With kilometres of golden beaches, Vietnam's east coast is an easy destination for families looking for sun, sea and sand. Here's our pick of the best family resorts in Danang and Hoi An
Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai
The beautiful main pool at Four Seasons The Nam Hai overlooks Ha My Beach
This stunning family resort sits on a kilometre stretch of idyllic Ha My Beach about 15 minutes from the heritage city of Hoi An. Four Seasons The Nam Hai id a great destination if you have kids in tow and boasts a kids’ club with extensive facilities including cooking classes for youngsters and its own (adult-free) pool.
Grown-ups can relax at the resort's stunning spa and wellness retreat with overwater pavilions floating on a tranquil lotus-filled lagoon. As well as treatments, the facility also offers meditation and yoga classes.
Accommodation is generously-sized; one-bedroom villas come with two twin beds on request and family villas have their own garden and an ensuite kids’ room.
The hotel offers a busy menu of on-site activities and excursions, including visits to the ancient Vietnamese capital of Hue, the Golden Hands bridge, Hoi An old town, boat tours and sunset cruises. On-site, there’s a glamorous beachside pool, tennis, pickleball and paddleball courts and plenty of dining options.
InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort
Spot monkeys in the forests surrounding InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort
The family-friendly InterContinental Danang sits in almost 40 hectares of jungle on Central Vietnam’s Son Tra Peninsula. The stunning property is divided into four levels, Heaven, Sky, Earth and Sea, which are linked by a funicular railway that rises up the forested hillside.
Kids receive a VIP Kids Explorer Passport on check-in and if they complete all the activities, at the end of their stay they get to take home a cuddly douc langur monkey toy.
Planet Trekkers Kids’ Club is designed for guests under 12 years and has a rotating schedule of fun activities. There’s also a dedicated kids’ pool and the nearby kids’ bar serves ice creams and mocktails. Down on the beach, hotel staff are ready with sunscreen and baskets of beach toys.
Early morning nature tours with the resort’s resident zoologist take in the macaques and red-shanked douc langurs that hang-out around the property.
The resort has recently launched a four-bedroom villa collection. Also check-out the Family Getaway Package with complimentary extra bed, daily breakfast for two adults and complimentary dining for children throughout the stay.
Pullman Danang Beach Resort
There's plenty for kids at Pullman Danang Beach Resort
Located on Bac My An Beach, Pullman Danang Beach Resort boasts an idyllic setting. This popular resort has plenty to keep the whole family relaxed and entertained, with myriad daily activities, including complimentary water sports, yoga sessions, tennis courts and cooking classes.
The Kids’ Club is a haven for little travellers with a fun range of activities like balloon shaping, origami, clay modelling and lantern making.
Accommodation runs to connecting rooms with bunk bed set-ups and spacious family suites.
Further amenities include an infinity pool, fitness centre with sauna and jacuzzi and restaurants.
Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa
Relaxing in one of the resort's five pools
Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa lies on pretty Non Nuoc Beach about mid-way between Hoi An and Danang.
Children and well-catered for at this family favourite, with a fun kids' club, dedicated kids' pool with its own little beach and a water slide. Down by the ocean, littlies can have fun with a bucket and spade on the powdery soft sand or cool off in the water. There's plenty of opportunity to paddle and the resort also offers watersports equipment including sea kayaks, body boards and surf boards. Kids' surf lessons are available.
Low-rise accommodation sits around a central pool deck offering spacious accommodation with private balconies. Rooms come with a couch, a soaking tub in the bathroom and a daybed and table and chairs on the deep balcony.
Kids' club Camp Hyatt is available to younger guests and additional babysitting is available on request.
Further amenities include five swimming pools, tennis courts and a gym and spa.
Sheraton Grand Danang Resort
The enormous pool at Sheraton Grand Danang Resort runs the length of the property
This huge property is located on Non Nuoc Beach, about halfway between Danang and Hoi An and around 20 minutes from Danang international airport.
The breathtaking pool at Sheraton Grand Danang Resort is one of the longest in Southeast Asia and runs the full length of the landscaped gardens from the main hotel building all the way to the beach. It’s great for a workout and there’s also a smaller, child-friendly splash pool.
Kids can take advantage of the outdoor playpark and there’s an air conditioned indoor kids’ club with toys and games; useful for littlies wanting to cool off from the heat.
Accommodation is generously-sized with gleaming marble bathrooms and private balconies.
The hotel is around half-an-hour from the heritage city of Hoi An.
Anantara Hoi An Resort
Tranquil times at Anantara Hoi An Resort
If you want to stay a little closer to bustling Hoi An, the riverside resort of Anantara Hoi An is less than a kilometre from Hoi An’s historic old quarter.
When you’re done exploring the charming alleyways and market stalls, relax in the hotel’s lush gardens which front onto the Thu Bon River. Anantara maximises its waterside location with riverfront dining and sunset river cruises from the hotel’s private jetty.
The 92 rooms and suites all have a split-level living area and offer either garden or river views from balconies or terraces in low rise buildings. Rooms come with outdoor daybeds and are tastefully decorated with original photography by local artist, Rehahn.
Facilities include a heated outdoor swimming pool and a spa.
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