Haitang Bay Resort Sanya

First, the rooms are nicely appointed and large. Nice balconies with good views as well. The grounds are so big, it’s easy to get lost taking a walk. It’s also right by the beach, though the sand is rough like sandpaper. It appears that no one swims in the beach. The problems are numerous: Too many things are extra such as the hot springs right alongside their pool. Ping pong and billiards as well. Breakfast- just ok. Service is NOT given with a smile. Nor do they make egg omelette even though there is an egg station. No Manager to be found either. The staff just is not trained like the typical 5 star Hotel staff in China. No chocolate croissants either. Checkout also took 20 minutes as there were only 2 people processing the guests. This is really like a government owned Hotel trying to be like a privately owned 5 star Hotel, but falling short.

Beautiful, beautiful! Hotel. Has it's own large mineral pool, private beach. Own by military as a resort. Look at your hotel receipt when you check out. Great friendly staff, good food. Very large brand new room. Hotel is just breathtakingly beautiful. Layout is Similar to that of imperial palace. Most staff dont speak much english, i do not speak chinese. That was beauty of this hotel, no one bothered me and i didnt bother them. Most relaxing hotel. Pool had natural mineral in them, my skin turned so soft. It was funny. 99% of hotel guest are from northern china, very quiet and good manner. Located and connect to military only resort which has security, this is most secure hotel i ever stayed. Has nightly singing at lobby. Beautiful singing voice. Better than hawaii. Warning, this is not a hotel for crazy party. Not even loudness is allowed. Only good for people who enjoys tranquility in their vacation. Go during the winter, Summer is too hot here. While you are there, check out local produce market, there you will taste most fragrant fruits you ever tasted. I ate 3 mangos in one sit, they are huge. Cities are undesirable. Dont need to visit. Just hotel itself will take your breath away. Fyi, the island is located right next to vietnam and total area is about 5hours by drive. sanya area is where good beautiful hotels are located.

We had a lot of trouble since all the staff only speaks mandarin. The restaurants are good although all of them are chinesse food except one japanesse which we didn't like at all. There is no staff at the pool or beach so it's hard to find someone to ask for a beer or water. They have a tea bar near the pool available. We didn't like it that much since it was quite warm and the options were only hot tea.