'Versailles in the clouds': Inside the palatial French-inspired hotel in a misty Vietnamese mountain town that's gone viral on TikTok… and rooms are just £89 A NIGHT
Daily Mail'Versailles in the clouds.' Ailbhe MacMahon checks in Ailbhe writes of the hotel: 'Though less than a decade old, the mustard building it occupies is a grand pastiche of Belle Époque architecture' The hotel’s pool - ‘Le Grand Bassin’ - is flanked by emerald columns and statues of swimmers, with tasselled chandeliers hanging overhead Its ‘Absinthe’ cocktail bar is bedecked with feathers, dressmakers’ mannequins and vintage luggage trunks, while a catwalk lined with 2D fashion models runs through the centre of the hotel’s French restaurant. Part of Accor’s ‘MGallery’ boutique hotel collection, this fortress of nostalgic glamour is the handiwork of award-winning U.S. interior designer Bill Bensley. Ailbhe’s Superior Room features retro French prints and heavy yellow curtains The elegant black-and-white bathroom in Ailbhe's Superior Room He went on to decorate the hotel with flea market finds from Paris and beyond. Part of Accor’s ‘MGallery’ boutique hotel collection, this 'fortress of nostalgic glamour' is the handiwork of award-winning U.S interior designer Bill Bensley, explains Ailbhe.