Resort Living
Private granite-boulder bays reachable only by speedboat, cliffside villas above national-park reefs, and heated infinity pools suspended over terraced mountain valleys.
Vietnam's finest resorts are destinations in their own right, claiming secluded peninsulas and unspoiled stretches of coast where the setting dictates the rhythm of your trip. Start with the eight resort showcases below, then compare how each beach, bay, and highland valley differs before you book.
Places
1 Nha Trang
City sand on Tran Phu, a family island across the Hon Tre cable, a boat-only granite bay at Ninh Van, or a…
2 Phu Quoc
West-coast sunset sand at Duong Dong and Bai Truong, or a quieter south at Bai Khem and Ong Doi Cape, when…
3 Da Nang
A private Son Tra bay under the headland, quieter Non Nuoc sand beside the Marble Mountains, or the long My…
4 Hoi An
Quiet Ha My villa sand between the airport and town, a Cua Dai resort morning on the east beach, or a Thu B…
5 Con Dao
A bay-and-ridge morning on Dat Doc, or a smaller town-side resort in Zone 1 when the prison camps and the n…
6 Ha Long Bay
A balcony cabin leaving Tuan Chau, a beachfront room on Bai Chay facing the islands, or a relic-mountain ni…
7 Sapa
A designed hotel beside the church square, or a lodge in the Ban Ho valley, when the terraces are the day a…
8 Mui Ne
One long Ham Tien resort road on the kite sand, with the fishing village farther along the bay and the red…
Coasts and bays
South-central bays
Granite-boulder peninsulas & national-park coves
South of Cam Ranh, the stay is the water you wake to: a boat-only granite bay, a national-park overlook, or a family island across a cable.
- Vinh Hy Bay Amanoi
A 75-minute drive from Cam Ranh Airport to a cliff-edge pavilion above Nui Chua, far from Nha Trang's night walk.
- Ninh Van Bay Six Senses
A sheltered cove in Ninh Hoa that can be approached only by water, with no road to the gate.
- Bai San Ho Zannier
Seventy-three villas on a private coral bay at Song Cau, on the coast between Nha Trang and Quy Nhon.
- Cam Ranh Long Beach The Anam
Two hundred thirteen villas, rooms, and suites about 15 minutes from the airport on the northern Cam Ranh peninsula.
- Hon Tre Vinpearl
The family island across the 3,320 m cable, beside VinWonders, when the city sand is not the evening.
Da Nang coast
Private peninsula, marble-hill sand & walkable city surf
One airport, three different mornings: a hidden Son Tra bay, a quieter Non Nuoc strip under the Marble Mountains, or the long My Khe chairs.
- Son Tra InterContinental
A secluded rainforest cove on the Son Tra headland, about 25 minutes by car from Da Nang Airport.
- Non Nuoc Hyatt Regency
Sand between the Marble Mountains and the East Sea, about 15 minutes from the center and 30 minutes on to Hoi An when the road is open.
- My Khe & Vo Nguyen Giap Pullman · Furama
The walkable city beach: free swim inside the buoy line while a rescuer is on duty, with An Thuong's kitchens a few streets inland.
Hoi An & Ha My
Villa beach, lantern-town sand & a river garden
The old town and the swim are not the same door. Choose a Ha My villa coast, a Cua Dai resort morning, or a Thu Bon garden less than a kilometre from the timber streets.
- Ha My Four Seasons The Nam Hai
One hundred beachfront pool villas along a quiet stretch of Ha My sand, 35 minutes south of Da Nang Airport and 15 minutes from Hoi An.
- Cua Dai Palm Garden · Victoria
Garden and fishing-village layouts on the sand east of town. Erosion is serious, so the swim most people want is now An Bang.
- Thu Bon riverbank Anantara
A river garden at 1 Pham Hong Thai. The historic quarter is a short walk; the sea is a ride.
Phu Quoc island
West-coast sunsets & south-cape pool villas
An island stay, not a day trip. The west coast keeps sunset and the night market close; the south trades town for a cape and a quieter swim.
- Duong Dong Beach La Veranda
A 1920s French-mansion hotel on Tran Hung Dao, when sunset sand and the night market should share one short ride.
- Bai Truong Sailing Club Signature · Regent
Private pool villas and beachfront suites along sunset-facing Long Beach, 10 km south of Phu Quoc Airport.
- Bai Khem & Ong Doi Cape JW Marriott · Premier Village
Bill Bensley's south-end beach and Accor villas with sea on both sides. The island is about 50 km long, so town is a planned ride.
Con Dao marine archipelago
Bay-and-ridge villas or a town-side special-zone door
Two different island nights, reached by a 45-minute flight from Ho Chi Minh City or the Soc Trang boat when the tide allows.
- Dat Doc Beach Six Senses
Fifty pool villas built to read as a fishing village, a few steps from the sand, with green-turtle nesting along the same bay.
- Zone 1 Poulo Condor
The smaller town-side resort, closer to the prison camps, Hang Duong cemetery, and the night market on Vo Thi Sau.
Northern karsts & Sapa highlands
Bay cabins, Bai Chay shore & terrace-valley lodges
In the north the stay is either a limestone night on the water, a beachfront room facing the islands, or a designed hotel above the rice.
- Tuan Chau & Bai Chay Paradise Elegance · InterContinental
Thirty-one balcony cabins from Tuan Chau port, or 275 suites and villas on the Bai Chay shore facing the karst.
- Yen Tu Legacy Yen Tu, MGallery
A Bill Bensley-designed 13th-century Zen palace retreat in the forested foothills of Yen Tu Mountain, one hour inland from Ha Long Bay.
- Sapa town & Ban Ho Hotel de la Coupole · Topas
A designed room at 1 Hoang Lien by the church square, or a 45-minute shuttle to terrace-door lodges in Hoang Lien National Park.
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Compare Across Southeast Asia: Vietnam vs. Thailand
Amanoi, Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, and Bai San Ho sit beside Amanpuri, Soneva Kiri, Four Seasons Koh Samui, and Capella Bangkok.
Sister stays
Thailand luxury resorts
- Amanpuri on Phuket's west coast
- Soneva Kiri on Koh Kood
- Four Seasons Koh Samui and Capella Bangkok
Flagship
Amanpuri
- The Andaman pavilion campus
- A west-coast Phuket headland
- A sister to Vietnam's hidden coves