Trip2VN Guide · Since 2026
The places worth your trust
An independent assessment of Vietnamese travel - selecting and honouring the hotels, restaurants, destinations and experiences most worthy of an international traveller's trust. AI gathers the evidence; a human panel decides.
Operated by the Asia Awards Organization (AAO)
The spirit
Three principles, held without exception
Everything the Guide does rests on these three - they decide what earns a place on the list, and what never can.
Independent
The panel sits apart from Trip2VN's booking business. No place can buy its way onto the list.
Impartial
Assessors visit unannounced and pay their own way - judging only what every guest receives.
Transparent
Six published criteria, five public commitments, one list reviewed every single year.
The distinctions
From Selected to three stars
Six distinctions, one meaning: a place you can trust. Stars measure excellence; Local Gem and Green recognise what excellence alone cannot capture.
Selected
Trip2VN Selected
Chosen for the list: a place you can trust.
★
One star
Very good in its class, worth a visit.
★★
Two stars
Excellent, worth going out of your way for.
★★★
Three stars
Exceptional, worth planning a journey around.
Local Gem
Trip2VN Local Gem
An authentic local experience of unusual value, where travellers meet the real Vietnam.
Green
Trip2VN Green
Leadership in responsible practice toward the environment and the local community.
Who runs it
Administered by the Asia Awards Organization
The assessment is administered by the Asia Awards Organization (AAO), an independent awards body with four years of experience running international hospitality awards, a jury of twenty international judges, and more than six hundred entries assessed each year. AAO operates separately from Trip2VN's commercial activities.
For businesses
There is nothing to apply for
There is no application form and no fee, because there is nothing to apply for. Establishments are found, visited and judged on what an ordinary guest experiences. If you believe your rating is wrong, you may request a review through the Contact page, and you will always be told the reasons behind it.
Request a review →The 2026 list
A few of this year's honourees
Assessors are in the field now. The first honourees will be announced when the panel has decided — no earlier, and no name is final until then.
2026 assessment in progress
Stars are never sold.
No honouree can pay to be listed, rated or ranked. Read the pledge that keeps the Guide honest.
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