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Hotels with air conditioning in the university district, Dalat

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 21 Dalat hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Dalat, out of the 21 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.6.

Mövenpick Resort Phan Thiet is the one I would book myself.

Mövenpick Resort Phan Thiet

Highest rated of the five

Mövenpick Resort Phan Thiet

★★★★★4.7 from 5,083 reviews

Mövenpick Resort Phan Thiet comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 5,083 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under the university district and around $85 a night on the dates we checked.

21 hotels in Dalat qualified for this list and five made it. Amana Boutique Hotel - Phan Thiet is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Mövenpick Resort Phan Thiet1

    Mövenpick Resort Phan Thiet

    ★★★★★4.7 from 5,083 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Amana Boutique Hotel - Phan Thiet2

    Amana Boutique Hotel - Phan Thiet

    ★★★★★4.9 from 1,526 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Anantara Mui Ne Resort3

    Anantara Mui Ne Resort

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,482 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  4. Bamboo Village Beach Resort & Spa4

    Bamboo Village Beach Resort & Spa

    ★★★★★4.7 from 3,634 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  5. PHUONG QUYEN hotel5

    PHUONG QUYEN hotel

    ★★★★★4.9 from 98 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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How this list was put together

21 Dalat hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Amara Nwosu

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