The Mansion Hoi An was a villa with a unique and whimsical design, delivering an authentic local experience of the Ancient Hoi An. We want to inspire travelers by telling the story of an Italian businessman through the villa architecture.

The Mansion Hoi An locates on the bank of the Thu Bon River and offers tremendous traditional leisure activities – which will guide you to feel the breath of a UNESCO World Heritage…

Inspirational Story – Alessandro Romano’s Family Story

Alessandro Romano (Alex) was an Italian merchant, one of the first European merchants who landed in Hoi An in the 1540s. From Macao, he traveled to Hoi An for trading Japanese and Chinese silks, potteries, and later on, Vietnamese agarwood. Alex visited Hoi An several times and fell in love with this city to him, as a cultural explorer, Hoi An was impressive because of its multi-culture characteristics such as Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Western countries, and even India and Thailand.

Alex was also an antiquarian, he owned many old and rare objects some of which are still displayed in the mansion until now.

He married a Vietnamese woman whose name was Tô Thị Du. Her father was Chinese. The people in Hoi An preferred to call her by a poetic name, Thi Du. She was a truly Hoi An housewife who was diligent, and hardworking. Thi Du was born and raised in Đồng Hiệp fishing village.

Alex and Thi Du had twin daughters named An Bàng and An Minh. Their daughters were smart, and beauty, and had great success in their studies and careers. Alex and Thi Du sent their daughters to study abroad when they were young.

There is one thing not many people may know Alex and Thi Du had a maid called Tran Ai who was believed one of the most important people in Alex’s family. Trần Ái was a hardworking and efficient maid in the family, and also a good friend of Thi Du. It seemed that there was no boundary between a master and a maid to Thi Du and Tran Ai cause they always shared and talked to each other like sisters. This was strange since they were living in an Asian feudal system at that time.

Because of the Vietnam War, they had to repatriate to Italy and the mansion was passed over to several owners since then. Inspired by this interesting story of the house, The Mansions Group decided to persuade the latest owner to transfer to the mansion and renovated the house with a new and refreshment style.

The Mansion Hoi An was a villa with a unique and whimsical design, delivering an authentic local experience of the Ancient Hoi An. We want to inspire travelers by telling the story of an Italian businessman through the villa architecture.

The Mansion Hoi An locates on the bank of the Thu Bon River and offers tremendous traditional leisure activities – which will guide you to feel the breath of a UNESCO World Heritage…

Inspirational Story – Alessandro Romano’s Family Story

Alessandro Romano (Alex) was an Italian merchant, one of the first European merchants who landed in Hoi An in the 1540s. From Macao, he traveled to Hoi An for trading Japanese and Chinese silks, potteries, and later on, Vietnamese agarwood. Alex visited Hoi An several times and fell in love with this city to him, as a cultural explorer, Hoi An was impressive because of its multi-culture characteristics such as Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Western countries, and even India and Thailand.

Alex was also an antiquarian, he owned many old and rare objects some of which are still displayed in the mansion until now.

He married a Vietnamese woman whose name was Tô Thị Du. Her father was Chinese. The people in Hoi An preferred to call her by a poetic name, Thi Du. She was a truly Hoi An housewife who was diligent, and hardworking. Thi Du was born and raised in Đồng Hiệp fishing village.

Alex and Thi Du had twin daughters named An Bàng and An Minh. Their daughters were smart, and beauty, and had great success in their studies and careers. Alex and Thi Du sent their daughters to study abroad when they were young.

There is one thing not many people may know Alex and Thi Du had a maid called Tran Ai who was believed one of the most important people in Alex’s family. Trần Ái was a hardworking and efficient maid in the family, and also a good friend of Thi Du. It seemed that there was no boundary between a master and a maid to Thi Du and Tran Ai cause they always shared and talked to each other like sisters. This was strange since they were living in an Asian feudal system at that time.

Because of the Vietnam War, they had to repatriate to Italy and the mansion was passed over to several owners since then. Inspired by this interesting story of the house, The Mansions Group decided to persuade the latest owner to transfer to the mansion and renovated the house with a new and refreshment style.

The Mansion Hoi An has 8 guestrooms in accordance with the story behind it as an appreciation to Alex’s family

  • Alex Room: Once was the working and reading room of Alex himself with a small lotus pool in front of the room. It was then renovated and turned into Alex’s room with a nice pool.
  • Đồng Hiệp and An Hội Rooms: These two rooms are named after two ancient fishing villages in Hoi An which was the origin of Madame Thi Du. These rooms are located near the dining room, where Thi Du spent most of her time in a day, or sometimes remembered about her countryside.
  • Vũ Gia and An Hà Rooms: Two balcony rooms facing Thu Bồn river. Vũ Gia is the name of a river that joins Thu Bồn river before running into Cửa Đại beach. An Hà was the way Madame Thi Du called Thu Bồn. The meaning of An Hà was a peaceful river.
  • Trần Ái Room: The room of the maid in Alex family. There used to have a lot of medicinal books in this room. It is believed that Trần Ái was not only a maid, but also Alex’s family doctor.
  • Thi Du Room: The bedroom of both Alex and Thi Du. This was where Thi Du made clothes and dresses. Her sewing table was redesigned to be a working table as in the room now. And the mannequins are imitated to the original ones and displayed in the room.
  • The Twin An Room: Alex and Thi Du loved their twin daughters so much that they granted the biggest room of the house to An Bàng and An Minh.

The Mansion Hoi An has 8 guestrooms in accordance with the story behind it as an appreciation to Alex’s family

  • Alex Room: Once was the working and reading room of Alex himself with a small lotus pool in front of the room. It was then renovated and turned into Alex’s room with a nice pool.
  • Đồng Hiệp and An Hội Rooms: These two rooms are named after two ancient fishing villages in Hoi An which was the origin of Madame Thi Du. These rooms are located near the dining room, where Thi Du spent most of her time in a day, or sometimes remembered about her countryside.
  • Vũ Gia and An Hà Rooms: Two balcony rooms facing Thu Bồn river. Vũ Gia is the name of a river that joins Thu Bồn river before running into Cửa Đại beach. An Hà was the way Madame Thi Du called Thu Bồn. The meaning of An Hà was a peaceful river.
  • Trần Ái Room: The room of the maid in Alex family. There used to have a lot of medicinal books in this room. It is believed that Trần Ái was not only a maid, but also Alex’s family doctor.
  • Thi Du Room: The bedroom of both Alex and Thi Du. This was where Thi Du made clothes and dresses. Her sewing table was redesigned to be a working table as in the room now. And the mannequins are imitated to the original ones and displayed in the room.
  • The Twin An Room: Alex and Thi Du loved their twin daughters so much that they granted the biggest room of the house to An Bàng and An Minh.

Our Brand Values

Authentic

Our service philosophy is associated with the locality – where the solution or product created by The Mansions for each customer is aligned with the regional culture and honors the destination differentiation.

Intuitive

Less is more. In an attempt to follow the “Omotenashi” from Japan. The Mansions understand customers thoroughly to satisfy them by providing a personalized journey for each client from preparation, and inspiration to action.

Detailed

Serving is an art, and we ought to make it the finest. At The Mansions, each employee will be an inspirational ambassador with meticulous dedication, maintaining the highest quality of service with a focus on every smallest detail.

Consistency

Consistency is required to be developed from the company’s direction to employee’s perception, and to the service’s procedure. Whether customers are in Vietnam or abroad, each and every experience with The Mansions should exceed perfection with the highest discipline.

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