Top Hotel and Resort Entertainment Activities That Enhance the Guest Experience
For hotels and resorts, attracting guests is only one part of the commercial opportunity. The bigger question is how to create more value from each stay once they arrive.
That has become increasingly important in Vietnam. As international arrivals continue to recover, the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism is shifting attention from visitor numbers towards the value generated from each trip, with higher visitor spending and longer stays identified as priorities towards 2030. International visitors currently spend around US $1,200-1,400 per trip in Vietnam, pointing to further room to grow the value created from each visit.
For hotels and resorts, part of that opportunity sits within the property itself. Dining, wellness, retail, activities, and entertainment can give guests more reasons to spend their time on the property while opening additional revenue opportunities beyond the room. Entertainment is particularly relevant because it can fill different moments across the stay, from family activities during the day to social and indoor experiences later.
This article introduces entertainment formats that hotels and resorts can consider to enrich the guest experience and create more value from each stay.
1. Kids’ Club and Entertainment Activities in Hotels and Resorts
Among the most important hotel and resort entertainment activities for family-focused properties, kids’ experiences can have a direct influence on where families choose to stay. Hilton research found that 69% of parents in the Asia Pacific consider their children’s interests when choosing a holiday destination, putting greater focus on what hotels and resorts can offer younger guests.
A well-designed kids’ club can offer a richer experience by combining climbing, active play, role play, creative activities, and educational elements that keep children engaged throughout the stay and give families more options across the day. Oobaa, RH1’s kids’ playground and edutainment concept, is one example of this format, bringing physical play, creativity, and discovery together within one dedicated environment.
Oobaa combines active play, creativity, and discovery in a dedicated children’s entertainment space. One of Oobaa’s games: “Goal!”
The format can also support different operating models. General access may be included for staying guests, while workshops, supervised sessions, and special programmes can be offered separately. Depending on the size and location of the property, larger playgrounds can also accommodate birthday groups or day visitors.
A stronger children’s offer can also shape how the rest of the family uses the resort. When children have activities, they can enjoy independently or under supervision, and parents have more flexibility to spend time at the spa, restaurants, or other leisure facilities.
2. Water Parks and Aquatic Attractions for Resort Guests
Pools are already central to many resort stays, particularly for families. A stronger aquatic offer can turn that familiar part of the experience into something guests actively plan time around.
Slides, splash zones, lazy rivers, and interactive water-play areas can extend a short swim into several hours of activity. At larger destination resorts, the water attraction can become part of the reason families choose the property in the first place.
Water Parks and Aquatic attractions can become a key part of the family resort experience. Guests enjoying a water slide attraction at a resort water park.
That longer dwell time at the water park can also support other parts of the resort. Guests spending a morning or afternoon around the attraction are likely to use nearby food and beverage outlets, cabanas, shaded seating, lockers, towels, and retail. Some resorts also open aquatic facilities to day visitors, creating another source of traffic beyond overnight stays.
Operating a water park requires a large space, maintenance, and day-to-day management. However, when it is well designed and operated, it can become much more than an extension of the pool, giving families several hours of activities and becoming one of the resort’s main leisure attractions.
3. Cultural and Local Experiences at Hotels and Resorts
Local food, culture, nature, and heritage are an important part of why people travel. Expedia’s 2026 research found that 92% of travellers believe local activities make a trip feel more immersive.
Hotels and resorts can build on this with activities that reflect the destination. A beachfront property might offer surfing lessons, fishing, or marine experiences, while a resort in a food destination can introduce cooking classes around regional ingredients and dishes. Craft workshops, local makers, and guided nature or heritage activities can add further variety.
Surfing lessons connect guests with the destination Local culinary experiences at hotels and resorts
These experiences can also connect naturally with other parts of the stay. A cooking class can continue into dinner, local products can be featured in retail, while guided activities can be offered as bookable excursions or included in stay packages.
4. Immersive Entertainment Activities for Hotels and Resorts
Immersive entertainment is becoming a fast-growing part of location-based leisure. According to Grand View Research, the Asia Pacific market generated around US$1.18 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 31.8% from 2026 to 2033.
For hotels and resorts, free-roaming VR offers a way to add a distinctive indoor experience. Guests can move through a virtual environment together, follow the story as it unfolds, and explore the space as a group. The format can also operate regardless of rain or heat and fit within a relatively compact footprint
Awra - An Immersive VR Attraction Built for Hospitality
One example is Awra, RH1’s immersive VR storytelling experience, already operating at Alma Resort Cam Ranh, a family resort in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Located within the resort’s Youth Club, Awra adds an indoor activity alongside Alma’s pools, outdoor recreation, and family facilities, giving guests another option during their stay.
Since launching at Alma, Awra has received 90+ five-star Google reviews, with guests often highlighting its immersion and realism. The response shows how immersive entertainment can add a memorable new layer to the resort stay.
Guests exploring Awra’s immersive VR experience at Alma Resort Cam Ranh A young guest experiencing Awra’s immersive VR storytelling at Alma Resort Cam Ranh. A family was exploring Awra’s immersive VR experience at Alma Resort Cam Ranh
Designed for families, couples, and groups, Awra features story-led content that can appeal across different ages. Its current library includes Titanic: Echoes from the Past and Gladiator: The Legendary Arena by Eclipso and Small Creative, both built around historical settings that add an educational element to the experience.
In Titanic, guests begin 3,800 metres beneath the Atlantic Ocean, encounter the wreck, and then travel back to 1912 to explore the ship during its final voyage. Gladiator shifts to Ancient Rome and the atmosphere of the gladiatorial arena. For families, these stories give younger guests a more interactive way to discover different periods and events while remaining engaging for adults to experience together.
Awra’s content library will continue to evolve, with new immersive titles introduced within the same attraction format. This allows hotels and resorts to refresh the offer over time and introduce different stories without rebuilding the attraction itself.
From Better Guest Experiences to Higher Spend in Hotels and Resorts
The right entertainment can do more than add another activity to the stay. It can strengthen the guest experience, keep guests engaged across more parts of the property, and create additional opportunities for spending on activities, dining, retail, and other services.
For hotels and resorts, this can help increase spend per guest while creating a richer and more complete stay.
Looking to strengthen the entertainment offer at your hotel or resort? Speak with RH1 to explore how the right format could fit into your property!
