Ha Long City
Sleep in Ha Long City and the bay is minutes away: most overnight ships board at Tuan Chau International Marina, and day boats leave from the cruise port in Bai Chay. A night here lets you skip the early drive from Hanoi, board rested, or stay on by the water after you land. These are the hotels in Bai Chay and Tuan Chau we would book, with the drive time to each harbour.
10 hotels, including Bai Chay and Hon Gai and Tuan Chau. Listed by classification, then size; not a ranking.
Reu Island, Ha Long City · 5 stars · 384 rooms
A 5-star island resort with its own beach and two pools, reached by the resort boat from Bai Chay, with full board in the rate we found.
From £96 a night
Bai Chay, Ha Long City · 5 stars · 328 rooms
A big five-star tower in central Bai Chay with a fifth-floor pool, Camellia Spa and ocean-view rooms, about 3 minutes by car from the cruise port.
From £72 a night
Bai Chay, Ha Long City · 5 stars · 275 rooms
A new 5-star beach resort on the Ha Long Marina peninsula, about 10 minutes by car from both cruise harbours. Book it for a treat either side of the boat.
From £158 a night
Bai Chay, Ha Long City · 5 stars · 250 rooms
A highly rated five-star hotel in Bai Chay with an outdoor pool, a spa and breakfast included, about 11 minutes by car from Tuan Chau marina.
From £45 a night
Bai Chay, Ha Long City · 5 stars
A new five-star Radisson Blu in Bai Chay with indoor and outdoor pools and a full spa, a polished base for the night before or after a Ha Long cruise.
From £79 a night
Bai Chay, Ha Long City · Hotel · 403 rooms
An apartment-style hotel on the Hung Thang peninsula with indoor and outdoor pools, two pool bars and a spa, about 10 minutes by car from the cruise boats.
From £58 a night
Bai Chay, Ha Long City · Hotel · 325 rooms
A well-rated Bai Chay hotel near the Ha Long Night Market with an indoor pool, a full spa and a gym, about 7 minutes by car from the cruise port.
From £42 a night
Bai Chay, Ha Long City · Hotel · 225 rooms
A dependable Accor hotel on Bai Chay’s seafront road with an outdoor pool and bay-view rooms, about 4 minutes by car from the Bai Chay cruise port.
From £39 a night
Bai Chay, Ha Long City · Serviced apartments
Ascott-run serviced apartments on the Ha Long Marina peninsula with indoor and outdoor pools, a roomy base for families before or after a cruise.
From £48 a night
Bai Chay, Ha Long City · Hotel
A large seafront hotel in Bai Chay with bay-view rooms and an outdoor pool, about 2 minutes by car from Ha Long International Cruise Port.
From £48 a night
The most-booked overnight: junior suite with balcony and bathtub, pool on board.
Departs from Tuan Chau wharf · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
The top-rated overnight: a 6-star ship with a panoramic pool, spa and balcony cabins.
Departs from Tuan Chau Marina · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
The best-value balcony and bathtub cruise, taxes included.
Departs from Tuan Chau Marina · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
A 5-star overnight that anchors in a quiet part of Lan Ha Bay.
Departs from Tuan Chau wharf · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Two nights in a 5-star balcony cabin, with a full day on Cat Ba and at Ba Trai Dao.
Departs from Tuan Chau Marina · 3 days, 2 nights
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
A 6-star balcony cruise with pool, spa and gym, for one night or two.
Departs from Tuan Chau Wharf · 2 or 3 days
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
From Hanoi, about 130 km by expressway: about 2 to 2.5 hours by private car, or a shared limousine van with Old Quarter pick-up in about 2.5 to 3.5 hours. From Cat Bi airport in Hai Phong a private transfer takes about 55 minutes.
Bai Chay is the hotel and beach side of the city, with Ha Long International Cruise Port and the bridge to Hon Gai. Tuan Chau, to the west, has the marina where most overnight ships board.
Overnight cruises from Tuan Chau board at about 11:30, so a night here means a slow breakfast instead of a 07:00 bus. A car ferry also crosses from Tuan Chau to Gia Luan on Cat Ba in about 50 minutes.
It helps if you arrive late, want to skip the early shuttle from Hanoi, or are coming from the airport. Most overnight ships board at Tuan Chau at about 11:30, and the hotels on this page are a short drive from it.
Most overnight ships on this site board at Tuan Chau International Marina; some day boats leave from Ha Long International Cruise Port in Bai Chay. Each cruise page names its harbour.
About 10 to 25 minutes by car from the hotels on this page, on free-flowing roads; each hotel page gives its own drive time.
Our list covers the hotels we would book. Around them, this map shows apartments and other places to stay with prices from the big booking sites, in case none of ours suits your dates.
The map is by Stay22, which links to the booking sites. If you book through it we may earn a commission.
Sources: catbaexpress.com, en.baochinhphu.vn, router.project-osrm.org.
