Phu Quoc is about 50 km from north to south, and the area you stay in decides more of your holiday than the hotel does: which beach you swim at, whether you can walk to dinner, and how long every day trip takes. Most first-time visitors are happiest on Long Beach. The rest of this guide is about when another area is the better choice.
| If you want… | Stay in |
|---|---|
| Restaurants, bars and the airport close by | Long Beach |
| The cheapest rooms and a real town | Duong Dong |
| The best sand, the cable car and Sunset Town | The south — Bai Khem and An Thoi |
| Theme parks and the safari, with children | Bai Dai and the north-west |
| A quiet garden resort, sunsets, not far from town | Ong Lang |
| To switch off in the jungle | Cua Can |
| Sunrise, fishing villages, small boutique hotels | The east coast |
How we built this: we mapped every hotel, resort, guesthouse and homestay on Google Maps (1,375 in October 2026), plus the island’s best-reviewed restaurants and bars, and grouped them by area. Drive times to the airport are road routes calculated with OpenStreetMap data from the middle of each area. Expect longer when traffic is heavy around Duong Dong. Hotel names below are examples with strong ratings, not paid placements.
Long Beach (Bai Truong)
About 355 places to stay · 14 five-star resorts · 88 of the island’s 150 most-reviewed bars · 12 minutes to the airport.
Long Beach runs for roughly 20 km down the west coast from Duong Dong, and it is the default for good reasons. It has more five-star resorts and more places to eat and drink than anywhere else on the island, the airport is a short ride away, and the beach faces west, so every evening ends with a sunset. Stay on the northern half and you can walk or take a short Grab into Duong Dong and the night market. The southern half is newer and quieter, lined with big resorts.
Downsides: construction never really stops, the sand and water vary a lot from one stretch to the next, and some guests report biting sand flies on parts of the beach in the evening.
Examples: Regent Phu Quoc, InterContinental, Pullman and Sailing Club Signature at the top end (see our luxury resorts guide). Mid-range: Cassia Cottage (4.7 from 1,429 Google reviews), M Village (4.6 from 1,455), Famiana Resort (4.6 from 1,426).
Duong Dong town
About 380 places to stay · 42 of the 150 most-reviewed bars · 20 minutes to the airport.
Duong Dong is the island’s main town, and the most Vietnamese place you can stay. Guesthouses and small hotels are cheaper here than anywhere else. You can walk to the night market, the Dinh Cau rock temple and the morning market, and you do not need a scooter to eat well. It is the best base on a tight budget or for a short stay.
Downsides: the town beach is not the reason to come, traffic is heavy in the evening, and you will ride or take a Grab to every good beach.
Examples: Lahana Resort (4.7 from 2,413), Thien Thanh Resort (4.7 from 1,762), and 9 Station Hostel (4.5 from 740) for backpackers. More options in our budget guide.
Photo: crosser, via Google Maps
The south: Bai Khem, Sunset Town and An Thoi
About 150 places to stay · 5 five-star resorts · 24 minutes to the airport.
The southern tip has the island’s best beaches — Bai Khem and Sao Beach are both here. It also has the Hon Thom cable car, Sunset Town, the Kiss Bridge and the nightly fireworks show (see our theme parks guide). The five-star resorts on Bai Khem — JW Marriott, New World, Premier Village — are among the best on the island. Sunset Town adds a cluster of well-rated boutique hotels at lower prices, such as Venice Hotel (4.8 from 1,423) and Lotus Home (4.8 from 1,226).
Downsides: Duong Dong and Long Beach are 40 minutes or more away, and Sunset Town is a tourist quarter built from scratch, not a real town. If you stay down here, you will spend most of your trip down here.
Photo: a Google Maps contributor, via Google Maps
Bai Dai and the north-west (Vinpearl, Grand World)
About 245 places to stay · 8 five-star resorts · 40 minutes to the airport.
The north-west coast is Vingroup’s corner of the island: VinWonders, the Vinpearl Safari, Grand World and a string of large resorts along Bai Dai. The resorts run free shuttles to the parks, the beach is long and clean, and families with children rate it highly — Vinpearl Resort & Spa has the most Google reviews of any hotel on Phu Quoc (4.9 from 44,759). Grand World also has a growing number of small hotels and homestays if you want to be near the parks without resort prices.
Downsides: it is self-contained and a long way from everything else. Duong Dong is 30–40 minutes away and the south over an hour. There is almost no nightlife — only 4 of the island’s 150 most-reviewed bars are up here.
Examples: Vinpearl Resort & Spa, Wyndham Grand (4.9 from 30,492), Meliá Vinpearl (4.8 from 8,922); VinHolidays Fiesta (4.9 from 16,654) and Wyndham Garden Grandworld (4.7 from 5,166) a level down.
Photo: Wyndham Grand Phu Quoc, via Google Maps
Ong Lang
About 75 places to stay · 5 five-star resorts · 25 minutes to the airport.
Ong Lang, 15–20 minutes north of Duong Dong, is where you go for a quieter version of the west coast. Most places to stay are low-rise resorts in big gardens, the sunsets are the same as on Long Beach, and the pepper farms and jungle of Cua Duong are behind you. The beach is narrower and rockier in places, which keeps the crowds away.
Downsides: almost no bars (2 of the island’s 150 most-reviewed) and only a handful of independent restaurants. Most evenings you eat at your resort or ride into town.
Examples: Camia Resort (4.8 from 2,490), Mango Bay (4.5 from 2,072), Phu Quoc Eco Beach Resort (4.6 from 904); Mövenpick Waverly (4.7 from 5,451) at the top end.
Photo: Camia Resort & Spa, via Google Maps
Cua Can
About 25 places to stay · 32 minutes to the airport.
Cua Can is the far north-west corner around the Cua Can River: a fishing village, wooden bridges, Vung Bau beach and the edge of the national park. There are only a couple of dozen places to stay, mostly small bungalow resorts, plus Green Bay at the top end.
Downsides: remote. There are only a handful of restaurants and you need transport for everything.
Examples: Green Bay Resort (4.8 from 1,012), Bamboo Cottages (4.6 from 355), Eco Lagoon (4.9 from 177).
Photo: Bamboo Cottages & Restaurant, via Google Maps
The east coast (Ham Ninh and Bai Vong)
About 60 places to stay · no five-star resorts · 19 minutes to the airport.
The east side faces the mainland, so you get sunrise instead of sunset and calmer, shallower water. It is the island’s old fishing coast. Ham Ninh village is known for its crab and seafood restaurants on stilts, and Bai Vong is where the ferries from Rach Gia and Ha Tien arrive. The few resorts here are small and quiet.
Downsides: the beaches are not as good as the west or south, and there is little to do in the evening.
Examples: Maison du Vietnam Resort (4.6 from 483), Cosian Bay Resort (4.7 from 389).
Photo: Maison du Vietnam Resort & Spa, via Google Maps
And the north-east?
Bai Thom at the island’s north-east tip is beautiful and empty, with fewer than ten places to stay and about 40 minutes from the airport. Visit it on a day trip by scooter rather than basing yourself there.
Getting around, whichever area you pick
Distances on Phu Quoc are longer than they look on a map. Grab cars and metered taxis work everywhere on the main roads. If you want to explore beyond your area, read the motorbike guide first. Arriving by air? The airport guide covers transfers.
Once you have chosen an area, see how to get to Phu Quoc, the best beaches and our itineraries.
Counts of places to stay and bars, and all ratings: Google Maps, 10 October 2026. Drive times: OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM) to Phu Quoc International Airport.
