First time I saw this place was on this UER post from 2011.
Nearly a decade later, I manage to get there myself. I distinctly remember the OG pics from ElExplorador (which are no longer online) to be a bit more mysterious and overgrown with jungle. Judging from the historical satellite pics, it appears that a defoliating (defoliaging?) effort took place at some point, which made it much easier to walk around but less visually spectacular.
This resort was first known as the Rusalka Resort. Rusalka is Russian for mermaid. (Nha Trang has been a popular holiday location for Russian beach goers for decades.) Later the name was changed to Champarama Resort and Spa. Development started around 2000 but ended mid-construction in 2005 when the head of the investment company was arrested. The construction was unfinished until the site was replaced by the Vega City development in 2020. Vega City seems like a pretty ambitious project so I expect it to be an additional urbex site in about 5 years.
The most obvious characteristic of the villas are the high, steeply pitched thatched roofs. These are designed to mimic the Kon Tum Communal House of the Ba Na ethnic group of Vietnam. It's also called a Rong House. Note that only one community hall in the center of the village would have this design, not every house in a Ba Na village.
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Champarama Resort [46922] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
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Champarama Resort [46883] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
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Champarama Resort [46953] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
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Champarama Resort [46992] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
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Champarama Resort [46993] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
6. Would have been a nice view in that pool.
Champarama Resort [46694] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
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Champarama Resort [46691] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
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Champarama Resort [46743] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
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Champarama Resort [46716] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
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Champarama Resort [46944] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
11. And finally, the guard tower:

Champarama Resort [47003] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
Nearly a decade later, I manage to get there myself. I distinctly remember the OG pics from ElExplorador (which are no longer online) to be a bit more mysterious and overgrown with jungle. Judging from the historical satellite pics, it appears that a defoliating (defoliaging?) effort took place at some point, which made it much easier to walk around but less visually spectacular.
This resort was first known as the Rusalka Resort. Rusalka is Russian for mermaid. (Nha Trang has been a popular holiday location for Russian beach goers for decades.) Later the name was changed to Champarama Resort and Spa. Development started around 2000 but ended mid-construction in 2005 when the head of the investment company was arrested. The construction was unfinished until the site was replaced by the Vega City development in 2020. Vega City seems like a pretty ambitious project so I expect it to be an additional urbex site in about 5 years.
The most obvious characteristic of the villas are the high, steeply pitched thatched roofs. These are designed to mimic the Kon Tum Communal House of the Ba Na ethnic group of Vietnam. It's also called a Rong House. Note that only one community hall in the center of the village would have this design, not every house in a Ba Na village.
1.

Champarama Resort [46922] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
2.

Champarama Resort [46883] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
3.

4.

Champarama Resort [46992] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
5.

Champarama Resort [46993] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
6. Would have been a nice view in that pool.

7.

Champarama Resort [46691] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
8.

Champarama Resort [46743] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
9.

Champarama Resort [46716] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
10.

Champarama Resort [46944] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr
11. And finally, the guard tower:

Champarama Resort [47003] by Yoel Taomas, on Flickr