The Gratitude Vietnam Retreat Venue Blog

Dear Friends, We are delighted to have received the news that the villa itself is now licensed as a ‘Tourist Villa’, which means that...

Dear Friends, The past two weeks have disappeared in a blur of ‘doing’ as we’ve been preparing the villa ready to open at the beginning...

Dear Friends, It’s been a sweltering week here in Hoi An – at 38°C (100.4°F), even Hannah who normally only sweats from her nose, has...

Dear Friends, It’s been go, go, go, since we last blogged about our journey towards creating our beautiful retreat venue! Yesterday, the...

Dear Friends, As we frantically navigate the inevitably delayed finish of the villa, and ready it for photographs to be taken from...

Dear Friends, We’ve had a fabulous week of meeting with like-minded people in the Hoi-An Community, whether in person or online! Having...

A year ago, I was rushing headlong to the end of a two year contract. I had signed the contract to save for a new life, start a business...

Dear Friends, Since signing the final villa contract last Monday, everything has stepped up a gear! The licence to build the yoga sala...

Dear Friends, We hope you are well and enjoyed the Spring Break if you had one, and indulged on some lovely chocolate! The past few weeks...

Dear Friends, This week we would like to share with you an unusual item that we will stock at the villa for the delight of all guests –...

Dear Friends, We are thrilled to share with you the first of our soft furnishings, handmade by the Hmong people of Hoa Binh Province in...

Dear Friends, It’s been a hectic few weeks since we last blogged! The day after signing the contract for the ‘plan A’ land, we...

Dear Friends, Finally, the news we have been bursting to share! On Saturday 17th November, the day after arriving in Hoi An and the...

Dear Friends, This week or so has been a little hectic as we have moved house! Whilst we were sad to say goodbye to our indoor-outdoor...

Dear Friends, We are thrilled to have received news that we have been granted three-year Temporary Residency Cards, which means that we...

Dear Friends, We are delighted to have just completed a consultation with Jo Hendrickx of ‘Travel Without Plastic’ regarding our sourcing...

Dear Friends, This week has been one of joy and delight! Having met Rj Noble several times in Hong Kong at the Shakti Healing Circle for...

Welcome into 2019 everyone! We hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year and enjoyed the time, however you spent it! This week, we...

Dear Friends. It’s been another busy couple of weeks in Hoi An – weeks of consolidation, serendipitous occurrences and simple pleasures!...

Dear Friends, As we approach the ‘Season of Good Will’, I’m struck by the question as to why so many of us perpetuate the ritual of...