12 Best Hotels in Hoi An — Lantern Old Town & River 2026

We open the Hoi An list with the most polished address in town: Hotel Royal Hoi An - MGallery. Hoi An is central Vietnam's UNESCO-listed trading port, a city of paper lanterns, ochre-walled lanes, the 400-year-old Japanese Bridge and the slow brown Thu Bon River. This is Accor's 5-star MGallery flagship here, and what sets it apart is the design: French-colonial architecture threaded with tasteful Japanese motifs that nod to Hoi An's old merchant trade. It sits on Dao Duy Tu street in the Cam Pho quarter, right on the water, a flat 0.6 km walk to the Japanese Bridge and the Old Town. You get 2 outdoor pools, a sauna, gym, full spa, two restaurants, a bar and pool bar, plus an Executive Lounge for upper-tier rooms and an airport shuttle. Real guest scores land around 9.4, with rates from roughly $105 a night. Best for couples and anyone who wants riverside luxury within walking distance of the lanterns.

Our #2 pick is the highest-rated stay on the list, and it sits on a quiet island most visitors never cross to: Hoi An Odyssey Hotel & Spa. This is a 4-star with about 28 rooms on Cam Nam Island, directly across the Thu Bon River from the Old Town — roughly 1.3 km, or a 6-to-7-minute bike ride over the bridge. What pushes it to the top is the real-guest score of about 9.5, with cleanliness and service rated especially high. You get an outdoor pool, a spa with massage rooms, a restaurant and bar, and a buffet breakfast travelers repeatedly praise for variety and freshness. Free private parking, free Wi-Fi and free bikes round it out. The island runs noticeably calmer than the Old Town side, yet you're never cut off. Rooms start around $40 a night, which is why couples and quiet-seeking travelers keep recommending it.

Ranking third is the resort that lets you do the lantern town and the beach in one stay — RiverTown Hoi An Resort & Spa (formerly Hoi An River Town Hotel), a 5-star riverfront property of about 77 rooms in the An Hoi quarter, a flat 10-minute walk (roughly 0.7 km) from the Old Town. The draw is how complete it is: two pools including a rooftop infinity pool that lines up with the Thu Bon River, a spa, and a gym. The clincher is the free shuttle — it runs to the Old Town hourly and out to An Bang Beach four times a day, so you can cover both town and sea without renting anything. Breakfast is a free buffet from 06:30 to 10:00, bikes are free, and two restaurants serve Vietnamese and European plates. Trip.com flags it as having no negative reviews on record. Real guests score it around 9.4, with rooms from about $66 a night.

Ranked #4 on our Hoi An list, Lasenta Boutique Hotel Hoian trades a central address for something rarer — a genuine view of green rice fields from the balcony. It sits in Cam Chau, the rural belt between the lantern-lit Old Town (about 1.6 km away) and An Bang Beach (roughly 3 km). The big draw is the free shuttle that runs to both, so being out of town never strands you. On site you get an outdoor pool bordering the paddies, a spa with massage rooms, a small gym, a pool bar, two restaurants serving Vietnamese-European fusion, free parking and fast Wi-Fi throughout. Real guests rate it 9.3/10, repeatedly praising the quiet and the warm service. Rates open around $45 a night, which is a lot of calm countryside for the money. Best for couples and slow-travel types who want birdsong over scooter horns.

Ranked #5 on our Hoi An list, Little Hoi An . A Boutique Hotel & Spa sits on An Hoi Islet, separated from the UNESCO-listed Old Town by nothing but the narrow Hoai River and a small footbridge. That puts the Japanese Bridge (Chua Cau) and the lantern-lit old quarter about 0.5 km away — roughly a 7-minute stroll — with the busy An Hoi night market right on the doorstep. The interiors lean into Vietnamese art read through a modern lens: dragon-and-lotus prints, dark teak frames, lacquer-style lamps. Inside you get a heated indoor Roman-style pool open year-round, a full-service spa, a steam room, a restaurant, a lobby café and 24-hour room service, plus a free shuttle to An Bang Beach. Guests single out the clean, roomy doubles and the varied buffet breakfast. Rates start around $60 a night, and the 9.6/10 location score is the standout.

Hoi An Travel Lodge Hotel is a 3-star that opened in 2015, and the whole pitch is the address. It sits on Nguyen Truong To street on the northwest edge of Hoi An's Old Town, just about 0.4 km from the lantern district — call it a 5-10 minute walk past wooden shophouses to the river and the Japanese Covered Bridge. For a budget room that starts near $23 a night, you get a surprising kit: a rooftop indoor pool under a glass roof, a sauna and steam room, a spa doing massage, an on-site restaurant, free Wi-Fi, and a paid Da Nang Airport transfer (the airport is about 28 km north). Real guests rate it around 8.8/10, and it holds roughly 4.7/5 on Tripadvisor across 400-plus reviews — high marks for a property that undercuts the riverside boutiques. It is the pick for walkers and cyclists who want a clean, well-run base over a fancy lobby.

Ranked 7th is the small riverfront hotel that puts you on the edge of the Old Town — Hoi An Ivy Hotel. It's a compact 3-star with about 16 rooms, many of them facing the Thu Bon River, in a 3-storey mustard-yellow colonial building with ivy climbing the walls on Dao Duy Tu street. The draw is the location: it's a 0.4 km walk (5-8 minutes) to the Japanese Bridge and the heart of the heritage quarter, with the Hoi An morning market just 600 metres away. You get a restaurant, a bar, a garden, 24-hour room service, free Wi-Fi, free bike rental and a continental breakfast included in the rate. Rooms start around $29 a night, roughly NZ$40. One honest caveat — the Trip.com page is a new listing with few reviews so far, so guests judge it mostly on location and facilities. Best for couples and travelers who want a small, friendly, riverside base right next to the Old Town.

Ranked #8, this is the warm villa-style pick in Hoi An. Hoi An TNT Villa is a 4-star property on Tran Hung Dao Street in the Cam Pho district, about 0.9 km — a flat 10-minute walk — from the Old Town and the Japanese Covered Bridge. It's the same hotel older guides list as Hoi An T&T Villa. The draw is the layout: most rooms open onto balconies looking down at an outdoor pool set in the central courtyard, which keeps things quiet and private with no tour-bus noise. You get bike rentals, an on-site restaurant, a bar and café with room service, free parking, free Wi-Fi, and a paid Da Nang airport transfer. Guests consistently call out the friendly, almost family-run service, spacious clean rooms, and the easy walk into town. Real-guest scores sit around 9.1, with rates from roughly $31 a night — a genuine value play for couples and families who want a pool-villa feel without the resort price.

At number 9 sits the Old Town's quietest courtyard stay — Ha An Hotel Hoi An. Opened in 2014 on Phan Boi Chau Street, the mustard-yellow French colonial strip on the eastern edge of Hoi An's Old Town, the whole place wraps around a garden courtyard with a big old frangipani at its center — it feels less like a hotel and more like staying in a 1920s colonial house. The Old Town heart, the river, and the tailor shops are about a 6-minute walk away. You get buffet breakfast served in the courtyard, two small dining spots, an in-house spa, free bike rentals, and free Wi-Fi. It's an old favorite that has aged well: over 1,800 Tripadvisor reviews average roughly 4.6/5, and the real-guest score lands near 8.9. Rooms start around $40 a night. Best for couples and travelers who want character over a big pool, right inside the Old Town.

Rounding out the list at #10 is the warmest budget pick we found: Flame Flowers Homestay Hoi An, a yellow two-storey house on Ton Duc Thang street in the quiet Cam Chau district. It sits about 1.5 km from Hoi An Old Town — a 10 to 15 minute walk or bike ride — and roughly 3 km from An Bang Beach. The draw is the very high guest score on Trip.com, where reviewers keep coming back to the same word: the family welcome. A doubles room starts at about $14 a night, the cheapest of all 12 hotels here. You get four free loaner bikes, a small in-house cafe, fast Wi-Fi and a genuinely quiet street. One caveat worth flagging: this is a tiny place with few Trip.com reviews, so that 9.2 rests on a small sample. For backpackers and budget travelers who want a real homestay feel rather than a hotel front desk, it is hard to beat.

Sitting at number 11 is the quiet value pick of the list, The Corner Riverside Villa — a white-and-grey colonial villa wrapped around a bend of the Thu Bon River on Nguyen Du Street, in the calmer Thanh Ha–Cam Pho district about 1.4 km (a 15-minute walk) from Hoi An Old Town. The draw is the riverbank setting, well away from the tour-bus crush. There's a year-round outdoor pool right at the water's edge and an open-air jacuzzi with river views that fills up at sunset, when the sky turns orange against the Thu Bon. Many of the rooms face the river and come with a sitting nook and balcony, the restaurant serves an Asian-style breakfast daily, and bikes and private parking are both free. Guests single out the calm waterfront and the easygoing staff. Reviews average around 9.1/10, rates start near $27 a night, and it's a good fit for couples and travelers who want a quiet river view on a budget.

We close the list with the budget pick: Hai Yen Hotel Hoi An, a 41-room 2-star on Cua Dai Road in Cam Chau ward, sitting roughly halfway between the Old Town (about 1 km) and Cua Dai Beach (about 3 km). The hook here is simple: at a starting rate near $17 a night you still get an outdoor pool, which is rare at this price point. Rooms come with a private balcony and a small sitting nook, and the building has a lift. There's an on-site restaurant doing local and international plates, 24-hour room service, free airport pickup from Da Nang (about 28 km away), bike rentals, and free parking. Be honest with yourself about what 7.5/10 means: the rooms and fittings are basic, and the score is the lowest in this roundup. But if you mainly want a pool and a private room on a tight budget, it earns its spot.