Name: The Imperial Hotel Vung Tau
Address: 159 Thuy Van Street Thuy Van Beach, 159-163, Vung Tau, VN

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2026

QUAN

I had high hopes for this place since it looks beautiful on photos and advertises itself as THE hotel to stay at in Vung Tau. However my expectations fell short. I was pregnant during my stay and wanted to ensure a nonsmoking facility. However, the lobby area reeked with cigarette smell. Both ladies in my party who are not pregnant smelled the same thing and were concerned for me. When we asked the front desk to confirm again that this is a non smoking facility and about the smell, they stared at us as though we are asking the most absurd question and blankly said “we don’t smell anything”! We asked another front desk member and they said something along the lines of people people can smoke right outside the door so the smoke can escape inside. No apologies whatsoever. Other than that, the rooms are very old and tired. The railings on the balcony completely rusted. Carpets are old. The exterior like patios and outdoor chairs needed much maintenance. Overall it felt like a cheap Las Vegas vibe adorned with cheap plastic flowers from on the walkway from the hotel to the beach area which was very weird. The attempt to be a classy hotel is there but poor execution and customer service. I had plans to return to Vung Tau the following week to go with my family but decided to book another hotel instead. I will not stay here again.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2026

Hung

breakfast

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2026

Gia thanh

Great service

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2026

Thomas

Everything was great, highly recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Hanh

The restaurant for breakfast really good job

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2026

TRINITY

Had pickleball and near markets

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2026

Phu

The hotel is old. There is no air conditioning in lobby. Guest leaves the room and all electric shut off leave the room very hot when come back.It is 5 star hotel but cannot compare to others. Staff are wonderful.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

20 Apr 2026

Minh

My stay here in 2026 was alright. The pool located on the beach was taken away, as that was the main attraction of this hotel when I stayed here in 2024. For a $400/night stay here for the 2 bedroom suite, we called for 4 bottles of water (less than $1 market price) and was told it would cost $10 to bring it to our room. Breakfast is mediocre. Staff was a mixed bag. View is nice. Paid pretty much for the view.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

19 Apr 2026

tung

Hotel is too old, need to be renovated

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2026

Arlen

Everything was great!

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2026

nam

Good service

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Gregg P

We had paid for beach view and were upgraded to a larger suite also with a great view of the ocean and private beach with supervised lounge chairs and towels across the street

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Anh Hong Thi

Good

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

thu

The room is clean, staffs are helpful and friendly

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2026

Vivienne

Everything was absolutely wonderful. Quieter location close to Back Beach. Amazing view and the rooms clean and comfortable. Staff super helpful and friendly. Breakfast buffet wow absolutely everything and anything your tastebuds crave.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

Nam

All good❤️

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2026

Jimmy

The room we stayed was noisy due to construction next door but the staff was able to change our room per our request quickly to accommodate our needs. Great courtesy and services.
Overall we had a great stay at the hotel almost an entire vacation. Would definitely return when we have a chance. Deserve 5stars rating.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Brendan

The Breakfast is worth everything! Bed was the most comfortable pillow top in Vietnam!

Eat by the pool & garden and start your day correctly!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2025

Tracy

The rooms were beautiful. The service was great.
Breakfast was incredible. The hotel was amazing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2025

Angela

Spotless luxurious room .lovely staff hotel is amazing

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2025

Frederick

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The location and easy access to the beach was excellent. Very convenient location. Lovely pool. Lifeguards on duty. Nice breakfast buffet. Safe transportation was available when required. I Never tried the other amenities. Overall a very pleasurable experience.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2025

Dennis

Big rooms, facing beach

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2025

Kim

All Staffs are wonderful, no fault . Good location and hotel is beautiful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2025

Trang

Breakfasts are good, ocean view room is excellent. Room is very clean. We will come back in future!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2025

Brett

I was very impressed from the moment I walked in the door. Excellent service and a cool drink during check in.
A clean spacious room as well as a large gym which I utilised. Excellent food and a great variety in the breakfast buffet. Very healthy. It was a last minute decision to go to Vung Tau, but I will be definitely going back to the Imperial and taking my family. Thank you. Brett Australia

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

Johnny

Staff is very friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

David

Great hotel, food and location. Very polite staff. We definitely will come back. Strongly recommend to others people.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2025

Diem

Very nice hotel, with beautifull beach front. Clean room, friendly staffs. Love the breakfast buffets. Wikl come back next time.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Chinh

Great hotel with a unique setting and decorations. The breakfast provides a great choices for Vietnamese and Americans. We’ll definitely stay again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2025

Thai Quoc

Clean room and had a private beach. Closed distance to the restaurants and shopping

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Minh

The staffs are courteous and frienfly especially about dining room's service & room service. Mary Lanh, pham Thanh and Dinh Thanh demonstrated excellent services.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Gayle

The hotel is gorgeous, the rooms are large, the buffet breakfast is huge, and the food is fresh! The iced Vietnamese coffee was delicious! The private beach area with walkway above the busy street, with chairs, towels, and drinks/food option was fabulous! The staff is kind, and helpful in all ways. They arranged a limousine ride back to Ho Chi Minh City airport for us, and it was wonderful! We will return again for sure!

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Allan

The property was exceptionally clean. The breakfast buffets were top notch. The staff was very cordial. I highly recommend this hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Michael

This hotel is simply the best. We have been going there since 2011 and look forward to always returning. all suites are perfect the staff are excellent and courteous, polite and very helpful. The management and staff always strive to go that extra mile for their guests.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Anthony

The property is absolutely First Class. The issue would be a lot of construction as Vung Tau is growing into a major destination. We won’t hold that against The Imperial Hotel, it just bears sharing. There are roadblocks and noise which will no doubt subside. Hopefully soon. The rooms are beautiful and comfortable and the food is great. Very helpful friendly staff. The beach has way too much rubbish, even in front of the hotel. But…this is a special property!

Business_and_leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

18 Oct 2025

caroline

Lovely sea view and lovely staff, but improvements could be made to cater for western tastes better and thought we might be able to order drinks by the pool, but waiter never came to us. A little disappointed and consequently ate and had drinks out each evening.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Quynh Nga

Nice hotel, great staff. Highly recommended ❣️

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2025

HongVan

Great , great of everything the only one thing I missed that the front beach is no longer private with its owed beach , private swimming pool by the beach, private dining room and restaurant. I was with my husband this time and I was disappointed that it no longer there. But I was glad that the Hotel able kept their over pass from the hotel to the beach

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Great location but rooms need some improvements!

-Food: Offers an impressive selection of flavorful dishes, ranging from Eastern to Western cuisines.
-Bedroom: Mattress and pillows are exceptionally soft and comfortable; however, the twin bed feels rather narrow.
-Internet: Connection is unstable, with noticeably weak signal strength.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2025

Deven

The place is nice but felt old and needs to be updated with newer clean feel.

Staff was very nice, especially the bell hop gentleman that brought my luggage to the room. His name is Anthony. He spoke great English and was very friendly. Asked if my needs and provided great suggestions, Always willing to assist. He should be promoted and train new staff on hospitality. He gets it.

For the daily inclusive breakfast, again great staff service and delicious variety of foods.

Price is in the higher side for the quality but service makes up for feeling welcomed and catered to.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2025

Robert

Quaint old timey hotel with wonderful staff.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

Phong

Well organized

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2025

Thang

Old

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

20 May 2025

Minou

Poor air-conditioning, the room was dirty and smelly

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

26 Apr 2025

huong

Holiday

Nice hotel from outside but bathroom needs to update

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2025

JEFFREY

Many advertised amenities are no longer available of course they don’t tell you that when are booking the room

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2025

David

Positives: room size, breakfast included, nice staff, easy check in, price was good.
Negatives: mattress was not great, second tower required extra walking, restaurant dining was a bit expensive.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

angleviel

every thing is good, except the beach in front is in work. they should mention it

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

bhargav

Its was nice place. Walkable to back beach

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2025

Lap Thanh

Comfort room, good breakfast selections

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

01 Feb 2025

Phuc

Nice

Due to tet holiday, the hotel was extremely busy. Things to note: make sure you bring CMND (Vn identification) or passport. If passport is non- Vietnam, make sure to include visa entering VN.

We arrived 2h30 after long trip so was pretty tired. Were being told to wait as checkin time is 3pm, they asked for phone number to contact when room is ready. While waiting, you were offered welcome drink which is very nice and refreshing. After an hr or so, we asked again and apparently the room is ready. Except for checkin, service is overall good, nice hotel, room has some worn out. Few steps to the beach, a bit far 1-2mile away from central with food and entertainment.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

31 Jan 2025

MIKE

Unfortunate

Honestly guys, this is just a mismatch of expectations. The hotel probably was super amazing 15-20 years ago. However it still has the same furniture from back then. Generally there is little to no maintenance in the buildings or rooms. Set your expectations low.

Also -- the town itself -- Vung Tao. It could be lovely, and probably someday soon it might be? but when we got there its basically just a bunch of construction on the \"beach\". New beach clubs and/or restaurants etc incoming I guess?

Speaking of restaurants and the \"beach club\". The connected seafood restaurant claims to be in the top 10% of all restaurants world wide. An extremely curious claim ... and while I was eating there, I was wondering what the other 9 restaurants (out of 10) are like.

The beach club... its... an old pool, some 20 year old plastic lounge chairs, with a super great view of the beach construction... and expensive drinks. My main impression it was \"sad. \"

Save your money. Go to another beach destination.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

26 Jan 2025

Dean

I’m not usually one to write reviews, but this experience was so bad I felt compelled to warn others.

The room smelled like damp mildew, and the bed was unbearable—sagging, with springs poking into your back. My wife had to take sleeping pills just to get some rest.

The food? Awful. The buffet was the same every day, clearly reheated leftovers, and tasted like it. Save yourself the risk of food poisoning.

The private beach, the main reason we booked, was unusable due to jellyfish season—something Expedia or the hotel failed to disclose. The beach itself was across the street, poorly maintained, with construction noise, broken chairs, and rusted facilities. Service was also lacking, requiring constant effort to get attention.

To top it off, the shuttle company the hotel uses, *Toan Thang Car*, was a nightmare. The driver tried to scam us into paying extra for better seats, and later, the van broke down, leaving us stranded on the roadside.

This hotel is far from a “5-star” experience and is a complete waste of money. Ownership clearly doesn’t care or want to invest into maintaining the property it needs major work. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place at all costs.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2025

Louis

I read a review of this property, which said that was dated. First of all, it’s not even 20 years old. Second of all it is from the genre of old English royalty.

And it’s exactly how you feel when you’re there. I could list some complaints like the pool was too cold but then again this was January But everything was just impeccably maintained and beautiful.

The people working in the hotel were beyond my expectation. And yes, I travel throughout the world and stay at pretty expensive places. But this was very reasonable in price. Everything from the breakfast which was outstanding was wonderful. My wife is Vietnamese. I am not, but I tend to eat all Vietnamese food most of the time of course. I was really really happy with their selections in the morning.

The room was as if it was royalty. The bed felt like I was Getting in bed with Maria Antoinette. I don’t think my wife would’ve liked that.

Unless it was after the guillotine.

I wonder if they’re gonna publish this.

If you want to enjoy this city, which by the way is one of my favorite other than Danang. This is the place to be. Close to everything wonderful beach club wonderful pools both sides of the hotel. Very good restaurant on the sea.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

Andrew

Lovely property. Construction along the whole beach front but didn’t really matter. Access is still easy through beach club. Recommend this hotel.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2025

Huong

the hotel display is beautiful and elegant. Particularly the security staff Anthony Minh & David Son are very patient, helpful and polite, they had provided outstanding service and showed their professional knowledge of the hotel surrounding and locations

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2025

Phillip

There is construction in front of hotel toward the ocean which restricts much swimming and
other views. Hopefully when it is over it will give much better view for the hotel.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jan 2025

DEMETRIC

I didn't even stay because I had to cancel.... I didn't even walk into the hotel... Very nice how they make money

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2025

Ngô

Nice staff and service

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2024

Diane

We will definitely return again. Excellence services!

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

29 Dec 2024

Tan

Old and Outdated

We stayed in a 2 bedroom suite. (kitchen, living room, etc). Suite didn't come with any kitchen/dining essentials. When we call to request, they informed us plates and utensils were only provided to guest who stayed 7 days plus. Room did not offer a safe to keep our valuables. Made request on 3 different occasions, safe still not provided.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2024

The-Hiep

Everything is only average!

Breakfast room is crowded. Many gym room equipments are broken There was no A/C nor fans! In bathroom there was no conditioner! You would have to walk 100 yd to get to a beach that is under construction. Housekeeping personnel talk loud in the hallway! We did not expect a five or four-star hotel to be at a three-star standard level

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2024

Jessie

The staffs are friendly n helpful. The property is nice, comfortable bedding, breakfast buffet has variety of Vietnamese food and international food. The front view is blocking or ocean views get block due to city construction. Other than that i would love to come back here and stay longer

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2024

Nhung

Great

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2024

Edward

Some building work going on, property is a bit worn out and needs attention.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2024

phong

Great

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2024

Valentin

The propery is very nice, high rise building with small swiming pool on the roof. Beautiful view approximately 3km from Down Town Ho Chi Min City. It is reasonable priced and has very nice breakfast. The comon area are decorated very nice. Rooms are large and clean. One problem is that we are not able to open the windows to get fresh air, but the AC works great.
Overal very nice hote with excellent staff.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2024

YOSHIHIRO

Must to stay here

Very nice hotel!

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2024

Jamie

Ok hotel. No outside food or drink allowed.

The hotel was nice. The staff were somewhat friendly. The hotel has a no outside food or drink policy which was really irritating. Especially when that isn’t revealed until check in and the room was non-refundable You are forced to eat at the on-site restaurants or find something local. So if you don’t feel like leaving your room you are stuck with the hotels extremely over priced and limited room service options. I would call the room service a down right rip off.
The breakfast buffet that we added on to our room was decent. Something I ate gave me a bad case of food poisoning. I was extremely ill for the last four days of our stay. My wife was fine and we basically ate the same foods.
The hotels private beach section was nice

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2024

Chinh

Very nice and luxurious fell hotel. Staff is polite and we got a room upgrade. Will stay again next time we visit Vũng Tàu,

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2024

Vinh

Friendly staffs and super clean. Beach is clean and well equipped. Definitely go back again if visiting Vũng Tàu

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2024

David

Very nice hotel and friendly staff.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2024

Trung

Nice and great pool and beach facilities but a bit dated. BF options were good. During slow times, AC inside lobby was turned off making it a bit too warm. Most nearby and hotel restaurants didn’t run AC during the time of our visit (October). For good local foods one must go away from the beach front areas to the city centers.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2024

Jamie

Big spacious bedroom and bathroom with very big communal balcony.

Breakfast let it down for me as I went 10 minutes before closing and everything was either cold or put away.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2024

Kiet

Good Hotel

The hotel looks nice. The good thing it has bridge to go to beach and private beach but the wifi is terrible ., ti

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2024

Minh

Private pools and beach, excellent place to stay with a family.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Sep 2024

Thuy

The decor around the property is pretty but the room needs updated. The bathroom is too small for a kind of room we booked

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

Steven

Fantastic hotel in great location

Stayed for 5 nights in a Heritage Deluxe King Oceanview room. Quick and friendly check in process. Good sized, well proportioned rooms with classic decor - and a very comfy bed. Good choice of food at the breakfast buffet. And a great pool area - with a very reasonably priced pool side menu. Would definitely stay again when in Vung Tau.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2024

david

W

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2024

Lee

The exterior of the hotel look quite amazing but the room is not to my expectation. It shouldn’t say a 5 stars class. The facility of the bathroom is old and not proper functionable. The air conditioning is not adjustable either too cold or you off it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2024

Thi Nhu Tien

good

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2024

Khanh

well located ...very friendly and classy.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

The Imperial Hotel is the Real Deal

This hotel is fully legit. Everything you see on the site that you think is an over-sell is actually for real. This is a very nice, big hotel with impressive lobbies and courteous staff everywhere. The room we booked was like a presidential suite, and borderline opulent. As Americans we felt very comfortable here. The breakfast buffet was outstanding, and frankly a highlight of the trip. There are two pools. A fun one, and the big nice one on the beach at the \"beach club\" that you can walk to from the hotel lobby. Yes, the beach club thing is completely for real, and right on a private beach you will have basically to yourselves. At times we felt like we were in a rap video - it was in fact that cool. The other interesting thing is that Vung Tao is a destination spot for Vietnamese tourists, not foreigners. So about 90% of the other hotel patrons were well-to-do Vietnamese people. So, if you are scared about going to a nice hotel in a foreign country and being surrounded by other foreign tourists - don't be. This hotel is authentic, upscale, and Western-friendly. We were well taken care of by genuinely courteous staff at all times, and will be coming right back here for our next trip to Vietnam.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2024

Tri

Entire staff were friendly and accommodating. I enjoyed my stay. Good location to the beach. Would recommend.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

Mark

Best hotel in VungTau

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2024

Alexander

Fantastic stay

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2024

Barbara

Very slooth checkin .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2024

Bich Hang

Great and convenient ❤️❤️❤️

6/10

Pleasant

04 May 2024

Daniel

Pros: beautiful setting, friendly staff, nice pools and play area
Cons: bathroom water temperature uneven. Hard to take a shower in the bathtub. No shower curtain so lots of water goes on the floor.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2024

Mark

The good: Staff, breakfast, pools, beach access, ornate and stylish decor.
The less good: It's a little remote. There is not much within walking distance, unless you like giant open-air seafood restaurants, of which there are many, but their reviews aren't so good. The food at the hotel restaurants is excellent however.
If you want a lazy getaway where you lounge by the pool, go to the beach club, and eat in the hotel, this is perfect. If you want a little more variety, then accept taking taxis everywhere (admittedly still cheap but a pain).

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Apr 2024

Mellisa

Fine for a couple of nights, triple room doesn’t accomodate 4 person. Lighting is dark & air con is not very cold. Buffet fine but busy. Free mini bar is just water & 3 soft drink. Building is beautiful. Right on beach.
Beach club lovely & beautiful
Reception staff helpful with assistance in booking ferries. Price is high for what it is.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

03 Apr 2024

Karen

Expedia customer service: please help me to ask for refund for our bad experience with The Imperial Vung Tau Hotel , see following incident:

April 1 , we stayed at The Imperial hotel room 1708 , we had very bad experience! We found out the toilet bowl was clogged shortly after dinner time, we called & the hotel sent someone to fix it around 7:30 pm. But in the middle of the night the toilet bowl was blocked again! Because of the problem with the toilet bowl, our room smelled bad all night long! I notified the hotel next morning April 2rd at 7:30am in the morning, and they sent another person to repair it, but the toilet bowl couldn't be used anymore, still blocked! At 10am , I checked out and informed the hotel management, but they said there was nothing they could do. I asked for compensation , they said I need to contact Expedia because the booking was by Expedia! We paid for an upgraded hotel 5 star, and we couldn’t go to the bathroom the whole night and we had to endure the bad smell in the room all Night !

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2024

Shaun

The Front Desk was superb, exceptional, patient and extremely helpful. Give them all raises!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2024

Sandra

While the resort is beautiful and has clearly the best setup on the beach the area around it is filled with run down and abandoned beach properties and there is a lot of litter washing in the the mornings, especially as you move towards the old town.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2024

Phuong

Beautiful hotel

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2024

Ha

It was a wonderful experience!