Luxury Resorts near Hoi An

3 properties

The top-end Hoi An properties sit along Ha My and Cua Dai beaches, north and south of the Ancient Town respectively. Distance from the Old Town is 8–15km — not walkable — but every luxury property runs shuttle services and the journey by private transfer is scenic. The Four Seasons Nam Hai is the unambiguous benchmark for central Vietnam; the Anantara sits closer to town and earns its rate with a genuinely beautiful riverside position.

Four Seasons Nam Hai villa pool with South China Sea views
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Best Luxury Resort

Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai

★★★★★
Ha My Beach 15 min from Ancient Town · Direct beachfront

100 pool villas on Ha My Beach, each with a private plunge pool. Three pool complexes including one that runs directly to the beach, a spa of genuine international standard, and the best breakfast in central Vietnam. Nothing in Hoi An touches it.

Pros
  • Every villa has a private pool
  • Spa and beach club genuinely world-class
Cons
  • 15 min from Ancient Town by car
  • F&B prices at resort-markup level
From
$450–$900 per night
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Almanity Hoi An resort pool surrounded by tropical gardens
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Best Spa & Wellness

Almanity Hoi An Wellness Resort

★★★★★
Old Town Edge 5 min walk to Ancient Town · Riverside

The best spa-focused property within walking distance of the Ancient Town. Rates include daily spa treatments, the pool is genuinely well-designed, and the rooms are among the most spacious you will find this close to the old town. Rare combination of location and facilities at this price.

Pros
  • Daily spa treatments included in rate
  • 5-min walk to Ancient Town
Cons
  • No beach access (4km to An Bang)
  • Busy during lantern festival nights
From
$140–$280 per night
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Hoi An Trails Resort pool with lantern-lit garden
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Best Boutique Resort

Hoi An Trails Resort

★★★★★
Rice Paddy Setting 10 min from Ancient Town · Pool villas

Pool villas and garden suites set in rice paddies with views of the Truong Son mountains. The most architecturally distinctive resort near Hoi An — heavily influenced by Cham tower design — and the pool complex is exceptional. Free cycling and shuttle into the Ancient Town.

Pros
  • Pool villas with rice paddy views
  • Free shuttle to Ancient Town
Cons
  • No beach; An Bang is 6km
  • Quiet location — not for night-out seekers
From
$180–$380 per night
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Riverside Boutique Hotels

4 properties

The stretch of riverside hotels between the Ancient Town and Cam Nam Bridge is where most return visitors end up. You are walking distance to the old town, typically have a rooftop pool, and pay significantly less than the resort properties on the beach. These are the best four in that zone.

Anantara Hoi An Resort riverside setting with lanterns
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Best Riverside Position

Anantara Hoi An Resort

★★★★★
Ancient Town Riverside 3 min walk to Ancient Town

The best-positioned luxury property in Hoi An — directly on the Thu Bon River, three minutes on foot from the Ancient Town entrance, with a beautiful courtyard pool. Colonial architecture, attentive service, and the only luxury hotel where you genuinely don't need a taxi to get into town.

Pros
  • 3-min walk to Ancient Town
  • Direct Thu Bon River frontage
Cons
  • No beach — shuttle to Cua Dai provided
  • Rooms feel dated vs price point
From
$180–$320 per night
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La Siesta Resort Hoi An pool and garden
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Best Pool & Garden

La Siesta Resort & Spa Hoi An

★★★★
Old Town Edge 8 min walk to Ancient Town

The most consistently praised 4-star property in Hoi An for the last several years. The pool is stunning — a long lap pool through a garden of frangipani — and rooms are better value than the 5-star riverside properties. The rooftop bar is genuinely worth the room rate on its own.

Pros
  • Beautiful garden and lap pool
  • Excellent value vs 5-star rivals
Cons
  • No river view from most rooms
  • Popular — book 6+ weeks ahead in high season
From
$95–$180 per night
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Phu Thinh Boutique Resort Hoi An tropical garden pool
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Best Boutique

Phu Thinh Boutique Resort & Spa

★★★★
Cam Pho Quarter 10 min walk to Ancient Town

A boutique resort that punches well above its category — a proper pool in a mature tropical garden, 60 rooms spread across low-rise villas, and the kind of unhurried service you actually remember. One of the most recommended properties in Hoi An at its price point for good reason.

Pros
  • Mature garden with large pool
  • Outstanding service for the price
Cons
  • 10-min walk to old town (fine for most)
  • No riverside views
From
$70–$130 per night
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Hoi An Historic Hotel colonial facade on riverside
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Best Location

Hoi An Historic Hotel

★★★★
Ancient Town Riverside 2 min walk to Ancient Town entrance

The closest proper hotel to the Ancient Town entrance — two minutes on foot. Rooms are well-maintained and the riverside view is real. It will never win design awards but the location is unmatched in the mid-range category, and the staff have the town knowledge that comes from 20+ years of operation.

Pros
  • 2-min walk to Ancient Town entrance
  • Direct Thu Bon riverside frontage
Cons
  • Older property — rooms dated in places
  • No rooftop or sunset pool
From
$75–$140 per night
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An Bang Beach Hotels

3 properties

An Bang Beach sits 4km northeast of the Ancient Town — close enough for easy access, far enough to feel genuinely separate. The beach itself is significantly better than Cua Dai: wider, cleaner, and with a roti-and-rice-paper restaurant strip that has become one of the most enjoyable stretches of coast in central Vietnam. Most properties here are smaller and more informal than the resort belt around Da Nang, which is precisely the point.

Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort on Cua Dai Beach
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Best Beach Resort

Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa

★★★★
Cua Dai Beach 5km from Ancient Town · Free shuttle

The most established beach resort near Hoi An. Direct Cua Dai beachfront, two pools, and free shuttles into the Ancient Town twice daily. Rooms are well-proportioned by Vietnamese resort standards. The most reliable choice if you want a beach base with genuine Hoi An access.

Pros
  • Direct beach access & 2 pools
  • Free shuttle to Ancient Town 2x daily
Cons
  • Cua Dai has suffered erosion; beach narrower than photos
  • Limited dining within walking distance
From
$120–$220 per night
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An Bang Seaside Village beachside bungalows
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Best An Bang Stay

An Bang Seaside Village

★★★★
An Bang Beach 4km from Ancient Town · Direct beach

Bungalow-style rooms arranged around a pool 50 metres from An Bang Beach. The design is low-key by intention — this is An Bang, not a resort strip — and the positioning relative to the beach restaurants and bars that make the area special is excellent. Book the bungalows, not the main block rooms.

Pros
  • 50m to An Bang Beach — best beach near Hoi An
  • Great restaurant strip walking distance
Cons
  • 4km motorbike or Grab to Ancient Town
  • Main block rooms mediocre — book bungalows only
From
$75–$140 per night
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Best Value Hoi An Hotels

3 properties

Hoi An has a remarkable density of good-value hotels in the $45–$90 range. The Ancient Town and its immediate surroundings are thick with family-run guesthouses that significantly outperform their star ratings. The three below are the most consistently reliable in this band — not the cheapest, but the best for the money.

Hoi An Chic Hotel rooftop pool at dusk
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Best Value Overall

Hoi An Chic Hotel

★★★★
Old Town Edge 7 min walk to Ancient Town

A rooftop pool, well-designed rooms, reliable air conditioning, and strong breakfast included in the rate — at $55–$80/night this is the clearest value proposition in Hoi An. Seven minutes' walk from the Ancient Town entrance. Book as far in advance as you can; it fills fast every season.

Pros
  • Rooftop pool — rare at this price point
  • Breakfast included; strong coffee
Cons
  • Sells out fast — book early
  • No river views from rooms
From
$55–$90 per night
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The Riverside Hoi An pool terrace with river views
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Best River View Value

The Riverside Hoi An

★★★★
Thu Bon Riverside 12 min walk to Ancient Town

River-view rooms at a price that the Anantara charges for its garden-view standard rooms. The pool deck faces the Thu Bon and the rooms are genuinely spacious. Slightly further from the Ancient Town than the Hoi An Chic or Historic, but the riverside setting compensates.

Pros
  • River views at a mid-range price
  • Large rooms & generous pool deck
Cons
  • 12-min walk to Ancient Town
  • Limited on-site dining options
From
$65–$110 per night
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Little Hoi An Central Boutique Hotel yellow facade lanterns
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Best Budget Boutique

Little Hoi An Central Boutique Hotel

★★★
Ancient Town Edge 5 min walk to Ancient Town

The most honest budget option on this list — small rooms, no pool, but a genuinely good location five minutes from the Ancient Town, well-maintained rooms for the price, and the kind of attentive family-run hospitality that the big properties stopped doing years ago. For solo travellers and couples on a tight budget, this is the pick.

Pros
  • 5-min walk to Ancient Town
  • Family-run; genuinely warm service
Cons
  • No pool
  • Rooms small — acceptable at this price
From
$35–$65 per night
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Where to Stay in Hoi An

The question isn't just which hotel — it's which part of Hoi An. Here's how each area plays out in practice.

Ancient Town & Riverside
Most walkable · No pool

The narrow lanes of the UNESCO-listed Ancient Town are pedestrian-only at certain hours. Staying here or in the immediate riverside zone means you walk to everything — the tailor shops, the lantern market, the best restaurants. The trade-off is typically no pool and smaller rooms for the money.

Walk to Ancient Town2–10 min
Typical room rate$35–$180
Best forFirst-timers, short stays
An Bang Beach
Best beach · Easy Grab to town

An Bang is 4km from the old town — five minutes by Grab, 15–20 minutes by bicycle. The beach itself is the best near Hoi An: wide, largely un-commercialised, and backed by a run of excellent seafood restaurants. The right choice if you want a genuine beach holiday with Hoi An day trips.

Distance to Ancient Town4 km
Typical room rate$55–$140
Best forBeach lovers, longer stays
Resort Zone (Ha My / Dien Duong)
Luxury isolation · Shuttle dependent

The Five Seasons Nam Hai and a handful of other resort properties sit on Ha My Beach north of An Bang, 10–15km from the Ancient Town. You are here for the resort experience and the beach — not for proximity to the old town. Shuttles are provided but the dependency is real.

Distance to Ancient Town10–15 km
Typical room rate$180–$900
Best forLuxury, honeymoon, families

Compare All 12 Hotels

# Hotel Stars Area From Pool Beach Walk to OT
1Four Seasons Nam Hai★★★★★Ha My Beach$450YesDirect15 min shuttle
2Almanity Hoi An★★★★★Old Town Edge$140YesNo5 min
3Hoi An Trails Resort★★★★★Rice Paddies$180YesNo10 min shuttle
4Anantara Hoi An★★★★★Riverside$180YesShuttle3 min
5La Siesta Resort★★★★Old Town Edge$95YesNo8 min
6Phu Thinh Boutique★★★★Cam Pho$70YesNo10 min
7Hoi An Historic Hotel★★★★Riverside$75YesNo2 min
8Victoria Hoi An Resort★★★★Cua Dai$120YesDirect5km shuttle
9An Bang Seaside Village★★★★An Bang$75Yes50mGrab / bicycle
10Hoi An Chic Hotel★★★★Old Town Edge$55RooftopNo7 min
11The Riverside Hoi An★★★★Riverside$65YesNo12 min
12Little Hoi An Boutique★★★Old Town Edge$35NoNo5 min

Hoi An Hotels FAQ

Is it better to stay inside the Ancient Town or outside?

For most first-time visitors, staying within a 10-minute walk of the Ancient Town gives you the best experience — you can walk to the lantern-lit streets at night and reach tailors without a taxi. The trade-off is no pool and higher prices per room quality. If you are coming for the beach, An Bang (4km away) makes more sense. The riverside boutique strip is the sweet spot for most: rooftop pools, greenery, and walkability.

How much do hotels cost in Hoi An?

Budget guesthouses inside the Ancient Town run $20–45/night. Well-run boutique hotels on the riverside start around $55–90. Mid-range resort properties with pools are $90–160. The Four Seasons Nam Hai sits at $450–900 in peak season. Unlike Da Nang, beach properties aren't dramatically more expensive than inland — the premium is really about pool quality and room size.

When is the best time to visit Hoi An?

February through May is broadly the best window — the northeast monsoon has passed, temperatures are mild (24–28°C), and the post-Tet crowds have thinned. June through August is hot and humid but reliably sunny; this is peak beach season for An Bang. October is statistically the wettest month and flooding in the Ancient Town is a genuine risk in October and November. December and January are cooler and can have overcast stretches, but are often pleasant.

Can you walk from Hoi An hotels to the Ancient Town?

Most riverside and central boutique hotels are genuinely walkable to the Ancient Town entrance — typically 5–15 minutes on foot. The Ancient Town itself is pedestrian-only during certain hours. Beach hotels at An Bang or Cua Dai are 4–6km from the old town; most resorts provide a shuttle and Grab is cheap and available.

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