10 Best Hotels in Hue, Vietnam — UNESCO City on the Perfume River

We open the Hue list with the hotel that has the most history behind it — Saigon Morin Hotel. Hue was the old imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty, a UNESCO World Heritage city of royal palaces, the Perfume River and emperors' tombs, and Saigon Morin is the address most guests reach for first. It is a French colonial property founded in 1901 — one of the oldest hotels in all of Vietnam — sitting on Le Loi street, the south bank of the river, right at the foot of Truong Tien Bridge. There are 180 rooms and suites, many looking onto the river or the courtyard, plus an outdoor pool, a full spa, sauna and health club, and 3 restaurants including Jules Ferry, a pool bar and a lounge bar. Expect a garden buffet breakfast, 24-hour room service, free parking and an airport shuttle. The Imperial Palace is about 1.5 km across the bridge. Real guest scores sit around 8.2, and rooms start near $49 a night — a pick guests recommend for couples and anyone who loves a historic riverside stay.

Ranked #2 on our Hue list and the second-highest scorer overall, The Scarlett Boutique Hotel is a tiny 17-room place on Ben Nghe Street in the city's south-bank tourist quarter, a few steps off the Pham Ngu Lao walking street. Every room is decorated to its own theme, but the real reason guests rate it around 9.6/10 is the service — the 9.8 service sub-score is rarer than it sounds, even among 5-star hotels. Breakfast is cooked to order with an Asian menu (pho, bun bo Hue, omelettes, pancakes) brought hot to the table, and the front desk handles airport transfers, free public parking, luggage storage, money exchange and taxi bookings. It sits down a quiet alley, yet you can walk to the riverfront food stalls and live-music bars in minutes. Rooms start around $31 a night, which is why guests keep recommending it to couples and solo travelers who want warm, personal service without paying for it.

The number-three pick is the highest-rated property on this list — Hotel La Perle Hue. It's a small French-styled hotel that opened in 2016, with roughly 28-30 rooms, each one decorated differently, tucked down a quiet alley off Nguyen Cong Tru street in the southern tourist district, a short walk to the Hue pedestrian street. What floors people most is the real guest score of around 9.7 — the highest here — with repeated praise for the attentive service and the value. The hotel runs a free pickup from the train station on request, an in-house restaurant and coffee shop, breakfast, bike rentals, a concierge, a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, tour booking, and free parking. Rooms start at only about $17 a night, the best value on the list. Guests recommend it for travelers who want a top-scoring, well-run hotel on a tight budget.

Coming in at #4 is the pick for travelers who want to end the day face-down on a massage table: Alba Spa Hotel Hue, a 4-star hotel built around a full-service spa. It belongs to the Alba brand, well known in Vietnam for mineral hot-spring spa products, with its sister hot-spring resort Alba Thanh Tan about 30 km outside the city. The hotel sits on Tran Quang Khai street in Hue's southern tourist district, a 10-minute walk from the Pham Ngu Lao night pedestrian street and the southern food zone. You get a restaurant and bar, breakfast served both à la carte and buffet, meeting rooms for business travelers, free private parking, an airport shuttle, and bikes to rent. Real guests score it around 8.8, with rooms from roughly $34 a night. The crowd it suits best is couples and travelers who want a hotel that lets them unwind without leaving the building.

Coming in at #5 is the most centrally located pick on our whole list: Beaulieu Boutique Hotel Hue, a 3-star boutique with about 24 non-smoking rooms. The selling point is the address. It sits on Pham Ngu Lao, the street that turns into Hue's nightly pedestrian zone on the south bank, so you walk out the door straight into the food, bars, and shops. There are two in-house restaurants serving Chinese and Japanese food, free bikes to borrow, and an airport shuttle on request. The front desk speaks English, Mandarin, and French, which is genuinely rare at this price in Hue. One honest caveat: Beaulieu still has few reviews on Trip.com, so there's no settled guest score yet, and people judge it mostly on location and amenities. Rooms start around $19 a night. We'd point backpackers and location-first travelers here.

Ranked #6 is the freshly renovated Orchid Hotel Hue, a small 3-star decorated in traditional Vietnamese style — dark carved wood, silk lanterns, brass touches — with somewhere around 15-18 rooms and a 2024 renovation that still looks new. It sits on Chu Van An street in the heart of Pho Tay, the tourist strip on the south side of Hue, about a 5-minute walk to the Perfume River and within strolling distance of the restaurants and the pedestrian street. The thing guests bring up most is breakfast: a real spread with American, Asian, Continental and vegetarian options. There's an on-site restaurant and room service, car and bike rental, free wired and wireless internet, 24-hour reception and luggage storage; the airport transfer costs extra. Real guest scores land around 8.6, with rooms from roughly $24 a night.

Ranked #7, Cherish Hue Hotel is the most well-rounded mid-priced 4-star on this list. It opened in 2008 and was renovated in 2024, with roughly 98-109 rooms on Ben Nghe street in Hue's southern tourist district — about a 4-minute walk to the pedestrian night-market street. What sets it apart is the kit you rarely find at this price in Hue: a rooftop outdoor pool, a spa with massage rooms, and a fitness room. Air-conditioned rooms come with a fridge and flat-screen TV, and there's an in-house restaurant and bar, free Wi-Fi, and free private parking. Airport transfer is available for an extra fee. Real guest scores land around 8.8, with rooms from roughly $29 a night. Guests recommend it for families and couples who want a hotel with a pool on a budget that still feels reachable.

Coming in at #8 is the boutique pick with a pool: Rosaleen Boutique Hotel Hue, a 3-star property with 56 rooms that was renovated in 2023. It sits on Chu Van An Street in the southern pedestrian-street district of Hue, about a 5-minute walk to the walking street and its restaurants. What pulls guests in is a kit list above the usual boutique: a seasonal outdoor pool, a sauna, and bikes to borrow. The in-house Aroma restaurant cooks Vietnamese food, room service runs 24 hours, and the buffet breakfast served 06:30 to 09:30 earns steady praise for its range — backed by free Wi-Fi, a concierge, a souvenir shop, and karaoke. Real guests score it around 8.8, with rooms from about $37 a night. It is an easy yes for couples and families who want a boutique with a pool on the walking-street side of town.

Ranked 9th is a budget hotel with a score that genuinely surprises — Jade Hotel Hue. It runs about 25-30 air-conditioned rooms, simply furnished and easy on the eye, each with a fridge and flat-screen TV. It sits on Hung Vuong Street, the main commercial drag on the south side of Hue, about 0.7 km from the Perfume River and within walking distance of the restaurant district and the night walking street. The hook is the 9.0 real-guest score at a budget price point, which is hard to find at this tier. The hotel has an in-house restaurant, room service, a 24-hour front desk, free private parking with EV chargers, luggage storage, and a car-rental service. Rooms start around $26 a night. Guests recommend it for budget travelers who want a high-scoring hotel right in the middle of the shopping district.

The list closes with a small place that feels as warm as a home — Hue Nino Hotel. This is a tiny 2-star property with roughly 15-20 rooms done up in traditional Hue style, all dark wooden furniture, and a good number of them have a balcony. It sits on Nguyen Cong Tru down a quiet alley in the southern tourist district, about 0.8 km on foot from the Perfume River. What guests keep mentioning is the easygoing feel and the family-run management — parents and kids take turns saying hello. There is a small dining room serving fresh breakfast cooked to order, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour room service, late checkout, free valet parking, and an airport transfer (for a fee). Real guest scores land around 9.1, with rooms from about $20 a night. Guests recommend it for budget travelers who want a small, warm, friendly base.