Sanya Resort Golden Palm

“great deal for Yalong Bay”

I think the hotel was a great deal. It's right across the road from the beach with private hotel lounge chairs and a resort island beautiful bay. The water is very clean with good visibility. We chose the garden view for the price and it was incredibly nice. Bed was surprisingly comfortable and… more

I think the hotel was a great deal. It's right across the road from the beach with private hotel lounge chairs and a resort island beautiful bay. The water is very clean with good visibility. We chose the garden view for the price and it was incredibly nice. Bed was surprisingly comfortable and 4 english channels. Hotel back area with swimming pool and lounge chairs is nice. Lake was pretty although some of the hillsides were bare. The mall with restaurants is 1.3 km away and has a shopping store where you can buy food, wine, chips, etc. 8 rmb to and from via available taxis. They put on a show in the lobby with Christmas carolers which we thoroughly enjoyed. Since we were just looking to get out of Shanghai air for 5 days and didn’t want to spend that much, this hotel served that purpose well. That said, you have to realize this is still China. Which means a lot of friendly “meiyo”, don't have, doesn't work, don't provide, ....meiyo. And only 10% of the food will be appealing to most westerners. Breakfast will be eggs. 90% of the girls at the service desk don’t speak any English and they couldn't grasp even google translations of the most simplest hotel type questions. But they were friendly and they tried. That's typical for china. The beach chairs didn’t have cushions but the pool area ones did. Things were loose, bathroom was bachelor clean and the main light went out, sauna and hot tubs weren't in service, minimal exercise equipment, and internet was too slow for movies. And it's not on a peninsula as some pictures show but rather a lake in the back (they cut out the land). We had to get upwind of the workers spraying the beach bar with stain since it smelled. But this is china. Since even the reviews for the $300+/ nite hotels sounded the same, I paid little, expected less, and ended up pleasantly impressed.

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“Good location; private beach”

The hotel is located on the main street, but is surprisingly quiet. The hotel provides a private strip of beach to swim and sun bath, which is a great option. There is a lovely garden in the back, and the swimming pool is quite nice. Five stars if the hotel can control the Chinese from smoking ever… more

The hotel is located on the main street, but is surprisingly quiet. The hotel provides a private strip of beach to swim and sun bath, which is a great option. There is a lovely garden in the back, and the swimming pool is quite nice. Five stars if the hotel can control the Chinese from smoking everywhere.

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