Palm Beach Resort&Spa Sanya

“Very good in th end”

Be careful, this hotel is large and consists of two parts: one part is close to the ocean with lovely villas and the second part across the road consistd of a number of building blocks. We initially were checked in into a room in one of the buildings. And it was sad looking, definitely not what I s… more

Be careful, this hotel is large and consists of two parts: one part is close to the ocean with lovely villas and the second part across the road consistd of a number of building blocks. We initially were checked in into a room in one of the buildings. And it was sad looking, definitely not what I saw in the pictures when chosing this hotel. We paid for an upgrade and moved to the villa in the part close to the ocean and from then on it was paradise. Be aware, the two parts will give you very different experiences. One of the best features of the this hotel is an amazing big swimming pool, which is so warm and nice that people stay in the pool till 11pm The hotel mostly has guests from Russia and only a few Chinese. I have not seen any English-speaking guests.

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“Old hotel very popular with Russians”

The hotel is near the airport, I could hear planes flying overhead quite often. It's not loud enough to disturb me. The area near Villa A and B has a sewage smell. I stayed at Villa C which was less obvious. Villa C is rather quiet as away from the roads. There are lots of mozzies, so bring mo… more

The hotel is near the airport, I could hear planes flying overhead quite often. It's not loud enough to disturb me. The area near Villa A and B has a sewage smell. I stayed at Villa C which was less obvious. Villa C is rather quiet as away from the roads. There are lots of mozzies, so bring mosquito repellent. The hotel serves mainly Russian and Chinese guesst, I think there are more Russians than Chinese. Most people don't speak English. There is an English speaking guide called Jacky whom my friend spoke with. It was Ok for me since I speak Chinese. Quite a no. of the people at the hotel speak Russian. The hotel is old, even the taxi driver who drove me to the hotel told me so. The aircon is not too noisy, it's quite cool. The hair dryer is old. I used my own hair dryer. There are 2 sections of the hotel separated by a road. On one section there is the reception area with rooms on upper floors with lift access. There are 3 stories "villa" with rooms without lifts, around the pools. The other section had "villas" without lifts. This section is nearer the beach. The pool at this section is bigger and more children play there. There is a road to cross before reaching the beach. Staying near roads is not good if you prefer peace and quiet. Drivers in Sanya love to honk all the time. The beach in front of the hotel is much quieter compared to DaDongHai and YaLong. Food at the hotel is not great. I walked about 20mins to Wydum hotel which serves really good Chinese food. The nearby bus stop has bus no. 25 which will go to Yalong beach at one end and Nanshan Temple at the other end. If you dont speak Chinese, safer not to take the public bus. The bus dont necessay stop at every stop, you have to shout to the driver to request to stop. It took me a while to get taxi to airport (RMB20) as the hotel was too near and the taxi drivers did not want to take me. It is easy to get taxi to go to the attractions as they are usually on the road in front of the main lobby. The area feels safe, walking around the area along solo (female) after sunset is fine.

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