Spa Tropic

Until recently, Vietnam had few luxury spas. But 2002 saw the arrival of HCMC's Spa Tropic , housed in a palm-shaded villa perfumed with jasmine and lemongrass. Tasteful gamelan music plays in the treatment rooms, where the skilled staff administers a full range of services, from body polishes and mud masks to reflexology. It has quickly become popular with Japanese visitors and shiatsu-craving expats.