Sapa at the end of the year is probably the best time to enjoy this place. The weather gradually gets colder. Mountains, villages, pine forests are hidden behind the clouds. The changes of tourism and the times sometimes make a land with the spirit of Northwest culture gradually fade away. But at the highest point of that desolate land, there is still a resort that preserves the pristine cultural beauty.

After a vacation at Ville De Mont Mountain Resort in October, wedding dress designer Lek Chi shared about the experience: “The first impression is that the resort is hidden in the quiet Samu forest overlooking the misty, quiet valley, it is truly a wonderful vacation spot. Completely different from the hotels or resorts often seen in the center of Sapa. Here, the villas seem to be soaked in the color of time, blending with the mountain forest space, bringing a feeling of both warmth and peace. The design of the villas in the resort is carefully invested in every detail, high-class but not flashy or flashy.”

Ville De Mont Mountain Resort is the highest mountain resort in Sapa at an altitude of 1,550 m above sea level, located in a hundred-year-old Samu pine forest, with a panoramic view of Muong Hoa valley. This place preserves the long-standing cultural features of Sapa through its architecture, services and dedicated local staff.

Every day, Ma A Ca (32 years old), from Ma Tra village, Sa Pa commune, usually wakes up at 4am to prepare and will start working at the bakery room of Ville De Mont Mountain Resort an hour later. He personally makes the cakes, arranges and displays the bakery counter beautifully and then checks to ensure each type of cake is always full, serving the tourists.

“Whenever I go to check the bakery counter, customers compliment that the cakes are delicious. I feel very happy, very pleased and proud of my cakes, I feel that I have done a good job” - Ma A Ca shared with pride.

Ly Thi Vang (22 years old), a native of Sapa, is currently working as a receptionist at Ville De Mont Mountain Resort: “At first, I tried to be a tour guide, but after two weeks, I found it unsuitable because I was not healthy enough to travel far every day, so I became a receptionist. Working at Ville De Mont Mountain Resort, everyone is from ethnic minorities, so it was easy to interact and work with, and helped me integrate more quickly.”

Culture does not come from fancy things or empty words about preservation. Culture comes from the people, the ethnic minorities who have been here for hundreds of years. They understand the land from the small things, each flower, fish, river, cliff... helping tourists know more about Sapa's identity. The advantage is that, but in order for local staff to be able to provide delicate and attentive service as at present, the management board also faces many difficulties in training.

Ville De Mont Mountain Resort representative shared: “At Ville De Mont Mountain Resort, we always aim to take the indigenous people as the center of tourism development. 90% of the staff are ethnic minorities who speak Kinh language but still speak it awkwardly. So when working, in addition to training, we have to hold hands, show them how to do things, set an example, and do it over and over again to help them understand and do it correctly.”

In addition to hospitality, enthusiasm and willingness to share unique local culture, each employee at the resort will participate in a training course of at least 3 to 6 months before officially starting work in their position. During this time, they will be equipped with knowledge in the service and hotel industry to become employees with a luxurious, elegant, thoughtful and sophisticated service style, just like the spirit of Ville De Mont Mountain Resort wants to bring to each of its guests when they experience a vacation here. When visitors first arrive, they can easily feel the warmth and thoughtfulness as if welcoming a long-lost friend who has just traveled a long way to return to this high mountain area to chat for a few days.

Meticulous in every detail, dedicated and creative in bringing the unique cultural features of the indigenous people combined with a modern, friendly service style, Ville De Mont Mountain Resort has created a very unique mark in the Northwest mountains and forests - A resort that not only satisfies visitors with its landscape and unique architecture, but also brings them to the most pristine features of indigenous culture.

Perhaps, tourists who choose Sapa as their destination are those who always want to seek the cultural beauty of the mountains and forests, and want to be closer to nature after the hustle and bustle of the city. Standing in front of the "masterpiece" Ville De Mont Mountain Resort, people are easily moved by the emotions that this place brings. A resort with a style that blends contemporary architecture and Sapa's indigenous architecture, with tiled houses in the style of the H'Mong people, quiet and ancient, hidden under the misty cover. No matter which villa visitors choose, they will enjoy the beautiful natural landscape, with windows offering a panoramic view of the majestic Muong Hoa valley, covered with clouds.

To create a resort with an impressive appearance and architecture like today, it is the passion of those who want to create a wonderful work as a unique mark but still maintain the harmony and interweaving between the majestic mountains and forests. Like the Sapa Planning in 2004 with the help of a group of French planning experts from Bordeaux University, Ville De Mont Mountain Resort is highly appreciated, because of the creator's respect for the beauty of the southern slope of Ham Rong mountain, Muong Hoa valley and Hoang Lien Son range.

During the construction process, the giant natural white stone blocks and hundreds of years old pine forests were still preserved intact. With contemporary architecture from wood and stone, the boutique style villas of Ville De Mont Mountain Resort are the symbol and "gene code" of a land imbued with culture and pristine beauty, both romantic and majestic, which has been famous since the early 19th century until now. On a quiet cloudy afternoon, when you walk slowly and admire the unique architecture, you will feel like the main character in a fairy tale, falling in love and lost in a magical place, forgetting the real time and worries.

The exterior is so majestic and impressive, but when you step inside, you will also be surprised by the attention to detail that each villa brings. Each villa has a wood fireplace inspired by the stove in the house of ethnic minorities. The furniture, beds and cabinets are made from ash wood combined with brocade decorations, warmly welcoming and cherishing the emotions of guests, whether they are just visiting or staying. At night, if you can't sleep because you don't want your vacation to end quickly, try putting some potatoes in the fireplace. While waiting, you can make a pot of tea, lie down on the sofa and read some old books on the shelf, enjoying moments of relaxation that you probably haven't had in a long time.

For those who love art, they will surely be especially interested in seeing the paintings skillfully made from brocade, tree bark, dried pine cones, or from the wood chips of the construction process that are reused by the "artist". Brocade is also once again used to decorate and embroider on the pillowcases made of hand-woven linen by the ethnic people, lulling the owner to a good night's sleep after a light, warm dinner.

When asked about the service style at the resort, designer Lek Chi also had his own thoughts: “The restaurant of Ville De Mont Mountain Resort has a special motto of using natural ingredients from Sapa to create extremely delicious, creative dishes, both strange and familiar that you have never tried anywhere else. For me, this is a place worth visiting for a vacation, enjoying a meal with a strong local identity, my favorite meal is the 7-course meal made from fish. The space of the restaurant by the valley is both contemporary and extremely familiar with the decorations bearing the imprint of indigenous culture, and the hospitality of each resort staff is a special experience”.

At Ville De Mont Mountain Resort, cultural beauty is not only in the architecture but also in each dish, the activities and events that take place here. The most unique experience is probably the art program combined with culinary enjoyment called Tus De Liab Cabaret.

Here, the raw indigenous materials, nature, people, landscapes, mountains and rivers... will be simulated in an interesting and unique way through the creativity of artists and artisans. Diners will experience the Northwest art from the simplest things such as the songs on the backs of the people, see the rhythm through the skirts of young girls, the flutes of men... while also enjoying the dishes of the chef with 20 years of experience, with the philosophy of "Nature returns to nature". All elements blend and stimulate every sense and emotion of the audience.

Minh Trang, a guest attending the show, had some heartwarming comments to the organizers: "It's no exaggeration to say that the Tus De Liab Cabaret show is a place where special things converge. One thing I feel very lucky about is coming to Ville De Mont on the day the show was held, and I had a very unique and satisfying experience combining art with cuisine. The impressive space was created by the clear sound of strings and the scent of firewood warming the whole space."

If you come to Sapa and Ville De Mont Mountain Resort, you cannot miss the experience of the traditional herbal bath of the Red Dao people. The Red Dao bath water at the resort is made from fresh leaves, roots, and stems of medicinal plants picked by the Red Dao people in Ta Phin from the forest. With dozens of herbs such as star anise, mulberry, etc., the Red Dao bath water is packaged in glass bottles and placed in the bathroom of each villa, ready for guests to bathe, soak, or soak their feet after a day of exploring and experiencing.

Respecting and preserving indigenous cultural elements, pristine nature, sustainable development along with unique architectural design and high-class service experiences have brought Ville De Mont Mountain Resort a series of prestigious international awards.

In September 2022, Ville De Mont Mountain Resort was honored as "Asia's Leading Lifestyle Resorts". In October 2022, the resort was nominated for World's Leading Lifestyle Resorts as a recognition from international organizations and experts at the prestigious World Travel Awards.

On October 24, 2022, VDM continued to be honored at the World Luxury Awards in the Luxury Cultural Resort 2022 category - a category for unique, classy resorts imbued with the spirit of indigenous culture, and was nominated in the category of Vietnam's leading Sustainable Resort at the Best Hotel Resort award.

Perhaps at the end of this year, you will come to Ville De Mont Mountain Resort to experience it. It could be an afternoon, in the space of Sapa mountains and forests, with your lover among the clouds, leaning on a chair clinking glasses of wine, humming along to the melodious tunes, savoring every moment together welcoming the sun or greeting a day gradually receding behind the Samu pine forest. Those peaceful emotions just seep into every fiber of your perception, making you love this land more, love every moment of being immersed in nature and the wonderful landscape that Ville De Mont Mountain Resort has favored and pampered you with. Returning to the city, filled with memories and the feeling of wanting to return to a place that has become familiar, to find yourself small but pristine in the middle of the Northwest sky and land. The resort has made you fall in love from the first time like that!