Ho Tram Beach Boutique Resort & Spa

It is about 101 km from District 1 and 107 km from Tan Son Nhat airport, and the drive takes 2 to 2.5 hours in normal traffic. Since May 2026 the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau expressway runs most of the way to Ba Ria; the last stretch follows Highway 55 or the coastal road. Friday evenings and holiday mornings out of Saigon are slower, so add an hour then.

Fly into Tan Son Nhat (SGN) for now. Long Thanh International Airport is about 82 km from the resort, roughly 1.5 hours by car, but it is only scheduled to start commercial flights on 1 December 2026, and most international routes move there in phases through 2027. Check which airport your ticket uses before you book a transfer.

Yes, the resort lists a shuttle bus that leaves 48A Dang Dung Street in Tan Dinh, central Ho Chi Minh City, at 2 pm and returns from the resort at 11:30 am. It must be booked at least 48 hours ahead, and the fare is not published, so ask the hotel for the price when you book. A private car through the resort is listed at about US$95 one way for the vehicle.

A 7-seat private car from central Ho Chi Minh City costs about US$120 one way with a private driver company, and about US$95 through the resort (both checked October 2026). Limousine vans such as Toan Thang run from District 1 in about 2 hours for roughly US$12–15 a seat, but many drop at Ba Ria or on the main road, so ask for the resort’s gate.

Give the current address: Coastal Road, Ho Tram hamlet, Ho Tram commune, Ho Chi Minh City. The old province of Ba Ria–Vung Tau joined Ho Chi Minh City on 1 July 2025, and Phuoc Thuan commune became part of Ho Tram commune, so some booking pages and maps still show the older Phuoc Thuan, Xuyen Moc address. Both point to the same resort on the coastal road.

Only the beach and the Hamptons Pier, about 15–20 minutes on foot. Ho Tram fishing village and its fish market are 5 km away, so you need a car. Grab and Xanh SM do operate in Ho Tram, but cars are few, especially after dark, so ask reception to book your ride back before you leave for dinner.

Only the Premier Ocean Bungalows look out to sea, through a line of casuarina trees from a wooden veranda. Premier Lagoon rooms and bungalows face the lagoon, with a partial sea glimpse at best, and every Garden category faces the garden. The pool villas look onto their own courtyard pool and the lily pond. If a sea view is the point of your trip, book the Ocean Bungalow by name.

The Garden Room is a 42 m² room inside a two-storey building with an outside corridor, close to the salt-water pool. The Deluxe Garden Bungalow is a free-standing 44 m² cottage with a thatched roof, a four-poster bed under a white net and a small veranda. Space is almost the same; the bungalow buys privacy and character, the Garden Room buys pool access.

The Premier Ocean Bungalow has an open-air bathroom with a stone bathtub and shower, partly walled and open to the sky. It is the feature guests remember, but it has no air-conditioning and insects come with the open air, especially in the rainy season. If you prefer a fully enclosed bathroom, book a Garden Room or a Premier Garden Bungalow instead.

Yes. The One-Bedroom Pool Villa (270 m² according to the resort, 240 m² on some booking pages) has its own pool under a deep wooden veranda, and the Two-Bedroom Pool Villa (370 m²) has a courtyard pool between the rooms. There are only a handful of villas, built in dark carved wood around a lily pond, so they are the first rooms to go at weekends.

The Premier Garden Family Bungalow is the simplest choice: 86 m², two bedrooms and a shared living room under one roof. Standard rooms take two adults plus one extra bed, and two adults with two children under 12 will usually need an extra bed charged by the night. For more space, the Two-Bedroom Pool Villa sleeps four to five with its own pool.

Some are and some are not. Recent guest reviews describe freshly renovated rooms alongside older ones with a noisy air-conditioner or fridge, so the work appears to be room by room. When you book, ask the hotel for a renovated room; it is on request, not guaranteed. Mosquito nets over the beds are part of the design rather than a sign of age.

Two main outdoor pools plus a children’s pool. The Salt Pool is a 30-metre salt-water pool framed by casuarina trees, good for laps. The Bliss Pool is a curving freshwater pool with stone edges and a view of the sea. The children’s pool has a water slide. Pool hours are not published, so check them at check-in.

You can, but treat it as an open-ocean beach. Ho Tram has strong currents, the north-east monsoon brings big waves from November to February, and a teenager drowned off the public beach nearby in May 2026. Swim close to shore in calm weather, never alone, and ask staff about conditions that day; on rough days, use the pools instead.

No beach in Vietnam is legally private, but the stretch in front of the resort is set up for guests, with loungers, umbrellas and beach towels, and the beach bar sits on the sand. Few outsiders walk this far along the coast on weekdays. Expect seaweed and washed-up litter after storms; staff rake the sand in the morning and afternoon.

anYen Spa has five treatment rooms and is open every day from 9 am to 10 pm, with massages, body treatments and facials. Booking ahead is wise in the evening. Until 31 December 2026 the resort advertises an hourly spa offer with up to 50% off when booked in advance. Sauna or steam use is listed only by some booking sites, so ask the hotel when you book.

Yes, enough that guests mention them often. The resort is a garden of trees, ponds and lawns beside the sea, so bring repellent, especially for dusk on the lawns and the beach. Beds have mosquito nets, and rooms facing the sea tend to have fewer insects than those by the ponds. Long sleeves at sunset help more than anything.

It depends on the rate you choose. Some rates include the buffet and others are room-only, and the booking page shows both side by side. If you add it at the resort, the listed price is 534,000 VND per adult and per child aged 12–17, and 320,000 VND for children aged 6–11; children up to 5 eat free.

Breakfast is a buffet from 7 am to 10 am in Gecko Restaurant, a long open-sided hall with a tiled roof looking over the garden. It mixes Vietnamese dishes such as noodle soup with Western staples. Guests praise the setting, though some find the choice limited on quiet weekdays and mention cigarette smoke drifting in from nearby tables.

The nearest real choice is Ho Tram fishing village, 5 km away, where stalls at the fish market will cook seafood you pick for a small fee. Ho Coc, 10.5 km up the coast, and Phuoc Hai, 16 km west, have open-air seafood restaurants. None is walkable, so plan a car, and agree the price per kilogram before anything goes on the grill.

Check before you travel. Booking listings say the bar and lounge are closed from 1 to 31 October 2026, and an October guest review mentions the beach bar under renovation. When it is open, it runs from 10 am to 10 pm on the sand, with a seafood barbecue and live music from 6 pm on some evenings.

Yes. The resort has an indoor kids’ club, a sand playground with a wooden climbing house and slide under the casuarinas, a children’s pool with a water slide and a weekly programme of crafts, nature walks and movie nights. Ages, hours and any fees are not published, so ask the hotel when you book. Babysitting is listed as available.

Young children usually do when they share the existing beds: one child up to about 4 or 5 stays free, depending on the listing. Older children need an extra bed, charged per night, and the listed price varies by booking site, so confirm it when you book. Breakfast is free for children up to 5 and charged from age 6.

Baby cots are available and are free for young children, but ask for one when you book so it is ready on arrival. The resort has three pairs of connecting rooms, which suits families with older children. Connecting rooms are on request rather than guaranteed: note it in the booking and confirm it by email.

With a pushchair, mostly yes: paved and stone paths link the low buildings, though some bungalows have steps up to the veranda. There are no rooms adapted for wheelchairs, according to a tour-operator fact sheet, and the two-storey blocks are reached by stairs. If anyone in your group has limited mobility, ask for a ground-floor room close to the restaurant.

Most listings give check-in from 3 pm and check-out at 12 noon; one source says 2 pm. Early check-in and late check-out are possible for a fee, depending on availability. If you arrive on the 2 pm resort shuttle from Saigon, you will reach the resort around check-in time anyway.

Not close by. The nearest ATMs are in the former Phuoc Buu town, about 9 km away, and the closest grocery shop is about 3 km away; there is no convenience-store chain nearby. A pharmacy is about 5 km away in Ho Tram village. Bring enough cash in dong for markets, taxis and tips.

It is fine for messages and browsing, less so for video calls. Wi-Fi is free throughout, but it is the lowest-rated item in guest reviews, and signal can be weak in the farther bungalows. If you must work, ask for a room near the main buildings and bring a local SIM or eSIM as a back-up.

Possibly, depending on your room. A resort project next door has been under construction and was expected to continue until the end of 2026, and some guests mention the noise. When you book, ask for a room away from the construction side; it is on request. Weekday daytime is when work is most likely.

Yes, the resort accepts major credit and debit cards for room charges, spa and restaurant bills, and cash in Vietnamese dong. Your room itself is paid according to the rate you choose on the booking page. Keep cash for anything outside the resort, as village restaurants and markets rarely take cards.

Less than on weekdays. Ho Tram is a weekend escape from Ho Chi Minh City, so Friday to Sunday and public holidays bring families and company groups to the pools and the restaurant. Monday to Thursday is noticeably calmer. For the quietest stay, avoid Tet, 30 April to 1 May and 2 September.

It is older, smaller and lower than its neighbours. Instead of towers and a casino, it has 92 rooms in one- and two-storey buildings with thatched or clay-tile roofs, set among original casuarina trees. The trade-off is fewer facilities and some dated rooms. The Grand Ho Tram, with its casino and golf, is about 10 minutes away by car.

Most guests mix the beach and pools with short drives. Ho Coc beach is 10.5 km away, the Binh Chau hot springs are 28 km away and the Binh Chau–Phuoc Buu forest reserve starts beyond Ho Coc. The Minh Dam mountain relic site is 20 km away, and Vung Tau city is about an hour’s drive.

December to April is the most reliable time: the dry season, with almost no rain from January to March. The north-east monsoon makes the sea rougher from November to February, so for calmer swimming, March and April are the best months. May to October is the rainy season, usually as short afternoon showers, and October is the wettest month.

Yes. The north-east monsoon blows from about November to February, bringing breezy afternoons and bigger waves. Days stay sunny and warm, with highs around 29–30 °C, and the sea is at its coolest, about 24–26 °C. It is good weather for the pools and the garden, less so for swimming in the sea.

For an ordinary weekday, a few weeks ahead is usually enough. For weekends, Tet (6 February 2027), 30 April to 1 May and 2 September, book early, because Saigon families fill the resort and the pool villas and family bungalows go first. Pick a refundable rate if your dates may change.