Nha Trang beach hotel sub-lease case: Authorities set up inspection team

Chairs and umbrellas are placed straight on the beach in Nha Trang (opposite Pham Van Dong street) - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG

Regarding the case of "Hotel in Nha Trang renting the beach to individuals?", on the afternoon of March 26, speaking with Tuoi Tre Online , Mr. Tran Minh Chien - Chairman of Nha Trang City People's Committee - said that the city has established an interdisciplinary inspection team to inspect and examine all business activities in the Nha Trang coastal area.

Hotel says no re-renting Nha Trang beach

After recording the fact that some individuals said they rented Nha Trang beach from hotels, we worked with the leaders or representatives of the relevant 4-5 star hotels to clarify the above content.

At MT Hotel, the reporter asked whether or not the hotel was leasing the beach, then the hotel's receptionist contacted the hotel's authority.

Talking to us, the representative of this hotel said that the hotel's beach is rented from the authorities and is not rented to anyone.

Tuoi Tre Online reported that a man said he rented the beach from a 5-star hotel called MT. A representative of the hotel replied: "There must be some mistake here because there are many in this area."

Meanwhile, a male receptionist at this hotel also said that the hotel has equipped the hotel's flags and umbrellas on the beach for identification.

"In our hotel chain, if guests have a need, we will support them to use the beach opposite the hotel," said the male receptionist.

Ms. Dang Minh Hang - Chairwoman of An Khanh Trung Trading and Service Company Limited (investor of R. Hotel) - also confirmed that this hotel does not rent the beach to anyone.

According to Ms. Hang, the rent set by the State for the beach is quite high, so the hotel is losing money. "After paying the money, opening the hotel is already a loss. Who would rent it out?" - Ms. Hang said.

Difficult to check and handle?

In the photo is the beach located from the intersection of Tran Phu - Phan Chu Trinh to the intersection of Tran Phu - Hoang Dieu with a rental price of 1,088,640 VND/m²/year - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG

In fact, as reported, at the press conference on the socio-economic situation in 2024 of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee held in January 2025, Mr. Luu Thanh Nhan - Vice Chairman of Nha Trang City People's Committee - said that the city's leaders noticed a situation where some large coastal hotels were rented by the city on Nha Trang beach to place umbrellas and chairs for hotel guests, but then rented them out to private individuals for profit.

Regarding this issue, the leader of the Nha Trang City Public Service Management Board affirmed that the Nha Trang City People's Committee and the board only allow 4-5 star hotels to rent space on the beach for business.

According to this person, hotels must have a negotiated plan approved by the Nha Trang City People's Committee before the Public Service Management Board can sign a beach lease contract, and the rental price is calculated according to the land price issued by the Provincial People's Committee.

The leader of the Nha Trang City Public Service Management Board also admitted to facing many difficulties in managing hotels operating tourism businesses on the beach.

"When the inspection team came to check, the hotels said this person was an employee and paid a salary. All the hotels said that, so it was very difficult to check," he said.

To closely monitor beach rentals, the leader of the Nha Trang City Public Service Management Board said that in addition to increasing inspections, in the coming time, the unit will attach logos of hotels renting beaches and the logo of Nha Trang City to umbrellas for monitoring, and will also add some content to the contract to bind hotels if there are violations.

Lawyer Tran Thi Thanh Thao (Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association) said that in terms of legal nature, beach leasing and subleasing of beach usage rights are classified as non-transferable rights.

According to lawyers, legally, the certificate of land use rights is not transferred, but only the right to exploit and use the land use rights of the lessor or sub-lessee to the lessee or sub-lessee for a period of time. The lessee or sub-lessee must use the land use rights for the right purpose, pay the rent and return the land use rights when the land use term expires.

"If the contract between the government and the hotel has a clause allowing the hotel (lessee) to sublease the beach to another individual, then it is in accordance with the regulations. If it is not in the contract and is implemented, it is wrong," said the lawyer.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vu-khach-san-cho-thue-lai-bai-bien-nha-trang-chinh-quyen-lap-doan-thanh-tra-20250326161759489.htm