Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2026 have put Vietnam at the top of Asia’s resort list. InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort ranked first among the top 15 resorts in Asia, and seven of the 15 are in Vietnam. Six of the US edition’s ten best hotels in South-east Asia are Vietnamese too. It is a strong result for the country’s luxury resorts. But for owners and operators, the more useful question is what these scores actually measure, and why Condé Nast’s UK edition ranks the same hotels so differently.
Key facts
- Published: 6 October 2026, Condé Nast Traveler (US edition)
- Survey window: 1 April to 30 June 2026, online, with what Condé Nast calls hundreds of thousands of respondents
- Method: candidates rated on a five-point scale (excellent to poor) for criteria such as rooms, location, service, food, design and spa; ratings averaged, converted to a percentage and published to two decimal places; minimum response and rating thresholds apply
- Top resort in Asia: InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, 98.76
- Vietnam in Asia’s top 15 resorts: 7
- Vietnam in South-east Asia’s top 10 hotels (US edition): 6
- UK edition, South-east Asia hotels: Park Hyatt Saigon 3rd (99.01), Capella Hanoi 14th (90.60)
Vietnam’s seven resorts
| Rank | Resort | Location | Score | Brand family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort | Da Nang | 98.76 | IHG |
| 5 | Regent Phu Quoc | Phu Quoc | 97.95 | IHG |
| 6 | Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa | Da Nang | 97.71 | Hyatt |
| 7 | Avana Retreat | Hoa Binh | 97.60 | Independent |
| 9 | The Westin Resort & Spa Cam Ranh | Cam Ranh | 97.52 | Marriott |
| 11 | An Lam Retreats Ninh Van Bay | Ninh Van Bay | 97.51 | Vietnamese brand |
| 14 | Six Senses Ninh Van Bay | Ninh Van Bay | 97.27 | IHG |
Ranks and scores from Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 15 Resorts in Asia, 2026. Brand family is our classification.
Khanh Hoa province, with Cam Ranh and Ninh Van Bay, has three entries; Da Nang has two. The other eight places on the list go to India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Cambodia and Bhutan.
Vietnam’s hotels in the US list
| Rank | Hotel | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Capella Hanoi | Hanoi | 98.82 |
| 4 | Hotel de la Coupole Sapa, MGallery Collection | Sapa | 98.31 |
| 5 | InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72 | Hanoi | 98.18 |
| 6 | JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi | Hanoi | 98.17 |
| 7 | The Reverie Saigon | Ho Chi Minh City | 97.35 |
| 10 | Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi | Hanoi | 96.87 |
Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 10 Hotels in South-east Asia, 2026. The St. Regis Jakarta (99.17) and Shinta Mani Angkor (99.08) took first and second.
Why the two editions disagree
Condé Nast runs separate US and UK reader polls. The UK edition’s South-east Asia list is led by Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok (99.60) and puts Park Hyatt Saigon third with 99.01. It ranks Capella Hanoi 14th with 90.60. The US edition ranks Capella third with 98.82 and does not list Park Hyatt Saigon in its top ten.
| Hotel | US edition, SE Asia | UK edition, SE Asia |
|---|---|---|
| Capella Hanoi | 3rd, 98.82 | 14th, 90.60 |
| Park Hyatt Saigon | Not in top 10 | 3rd, 99.01 |
Our reading: each poll reflects who reads that edition and which hotels they stayed in. A US reader base will rate the hotels American travellers use; a UK base will rate a different set. Neither is wrong. Neither is a measure of revenue, occupancy or owner returns.
What the scores measure
The scores are averages of reader ratings. On the Asia resort list, first and 14th place are separated by 1.49 points, and Westin Cam Ranh, Song Saa and An Lam all show 97.51 or 97.52; Condé Nast breaks ties at four decimal places. A move of several places can come from a small change in average rating, or from which guests chose to respond.
What a high placing does deliver is reach with affluent, English-speaking leisure travellers in the year after publication. That is a marketing asset, especially for resorts selling to long-haul markets.
What it means for you
1. Owners: treat the list as sentiment data
Readers’ Choice tells you how past guests felt. It does not tell you rate, occupancy or RevPAR. Use it alongside the MICHELIN Key list, which uses inspectors, and the World Travel Awards, which are voted by the trade and public.
2. Sales teams: market the edition that matches your source market
A UK placing helps with UK and European agents; a US placing helps with North American travellers. Quote the edition and the year, and avoid mixing the two.
3. Brands: IHG’s resort base is showing
Three of Vietnam’s seven resort entries carry IHG brands: InterContinental, Regent and Six Senses. Rival operators pitching Vietnamese resort owners will be measured against that.
4. Independents can still win
Avana Retreat in Hoa Binh and An Lam Retreats in Ninh Van Bay made the Asia top 15 without a global loyalty programme. Small, guest-focused resorts can compete in reader polls on experience alone.
FAQ
What is the best resort in Asia in the Readers’ Choice Awards 2026?
InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, with a score of 98.76, in Condé Nast Traveler’s US edition.
How many Vietnam resorts are in the 2026 top 15 for Asia?
Seven: InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula, Regent Phu Quoc, Hyatt Regency Danang, Avana Retreat, The Westin Resort & Spa Cam Ranh, An Lam Retreats Ninh Van Bay and Six Senses Ninh Van Bay.
How are Readers’ Choice scores calculated?
Readers rate candidates on a five-point scale across criteria such as rooms, service and food. Condé Nast averages the ratings and publishes them as a percentage. Candidates need a minimum number of responses to qualify.
Why is Capella Hanoi third in one list and 14th in another?
The US and UK editions run separate reader polls. Capella Hanoi is third in the US edition’s South-east Asia hotels list and 14th in the UK edition’s.
Did Park Hyatt Saigon win a Readers’ Choice Award?
It ranked third among South-east Asia hotels in the UK edition, with 99.01. It is not in the US edition’s top ten.
