How much does long-term housing cost in Phu Quoc, and what should travelers watch out for when booking accommodation?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 6 days ago
TL;DR
Long-term rentals in Phu Quoc start around 4-5 million VND/month for a room or small house and go up to 30 million VND/month for a downtown house; when booking through agents or hotels, double-check the actual bed setup as it may not match your voucher.
What the community said
A hotel voucher was booked for a room with 3 full beds, but on arrival guests only got 2 beds plus a foldout cot — always confirm the actual bed setup matches your booking upon check-in.
7 days ago
A room with a private bathroom rents for about 4,000,000 VND/month in a residential area popular with expats.
14 days ago 4,000,000 VND/month
A standalone single-story house can be rented for about 5,000,000 VND/month in the same area.
14 days ago 5,000,000 VND/month
A two-bedroom house just a few minutes from the district center costs around 10,000,000 VND/month.
14 days ago 10,000,000 VND/month
A two-story wooden villa with 3 bedrooms nearby rents for about 15,000,000 VND/month.
14 days ago 15,000,000 VND/month
A three-story house in the city center is the priciest option listed, at about 30,000,000 VND/month; apartments of various sizes on floors 2-4 are also available, and agents can arrange for short-term tenants to move out to free up a place for long-term renters.
14 days ago 30,000,000 VND/month
Booking a studio-type place for 3 weeks through a platform like Trip cost around 1500 RUB/day (roughly $16-17); there's no separate bedroom — many places on the island are standard studios with just one room.
28 days ago ~1500 RUB/day