Ocean View Resort Yalong Bay Reviews

This has been my third trip to Sanya and I must say this hotel left a lot to be desired. My personal goal for choosing this hotel was A. Trip.com is still using great photos of the place that sold that island retreat to me and B. to have the resort vibe where I would not have to leave the comforts unless it was for a good reason. However on arrival and inspection my husband and I quickly realized we would be seeing a lot more of Yalong Bay than we had planned with almost every meal being eaten at other hotels with much less of an “off season “ vibe. The location is great and accessible to the beach but the hotel boasts pools(more than 1 being important) however on inspection only the kiddie pool and half of the main pool were allowed to be used. The pool in front of the McDonalds was semi drained and cornered off despite staff members cleaning in it as if it were being used. The main pool divided up into 4 areas was also not in full use with the entire right side being forbidden. Many of the other pool like areas that originally had been marked as swimming areas also had signs up saying it was a “landscaping pool - do not enter”. Another unsettling part is the incessant douyin content creators who set up camp at the stairs of the only usable pool to film the general area and talk all day in shifts with no real consequence or idea of privacy. As for dining the “western style dining” was definitely not catering to westerners unless you count rubbery eggs and dry bacon with a side of rotisserie corn sausage as a “full English” the dining hall itself is in two areas indoor (with broken upholstery and exceptionally dirty flooring) and outside with chairs that resemble public swimming pool seating in the 80s with a dose of tetanus on the legs. The evening dining is also something to be avoided if you have no way of understanding Chinese or do not wish to get food poisoning since meat is kept outside in dishes for you to choose your own BBQ options while no regard for cross contamination or food allergies are applied. The hotel rooms themselves were the redeeming feature of this hotel with daily cleaning and good views of the mountain and ocean depending on your choice of room when booking. It is also worth noting there is no room service but there are very convenient meituan drop boxes located outside the hotel lobby. Cleaning staff were super friendly and other hotel staff seemed to be divided into “older” and “younger” the younger of the bunch being much more helpful and more recognizable as people working in the hospitality industry. Other amenities such as the spa (was not occupied and not on offer) and the gym was well equipped however some machines were of the older more unreliable variety and with no working air conditioning you could potentially be working out in a sauna. On arrival you are offered a complementary coupon for one afternoon tea set, the pictures used for advertising this special offer are unfortunately false advertising. With an odd assortment of savory and sweet cookies and snacks it was anything other than something I would purchase myself. Our first impression was that the hotel was in an “off season” but on closer examination of hotels in the surrounding area we found other hotels to have daily scheduled activities, full use of amenities and to be run by actual hospitality staff and not by untrained locals like the LAN Sanya - ocean view resort. Unfortunately this hotel would get a 10/10 would not recommend to foreigners and would not book again from me.

We had a nice and really spacious room on the 9th floor, with a beautiful mountain view, quiet and relaxing. It was cleaned every day, and the bed sheets every other day. There is a great fitness room which we used daily for cardio and weight training. We paid for a room with breakfasts and there were plenty of options, oats, eggs, ham, sweet potato, vegetables, fruits, meat, rice and noodles, bread, jam and butter, coffee machine, milk, yogurt, coconut milk, juice... it's fresh and tasty. The beach is in front of a hotel, nice sand and clear water, plenty of waves though, so there were a couple of swimming zones fenced with buoys. People are selling fresh mango, watermelon and pineapple on the beach, convenient for a healthy snack break. Plenty of water sports available, we wanted to rent a water scooter, but the coach must be on the scooter with both of us, so we gave up. Anyway, we enjoyed our stay and we would choose this hotel again when in Sanya.

Nice hotel, big room, good service. But there is a huge disadvantage- you don’t have mattresses for sun loungers. It’s extremely uncomfortable to lie on a sun lounger without mattresses 😭😭😭. Also don’t like the fact that lifeguard doesn’t allow to swim outside the small special zone in the sea. Not nice to swim in a small crowded place. Dislike. Переведу на русский. Отель хороший, сервис милый, комнаты большие. На территории есть макдональдс, магазин с фруктами, ресторан и по вечерам готовят гриль. Покушать мы ходили пешком до фудкорта в нашем районе. Вполне реально так прогуливаться, занимает 15-20 минут в одну сторону. Но есть два минуса . У лежаков нет матрасов, они жесткие и на них невозможно долго лежать, начинает болеть спина 🤦♀️. Просили матрас - у них их нет. Еще из минусов - не дают спокойно плавать в море. Очень настойчиво просят, чтобы вы плавали в маленьком выделенном квадрате, где полно людей (

Hotel with Private beach, huge outdoor swimming pool, 2 days I sytayed in this hotel, overall experience awesome. all water sports activities there. Transparent water. Hotel have good Restaurent, small shop , spa, massage etc. Hotel inside, outside very clean, food markets (restaurants) are around 1kms Highly recommended

The stuffs can’t speak english. Outside pool was not same at the trip pictures. There was a only one very kind stuff he can speak English. His english name is Harvey. He helped us so much. Want to say to him “Thank you”

I highly recommend this hotel, with a private beach, nice swimming pool, buffet breakfast, comfortable room, kids really liked it at all. Generally, all things were nice and left us good memories ❤️

Not as we expected. Swimming pool was without water, breakfast good for Chinese people not like in Europe. Interior needs to repair. Good service polity labor.

The location may be right next to the beach, but it’s quite far from the city center and the price is quite expensive for that. The service is decent but they didn’t give any of the free gifts that they mentioned including the 25% off the waterpark. The cleaning was ok and there were loads of amenities.

Best choice for this money! Sea very close . One thing, will be great if sun beds will have soft mats like in other hotels ( in neighbor hotel for example)

From the moment we arrived at 01.30am, we were made to feel welcome and comfortable. Thomas, the night concierge, went beyond the call of duty in ensuring our needs were catered for, so 5 stars for him! The hotel is the last hotel in the row, so a little quieter on the beach at peak season, which we were grateful for, and we were so happy to be right on the beautiful, clean beach. The hotel also has large, attractively designed swimming pools, which were well maintained. We were a bit disappointed by the quality of food at the barbecue buffet, which was not good - however, it was just a short taxi ride to some really good Chinese restaurants. There is also a beach road next to the hotel selling delicious street food. All in all, highly recommended- we will definitely return!!

The hotel has a great location, right next to a beach and beach is also clean and not noisy or crowded. Cervice is amazing very helpful staff. Susie from the Reception was especially helpful and kind. She gave me her wechat so i coupd contact her. Has a restaurant and MC even. Room is very clean as well. I loved my stay there. Views imside and from the hotel is mesmerizing as well

Decent hotel for the price. Great views. Pool not open very often.

The service was great and very friendly. Also, whatever problem you had, you'd be able to have someone help you with or without a translator. Perfect location for sea lovers. The sound of waves crashing to the shore is just so soothing. I was able to hear and see them from my room. Would recommend!

This was our third time staying at this hotel. I’d like to say a special thank you to Susie. From day 1 she added me on WeChat and helped us with all of our requests. The room we booked had a great view of the beach and was spacious and clean inside. We were travelling with our 5 month old son, a baby bed was provided free of charge. Thank you to everyone who made our stay special. P.S I didn’t want to mark down the cleanliness but the sofa needs deep cleaned.