If you are planning to spend your festive season holidays in Vietnam, make sure to join one of the Christmas celebrations across the country that are offered by some of the best hotels in Vietnam. Special programs await you all over the country – from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.
Christmas in Vietnam hotels
Borrowing Light from Paris for Hanoi
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is transforming into a winter wonderland with a spectacle of lights this Christmas season. Drawing inspiration from Tchaikovsky's enchanting "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker, the hotel’s seasonal décor embraces a “candle ritual” theme, reminiscent of 19th-century Paris, “The City of Lights.” The holidays at Metropole Hanoi are infused with timeless sophistication and joie de vivre. The tradition comes to life this year with 1 million sparkling lights, a distinctive 15-meter Christmas tree gracing Le Balcon, and a delightful army of nutcrackers. Throughout the Christmas and New Year season, Vietnam’s most storied hotel will host special dining events at the award-winning French fine dining restaurant Le Beaulieu, and at Le Club Bar (home to the hotel’s famed Afternoon Tea and evening jazz), angelina (cocktail bar, whisky lounge and rustic European and New World restaurant), and the newly renovated modern Vietnamese restaurant Spice Garden.
Christmas Eve
Four special Christmas Eve dinners and a Sunday Brunch are on offer at the Metropole on December 24, with prices ranging from 3 million VND to 5.2 million VND.
- 7-course fine dining Christmas Eve Dinner at Le Beaulieu
- Christmas Sunday Brunch at Le Beaulieu
- 6-course Christmas Eve Dinner at angelina
- Christmas Eve Buffet at Le Club Bar
- 5-course Christmas Eve Vietnamese Dinner at Spice Garden
Christmas Day
On December 25 the hotel will host brunch and a series of dinners at its restaurants, ranging in price from 2.8 million VND to 4.5 million VND.
- 6-course fine dining Christmas Day Dinner at Le Beaulieu
- Christmas Day Brunch at Le Beaulieu
- 4-course Christmas Day Dinner at angelina
- 4-course Christmas Day Dinner at Le Club Bar
- Christmas Day BBQ Buffet at Spice Garden
A rejuvenating spa experience is exclusively designed for the festive season at Le Spa du Metropole with an exquisite 1.5-hour Thai foot massage and made-to-order facial for 3.9 million VND net.
Traditional festive hampers are also now available at Metropole Hanoi featuring homemade and imported gourmet products. The hotel’s delicatessen and bakery, L’Epicerie, is offering a range of special holiday gifts, such as its celebrated Buche de Noel (Christmas log cake), Santa Claus chocolate and panettone, along with turkey, caviar, Joselito ham, Les Frères Marchand cheeses and so much more.
Book your stay during Christmas at this Vietnam hotel here: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
A tropical Christmas in Vietnam Meliá Hotels
At Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort the festivities begin on December 16th with a party to celebrate the lighting of the Christmas tree. During the event there will be cocktails and canapés and a festive musical program. Throughout the month there’s a host of activities for families including Christmas ornament coloring and a Christmas biscuit workshop. Santa will make an appearance on Christmas Eve from 18:30-20:00 at the Breeza Restaurant. On Christmas Day, Breeza will be the location for a barbecue night featuring lobster, prawns, and steaks.
Meliá Vinpearl Quang Binh is set to light its Christmas tree on December 10th with a party for guests. “Santa in Town” will be held at the Lobby Lounge from 18:00-19:30 and will include canapes and mulled wine along with live piano, carol singing and cookies for the kids. All Meliá Vinpearl properties, spread throughout the country, have tree lighting events planned along with festive and indulgent feasts on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year too.
On Christmas Eve at Meliá Vinpearl Cam Ranh there will be a pre-dinner cocktail party at Elyxr Garden from 17:30-18:30 with Spanish sangria, signature cocktails and canapes, along with live music and a magician for the children. The Christmas-themed buffet at Merkado will include international fare and free-flow beer, soft drinks and juices.
Several properties have special kids’ classes throughout the month of December including Meliá Vinpearl Hai Phong with workshops for children each Saturday, with the theme changing each week. Little ones can try their hand at activities like cupcake decoration and gingerbread decorating.
In addition to bountiful meals planned for the festive season, Meliá Da Nang has a few unique offerings including a Festive Afternoon Tea at Cape Nao Beach Club, with Christmas-themed treats, from December 23rd - January 2nd each day from 13:00-16:00. There’s also a Family Pool Party planned for December 30th, which is free to in-house guests, and runs from 14:00-17:00 with poolside tropical cocktails, fun games, and lively music from the DJ.
A Massive Gingerbread House in Cam Ranh
With the season to be merry quickly approaching Alma Cam Ranh is gearing up to host a plethora of jolly experiences for the whole family, unveiling a giant gingerbread house and sparkling winter wonderland display to boot. From 9 December 2023 until 1 January 2024, Alma will stage festivities including Christmas and New Year’s Eve cocktail parties, dinners and buffets, as well as champagne breakfast, and wine and cheese tasting. An array of activities for youngsters includes Christmas card-making at the Kids Club with children from Thien Tam Orphanage, decorating gingerbread houses at the resort’s Pastry Kitchen, and treasure hunts with Santa Claus around the 74-acre beachfront resort. “During this wonderful time of the year, Alma will try to build Vietnam’s biggest gingerbread house from 232 kilograms of gingerbread - 800 wall tiles that each weigh 155 grams and 1200 roof tiles each 90 grams - festooned in 40 kilograms of merengue,” said Alma’s managing director Herbert Laubichler-Pichler. “We’ve already started baking the gingerbread for the house, as it takes about two months to prepare the dough, and shape, bake and dry all of the bricks before the house is assembled in two days.”
Jolly Good Cheer Comes to Cam Ranh and Mui Ne
The Anam Mui Ne will soon celebrate its first Christmas, joining sister property The Anam Cam Ranh to offer festive season merriment including Christmas tree-lighting ceremonies, BBQ seafood buffets, countdown parties and more. After its debut last January with a design redolent of the Indochine period, The Anam Mui Ne’s program features a tree-lighting ceremony with a live pianist in the lobby on December 23, and a BBQ Christmas buffet at Indochine and a three-course Vietnamese set menu at Lang Viet Restaurant & Bar on December 24. A breakfast service at Indochine replete with panettone, Christmas log cake, special pastries, cakes, cookies, a live hot chocolate and mocha station, a natural body scrub-making class on the resort’s lawn are among the celebrations on Christmas Day. The Anam Cam Ranh’s celebrations include The Colonial’s ‘Festive High Tea’ and a Christmas Eve eight-course degustation dinner with optional wine pairing, and traditional Vietnamese cuisine cooked by mothers of the staff as part of Lang Viet Restaurant & Bar’s “Mama’s Cooking” buffet also on Christmas Eve with free-flow cocktails, beer and beverages. The Anam Cam Ranh’s breakfast at Indochine is accompanied by a Christmas choir and welcome sparkling wine.
Lighting Up Lang Co
Banyan Tree Lang Co and Angsana Lang Co, the award-winning resorts at Laguna Lang Co, will be supplying plenty of festive cheer this year courtesy of a packed program of events and some great offers on accommodation. At Banyan Tree Lang Co, a special festive early-bird package includes 25% off the resort’s best available room rate, a resort credit per stay, and 20% discount on a Christmas Eve Gala Dinner and New Year’s Eve party. Similar benefits can be enjoyed at sister resort Angsana Lang Co. Guests at both properties can get into the seasonal spirit during the schedule of events taking place over the festive period. The fun kicks off on December 13th with a Christmas tree lighting ceremony featuring carol singers. Other notable events in the festive calendar include a Christmas Eve Gala Dinner, a special wine degustation on Christmas Day, a festival of Vietnamese street food that runs from December 30-January 1, and a New Year’s Eve countdown party complete with DJ and a balloon drop to mark the changing of the year.
Tips
If you are also planning to countdown to New Year in Vietnam, great hotels for New Year celebration in Da Nang are listed here: New Year at Da Nang Hotels
