If you plan to attend the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival, which will return next month after a three-year gap, here is a few luxury resorts not far from the downtown area that are ideal for your trip.
Meliá Vinpearl Danang Riverfront, located on Tran Hung Dao Street next to the Han River, the main venue of the month-long festival scheduled to open on June 2, offers a vantage point to watch stunning fireworks performances.
It has 864 rooms overlooking Dragon Bridge and the Han River, long-standing tourism symbols in Vietnam's third most important city after Hanoi and HCMC.
A night's stay costs from VND1.4 million (US$60).
Da Nang International Fireworks Festival this year has attracted pyrotechnic teams from eight countries - Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, the U.K., and Vietnam.
Vietnam and Finland will kick off the event with performances on June 2 following the opening ceremony.
Novotel Danang Premier Han River, on the west bank of the Han River, features 323 rooms and serviced apartments overlooking the stage of the fireworks festival.
Without jostling in the crowds, guests can watch the fireworks performance at Sky36, the highest bar in Da Nang City. where one can enjoy a 360-degree view of the Han River.
A night’s stay costs from VND2.6 million
Around five kilometers from the Han River, Premier Village Danang Resort covers an area of 15 hectares and has 111 sea and garden villas.
Surrounded by green trees, all villas here overlook My Khe Beach, which was voted as one of Asia's best by Tripadvisor readers.
A night's stay costs from VND12 million.
Around a two-minute drive from the Han River, Pullman Beach Da Nang Resort features 186 rooms and villas with private balconies.
It has an outdoor swing pool that overlooks My An beach.
Room rates start from VND3.8 million.
Only a 15-minute drive from the Han River, Vinpearl Resort & Spa Da Nang lies next to Non Nuoc, once voted one of Asia's most beautiful beaches by American magazine Forbes.
Surrounded by green trees, the resort has 122 villas with modern neoclassical architecture.
From the resort, guests can easily visit the Marble Mountains, a cluster of five marble and limestone hills with pagodas on top and hidden caves with Buddhist shrines.
A night’s stay costs from VND3.4 million.
Built on the hills in Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang City, InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort is around 10 km from the downtown area.
It has 201 rooms, suites, penthouses, and villas along a 700-meter-long private beach.
Located within Son Tra Nature Reserve, home to several critically endangered species, including red-shanked douc langurs, the resort has strict policies to protect the langurs.
A night's stay costs from VND18 million.
Around a two-minute drive from the Han River, Furama Resort Danang has 196 rooms and 70 villas whose designs are a combination of traditional Vietnamese architecture and French style.
The resort has outdoor swimming pools surrounded by green trees and offers yoga and taichi classes.
A night’s stay costs from VND3.3 million.