JOYA International Hotel

This hotel has a good location, nice Sanya River view and the sea view. Once you cross the bridge, Xinfeng Street, you'll find shops, eateries, etc. It's about 15 minutes walk from the hotel to Sanya Bay where you could see the beautiful Phoenix Hotel. It's about 10 minutes walk to Jiefang Road (Pedestrian Street). Our rooms were 2303 and 2320, both had views of Sanya River and the sea, and strong WiFi connections. Rooms were clean and spacious enough for two. Breakfast was fantastic with many choices. Staff were friendly and helpful. The hotel also offers day tours and private car hiring. The private car hiring, RMB 300, takes you on either the "West" line (Nanshan Cultural Center and Tianya Haijiao) or the "East" line (Yalong Bay and Dadonghai) for the entire day and it includes the driver as well. We went on the "West" line starting at 8 am and ended at around 4 pm as it was too hot. We headed for Nanshan at 8 am, hoping it wouldn't be too hot to walk around, but it was already very hot. Then we went to Tianya Haijiao, but we didn't go in as the queue was too long at the ticket center, so we asked the driver to drive us to Dadonghai instead. We would recommend this 5 star hotel and we will sure stay here again!! Enjoy.....

Ok place to stay which is right in the middle of the city but, really, you probably want to be near the beach and not in the middle of the city. From the hotel, it's a 30min walk to the beach, though the choice of food is much better and cheaper in the city if you know where to go. Room is typical of Chinese hotels (hard bed, low-grade toilet paper, not the cleanest room/toilet). Moved to Hawaii Hotel after 2 nights which is around the same quality, was a 5 min walk to the beach and was cheaper. All in all, there are much better places to stay in Sanya for similar prices.