From quiet bays and tropical islands to long stretches of coastline shaped by sun, wind and sea, Vietnam’s beach resorts are turning the simple idea of an escape into something far more memorable. The Best Beach Resort of the Year nominees celebrate places where landscape, hospitality and a slower rhythm of living come naturally together.
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Some journeys begin the moment the coastline appears. Perhaps it is the first glimpse of the ocean from a balcony. Bare feet meeting warm sand after breakfast. An afternoon spent beside the water with nowhere else to be, or the sound of waves following you back to your room at the end of the day.
At the best beach resorts, the sea is never simply a view. It becomes part of the experience. It shapes the architecture, the pace of the day and the way we move through a destination. Mornings seem to begin more gently. Lunch stretches a little longer. Sunset becomes an appointment worth keeping, and the distance between one day and the next suddenly feels less important.
Amanoi
This is the particular beauty of a coastal stay.
Following a successful first season, Gourmet Vietnam Awards returns in 2026 for Season 2, continuing its celebration of the people and places bringing new energy to Vietnam’s culinary and hospitality landscape.
Banyan Tree Lăng Cô
This year’s Best Beach Resort of the Year nominees reveal the remarkable diversity of the country’s coastline. From Phu Quoc and Nha Trang to Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Phan Thiet and Lang Co, each destination offers a different relationship with the sea. Some resorts embrace expansive beachfront living and the ease of island life. Others create a quieter sense of retreat, shaped by secluded bays, dramatic landscapes, thoughtful design and a deep connection to their surroundings.
Some invite travellers to gather over long breakfasts, family holidays and days spent between pool and shore. Others offer privacy, stillness and the rare pleasure of feeling removed from the world for a while.
Regent Phu Quoc
The Best Beach Resort of the Year 2026 nominees are:
Pullman Phu Quoc Beach Resort · Azerai Ke Ga Bay · Royal Beachfront Villas Danang · Amanoi · Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort · Sol by Meliá Phu Quoc · Regent Phu Quoc · Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa · Mövenpick Resort Phan Thiet · Nha Trang Marriott Resort & Spa, Hon Tre Island · The Ocean Resort by Fusion Quy Nhon · Banyan Tree Lang Co · InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach · CostaBella Resort Nha Trang
Mövenpick Resort Phan Thiết
Fourteen resorts, fourteen distinctive interpretations of life by the water.
For us at Epicure Vietnam, this category is about more than beautiful beaches, private villas or uninterrupted ocean views. A memorable beach resort changes our sense of time. It gives us space to slow down, reconnect and notice the small pleasures that everyday life often moves too quickly past: the first swim of the morning, lunch beneath an open sky, the changing colour of the sea, or a final walk along the shore before leaving. Because sometimes the most unforgettable journeys are the ones that ask us to do very little. Only stay a little longer.
GOURMET VIETNAM AWARDS 2026 SEASON 2
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