The biggest and newest entrant to the Vietnam beach scene is the 500-rooms Sofitel VinPearl Resort - opened with Soft Opening on 25 Dec 2003. It is a five storey fronting the sea on a private bay below the hills. At 57, 000sq.m, it will be Viet Nam’s largest tourism resort.

The Sofitel VinPearl Resort is a 10-minute boat or hovercraft-ride from the jetty near Ana Mandara Resort. Guests will be brought up the crest of a hill by a Hawaiian tramcar, where they can confront the scale of the resort, before descending to their grand hideaway. The place may not appeal to all tastes but as an all-inclusive, private, Club Med sort of escape.

The Sofitel VinPearl Resort situated on Hon Tre island, famous for its crystal white beaches and surrounding mountain valleys, sloping like birds’ wings. Famed for its gorgeous beaches & turquoise waters, the area around Nha Trang is a popular destination for divers from all over the world. Nha Trang Bay was one of 29 places recognized by the World\'s Most Beautiful Bays.