Resorts in Vietnam with pickleball courts

Plenty of hotels in Vietnam now put "pickleball" on their facilities page. Some of them mean eight courts, a coach and someone to find you a partner. Others mean one court in the basement, open from ten till noon. This guide is about the difference: seventeen hotels and resorts in Vietnam with pickleball courts that we've checked one by one, what you actually get at each, and where it's worth building your stay around the court.

What "has a pickleball court" really means

Before the list, five things to check, because hotel websites rarely say them out loud:

• How many courts. One court means four people, maximum. If you're a couple, you need two more players, and at a resort in low season they may not exist.
• Roof or no roof. Vietnam is hot, and from May to October it rains most afternoons in the south. An indoor or covered court is the difference between playing and not playing.
• Opening hours. Locals play from 5:30 or 6am, before the heat. A court that opens at 10am is a court you'll use in the worst part of the day.
• What's free. "Complimentary" often means the court, not the paddles, and sometimes only for an hour a day.
• Who else can book it. Courts open to the public are busier, but busier is good: that's where you find a game.

Everything below was checked against each hotel's own pages in September 2026. Hotels change their rules, so confirm the details when you book.

Da Nang: the best choice in the country

Da Nang is Vietnam's pickleball city, and it hosted the 2026 Pickleball World Cup. It also has the most resorts with proper court setups, most of them on the long beach road between the city and Hoi An. If you want to play at your hotel and in town, base yourself here. Our guide to where to play pickleball in Da Nang covers the public clubs.

Furama Resort Danang

The biggest resort setup in central Vietnam. The Furama Pickleball Club opened in March 2025 with 14 courts, laid out with advice from Pickleball Global, the organisation behind the World Pickleball Championships. It's open to the public as well as guests, so there are people to play with. Furama itself is an older, classic beach resort on My Khe. Rooms are comfortable rather than cutting-edge, and the location is hard to beat: about twenty minutes from the airport and half an hour from Hoi An. Court prices aren't published, so ask when you book.

Pullman Danang Beach Resort

A few minutes along the same stretch of beach. Guests get up to two hours of court time free every day, 6am to 9pm, with lights for evening games. Paddles and balls are extra. The detail that matters if you're travelling alone: the resort offers player partner arrangements, so staff will line up someone to play with. There are tennis and padel courts too, which suits a couple where only one of you has fallen for pickleball. Book your court in advance.

InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula

The splurge. It sits on its own cove on the Son Tra peninsula, about half an hour from the city. It now has six courts across two areas, and three of them are under a roof, which matters in the wet months. Some older round-ups still say one court, so they're out of date. You can borrow paddles and balls, and the resort says it will find you a partner if you're on your own. The catch is the location: it's beautiful and isolated, and getting to a local club for a social game is a taxi ride away.

Grand Mercure Danang

The practical pick. It's a city hotel on Green Island, beside the Han River and about ten minutes from the airport, with eight courts right next to the building, free for all guests. Book through the front desk. You give up the beach, but you're central, and the city's busiest clubs are a short Grab ride away. For a trip that's mostly about playing, it's very good value.

Hoi An: three very different options

Hoiana Resort & Golf

This is where Pickleball Getaways, the company run by pros Ben Johns and Dekel Bar, chose to base its first Asia trip in early 2026, and you can see why. There are eight courts, four indoor and four outdoor, open 7am to 8pm, on the lower ground floor of New World Hoiana Beach Resort.

The prices are unusually clear:

• Hotel guests: court time and equipment are free.
• Visitors: 250,000 VND an hour for a court (about US$10), plus 450,000 VND to rent equipment for two.
• Private coaching: 650,000 VND an hour for guests, for up to four players.
• Free group sessions on set days each week. The resort lists different times on different pages, so check what's running while you're there.

The honest downside is distance. Hoiana is a self-contained complex on a quiet beach about half an hour south of Hoi An's old town, with a casino and a golf course next door. If you want to walk out of your hotel into lantern-lit streets, this isn't that. An easy fix is to stay here for the play and move into town for a night or two at the end. Our guide to things to do in Hoi An will help you plan those.

Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai

The quiet luxury choice, on Ha My beach between Da Nang and Hoi An. There are two pickleball courts alongside the tennis courts, and they're for resort guests only and free to use. Coaching comes through the resort's tennis academy, so you can book a lesson rather than just knock about. With only two courts and no outside players, don't count on finding a game here. Come with your own four, or book a coach, and head into town or up to Da Nang when you want a crowd.

Silk Sense Hoi An River Resort

A pretty riverside hotel near An Bang, with one court included free in the daily activities for guests. The hours are the catch: 10am to noon and 2pm to 3pm, right in the heat of the day. It's lovely for a casual hit with your partner. It won't do if you're used to playing three mornings a week at home.

Hue and Lang Co: two new courts

Hue has plenty of local clubs but, until this year, almost nothing at the hotels. Two places changed that in 2026. They're a good excuse to give the old imperial capital a night or two instead of a rushed day trip from Da Nang.

Laguna Lang Co

This is the Banyan Tree and Angsana complex on the Lang Co bay, about an hour south of Hue and an hour north of Da Nang, on the far side of the Hai Van Pass. The court opened in August 2026 at the resort's Activities Center, open 8:30am to 8pm. The pricing suits early risers:

• 8:30am to 5pm: free for guests. Equipment rental is available.
• 5pm to 8pm: 450,000 to 700,000 VND per court per hour (about US$17 to $27), paddles and balls included.

Book through the front office. Sessions are an hour each. The catch: 8:30am is late by Vietnamese standards, so in the hot months you'll be playing in real heat.

Lumiere Boutique Vy Da

The in-town option. It's a new 174-room hotel that opened in April 2026 in Vy Da, about five minutes' walk from the Perfume River, with architecture borrowed from the Imperial City. There's a pickleball court on the hotel grounds for guests, alongside a wellness centre. It's too new for published hours or prices, so ask when you book. Staying here puts the citadel, the royal tombs and a morning hit all within easy reach.

Hanoi: city courts and a resort out west

The capital's hotels have been slower to add courts than Da Nang's, but you now have three good options: two in the city, a few minutes apart in the Ba Dinh and Dong Da area, and one resort for a day or two out of town.

Pullman Hanoi

The best in-city setup. ACE Pickleball Club runs four courts at the hotel on Cat Linh street (three full courts and a practice court), open 6am to 10pm. Local listings put court hire at around 170,000 to 290,000 VND an hour (US$7 to $11) depending on the time slot. Because it's a proper club, open to the public, it's one of the easier places in Hanoi to find a game. The Old Quarter is about 15 minutes away by taxi.

Dolce by Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake

The gold-plated tower is about fifteen minutes by car from the Old Quarter. Its court is indoors on the B4 level, open 6am to 10pm, and free for guests. That's useful here: Hanoi is chilly and grey from December to February and sticky from June to August, and an indoor court ignores both. It's a single court, so for proper games you'll want the city's clubs too. Our guide to where to play pickleball in Hanoi lists them by district.

ASEAN Resort

If you'd like a break from the city, this resort in Thach That, out along the road towards Hoa Lac, has four courts, open from early morning to late evening every day, including holidays. Allow roughly an hour by car from central Hanoi, depending on traffic. The draw is the combination: a morning on court, then an afternoon in the Japanese-style onsen hot springs. It's popular with Hanoi families at weekends, so go midweek if you can. Prices come as a separate list, so ask when you book.

Saigon and the south coast

New World Saigon Hotel

Right in District 1, a short walk from Ben Thanh Market. The hotel has four courts on level 2, run as Court One Club. They're priced by time of day: 300,000 VND an hour from 9am to 5pm, and 400,000 VND in the popular early-morning and evening slots, with paddles at 150,000 VND. Because it's a club rather than a hotel extra, local players book in too, which is exactly why it's good. You can play at 6am and be at breakfast by 8. There's more on the city's scene in our guide to pickleball in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Carmelina Beach Resort, Ho Tram

About two and a half hours' drive from Saigon, on a long, quiet beach. It opened 15 all-weather courts for its tenth anniversary, the first courts anywhere in the area, and has sponsored the World Pickleball Championship. It's the biggest resort setup in the country, and the best fit if you want a few days of beach and play at the end of a Saigon trip. Prices come as a separate list, so ask for it before you book.

Holiday Inn Resort Ho Tram Beach

A few minutes up the same coast, inside The Grand Ho Tram complex. The courts are at the Holiday Inn Resort and open 7am to 8pm daily. What makes it worth a look is the coaching: certified trainers run one-on-one lessons from beginner to advanced, plus small sessions for families and friends. That suits a couple where one of you is new to the game. Court and lesson prices are on request. With Carmelina next door, Ho Tram is now the easiest place near Saigon to spend three or four days just playing and swimming.

Phu Quoc: easy courts, island pace

Both of the big Accor resorts on Long Beach have added courts, and both keep things simple.

Pullman Phu Quoc Beach Resort

Outdoor courts open 7am to 9pm. Paddles, two balls and water are free for guests. Book ahead, and there's a limit of four people per court.

Novotel Phu Quoc Resort

One outdoor court with floodlights, 7:30am to 9pm, free for guests in set time slots. You have to book by 9pm the night before.

These are holiday courts rather than club courts. They're great for a daily game between swims, but don't expect a crowd to play with. Phu Quoc is at its best from November to April, the same window as Saigon. Our month-by-month guide has the details.

Should you choose your hotel for its court?

Sometimes. Here's how we'd think about it.

Yes, if you'll play most days. Rolling downstairs at 6:30am beats a 20-minute ride across town, especially on day two, when the jet lag hits. Hoiana, Furama and Grand Mercure all make daily play effortless.

Yes, if you're travelling solo. Choose a hotel that arranges partners, like Pullman Danang or InterContinental, or one whose courts are open to the public, like Furama and New World Saigon. Otherwise you'll have a court and nobody to play with.

Not necessarily, if your partner doesn't play. A resort with one court and nothing else to do makes for a long afternoon. A city hotel near good clubs, with the old town or the beach on the doorstep, often works better for both of you.

The best Vietnam trips we plan mix the two. You play at your hotel on the quiet mornings. Then, two or three times in the trip, you join a local open-play session, where the level is good and the players are friendly, and somebody always suggests coffee afterwards. That's the part people remember.

Four questions to ask before you book

1. "How many courts, and is any of them covered?" This matters most between May and December.
2. "What time does the court open?" You want 6 or 7am, not 10.
3. "What's free for guests: court time, paddles, balls?" And is there a daily limit?
4. "Can you find me a partner, or are there open-play sessions?" This is the one that decides whether you'll actually play.

Send them by email and keep the replies. A written answer is much easier to hold a hotel to if something has changed by the time you arrive.

The bottom line

If you want the best resort with pickleball courts in Vietnam, stay near Da Nang and Hoi An: Hoiana for the full setup, Furama for the biggest club, Pullman Danang if you're on your own. In Hanoi and Saigon, Dolce Golden Lake and New World Saigon give you a court under the same roof as your bed. Everywhere else, treat the hotel court as a bonus and the local clubs as the main event. Our Da Nang & Hoi An trip is built around exactly that balance, and the Top to Bottom route does the same across the whole country.