Beating Suite 57 at Viceroy Hotel in New York and at the Bellevue Syrene, Italy, Water Villa number 5 of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, located in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam was voted top in the sexiest bedroom category by judges at this year’s Smith Hotel Awards.

Water Villa number 5 at the Six Senses hotel is perched on the edge of Ninh Van Bay in Khanh Hoa Province.

The annual awards ceremony, which was hosted by boutique guide and booking agent Mr & Mrs Smith, pitted more than 950 properties in the agency’s collection head-to-head across 12 categories.

More than 20,000 members of the public voted for their favourite stays throughout September.

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