The island
You'll have questions. We live here.
This is the guide we send our own friends, short on superlatives, long on the things people actually ask us.
Getting here
Land. Look for your name. That's it.
Every Elements stay includes airport pickup, free, arranged before you land. It's the question we get asked most, so here's the whole answer.
Phu Quoc (PQC) has direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and a rotating cast of international routes, Seoul, Hong Kong, Bangkok and more, seasonally. From the plane door to your villa is usually under 40 minutes.
Send us your flight number when you book. Someone will be at arrivals with your name, the car will be cool, and check-in happens without theatre, we’re flexible on timing when the calendar allows, because flights to an island rarely land at 3pm.
Visa note: Phu Quoc has its own 30-day visa-free entry for most nationalities when you fly in directly from abroad, check your routing before you rely on it.
Where to stay
Four neighbourhoods, four moods.
The island is 50km top to bottom, where you sleep shapes the trip. Each of our houses belongs to its neighbourhood on purpose.
Resort quarter, private gates
Sailing Bay
The Sailing Club Signature Resort quarter, the long bay, the beach clubs, restaurants that deliver to the villa door. Our villas here keep their own gates and pools, with the resort's gym, main pool and spa included in every stay.
The night market neighbourhood
Sonasea
A neighbourhood people actually live in. The night market, cafés, spas and boutiques are steps away, the beach a few minutes' walk, the airport seven minutes by car. Vibrant, safe, walkable, taxis around the clock.
The sunset beach, with a resort around it
Sunset Sanato
Phu Quoc's most famous sunset beach, inside a resort with a waterpark, spa, beach bar and kids' club. The light at six in the evening is the reason the whole island drives here.
Stay here: Azula
The Mediterranean-style south
Sunset Town · An Thới
Phu Quoc's coastal village in the island's south, colourful facades, seaside cafés, the Kiss Bridge, the cable car to Hòn Thơm, and fireworks over the water on show nights.
Stay here: Solemar
Eat
Food is how you understand a place.
The night market, Sonasea
Go hungry, go twice. Grilled seafood by weight, and the mango sticky rice at the far end.
Sailing Bay's beach kitchens
Feet in the sand, fish on the fire, sunset included. Book nothing; walk in.
An Thới harbour phở, early
The south's fishing crowd eats here before seven. Best breakfast on the island, cheapest too.
Do
Three things worth the sunscreen.
The southern islands by boat
Snorkelling water the postcards don't exaggerate. We arrange the good boats, ask.
The cable car from An Thới
Eight kilometres over the sea. Take it for the ride even if you skip the far side.
Sunset at Sunset Sanato
The island's daily appointment. Arrive by six, order something cold, don't check your phone.
Short lists on purpose, everything here is somewhere we’d go this week. Last checked July 2026. For the longer version, tuned to your trip, ask Nina.
When to come
It's an island, expect sunsets, geckos, and sudden rain.
November, April
The dry season. Blue mornings, calm sea, the island at full confidence. Book early, everyone knows.
May, October
The green season. Rain arrives loudly and leaves quickly, the prices soften, and the island belongs to you between showers. Honestly: we like it.
Any season
The sunset keeps its appointment year-round, the seafood doesn’t take holidays, and the pool is always the right temperature.