Hoiana Resort & Golf

Key facts at a glance

Who can enter: minimum age 18 and ID rules

Hoiana is a casino resort, and the casino floor is the part with the age rule. You need to be 18 or older to play. That is the standard minimum across the region's licensed casinos, and it applies whether you are a visitor, a foreign resident or a Vietnamese citizen³.

The practical point is ID. Foreign visitors and overseas Vietnamese are admitted on a valid passport². Bring the actual passport, not a photocopy and not a driver's license from home. Security checks documents at the entrance, and a passport is the document that works. If you are an overseas Vietnamese returning on a Vietnamese passport or a foreign passport, the same rule applies: valid passport, 18 or older.

Vietnamese citizens who live in Vietnam are a separate case. Vietnam's casino rules treat citizens differently from foreign visitors, and the entry fee structure for citizens has been under review, with the Finance Ministry proposing higher casino entry fees for Vietnamese citizens⁴. If you are a Vietnamese citizen living in the country, check the current position with the resort before you travel, because the rules for you are not the same as for a tourist.

For everyone else, the sequence at the door is simple:

1. Show your passport at the entrance.
2. Pass through the security check.
3. Walk onto the casino floor.

There is no membership card to buy and no dress code that will stop you at the door, though the resort is a resort and most people dress the way they would for a nice dinner.

Entry fees: free for tourists, charges for some areas

Entry to the Hoiana casino is free for tourists. The resort states it plainly: free entry for tourists, with entry fees possibly applying for certain areas or activities¹. So the casino floor itself costs you nothing to walk onto.

That is worth contrasting with other places in Asia, because entry charges are common elsewhere.

The "certain areas or activities" line is the one to keep in mind. If you are booking a private gaming area, a VIP room, or a package that includes food and drink, expect a charge for that specific thing. The general floor is free.

The casino floor: 140 tables and 300 machines across 4,256 square meters

The casino spans over 4,256 square meters¹. On that floor you will find more than 140 live table games and 300 electronic gaming machines¹. The resort's own description puts it at 140 gaming tables and more than 300 slot machines, with private areas for VIP guests².

For scale, that is a mid-sized Asian casino floor rather than a giant one.

What that means in practice: you will not spend twenty minutes looking for a seat at a table, and the machine banks are big enough that you can move around. The VIP areas are separate from the main floor, so if you are a casual visitor you will be playing in the main room.

Table games you will find, from Baccarat to Hoiana Tiger

Baccarat is the anchor game on most Asian casino floors, and Hoiana is no exception. The resort runs its own Hoiana Tiger game alongside the classics¹. If you have played in Macau, Manila or Singapore, the lineup will look familiar.

Baccarat is worth understanding before you sit down, because the table can be confusing the first time. No matter how many players are seated, only two hands of cards are dealt: the Player's and the Banker's⁹. You are not playing against the other people at the table. You are betting on which of those two hands wins, or on a tie.

There are two common versions:

• Mini Baccarat. Players usually cannot touch the cards, though some casinos allow it, often in higher limit areas¹¹.
• Big Baccarat. The players with the largest Player and Banker bets get to look at the cards for that hand before the dealer announces them¹¹.

If you want the version where you handle the cards, ask which table is running it.

The same principle shows up in other table games. In Fortune 3 Card Poker, a player may bet only at the position they occupy and may not bet at more than one position through other people¹². Casinos enforce one seat, one bet. Do not ask the person next to you to place a bet for you.

Beyond baccarat, expect the usual spread: roulette, sic bo, and card games. Sic bo is a dice game that is popular across Vietnam's casinos and is easy to pick up¹. If you have never played it, the table layout looks busy but the bets are simple: you are betting on combinations of three dice.

Opening hours and contact details

The resort's main telephone number is +84 235 858 7777¹. The casino also lists a hotline at +84 (0) 235 858 8888². Use either to confirm opening times, ask about transport, or check anything about your booking before you travel.

Casino floors in the region typically run around the clock. Jeju Shilla Hotel Casino in Korea, for example, is open 24 hours¹³. Hoiana is a resort casino with hotel guests arriving at all hours, so a late-night session is normal. Confirm the current hours by phone if you are planning to arrive very late or very early.

The resort itself has 1,000 rooms, 20 restaurants and bars, and a golf course². That matters for planning: you can stay on site, eat on site, and play golf without leaving the property. If you are coming for the casino alone, you can still use the restaurants and bars without staying overnight.

Where it is and getting there from Da Nang airport

Hoiana sits on the coastline of Hoi An, in Quang Nam province¹⁴. The address is Hoiana Resort & Golf, Duy Hai, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam, Vietnam¹.

The nearest major airport is Da Nang International Airport. Hoiana is south of Da Nang, in the Hoi An direction, and the drive from the airport takes roughly 45 minutes to an hour depending on traffic. The resort runs transfers, and the practical move is to arrange one through the hotel before you land rather than negotiating with a driver at the terminal. Rates change, so ask when you book.

If you are already in Hoi An, you are close. The resort is on the Hoi An coastline, so a taxi or a hotel-arranged car from Hoi An town is a short trip. Many visitors stay in Hoi An and visit Hoiana for an evening rather than staying at the resort itself.

For comparison, airport transfers at other Asian casino resorts give you a sense of what to expect. Okada Manila charges PHP 3,400 one way from NAIA Terminals 1, 2 and 3, and PHP 12,500 one way from Clark International Airport¹⁵. Hoiana's own transfer pricing is not published in the material we checked, so treat any figure you see online as unconfirmed until the resort tells you.

What to bring and what to expect on the day

Bring your passport. That is the one thing that will stop you at the door if you leave it in the hotel room. Foreign visitors and overseas Vietnamese are admitted on a valid passport², and there is no alternative document that works for a foreigner.

Bring money in Vietnamese dong. The casino floor operates in the local currency, and while the resort will handle currency exchange, you get a better rate before you arrive. Cards work at the hotel and restaurants, but table games run on cash or chips bought with cash.

Expect a security check at the entrance. This is standard at licensed casinos across Asia and takes a minute. Bags go through a scanner, and you walk through a metal detector.

Expect the floor to be busy in the evening. Resort casinos fill up after dinner, and the baccarat tables draw the biggest crowds. If you want a seat at a specific table, go earlier in the afternoon.

If you are a first-timer at baccarat, watch a shoe before you bet. The game moves fast, the table minimums are posted at each table, and the two-hand structure means you only need to decide between Player, Banker and Tie⁹. Start at a low-minimum table, and remember the seating rule: if you are standing, you can bet but you will not see the cards.

If you want to compare Hoiana with the rest of the country before you commit, our guide to casinos in Vietnam covers who can go in where, and the Hoiana Casino page goes deeper on the floor itself. For the wider picture on what is legal for visitors and residents, start with Can I Gamble in Vietnam?.