Anantara Hoi An Resort Renovates its 19 Riverside Suites and Redesigns Pool Area

Opened in 2013 on the banks of the Thu Bon River, Anantara Hoi An Resort has just completed what the group describes as its most significant transformation since its opening. With nineteen renovated suites, a completely redesigned pool area, and a reimagined restaurant and bar, the Vietnamese property is repositioning itself in the luxury segment at the exact moment competition moves into the city.

Nineteen Riverside Suites

The programme focuses primarily on accommodation. Eight Thu Bon River Suites have been created, ten Premium River Suites fully renovated, and the resort’s signature suite converted into the Anantara Two-Bedroom River Suite, a format designed for families and small groups.

The nineteen keys share a common design aesthetic, blending French colonial heritage with Asian influences unique to Hoi An. The split-level layouts feature private terraces or balconies opening onto the river.

An Exclusive Tier of Services for Suites

The renovation is accompanied by a clearer segmentation of the offering. Guests staying in suites benefit from a dedicated in-room welcome, in-suite check-in and check-out, a complimentary sixty-minute spa treatment per person per stay, and access to the private steam room at the Anantara Spa.

Additional perks include a direct line to the guest services team, beach bags, bath salts, premium teas, and a welcome bottle of wine. Guests in the Two-Bedroom River Suite and Garden Suite categories can also request a private wine fridge. Together, these features create a product clearly distinct from the Deluxe Balcony Rooms and Deluxe Garden Suites, which the resort continues to offer.

A Complete Overhaul for the Pool and Restaurant-Bar

The pool area has been reimagined as a tropical garden cascading towards the river, combining cabanas, sun loungers, and landscaped flora with unobstructed views of the Thu Bon. The resort positions it as a space equally suited for a morning swim or a sunset cocktail.

On the dining front, the Art Space Restaurant & Bar has been renovated around a tropical terrace concept. The menu highlights signature cocktails, sharing platters, and wood-fired pizzas, set within a gallery-inspired venue adorned with original works by local and international artists based in Vietnam. A stage now hosts live evening music. The resort retains its spa, other dining outlets, and four meeting rooms.

“This is the most exciting evolution of the resort since it opened over ten years ago,” says Ross Sanders, Regional General Manager for Vietnam, highlighting the resort’s connection to the Thu Bon River and the city’s heritage.

La Revue des Hôtels’ Take

The timing of this announcement is more intriguing than its actual content. Only yesterday, we reported on the arrival of Hilton in Hoi An with the NHAAN Resort & Spa, Vietnam’s first Tapestry Collection property. With two announcements within forty-eight hours in a town of under one hundred thousand inhabitants, Hoi An is rapidly becoming a battleground for international hospitality groups.

In this context, Anantara’s strategy is clear. Rather than adding keys, the resort is extracting more value from its existing inventory: nineteen suites repositioned upmarket, an exclusive tier of services distinguishing them from the rest of the rooms, and two refurbished social spaces designed to keep guests on-site in the evening. This is an asset-repositioning strategy rather than an expansion, and it makes perfect sense when a brand-new competitor is about to open just minutes away.

The key aspect to watch will be pricing. A resort dating back to 2013 that renovates nineteen suites must justify a price premium against a property that will open with entirely brand-new facilities. The bespoke service programme linked to the suites is precisely the tool designed to achieve this.