Hoi An is the town I keep coming back to in Vietnam: yellow shophouses glowing at dusk, silk lanterns reflected in the Thu Bon River, tailors still at work late in the evening, and a long empty beach a short drive away. Where you sleep decides which Hoi An you get. It can be a villa on a river islet where you wake to birdsong, a beach resort where the day ends with sand on your feet, or a small hotel where the old streets start at the door. After seven trips to Vietnam, this is my guide to the best luxury hotels in Hoi An, from the two I know from the inside to seven more that deserve a place on your shortlist.
For a short stay built around the Ancient Town, I would book Namia River Retreat. For a beach holiday, I would book Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai. I compare the two below, then cover seven more hotels, listed by price from the most expensive to the most affordable.
Why Trust This Guide
My November 2026 visit was my seventh trip to Vietnam. Over those trips I have stayed in some of the best hotels in the country, including three separate week-long stays at Four Seasons The Nam Hai and a stay at Six Senses Con Dao. In November 2026 I spent two nights in a River Pool Villa at Namia River Retreat.
Those two are the hotels in this guide I know first-hand. I selected the other seven from research in November 2026, and I checked that each one was open and bookable. I say this once here so that I do not have to repeat it under every hotel.
Every rate in this guide is one I read myself on November 13, 2026, for two adults with taxes included. I priced two nights: Wednesday, December 9, 2026, in the rainy season, and Wednesday, March 10, 2027, in the dry season. I only kept hotels whose lowest rate is above $100 a night in the dry season, when most people visit. I also keep a guide to the best luxury hotels in Vietnam.
The Best Luxury Hotels in Hoi An at a Glance
Rates are the lowest total per night I found for two adults, taxes included, checked on November 13, 2026 for Wednesday, December 9, 2026 (rainy season) and Wednesday, March 10, 2027 (dry season).
Before You Book: Five Minutes That Can Save You $100 a Night
The single most useful thing I can tell you about booking a hotel in Hoi An is this: never book on the first site you open. The same room, on the same night, is sold at different prices on different booking sites, and checking takes about five minutes.
Here is what those five minutes were worth when I priced these hotels for the same night in December 2026. At Moire Hoi An, a room cost $304 on Booking.com and $157 on Trip.com, a saving of $147 a night. At Hoiana Hotel & Suites it was the other way around: $388 on Booking.com against $554 on Trip.com, a saving of $166. At Bellerive, $115 against $69. Over a four-night stay that is $180 to $660 back in your pocket, enough for the tailor, a cooking class and several very good dinners.
No site wins every time, which is exactly why it pays to look. So under every hotel in this guide you will find a Check rates line with links to Booking.com, Trip.com and Expedia, and Vio.com. Each link opens that hotel’s own page. Here is how I do it:
- Open two or three of the links for the hotel you like, in separate tabs.
- Enter the same dates and the same number of guests on each.
- Compare the total with taxes and fees, for the same room type and the same cancellation terms.
- Log in before you compare, because member rates such as Booking.com’s Genius discounts only show once you sign in.
- Book the cheapest one. If the prices are the same, choose the site whose cancellation policy you prefer.
Try it now with the hotel where the gap was widest: Moire Hoi An on Booking.com and Moire Hoi An on Trip.com. The full comparison, with the figures for each hotel, is in the price comparison section further down.
Namia vs Four Seasons: Which Should You Choose?
I compare them in more detail in Namia River Retreat vs Four Seasons The Nam Hai. The Namia vs Four Seasons question is really a question about what you came to Hoi An to do. One sits on the sea, a drive from town. The other sits on the river next to it.
Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai: best for a beach holiday
Four Seasons The Nam Hai sits on an empty stretch of Ha My Beach, halfway between Da Nang and Hoi An. I have stayed three times, a week each time. The property has 100 villas spread over 35 hectares of gardens with about one kilometer of beachfront, and it has carried the Four Seasons flag since December 2016.
What keeps me going back is how much there is to do without leaving the grounds: a complimentary bike tour through the rice fields, lantern making, the cooking academy, yoga by the lagoon and treatments in spa pavilions that stand over a lotus pond. There are three pools (a family pool, a lap pool and an adults-only quiet pool). The resort holds Two Michelin Keys in the 2026 Michelin Guide hotel selection, for the second year running.
The downsides are simple. The Ancient Town is 15 to 20 minutes away by car. And it is the most expensive hotel in Hoi An. My Four Seasons The Nam Hai review covers the villas and the food in detail.
Rates: from $1,065 a night in the rainy season (December 9, 2026) and $1,472 in the dry season (March 10, 2027), for two adults with taxes.
Check rates: Booking.com | Trip.com | Expedia | Vio.com
Namia River Retreat: best for a sightseeing city escape
Namia River Retreat opened in December 2024 on its own islet, Con Ba Xa, in the Thu Bon River. It has 60 villas, each with a private pool, and it is run by Lumina Wellbeing, the same operator as Auko in Phong Nha. The concept is “wellness-inclusive”: every night of your stay includes a 90-minute spa session, made up of a 30-minute herbal hammam and a 60-minute therapy, plus a long list of activities.
The location is the main reason I rank it first for sightseeing. The Ancient Town is a ten-minute bicycle ride or a short boat transfer away, yet my River Pool Villa was very quiet. I woke up to birdsong, not scooters.
Breakfast at The Merchant is one of the best I have seen in Vietnam: matcha butter, Toulouse sausages, detox shots and stracciatella alongside the Vietnamese dishes. Service is warm and young. It is also still being polished, which is normal for a hotel this new.
The other downside is the weather risk. It rained non-stop during my two nights, and the outdoor activities (the sunset boat, the bicycle trail and the basket boats) are canceled in the rain. The daily spa session and the villa pool carried the stay, and I rate Namia 4.5/5. My full Namia River Retreat review has the details.
Rates: from $508 a night in the rainy season (December 9, 2026) and $598 in the dry season (March 10, 2027), for two adults with taxes. Namia is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and is listed on Hilton’s website through the SLH partnership, which matters if you collect Hilton Honors points.
Check rates: Booking.com | Trip.com | Expedia | Vio.com
Choose Four Seasons if, choose Namia if
Choose Four Seasons The Nam Hai if:
- The beach is the point of the trip and you plan to stay five nights or more.
- You are traveling with children or several generations and need multi-bedroom villas and a family pool.
- You want polished, long-established service and a deep activity program on site.
- You are happy to visit the Ancient Town once or twice by car instead of every evening.
Choose Namia River Retreat if:
- You are in Hoi An for two or three nights to see the Ancient Town, the tailors and the restaurants.
- You want a private pool with every villa and a 90-minute spa session included every day.
- You are traveling as a couple and value quiet over a big resort layout.
- You accept that a new team is still finding its rhythm.
INSIDER TIP
If a beach holiday is the goal, consider adding four or five days at Six Senses Con Dao after Hoi An. Flights to Con Dao go via Ho Chi Minh City and take about one hour from there; there are no flights from Da Nang. I compare the two resorts in Six Senses Con Dao vs Four Seasons The Nam Hai, and my Six Senses Con Dao review has the full story.
InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort: the grand resort up the coast
One more resort belongs in the same price bracket as my two favorites, although it is not in Hoi An. InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort sits above its own bay on the Son Tra Peninsula, on the far side of Da Nang. It has 189 rooms, suites, penthouses and villas, all with bay views, built into a rainforest hillside. The Michelin Guide gives the hotel One Michelin Key, and its French restaurant, La Maison 1888, holds one Michelin star. Expedia lists Da Nang International Airport as a 45-minute drive. Two or three nights here pair well with Namia in Hoi An, as a second stop and not as a base for the Ancient Town.
Potential drawbacks: the resort is spread over a steep hillside, and Hoi An is too far for an easy evening out.
Rates: from $415 a night in the rainy season (December 9, 2026) and $615 in the dry season (March 10, 2027), for two adults with taxes.
Check rates: Booking.com | Trip.com | Expedia | Vio.com
Other Luxury Hotels in Hoi An to Consider
If you are looking for something cheaper than Four Seasons or Namia, here are the other hotels in town to consider. They are listed from the most expensive to the most affordable in the dry season.
Anantara Hoi An Resort
Anantara Hoi An Resort is the classic choice for travelers who want a resort and the Ancient Town on foot. Its 92 rooms and suites sit in gardens fronting the Thu Bon River, less than a kilometer’s walk from the historic quarter, and the resort says its river suites were recently renovated. On site there is a temperature-controlled pool, a spa, complimentary bicycles and several restaurants, including Lanterns and Art Space. Sunset river cruises leave from the resort, and Anantara sells packages that combine two nights here with its Vietage luxury rail carriage. Compared with Namia, you gain the walk into town and lose the private pool and the daily spa.
Potential drawbacks: rooms, not villas, and one shared pool. The riverside setting is the charm in the dry season and the risk in the wet one, because this stretch of the Thu Bon can flood between October and December.
Rates: from $282 a night in the rainy season (December 9, 2026) and $407 in the dry season (March 10, 2027), for two adults with taxes.
Check rates: Booking.com | Trip.com | Expedia | Vio.com
Moire Hoi An, Vignette Collection
Moire Hoi An is the first hotel in Vietnam from Vignette Collection, IHG’s group of one-off luxury hotels. It is a conversion of the former Bay Resort Hoi An after a refurbishment, with 128 rooms and suites, some of them pool villas, on the Hoai River in Cam Nam. The Ancient Town is a five-minute walk away, the shortest walk of any resort on this list.
The look is retro and textured (the name refers to a rippled, wave-like pattern), and the infinity-edge pool overlooks the river. There are three places to eat and drink, including The Yellow Bicycle and Ember & Sip, which serves American barbecue with Asian flavors, and a spa called Breathe. It is the one to look at if you collect IHG One Rewards points, or if you want a newer design hotel within walking distance of the lanterns.
Potential drawbacks: it is a refurbished older resort, not a new build, and the entry-level rooms face the garden, not the river. Like every riverside hotel here, it is exposed in the flood season.
Rates: from $157 a night in the rainy season (December 9, 2026) and $315 in the dry season (March 10, 2027), for two adults with taxes.
Check rates: Booking.com | Trip.com | Expedia | Vio.com
Hoiana Hotel & Suites
Hoiana Hotel & Suites is the all-suite tower of the Hoiana Resort & Golf complex, on the beach south of Hoi An. Every room is a suite, starting at about 750 square feet with a separate living area and a private balcony, and the Sky Pool Suites run to about 2,300 square feet. The signature feature is the infinity pool on the 16th floor, looking straight out to sea. A second pool on the ground floor, the Hideout, has cabanas you can reserve ahead.
For food there is The Terrace for the buffet and The Edge for seafood and sundowners with an ocean view. Golfers have Hoiana Shores Golf Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., inside the complex, and the hotel holds a Four-Star rating in the 2026 Forbes Travel Guide. Compared with Four Seasons The Nam Hai you get a modern high-rise suite and a rooftop pool for about a third of the price, and you give up the villas, the gardens and the sense of place.
Potential drawbacks: this is a big integrated resort with a casino next door, so it feels international more than Vietnamese. The Ancient Town is a drive away, and Da Nang airport is 50 minutes or more by car.
Rates: from $388 a night in the rainy season (December 9, 2026) and $295 in the dry season (March 10, 2027), for two adults with taxes.
Check rates: Booking.com | Trip.com | Expedia | Vio.com
Hotel Royal Hoi An
Hotel Royal Hoi An is the largest full-service hotel close to the old streets. It was long sold as an MGallery hotel, and Accor’s own page still listed it under that collection in November 2026, while the booking sites now show it as Hotel Royal Hoi An, The Legacy by the River. It stands at 39 Dao Duy Tu Street, about 100 meters from the Thu Bon River and 500 meters from the UNESCO-listed town. It has two swimming pools, a rooftop bar called The Deck, the Woosah Spa, a fitness center with sauna and steam room, and Faifo Cafe for breakfast. Choose it if you want full hotel services and prefer walking to dinner.
Potential drawbacks: Accor’s page listed the Japanese restaurant, Wakaku, as temporarily closed in November 2026, and the two different names in circulation mean you should check which brand you are booking, especially if you collect Accor points.
Rates: from $91 a night in the rainy season (December 9, 2026) and $202 in the dry season (March 10, 2027), for two adults with taxes.
Check rates: Booking.com | Trip.com | Expedia | Vio.com
Bellerive Hoi An Resort & Spa
Bellerive is one of the newer resorts in Hoi An, built beside the river outside the center. The architects, AVA, describe a six-story hotel block of 178 rooms set back to frame the river views, and a separate, quieter zone of villas with two or three bedrooms and private pools. The roofs are inspired by upturned fishing boats, the walls use unburnt brick and local stone, and the lounge bar has a woven net ceiling borrowed from the local fishermen. An infinity pool facing the river sits at the heart of the site, with a restaurant and a spa around it.
I would look at it if you want a modern resort with pool villas at a mid-range price and do not need to walk into town.
Potential drawbacks: the architects’ description puts it about 6 km from the old town, so plan on a taxi or the hotel’s transport for every visit. It is a large building, not a boutique hideaway.
Rates: from $69 a night in the rainy season (December 9, 2026) and $184 in the dry season (March 10, 2027), for two adults with taxes.
Check rates: Booking.com | Trip.com | Expedia | Vio.com
La Siesta Hoi An Resort & Spa
La Siesta Hoi An Resort & Spa is the name at the top of many traveler rankings for Hoi An, and you will find it on almost every list of the best hotels in town. It is a boutique-style resort west of the old streets, about 1.3 km from the Old House of Tan Ky according to the booking sites, with four outdoor swimming pools, an extensive spa and several restaurants. Travelers love it for the service and the value, and in the rainy season it is one of the best deals in Hoi An.
Potential drawbacks: it is neither on the river nor on the beach. You come here for the pools, the spa and the price, not for a view.
Rates: from $88 a night in the rainy season (December 9, 2026) and $167 in the dry season (March 10, 2027), for two adults with taxes.
Check rates: Booking.com | Trip.com | Expedia | Vio.com
How Hotel Prices in Hoi An Fluctuate: Always Check More Than One Site
Hotel prices in Hoi An move with the season and with the booking site. Here are the figures behind my advice to compare before you book.
The season first. Between a Wednesday in December and a Wednesday in March, Moire doubles in price, Hotel Royal Hoi An more than doubles, and three hotels on this list (Hotel Royal, Bellerive and La Siesta) go from under $100 a night to well over it. The one exception is Hoiana Hotel & Suites, which was cheaper on the March night because a lower suite category was available.
Then the booking site. On November 13, 2026 I ran five of the hotels through Booking.com and Trip.com for the same December night:
No site is always the cheapest. Trip.com won on four of the five and Booking.com on one, by a wide margin. The biggest gaps come from availability, not from discounts: at Moire, Trip.com still had the entry-level room while the cheapest room left on Booking.com was a river-view twin. A site that looks expensive may simply have sold out of the cheapest room.
Being logged in matters too. For Namia River Retreat, the Nipa Pool Villa cost $508 on Booking.com with my account logged in and about $580 to $609 on the other sites I checked, because loyalty discounts such as Booking.com’s Genius rates only show once you sign in. That is why I link several booking sites under every hotel. Open at least two before you pay.
Where to Stay in Hoi An: Old Town, River or Beach?
- Ancient Town and its edges. Stay here if you want to walk everywhere: Hotel Royal Hoi An, Moire Hoi An, Anantara, and La Siesta a little farther west.
- The river. Namia River Retreat gives you villa space and silence a ten-minute bicycle ride from town. Bellerive is a modern riverside resort about 6 km out.
- The beach. Four Seasons The Nam Hai is on Ha My Beach, between Da Nang and Hoi An, and Hoiana Hotel & Suites is south of town. Plan on a car each time you visit the Ancient Town.
For a first visit of two or three nights, I would stay on the river or in town. For a week, I would split the trip: a few nights near the Ancient Town, then the beach. Hoi An also fits into a longer route, which I describe in my luxury Vietnam itinerary, and it pairs well with Azerai La Residence in Hue, farther north.
When to Go to Hoi An
The best time to visit Hoi An is from February to April. The rain has stopped, the heat has not yet arrived, and you can walk the Ancient Town at midday and swim in the afternoon.
I can confirm the wet season from experience. I saw the riverside flooded during my stay in November 2026, and at Namia the outdoor activities were canceled for both days. The worst floods typically come between mid-October and late November, and they can arrive overnight. If you travel then, choose a hotel for what it offers indoors, and ask for a room on an upper floor in the riverside hotels.
One date is worth planning around in any season: the full-moon lantern festival, held on the 14th day of every lunar month. From about 6 pm to 9 pm the old town switches off its electric lights, the streets are lit by silk lanterns, and paper lanterns are floated on the river. Stay in or near the Ancient Town that night, because the old streets close to motorbikes and fill up early.
FAQ: Best Luxury Hotels in Hoi An
What is the best luxury hotel in Hoi An?
For me there are two: Namia River Retreat and Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai. I have stayed at both. Namia is better for a sightseeing escape close to the Ancient Town, and Four Seasons The Nam Hai is better for a beach holiday.
How much do luxury hotels in Hoi An cost?
On November 13, 2026 I priced nine hotels for two adults, taxes included. For Wednesday, March 10, 2027, in the dry season, the lowest rates ran from $167 at La Siesta Hoi An to $1,472 at Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, with Namia River Retreat at $598 and Anantara Hoi An Resort at $407. In the rainy season the same hotels started between $69 and $1,065.
Which booking site is cheapest for Hoi An hotels?
No site is always the cheapest. When I compared five hotels on Booking.com and Trip.com for the same night in December 2026, Trip.com was cheaper on four and Booking.com on one, and the gap reached $166 a night. Check at least two sites, and log in to see member rates.
Which luxury hotels are within walking distance of Hoi An Ancient Town?
Hotel Royal Hoi An is about 500 meters from the old streets, Moire Hoi An is a five-minute walk away across the Hoai River, and Anantara Hoi An Resort is less than a kilometer away along the river.
When is the best time to visit Hoi An?
February to April is the best time to visit Hoi An: dry, mild and not yet hot. May to August is hotter and suits the beach resorts. October and November are the wettest months, with the highest flood risk and the lowest hotel rates.
Is it better to stay in Hoi An Ancient Town or on the beach?
Stay in or near the Ancient Town for a short visit focused on sightseeing, food and tailors. Stay on the beach for a longer holiday, and plan one or two visits to town by car. A river resort such as Namia River Retreat sits between the two options.
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