The Ultimate Guide to Hotels in Sanya, Hainan! Super Practical Tips!
As a popular tourist city nationwide, Sanya is deeply favored by visitors. After so many years of tourism development in Sanya, countless hotels and new and old attractions have accumulated. Today, I am going to chat with everyone about how exactly to enjoy Sanya? As well as the highlights of Sanya's major bays and hotel accommodation guides.
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Sanya Tourism Map
There are many scenic spots in Sanya, large and small, including West Island, Wuzhizhou Island, Nanshan (Daxiaotian), Atlantis Water World, Tianya Haijiao... Simply put, those relatively classic scenic spots are generally in the west and north of Sanya, while emerging attractions are basically in the east. From the map of newly opened hotels, one can see this trend of tourism shifting. (New hotels are basically in the east).
Classic Scenic Spots: Tianya Haijiao, Nanshan (Daxiaotian), Nanshan, Dadonghai, Luhuitou, Binglanggu, Yanoda;
Emerging Scenic Spots: Duty Free Mall, Atlantis entertainment facilities, Wuzhizhou Island, West Island, Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park;
Many hotels in Sanya are quite a distance from some classic scenic spots, but on the contrary, going to emerging scenic spots is faster.
If you are coming to Sanya for the first time, it is very normal to stay near the attractions you want to visit, but the true essence of a Sanya vacation is always inextricably linked to the hotels here. Finding a good hotel and staying in the hotel's vacation system for a few days is perhaps one of the favorite ways for young people to vacation today. Currently, Sanya's well-known international hotel brands basically have these gathering places: Sanya Bay, Dadonghai/Banshan Peninsula, Yalong Bay, Haitang Bay. In addition, there is actually an island called Wuzhizhou Island (over by Haitang Bay). In short, there are no weak contenders among high-end hotels in Sanya; basically, all have won the Travelers' Choice, or even the Hall of Fame award.
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Yalong Bay
Yalong Bay is a relatively famous bay. Among the many hotels in Sanya with good living experiences, hotels in Yalong Bay occupy a small half, and the beach sand quality is also good. Star-rated hotels such as Park Hyatt, St. Regis, Ritz-Carlton, Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton, MGM, Tianyu, and Bird's Nest are all in Yalong Bay.
However, compared to hotels in Haitang Bay, hotels in Yalong Bay have been open for a longer time. However, as long as the hotel's hardware is well-maintained, a luxury hotel is always a luxury hotel, and international brands are quite up to standard in this regard.
The entrance of The Ritz-Carlton, Sanya, Yalong Bay is very grand!
For example, The St. Regis Sanya Yalong Bay Resort, as one of the best top-luxury hotels in the Yalong Bay area, has a beach in front and a mangrove forest in the back. The guest rooms are very tropical in style, and staying here to experience Sanya's charm would be a good choice.
The highlight of MGM Grand Sanya is that the items included in the package are very complete. Many travelers' concept of hotels still停留在 the idea that a hotel is just a place to spend the night, whereas MGM is a good choice for entering the luxury hotel resort ecosystem.
Then we can talk about Hilton. The hardware of the Hilton in Yalong Bay is excellent, and the package offers high cost-performance ratio. Moreover, the hotel is right next to the golf course; if you want to play golf, staying here is very convenient.
There is another hotel in Yalong Bay that I would recommend—Yalong Bay Guesthouse. For 1500 RMB per night, you can experience the feeling of living in a 230-square-meter true villa, which is also one of the few hotel living experiences. At the Guesthouse, there is an underwater-themed restaurant, and you can dine there directly with the package.
Another worth recommending is Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay Resort & Villas. The hotel has high cost-performance ratio, and includes breakfast and a shuttle bus to the duty-free store.
Yalong Bay also has a Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) viral hotel called Cocobay. For about 1000 RMB, you can stay in a very Bali-style pool villa (the cheapest room type is 300+). The hotel opened last year, so the hardware is not bad.
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Haitang Bay is the bay that has been very popular recently. It is one of the best places to experience top-tier living in Sanya, and the sand quality is good, plus the duty-free store is over here. This is a sanctuary for high-end hotels; Capella, EDITION, Rosewood, InterContinental, Westin, Sofitel, 1 Hotel [...] In short, there are really too many good hotels.
Capella's hotel design is superb; its Shanghai branch is Shanghai's only Shikumen hotel, while the Sanya one incorporates many architectural features of Southern China and Nanyang.
More importantly, many hotels here have more avant-garde design thinking and a greater sense of art.
The infinity pool on the top floor of Rosewood Sanya
Atlantis Sanya is also a choice for many tourists coming to Sanya to stay in a hotel. Before setting off, you can check package guides on various website platforms. Atlantis always has many types of packages, and there are ones specifically for taking kids.
The attractive point of Atlantis is that it possesses a very luxurious entertainment system, including an aquarium, water park, The Show (C Show), and restaurants. Precisely because Atlantis's entertainment facilities are relatively complete, it is very suitable for family parent-child trips or couple vacations.
If you want a better living experience, 1 Hotel would be a good choice. There are only 5 1 Hotels globally, and Sanya is the first one in the Asia-Pacific region. With very few branches, it is very rare for Sanya to have one. The decoration style and theme of 1 Hotel are quite niche; it is close to nature and very environmentally friendly, making it one of the few such hotels in Sanya.
In addition, InterContinental Sanya Haitang Bay Resort, is also a brand that won't go wrong. The size of the base guest room is already as high as 88 square meters, and the whole hotel is full of tropical rainforest vibes.
A hotel with relatively high cost-performance ratio is Mangrove Tree Resort World Sanya Bay Haitang. The smallest room in the hotel is also 68 square meters, and the hotel gives away many things. The highlight here is the dining and the shuttle bus. (Dining choices in Haitang Bay are indeed relatively few compared to other places).
In terms of cost-performance ratio, Sofitel Sanya Leeman Resort here must also be mentioned. The hotel's package price for a single night is lower than 1000 RMB, and it also includes dining and SPA vouchers.
If there are many people, you can actually consider staying in an apartment. The package at Ibino Tangwan Resort Apartment (Atlantis Sanya Resort District) includes many things that people staying at Atlantis enjoy.
If you want to deeply experience the island style, you can go to Wuzhizhou Island. There is also a pretty good hotel on the island—Coral Hotel Sanya Wuzhizhou Island, basically one hotel occupies the whole island.
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Sanya Bay
The advantage of Sanya Bay is that it is close to the airport. Surrounding scenic spots include Tianya Haijiao, West Island, and Sanya Bay. The whole bay has many people and is very lively, making it an excellent place to watch the sunset. In terms of hotels, Conifer and Club Med are both not bad. The former allows travelers to enjoy a high-level infinity pool at a price much cheaper than Rosewood, while the latter's quality has been quite stable for a long time, and the price is affordable; many people taking care of kids will choose Club Med locations across the country. Another advantage is that it is relatively close to the city center, so there are also more dining choices.
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Dadonghai is actually about the same as Sanya Bay in terms of the tourism environment. The only difference is that there is a Mandarin Oriental and a Banyan Tree here. Both hotels are quite good, though they have been open for some years.
JW Marriott and The Autograph Collection are both high-end hotels under Marriott. However, The Autograph Collection, according to Marriott, retains the independence of the hotel, so Autograph Collection hotels globally have more diversity.
JW Marriot
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Yazhou Bay
If you want to experience a relatively niche high-end stay in Sanya, you can go to the Yazhou Bay area. A Hilton niche high-end branch opened here in 2017. This line is called Curio Collection, and the hotel is called Sanya Yazhou Bay Resort. According to Hilton's official statement, the Curio line consists of a series of selected four or five-star hotels by Hilton with their own local character.
And this Sanya branch emphasizes Chinese charm even more in its style; many guests come specifically for the cave pool here. It is right next to Nanshan, offering a very unique experience.
In fact, basically, the next big tourist destination in Sanya depends on where the hotels go. Sanya's initial attractions and hotels were all in the east. When Ritz-Carlton built a hotel in Yalong Bay, that area was basically wasteland, but now it has long since become one of Sanya's most important resort areas/bays. So, following the brand hotels will definitely not go wrong!
While shuttling freely through the reinforced concrete of the city
Don't forget to enjoy the beauty of life
In Sanya
Countless good hotels
From low-key luxury to high-end grandeur
There is always one for you!