Is Furama Resort Danang worth staying at in Da Nang?

Yes, particularly for guests who appreciate spacious grounds, lush tropical landscaping, and a well-established resort with a long track record. Slightly dated in places but strong on atmosphere and value.

How much does Furama Resort Danang cost per night?

Low season rates start around $130–$180/night. Peak season runs $220–$350/night.

Where is Furama Resort Danang located in Da Nang?

Located on Bac My An Beach, approximately 8 km south of Da Nang city centre and 10 km from Da Nang Airport.

Furama Resort Da Nang Review 2026

Our Take

Furama opened in 1997, which means it has been on Bac My An Beach for almost thirty years.

Before the Hyatts, Melias and InterContinentals arrived, this was what luxury looked like on this stretch of coast, and that history produces something new builds cannot fake: ten hectares of mature tropical garden, palm trees that have had decades to grow properly, thatched sala pavilions where the shade actually falls correctly.

The Lagoon Pool tucked into those gardens is the one guests remember, cool water shielded from the afternoon sun by palms that have been there since before most of Da Nang's newer resorts broke ground.

Some areas feel dated relative to newer competitors, the main building rooms are comfortable but not cutting-edge, and recent refurbishment work has addressed only the most visible gaps.

The beachfront villas remain the point of the property: genuine seclusion, direct sand access, and space that makes the Marriotts and Melias feel less necessary.

Furama was also the first resort in Vietnam to receive a Culinary Heritage Asia-Pacific designation, and it shows in the food, particularly a Vietnamese cooking class that starts with a market visit and ends with a certificate and a sit-down meal, turning a resort stay into an actual trip memory rather than a hotel filler activity.

The Rooms

Main building rooms are comfortable and well-kept but they're the least impressive category on property, the age of the hotel shows most in these standard categories even after refurbishment work. The villas, particularly the beachfront options, are where Furama actually competes with newer resorts: genuine seclusion, direct sand access, and enough space that the newer builds down the beach stop mattering.

Which room would we choose? A beachfront villa, no contest. The main building rooms are fine for a short stay but don't represent what this resort does best, and the price gap to a villa is usually worth closing.

Furama Resort Danang beachfront villa and gardens

The Reason to Book It

The Gardens & Lagoon Pool

Two pools define the property: the Lagoon Pool tucked into the gardens, and the central Ocean Pool facing the beach. The Lagoon Pool is the one guests remember, surrounded by mature palms, cool water, flower petals sometimes fallen on the surface from the surrounding plantings. Some guests find the petals a maintenance concern; most find it atmospheric. Early morning, before anyone else is around, the garden smells the way gardens smell when they've been growing for thirty years, and it's the single best reason to book this resort over a newer one with a flashier pool design and none of the shade.

Pool + Beach

The Ocean Pool runs warmer, heated by direct afternoon sun, and is the practical choice for families wanting to swim seriously rather than lounge. The beach itself is direct, lifeguarded, with water sports on offer and Bac My An's calmer stretch of sand compared to the busier My Khe strip further north. Between the two pools and the beach, this is a resort built for unhurried days rather than a single showpiece infinity pool.

Furama Resort Danang Café Indochine and gardens

Food + Breakfast

Food + Drink

Café Indochine's breakfast is extensive, pho, omelettes, crepes, waffles, pastries, fruit, bacon, dumplings, sushi, cold cuts, salads, and one guest called it the best breakfast they'd had while staying in Vietnam across several 4 and 5-star hotels. The honest note: it's strong on the Asian side and merely adequate on the Western, so skip the Western eggs and go straight for the pho and dumplings. The Vietnamese cooking class is worth booking separately from breakfast entirely, a market visit with the chefs, a full cooking session, and a sit-down meal at the end.

Who It's For

Families, Couples & Who It Suits

This works well for families who want space and grounds to let kids run around in, and for couples who want a settled, unhurried resort without the corporate energy of the newer beachfront towers. It's less suited to travelers who want the newest facilities or a design-forward stay, that crowd is better served by Hyatt Regency or Sheraton Grand further along the coast. The mature gardens and slower pace are the draw here, not novelty.

What We Like

The gardens

Thirty years of tropical maturity around the Lagoon Pool, palm trees that have had decades to grow properly. Impossible for a new hotel to replicate at any price.

The cooking class

Culinary Heritage Asia-Pacific designation backed up with an actual market visit alongside the chefs, a full cooking session, and a certificate at the end. A genuine trip highlight, not a hotel gimmick.

Café Indochine

One guest called it the best breakfast they'd had while staying in Vietnam across several 4 and 5-star hotels. Strong on the Asian dishes especially.

Beachfront villas

Direct sand access and genuine seclusion at rates that are now competitive with newer beachfront resorts nearby.

The Tradeoff

Some areas feel genuinely dated. Main building rooms are comfortable but not cutting-edge, and this is a consistent thread in guest feedback alongside the property's age, even with recent refurbishment work. The spa gets good reviews for treatment quality but has a specific recurring complaint worth knowing about: some guests have heard staff watching television during massages with no music playing until they checked out, so specify quiet or music at booking if that matters to you. A few guests have also flagged staff hovering for tips in a way that feels uncomfortable, and occasional housekeeping inconsistency, worth following up on promptly if anything's missing from the room.

Location

Furama sits on Bac My An Beach, about 8km south of the city centre and 10km from the airport, with Dragon Bridge around 15 minutes away and Hoi An roughly 30 minutes south. It's not isolated, it's just not in the city, which is exactly what the gardens and the Lagoon Pool require. The local restaurant strip is walkable, and a shuttle to Hoi An is available for day trips. Marble Mountains sits about five minutes away by taxi, making it the closest major attraction to the resort.

Beach: Direct, lifeguardedAirport: 10 km

Would We Stay Here

YES

In a beachfront villa, specifically. Furama has something no new resort can manufacture and the Hyatts and Melias don't have: genuine history, an actual mature garden, and a Lagoon Pool that on a quiet morning feels more restorative than any amount of modern infinity pool design. For guests who understand what they're buying, a mature, slightly imperfect resort with extraordinary grounds and excellent food, it delivers completely.

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