic halong bay limestone cliffs in the background
they are so beautiful and we forgot to mention that this five-star luxury resort hotel is on
its own island just look at this place we still cannot believe what we are looking at i don't
know why but i kind of assumed there wouldn't be beaches here on halong bay maybe because when you
think about a bay you don't normally associate beaches with them is that just me but let's do
a water test yeah also can i just point out how calm it is here it's not windy oh it's warm it's
warm definitely warm yeah yes interesting color though huh it is it's like kind of gray green
it's a little different than the caribbean and the dr that we're used to i'm starting to wonder
if this beach is man-made there is some pristine white sand here and it makes me curious if they
brought this in i wonder how that all worked i'm curious too and i'd also love to know if this
island itself was man-made or if it was natural ah good question well speaking of that either way
there's like overwater bungalows back there i know we noticed those yesterday when we were down here
i don't know if there are rooms wow those are just wild i can't believe everything that's at
this place i don't know about you but this is not what i expected to find in vietnam when i think
of this country five-star luxury resorts i mean over-the-top resorts don't exactly come to mind i
know i know vietnam is a very very popular tourist destination but it's often marketed or seen as a
very budget place backpackers exactly so you don't really see a lot of five-star luxury resorts but
they definitely exist yeah and when you find them well they know how to do them yeah
well we'll take you guys up into the main area here look at all these sunflowers huh
this is so pretty there's like a little walkway that's surrounded by sunflowers it's like your
perfect instagram spot ah speaking of instagram it's probably a good time to plug ourselves over
on that platform if you're not following us you should we do post in real time as much as we can
yeah it's a good way i mean youtube videos always come out a little bit after we film it so it's
definitely not in real time but instagram stories we do in the minute so you can see what we're
doing you get little sneak peeks into these full length videos well welcome to the pool area you're
certainly not going to miss this spot if you're staying at this resort this very well could be
the biggest pool that we've ever come across at a resort this is amazing we have a choice
between the beach or a pool and this isn't the only pool there's another pool right
over here i mean how often do you get the choice of pools this is a more chilled out smaller pool
but behind the camera is that massive pool we were just showing you here also there's not a
lot of people and there's a lot of loungers it's perfect you don't have to rush out put
a towel down and a book down to claim your spot there's just always a chair so as we get closer
to the second pool you probably got a better glimpse of the hotel itself and it's so grand
and luxurious looking it actually reminds us a lot of a castle and i was reading that it's actually
designed off of a theater that's in france and it reminds us a little bit of like walking
around vienna there's all the palaces there so it's definitely very palatial and grand feeling
pretty amazing right and i know earlier in the video you guys got a little glimpse
from above with the drone so i think it's time we're gonna give you
the full meal deal here get ready to see something wild
well welcome to the inside of this place as you can tell it's just as beautiful on the inside as
it is the outside the first thing you might notice there are these giant pillars and chandeliers
everything's so white everything is made of stone it's so bright it's very luxurious we just came up
to the next floor and you get an even better view of the lobby from up here look at that chandelier
yeah that chandelier is just one of a kind isn't it that's beautiful it's got to be about 20
feet tall as well at least and you really get a good glimpse of kind of the whole room you see
the four pillars chandelier and then there's a bar area right in the middle so you might be wondering
just where this resort and ha long bay for that matter is located it is on the north east side
of vietnam about a two and a half hour drive from one of the main cities here that's called hanoi
and you also might be wondering a little bit about the weather we are here in april and it's pretty
warm during the day it gets like 25 to 27 but cools off a bit in the evening time so 17 18 19
something like that you might want to bring maybe some pants maybe a sweater i think in the winter
winter time it can get a little bit cooler than that and probably in the summer it would be quite
hot also here you're going to find a very well equipped gym there is a spa for all of you that
are wondering there's also an indoor pool as well but that's not all so this is the business center
it happens to be located across from the kids club so if you have to do business and you have
kids it's very convenient i think also this is kind of convenient for us i could come down here
and edit a video in one of those comfortable chairs over there had a good set up for if you
need to actually get on a laptop and do something we are just heading to our room now which happens
to be on the top floor the eighth floor i think we're staying in a deluxe king i'll
show that to you now as you enter a room the bathroom is just to the left it is a gorgeous
bathroom has a walk-in shower and an absolutely beautiful tub and then as you make your way down
the hall you'll see there's a very nice bed here as well is that comfy it's very comfy we've been
a little bit gently a little bit good to have a comfortable bed that's for sure so the room
definitely sticks with that french style theme that we have going on with the whole entire hotel
it feels very classic but it also feels modern and open at the same time which i really appreciate
the floors are either made of like wood or bamboo and it gives it a airy feeling it's really nice
you might have noticed there's a desk over here i really like that just ignore all our stuff we pack
light and yet we still make quite the mess there is a tv we don't use that often but this is the
real reason we wanted to show you guys the room look at the view yeah we have an amazing view as
we said we're on the top floor i think most or all of the rooms have their own private balcony that
i don't think you can get a bad view from this place so we're actually facing the city not the
bay but still an absolutely incredible view so being on this patio here really gives you a sense
and feel that you are in fact on an island and how cool is it that the city is right across if
you guys happen to be curious about the city here of halong in the last video we went out exploring
the streets of the city and it was so much fun it was our first time with feet on the ground here
in vietnam if you haven't watched it we highly recommend you do that we'll link
to it right here so you can check it out i don't suppose you're getting hungry i am
and there's actually a few restaurants on site so we should go downstairs and grab some lunch
we're now down in the main lunch area here and you can see that it is a buffet style there is so
much food here everything from meats to sushi rolls to amazing little desserts as well and
check out what we got today we really wanted to get something traditional this is chicken
fla soup so fu is something we actually eat a lot when we're in canada but this is our first
time ever having it in vietnam it's basically a soup it's made with noodles this is a chicken
and it's got some broth and i think there's some veggies in there also this is not how
it's served at home in canada so over here we have a bunch of herbs i think it might be like
mint and maybe cilantro over there not quite sure what these are but they said to like dip them in
and then there's some oh spicy chilis over there and that's probably like a chili sauce
or something like that so we're gonna have to be careful on that spice i do like spicy food but
it could be a little overwhelming here i'm just gonna start with the noodles and just see
what the flavor is like it smells so so good it's kind of fun to eat too you can see that you have
chopsticks and a spoon so two different kind of weapons huh that's so good very very simple so
i think what the whole purpose is is that you add all this stuff in so it's basically what you would
think of as like chicken noodle soup at home it's got a really nice light broth
nice uh these are rice noodles chicken on top a little bit of green onion in there but other
than that that's the main flavor so i'm excited to try maybe some of that chili sauce i just want
to try this broth on its own here first i know anna mentioned you know chicken noodle soup very
you know basic flavors but this is made with very fresh ingredients
it's so good i don't know what it is about this kind of style of a soup on hot weather
days even if it was cold this would be perfect but it tastes so so fresh now i'm going to try
a bit of this spice and see how i make out so i'm going to take one of these it's like a kind of
like a little crispy piece of bread and this is a chili kind of a chili sauce i'm going to take that
get it all loaded up with some sauce and then kind of dip it this one
is what he told me to do just so you can kind of get all these different flavors oh it's crunchy
and there is some heat coming at you real real fast oh that is good i think what i'm going to
do now is take some of that chili sauce and just kind of put it in the soup and put some cilantro
on top and just load it up with flavor this is really good it's kind of fun that you get these
get to dip them and kind of eat them right we finished up lunch and here we are now in the front
of the resort look at this oh wow i mean the back is obviously spectacular but so is the front you
can actually see this kind of from our room the way we face you can see the fountains up close
it's so cool because you have this series of fountains and then you can see the city itself
in the background and look behind anna right now well you'll see the whole place well the other
reason we wanted to come out front here was to show you the very unique way you get over to this
island resort that looks like a castle there's no bridge i'm not sure if you thought there was
a bridge but there's not a bridge so you can see the boats over there that's how you come
and go from this place there is a set schedule i think they go every 20 minutes or so they're like
little small little fairies it takes about two minutes and then there's also a reception area
across the water yeah and the reception area is actually pretty big as well
well i hope you enjoyed today's video we kind of showed you a different side of vietnam as we said
before not what you expected let us know in the comments is this a surprise to you did you think
that vietnam has crazy five-star luxury hotels like this or do you think of like budget hostels
and like homesteads and that kind of thing i'll be completely honest this is a surprise to us but
what a pleasant surprise this place is amazing if you get the chance to come to how long definitely
check out this resort it's amazing now if you got this far in the video it's trevor anna delightful
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there's going to be lots more vietnam content to come we can't wait i know i still can't believe
we're in vietnam we're so excited to be here you guys hopefully in the next few videos we'll start
to uh wake up a little bit more the jet lag will subside hopefully we're getting over the jet lag
i promise all right guys that's it from halong bay wishing you delightful travels see you soon