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Ancient Hue Garden Houses

Luxury suites in former royal residences
A bedroom with mahogany and polished stone, with a large bed with patterned cushions and a tray with a teapot. There's a decorated chest at the bottom of the bed, light coming through a honeycomb-effect panel behind the headboard, and a large bathtub to the right, by the window.

Individually designed suites in heritage garden houses with private terraces

Ancient Hue Garden Houses is a luxury boutique hotel near the UNESCO-protected monuments of Hue, Vietnam’s imperial capital. Suites are set in restored royal residences by the Perfume River in Kim Long, a village favoured by nobles and high mandarins. Preserving the original timber architecture and rooted in Feng Shui principles, the hotel’s five garden houses feature local textiles and hand-painted frescoes. 

Further bedrooms are set across four villas, each individually designed with Art Deco and French-Indochinese influences. Some buildings have just one spacious suite, while others can be booked exclusively for groups. All have private terraces that open out to the lush gardens. Amid the greenery, you’ll find a pool lined with sun loungers and decorated with mosaic tiles that recreate ancient Hue motifs. 

The main restaurant focuses on the area’s heritage, with traditional Vietnamese dishes like claypot rice and grilled fish with banana leaves. At Le Soleil de Hue, dine on French cuisine infused with local ingredients and influences. Or feast on an eight-course menu inspired by ancient royal traditions.

Highlights

Sleep in spacious, individually designed suites filled with local art, handcrafted furniture and traditional musical instruments

Have a hot stone massage or acupressure treatment in the elegant spa, or unwind in the steam room and sauna

Take a private cooking class with the chef to learn how to make traditional dishes, or join an evening street food tour to delve deeper into Hue’s culinary heritage

Book Kim Phung House, with four bedrooms and an enclosed garden with bathtub, for a bigger group or family trip

Sip a signature cocktail made with royal herbal tea and indigenous herbs in the Van Xuan Bar

Wide image of a swimming pool at dusk, with lanterns around the trees and lights reflected in the pool. There's a building with pagoda-style roof details at the end of the pool.
A white bathtub with gold claw feet, in front of a wall with mosaics and a round window with a symbol in black.
View of a bedroom with a bed, walls painted with a monument and leaves, and a colourful patterned floor. There is mahogany furniture and an opening to a terrace with brick wall and gardens beyond.
An ornate wooden house sits at the top of a flight of stone steps, with trees to either side and a low stone wall in front.
Two wicker armchairs are placed either side of a marble-topped table, which has a tea tray with teapot and two cups. Behind, two pale green doors lead in to a bedroom with twin beds.
A narrow image showing a single bed with pillows, a red cushion and a patterned bedspread. There's a hand fan on the bed, and framed pictures on the wall behind.
A table is set with glasses and crockery, against an ochre wall with blue cushions on the chairs, next to a window with an ornately carved wooden frame.
Two tables with white tablecloths are set for a meal service, with wrought iron chairs with cushions, on a brick terrace with gardens, a small looping bridge and poolside loungers just behind.
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