53 Best Hotels in The Central Coast, Vietnam

Built in the 1930s, this swanky hotel near the river (a French-colonial mansion and two newer wings) is recognized for its service as well as its Art Deco, jazzy panache. Opt for one of the 10 rooms in the original building housed over the main lobby and cocktail bar. A dramatic staircase winds to circular rooms with hardwood floors, claw-foot tubs, and four-poster beds draped in white curtains. Rooms in the newer section are more modern and slightly smaller. For pampering, head to the spa or saltwater pool. Breakfast can be enjoyed in the gardens overlooking the Perfume River.

The incredibly romantic Banyan Tree Lang Co is the ultimate beach stop midway between Danang and Hue, with fabulous villas, azure ocean views, a tranquil lagoon, and a wraparound mountain backdrop. The opulent pool villas take their lead from the imperial garden houses of Hue, in muted tones enlivened with splashes of gold silk and flamboyant artwork. The luxurious bathrooms with floor-to-ceiling glass windows look out over each villa's private tropical garden, and a private queen-size cabana on a raised deck overlooks the pool.

Set on an idyllic beach on Vietnam’s culturally rich Central Coast, Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai harmoniously combines sultry resort vibes and inspiring ancient traditions to form a luxury property now regarded as one of Vietnam’s finest. Its grandiose villas are sprinkled along a marvelous stretch of golden beach, while atmospheric dining choices, inviting infinity pools, and manicured gardens complete the experience, all gently cascading toward the calm East Sea. Every corner of this exquisite property feels exclusive and laid-back, but it can also be engaging and enriching with a variety of activities and offerings on sea and land.

Surrounded by rice fields and duck ponds and a short ride from town and beach, this eco-chic countryside pad is a perfect romantic bolthole without the heavy price tag of an Old Town address. Rooms are spacious with huge beds, bathrooms, and balconies, in a zingy style personalized with clever lighting and reclaimed antiques. Best enjoyed at sunset, the rooftop pool offers awe-inspiring views. Shadier terraces are available for destination dining, and the food here is generally of an exemplary standard.

Another fine option within easy striking distance of the old town action is the Hotel Royal Hoi An, which features the easygoing luxury guests have come to expect from Sofitel’s MGallery collection of hotels. Highlights here include stylish bathrooms with giant tubs, an art deco style pool with an ornately patterned tiled floor and magical views over the river from higher rooms. Be sure to take a visit to the property's rooftop bar, which offers a pool, excellent cocktails, and one of the best outlooks over the town.

Ocean views await at this luxurious resort that is nestled on rain forest slopes and is notable for its funicular train that descends through room levels to a private bay on the Son Tra Peninsula. It took famed architect Bill Bensley six years to design this masterpiece, where Vietnamese architecture meets modern design. The colors and patterns are intense, with black-and-white fabrics splashed with a fiery red that begins in the marble lobby and continues throughout. Suites have indoor–outdoor living rooms, giant bathtubs, and wet bars. There are three restaurants, a library, an extraordinary spa, a cooking school, the impressive beachside Long Bar, Planet Trekkers kids' club, and a host of cultural activities including traditional Vietnamese lantern-making.

With four swimming pools—saltwater, freshwater, infinity, and kids—and staff who make a point to learn your name and preferences, this beautiful resort offers the very best in customer service and design. Hourly shuttles will take you to An Bang beach, where sunbeds are reserved for La Siesta guests, or to the Old Town. The suites feature giant balconies with outdoor tubs, and both the Red Bean and Temple Restaurant serve excellent cuisine.

Reminiscent of a rural Vietnamese village, this peaceful property has artisan shops lining a brick pathway that lead to spacious villas with hardwood floors, private balconies, and marble bathtubs framed with river stones. Canopy beds are massive, and bathrooms come equipped with organic shampoos and creams in clay pots. Throughout the sprawling grounds are two swimming pools, a spa, two restaurants, and a lounge bar built above a lotus pond.

Rooms and bungalows here exude supreme comfort, blending elegance with subtle touches of local artistry. Equipped with bathrooms tailored for meticulous grooming, rooms also feature balconies offering captivating sea vistas. At Epice, the resort's main restaurant, guests are treated to a culinary spectacle as skilled chefs craft inventive fusion dishes in open kitchens. The culinary journey continues at Azure, the beachfront dining venue, where fresh local seafood takes center stage in imaginative presentations. From early-morning beach Tai Chi and invigorating aerobics to stand-up paddleboard lessons, activities cater to various interests. After a day of beachside adventures, unwind with a meticulously crafted cocktail as the sun dips below the horizon.

Vietnam’s modus operandi is generally fast-paced, but the focus at this contemporary beachfront retreat is on slowing down. Although it is ostensibly a wellness resort, the ethos here is a gentle one. Sure, you can go fully vegan or opt-in for the daily rolling roster of yoga or breathwork classes. Alternatively, you can simply kick back and enjoy resort highlights such as its creative healthy cuisine and gorgeous beachfront infinity pool. Each private villa boasts a serene color palette and expansive glass walls that flood the interiors with natural light. Tailor-made programs cater to the pursuit of mental and physical relaxation—complete with two treatments daily included in the nightly room rate.

For luxury and long-term comfort, there is no better choice than the Victory Road Villas. These two-story villas include a full living room and kitchen, as well as breathtaking views, outdoor stone bathtubs, and romantic balcony swings. Attention to detail and excellent service is always on display, and the owners and managers are the most experienced in the area.

With a hot spring running through its property and the backdrop of Annamite Range, this resort is an all-season wellness retreat. Guests won’t have much time to stay in their comfortable rooms or lovely thatched bungalows as the resort offers a long list of complimentary wellness as well as outdoor activities. The resort's on-site organic farm is the main source for its kitchens. The mineral water from one of the emergence spots of this hot spring is bottled and sold throughout the country.

The spa-focused Almanity Hoi An Wellness Resort offers contemporary, luxurious digs with a focus on wellness, just a 10-minute stroll from Old Town. All rooms and suites come inclusive of a daily spa experience, the best (and quietest) come with a pool view. Many guests stay on-site for drinking and dining in Four Plates restaurant, which serves a menu of well-priced Japanese, Italian, and Vietnamese cuisine.

Situated in low-rise buildings, rooms here have an apartment-like feel, with small living areas and three stairs leading to king-size beds. Outdoor daybeds face the garden, river, or pool. Suites have Jacuzzis, hardwood floors, and four-poster beds draped in silk. The European-style café and the swanky cocktail bar have more charm than the somewhat unimaginative rooms. Bikes, yoga, board games, and a shuttle to the beach are available free of charge to guests. Other options include sunset cruises and spa treatments.

This luxury boutique hotel brings guests back to the old Hue of the 19th century with seven meticulously designed traditional nha ruong (panel houses) set in verdant gardens. They are a beautiful reflection of the nearby residences of the princes, princesses, and royal officers of Nguyen Dynasty. For art deco lovers, the hotel’s opulent rooms at the four French villas remind you of the bygone French Indochina era. 

On a 3-km (2-mile) sandy beach, hugged by the Truong Son mountain range, this resort offers golf, quad bikes, water sports, a kids' club, and a beach club, and despite daily excursions to Hue and Hoi An, it's easy to see why most guests don't venture off the property. Stylish rooms come equipped with gadgetry, a living room, and luxurious bathrooms, and almost half of them come with their own private plunge pool. On-site dining spans a menu of Vietnamese and international cuisines by the pool, and a three-hour buffet breakfast served in Market Place.

With all of the rooms facing Mount Kim Phung’s peak and Thien An Monastery rising from the pine woods, aNhill Boutique is a peaceful retreat. Inspired by its ornate neighbor, the tomb of emperor Khai Diịnh, the hotel's rooms are decorated with mosaic tiles. The hotel’s garden with bonsai and meticulously designed pond and rocks reminds guests of the eternal home of Emperor Tu Duc.

For beach villa stays, the colonial-style Boutique Hoi An Resort located on the sandy coastal stretch between Cua Dai and An Bang Beach is one of the most decadent in town. The large, airy rooms have an art deco theme and coconut-fringed beach views, which you can enjoy from sumptuous oversize beds. There's a huge pool surrounded by shady tropical gardens, fully serviced by a decent pool restaurant, a stone's throw from the net-draped massage pavilions of the resort spa.

Luxurious rooms, central location, fantastic staff, and spectacular river views make this the most appropriately named hotel in Danang. Located within walking distance to all of the city's main attractions, restaurants, and nightlife, and catering to a mainly business clientele, you can expect great weekend discounts on huge stylish rooms with vintage French Indochine flair and everything you could need for a luxurious stay. Public areas include a whole floor devoted to fitness and relaxation, with a small pool, gym, and spa. The 19th-floor rooftop bar has views stretching out over Han River and nearby My Khe beach.

Chay Lap is a remote and peaceful location for those seeking nature at the doorstep of the national park. They also have a pool and sauna with acupressure options, which comes in handy after days of trekking.

This small hotel offers giant rooms designed with business travelers in mind. Each room is equipped with a sofa, table, and chairs so guests can host meetings if they so choose. The layout is unique and the entire hotel can be rented for corporate or social events. The lobby and pool area is posh, and the location—three minutes to the airport—can’t be beat.

Despite its large and semigrand appearance, this hotel functions as a glorified minihotel. Rooms are basic, but bright and spacious, although the renovation job is pretty spotty. Bathrooms are clean, but old-fashioned, and bathtubs have hand-held showers. If your room disappoints, ask to see a few in the same category, as the most recently upgraded rooms are well worth the money and the quiet location is handy for restaurants and exploring the sights.

Aspiring starlets will love the Moulin Rouge stylings of this grandiose hotel in central Hue—it's all ooh-la-la French elegance with a bohemian twist. Boudoirs are furnished with chic French antiques, dark wooden flooring, and theatrical silk drapes, while dramatic statement pieces like ornate vintage phones and mother-of-pearl bathroom accessories add appeal. Bathrooms have claw-foot tubs and rainfall showers, and to further unwind there's an indoor pool, a skybar, and a lobby coffee lounge with grand piano.

French Vietnamese–style villas surround a tropical swimming lagoon right on the Bac My An beach. Rooms overlook either the lagoon or the ocean. Shuttered windows, dark wood furniture, ceiling fans, and Vietnamese pieces hark back to the French colonial era. The resort has five dining venues. The resort also has the largest menu of water sports activities in the area. Complimentary shuttle services are available to Hoi An, Danang, and the nearby Montgomerie Links golf course.

This idyllic option, which is run by a Belgian/Vietnamese couple, is situated in the middle of beautiful green rice fields with stunning views of the nearby mountains and about 500 meters away from the local village market. The accommodations are as attractive as the surrounding scenery, while an infinity pool overlooking the fields is a winning touch.

Huyen Lisa Truong who used to work for some luxury hotels in town is a very professional and caring host of this spacious and gracefully designed hotel. Many guests have long-term stays here. Breakfast is served in a lovely garden when it's not raining. If you're traveling with family or friends, opt for the top-floor apartment with its spacious terrace. Don't forget to try out the pool table on the ground floor as well.

Tucked away in a tropical garden, this thin-walled hotel pays tribute to Vietnamese culture with its rice paper factory and a 200-year-old house, where fifth-generation family members still live today. The white buildings with clay-tiled roofs resemble a small village. Each building houses spacious rooms with four-poster beds draped in netting. Nice touches are the fresh flowers and fruit, and the rice pastries wrapped in banana leaves that the staff brings at turndown. Rooms include free Wi-Fi and some come with a laptop to use during your stay. Centering the property is a circular pool; Cua Dai Beach is a 10-minute drive away. Complimentary bikes and shuttle service are offered, and motorbikes can be rented next door for 150,000d per day.

The best feature of Hoi An's oldest beach resort is its riverside setting, and river views somewhat make up for the lack of beach (rapid coastal erosion took the last of the beach). The renovations have successfully injected style and character, with sleek lines, colorful soft furnishings, and local artwork. Bathrooms are modern and luxurious, with Western-size tubs, monsoon showers, and marble accents.

This tour-group darling and one of Hoi An's oldest resort hotels is renowned for its friendly staff and fantastic location, a five-minute walk from Old Town. Rooms have Asian elements, dark wooden floors, black-and-white prints of Old Town as wall art, and enormous but very firm beds. Bathrooms are spacious and well-lit. Facilities are top-notch and include a large pool, which is unusual for such a centrally located hotel. The spa and restaurant are good, but there are cheaper options available nearby.

All 40 of the riverfront rooms of Hue Riverside Boutique Resort and Spa sit in a verdant 10-acre pomelo garden and line the Huong River. Most of the land is filled with seemingly thousands of pomelo trees, many banana trees, and three organic vegetable gardens, which make this eco-resort one of the most poetic and tranquil getaways in town. Both the restaurant and spa source the vegetables and herbs from the gardens. Solar panels and a windmill help supply electricity to the resort.