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Zannier Hotels hotels
Rice paddies, granite boulders and village forms shape small hotels built around their surroundings.
Zannier makes intimate hotels from the materials, architecture, and habits of their surroundings, with a shared preference for a quieter kind of stay. Arnaud Zannier began in Megève in 2011 and carried that approach to Cambodia, Namibia, Vietnam, and the French coast, giving each house a close relationship to its setting.
6 Zannier Hotels hotels in 4 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas, each placed on the six LHA Tiers.
- Owned by Arnaud Zannier
- Worldwide: 6 hotels, in France, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Namibia
- On the atlas: 1 Apex Luxury, 4 Grand Luxury, 1 Core Luxury
History
Le Chalet in Megève gave Arnaud Zannier an intimate first setting for his approach to local materials and culture. Phum Baitang later brought wooden villas, rice paddies, and an old farmhouse into the Cambodian stay. The Namibian camps and Vietnamese coast added different landscapes, while Bendor introduced a larger island chapter.
Timeline
- 1950 — Paul Ricard buys the seven-hectare island of Bendor, off Bandol, when its only resident is said to have been one sheep, and makes it a hideaway for guests including Salvador Dalí and Gilbert Bécaud.
- 2001 — Arnaud Zannier launches n.d.c. made by hand, after the Kickers years.
- 2011 — He buys La Ferme de mon Père from Marc Veyrat and opens Zannier Le Chalet, three chalets, 12 rooms, at the foot of Mont d'Arbois.
- 2015 — Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang opens outside Siem Reap, 45 stilted villas in rice paddies. During a film shoot, Angelina Jolie rents all of them.
- 2018 — Zannier Omaanda opens on the 9,000-hectare Zannier Reserve east of Windhoek, thatched huts on an Owambo plan.
- 2019 — Zannier Sonop opens on 1 July among granite boulders on the edge of the NamibRand Nature Reserve, ten tents.
- 2020 — Zannier Bãi San Hô opens on 1 December on 245 acres of forest, rice, and private beach in Phú Yên.
- 2021 — Bãi San Hô receives a Prix Versailles special prize for interior, South Asia and the Pacific.
- 2026 — Zannier Île de Bendor reopens in May after a five-year rebuild with Ricard's great-grandson, 93 keys, the largest house in the group.
The houses to know
- Zannier Sonop, Hardap Region, Namibia — Ten tents on granite boulders at the edge of the Namib, opened 1 July 2019, MICHELIN Three Keys.
- Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang, Siem Reap, Cambodia — Forty-five stilted villas in rice paddies outside Siem Reap, opened in 2015.
- Zannier Bãi San Hô, Bãi San Hô, Vietnam — Seventy-three villas on 245 acres of forest, rice, and a private beach in Phú Yên, opened 1 December 2020.
- Zannier Omaanda, near Windhoek, Namibia — Thatched huts on an Owambo homestead plan, on a 9,000-hectare private reserve, opened in 2018.
- Zannier Le Chalet, Megève, France — Three chalets, twelve rooms, at the foot of Mont d'Arbois, the hotel that started the group in 2011.
- Zannier Île de Bendor, Bandol, France — Ninety-three keys on Paul Ricard's private island, reopened in May 2026 after a five-year rebuild.
Newest openings
- Zannier Île de Bendor, Bandol, France, reopened in May 2026. The seven-hectare private island has been Ricard's since 1950. Zannier spent five years rebuilding it with the founder's great-grandson. Ninety-three keys are split across three concepts. It is the group's largest hotel.
Opening next
- No further Zannier openings with a confirmed location and year were identified in the sources reviewed. Bendor is listed as open in those sources.
Every Zannier Hotels hotel on the atlas
France
- Zannier Le Chalet — Megève · Grand Luxury
- Zannier Île de Bendor — Bandol · Core Luxury
Namibia
- Zannier Sonop — Hardap Region · Apex Luxury
- Zannier Omaanda — near Windhoek · Grand Luxury
Cambodia
- Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang — Siem Reap · Grand Luxury
Vietnam
- Zannier Bãi San Hô — Bãi San Hô · Grand Luxury
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