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Anantara Hoi An Resort

Lantern-lit French Quarter rooms on the Thu Bon's ancient banks

🇻🇳 Hoi An, Vietnam·Est. 2001·French Colonial / Vietnamese·$$
76 HHI Distinguished
Heritage Distinguished

About the Property

Set on the banks of the Thu Bon River in Hoi An's UNESCO-listed Ancient Town, the Anantara Hoi An occupies a compound of colonial-era buildings in the historic French Quarter. Low-rise architecture with terracotta roofs, wooden shutters, and lantern-lit courtyards blends French and Vietnamese heritage styles. Guests can walk directly into the ancient trading port's centuries-old merchant houses, Japanese bridges, and Chinese assembly halls.

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Original Purpose

Heritage quarter riverside resort

Highlights

In Hoi An UNESCO Ancient TownThu Bon riverside settingFrench Quarter colonial buildingsTerracotta and timber architectureWalking distance to Japanese BridgeLantern-lit courtyard gardens

History Timeline

1558

Hoi An established as a major Southeast Asian trading port, drawing Chinese, Japanese, and Dutch merchants to its riverfront quarters.

1860

French colonial administration expands into central Vietnam, erecting civic buildings and merchant houses along the Thu Bon River.

1954

Geneva Accords partition Vietnam; Hoi An shifts under the Republic of Vietnam, its French-era buildings left largely intact.

1999

UNESCO inscribes Hoi An Ancient Town as a World Heritage Site, recognising its exceptional fusion of trading-port cultures.

2001

Anantara Hoi An Resort opens on the Thu Bon riverfront, integrating colonial-era building fabric into a 94-room luxury property.

2019

Resort earns recognition in Condé Nast Traveller's Readers' Choice Awards as one of Vietnam's top heritage properties.