O.live Social Hotel (Haikou East Railway Station)

We had an absolutely amazing time .The room was spotless, with great décor and crisp bed sheets. The breakfast buffet was delicious, with a huge variety of options , staff was helpful.

Plus point: Hotel provided a free taxi to airport. 10 mins drive to a big mall. Negative point: Hotel has a smell, smells like smoke. After opening the window, it is better. But cannot completely get rid of smell. The layout of room is different from picture. Hotel is dated and quite dusty. Towels are fray and have holes and need to be replaced. Decent stay for a short trip. For the price, don't expect too much.

I stayed at this hotel for three nights before heading to Sanya. I chose it because they offered free airport pickup and it’s only a 10-minute walk from Haikou East Rail Station (Haikoudong / 海口东). I wanted to be closer to the city rather than staying in the Meilan area near the airport. As a non-Chinese speaker, I relied mainly on Didi taxis to get around when visiting other parts of the city. Didi rides are inexpensive and convenient (Didi is integrated into my Alipay app). The hotel it’s located off a busy avenue with heavy traffic. There’s a small snack shop right next to the hotel. To the left, in the direction of the train station, there are a few small street food stalls, and to the right, a bit further away, there’s a wider selection of fast food shops. I didn’t explore if there were any proper restaurants in the area. The hotel has a coffee shop but I didn’t use. The airport pickup service was smooth and hassle-free. The hotel staff were very helpful when I needed assistance with a few things. Since I don’t speak Chinese, I used a translation tool. I found the bed very comfortable—though I prefer firm beds, so it suited me perfectly. There was also a choice of pillows with different thicknesses. As a light sleeper, I was pleasantly surprised by how well I slept, as there wasn’t much noise to disturb me. Overall, my stay was pleasant, but I did notice that the cleanliness could be improved. For example, there was a significant amount of dust under the bed. That said the common areas of the hotel seemed well- maintained.

It is about 8-10mins walk from Haikou East Station. Pillows were quite flat but bed was comfy. Room light is dim, There were mosquitoes but the hotel provides liquid electric repeller, hence didn't get biten. Staff is helpful & friendly, they gave us bread & milk to takeaway while we took their free shuttle car to the airport in the morning.

Hotel is close to high-speed train station.

Good location, good service. Only hard to find restaurants nearby