Cheap Flights Tickets to Vietnam - 10 Best Hotels in Vietnam

There's no more alluring place to cut a dash right now than Vietnam. After booking cheap flights tickets to Vietnam and visit this beautiful country, where should you stay? We already list down some of the best hotels in Vietnam for your information.

Vietnam had seven million tourists last year. Bangkok alone had 10 million. It's no wonder then, despite all the chitchat, that Vietnam still feels like a secret, a place of calm and quiet exploration. Except, of course, for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, urban centres of enlivening thrum and bustle where motorbikes pour through the streets. Elsewhere, there's a fresh sense of discovery, of renewal. This entire cedilla-shaped country is lapped by the waters of the South China Sea, and the beaches alone are worth the journey (now easier, with direct Vietnam Airlines flights from Gatwick, London). The much-ignored central coast is dotted with small, charming hotels envincing a new talent for luxury (and the old talent for hospitality) plus a growing number of big-name players including the Banyan Tree Lang Co (The Hot List). From north to south, the buzz about the place is palpable.

AN LAM NINH VAN BAY

Cheap Flights Tickets to Vietnam (An Lam Ninh Van Bay)

Where am I? North of Nha Trang, on a secluded beach

What's the vibe? Private-island philosophy

On your speedboat approach to An Lam Ninh Van Bay, skidding across lizard-green waves past the floating, tinderstick cabins of lobster fishermen, it's tricky to spot the hotel. The 35 reed-thatched villas are embedded within the landscape, disguised by strands of eucalyptus, pine and jungle canopy. Some are set back from the curving rind of white sand beach, some face the smoky lagoon, others are reached by a ladder of steps up into the trees, where gemstone-feathered birds trill and flitter. Instead of seeing architectural intrusions here, your eye focuses on the brilliant bay, the mountains studded with boulders and waterfalls, the bright coin of water. An Lam is joined to the mainland by a narrow spit, but the place has an island sensibility, a castaway intent. It might have butlers on tap, but the ethos remains delightfully unfussy. Carved wooden signs direct guests to the kitchen garden, the gym and the spa, where rooms are reached via stepping-stones over a stream. Khaki-grey walls are offset by russet-coloured Indonesian wood and panels embroidered with dragonflies. A plunge pool is shaded by blossom trees; a white daybed floats on ropes from the ceiling; and in the bathroom there's a swing! An Lam has a go-getting spirit. You can steer a kayak to secret bays, or walk into the hills to scrabble through brush and bush, with knockout views as your prize.

An Lam Ninh Van Bay, Ninh Van Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam (www.anlam.com/anlam) Doubles from about £370

SOFITEL LEGEND METROPOLE

Cheap Flights Tickets to Vietnam (Sofitel Legend Metropole)

Where am I? Right in the middle of Hanoi

What's the vibe? Old-school colonial charm

This is Hanoi's historic heart: a white-painted, green-shuttered confection of a hotel where Noël Coward, Somerset Maugham and Charlie Chaplin congregated. The Sofitel group has done a magnificent job of restoring the 100-year-old building to its former glory - as described on its history trail, featuring pictures of the air-raid shelter under the pool, the terrace café and those former guests, as well as Angelina Jolie, the unofficial mascot of these parts. There are bellboys in pillbox hats, smiling girls in red velvet ao dai, a moody, lacquered bar serving Martinis, comfortable rooms decorated with carved-wood screens, and banisters polished to a gleam. A marble chandelier sheds golden light over the lobby and its lively mix of grey gappers, war veterans, expats and young couples. There are three restaurants, including Le Beaulieu (for beef fillet, foie gras and dover sole, a taste of Hanoi's French past), which has its own bona fide Gallic head chef. Of course it does: they do things right here or not at all.

Hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole, 15 Ngô Quyền, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam (www.sofitel.com) Doubles from about £150

FUSION MAIA

Cheap flights tickets to Vietnam (Fusion Maia Da Nang)

Where am I? Seaside Da Nang

What's the vibe? Spa-centric, feel-good, health hotspot

Da Nang's hotel scene is becoming a little like Mexico's Riviera Maya: drive the main road to Hoi An and big-name resorts line the road facing the white-sand beach, while trucks trundle between construction sites. Fusion Maia aims to offer something a little different, billing itself as the country's first spa resort. Healthy living equates to healthy eating here, though without any accompanying sense of deprivation. With the aptly named chef Yum, you can taste your way through the local markets - a headily scented colour-burst of exotic fruit and vegetables. There's early morning t'ai chi on Marble Mountain, one of the naturally occuring marble formations sticking straight out of the flat landscape. And there are bicycles to explore the islands off Hoi An, all interlinked by rickety bridges. On your return, try one of the complimentary spa treatments, including chakra-balancing massages.

Fusion Maia, Trường Sa, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Da Nang, Vietnam (www.fusionmaiaadanang.com) Doubles from about £215