An exciting culinary adventure awaits at Maia Resort Quy Nhon

The journey to any traveler’s heart often requires a detour through the stomach. As such, Maia Resort Quy Nhon excites its guests with unique culinary experiences, giving center stage to local flavors and delightful tastes.

“Gastronomy is often one of the most integral parts of a holiday as it has the capability to transform the unknown into a comforting and familial experience,” said Marc Bittner, General Manager of Maia Resort Quy Nhon.

“At Maia, we aim to take guests beyond the familiar and introduce them to a selection of regional specialties while featuring the hallmarks of Vietnamese gastronomy.”

A treat for passionate foodies

Maia Resort Quy Nhon offers a range of signature culinary experiences.

Once Upon a Table is a four-course chef’s table style experience at the resort’s intimate dining destination, ad hoc.

Barefoot Destination Dining is an extraordinary experience, with refreshing views of Quy Nhon Bay’s glistening waters.

Savor a private BBQ with a personal chef in your villa or spend a leisurely afternoon indulging an in-villa high tea service.

Breakfast by Design is not to be missed. It offers many choices, including the option of an Insta-worthy floating breakfast tray.

A culinary-focused resort: Dining options at Maia

Vi, which translates as taste, is the resort’s culinary centerpiece. An all-day dining restaurant, it proudly showcases local cuisine, celebrating the region’s abundant seafood and produce. Live cooking stations are just as eye-catching as the stunning views of Phuong Mai Bay.

The restaurant can host up to 146 guests, with indoor and outdoor seating. Vi’s interiors take inspiration from the environs, with its decor produced mostly by local artisans.

ad hoc is a more intimate dining venue that can host a maximum of 96 diners, inside and outside. The head chef scours the local markets daily to find ingredients for a menu that changes often. ad hoc offers a communal dining experience, akin to gathering for a feast with family.

The open-air pool bar is a perfect venue to relax and unwind after an exciting day of exploring the area. Watch the glorious sun sink slowly out of sight while you sip your wine or drink your beer.

A seaside sanctuary

This gastronomically driven, 94-villa resort also offers a range of wellness treatments that will leave you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.

Maia Resort’s Vēla spa is a ten-treatment-room oasis that draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape, with natural design elements including granite, teakwood, and flora indigenous to the location. The ecologically minded spa follows a “jungle to jar” concept, with treatments built around local ingredients.

The resort features an expansive pool and a fitness center stocked with the latest international standard equipment.

Private, cozy villas

Maia Resort Quy Nhon offers a collection of villas that are tastefully designed to suit your vacation needs.

The 94 villas range in size from one and three-bedroom villas, most with private plunge pools and gardens. Accommodation options range from 61-square-meters for a semi-detached villa to a palatial 264-square-meters for the Three Bedroom Beachfront Pool Villa.

The interiors all follow an earthy color palette, with pops of various ocean hues throughout. The link to the earth continues throughout the property with the use of reclaimed elements such as preserved driftwood, copper, and rattan, making up the core materials used for the overall design.

Maia Resort’s location

The property is located on the shores of Phuong Mai Bay in the coastal city of Quy Nhon, an area in Binh Dinh Province that has kept its local charm. Boasting an expansive golden-sanded coastline and lush tropical forest, Quy Nhon is a recent addition to Vietnam’s must-visit destinations. The city is an hour’s flight from the country’s commercial hub, Ho Chi Minh City. Maia Resort is a short drive from Phu Cat Airport.  

Attractions near Maia Resort include Ong Nui Pagoda, Ky Co Beach, Binh Dinh Museum, Hon Kho Island and Twin Cham Tower.

All images courtesy of Balcony Media Group

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