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The sky is ugly. The sandstorms are on their way. No matter how you slice it, Located on the southern edge of Sanya's beaches are divided up by activities. Besides the basic sea, sun and sandy beach, the city also offers golf, scba diving, hot springs, a hike in the rain forest, sailing and fishing, rafting, spa treatments, shopping, night life and great venues for sampling the local seafood. Beijing Today covers five of the best hotels for these activities. The list includes one of the most luxurious five-star hotels, two cozy three-stars and a couple of no-star hostels for the younger travel crowd.
Hilton Sanya Resort and Spa Range: Five-star This hotel, positioned on Yalong Bay, Hainan's southernmost tip, overlooks a 750 meter stretch of powdery white sand.Its six restaurants and bars, all based on traditional Chinese elements, offer indoor dining in air-conditioned comfort and al fresco dining in the island's balmy breeze.Big Kitchen All-Day Dining is an all-day dining restaurant with a trendy open-kitchen setting as its main draw. Diners will find all kinds of world cuisines served here. After the Hilton Resort Breakfast, the restaurant turns into an open lunchtime kitchen serving noodles and pastas, sandwich boards, baked goods and sushi, sashimi and salads ?even barbecues, grills and stews. A whole new atmosphere wafts in at dusk for a fancy dinner tour of the world - Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian, Sri Lankan, Indian, Australian, Pacific Island, Middle Eastern, Continental European and American are mixed up for creative dishes. Address: Yalong Bay National Resort District, Sanya Get there: 40km from Tel: +86-898-8858 8888 Sanya Romantic Seaview Hotel Range: Three-star This resort is, without a doubt, the top pick for young lovers and newlyweds. Situated on the picturesque beach Dadonghai, the Sanya Romantic Seaview Hotel is embraced by natural mountains and sprinkled with a pleasant mix of greenery that lends a glow to local flora. The bright, south-China sunshine makes every rare tropical bud even more gorgeous. The hotel offers an assortment of guest rooms for you to customize your visit: warm, romantic standard garden rooms, standard sea-view rooms, luxury suites and more. Every room is comfortable and has a gracious style and clear color. Address: Dadonghai Travel District, Sanya 572000 Get there: The picturesque beach Dadonghai, a 20-minute drive from the airport and 10-minute from the downtown. Tel: +86-898-8821 6888 Sanya Shengyi Seaview Hotel The Sanya Shengyi Seaview Hotel is the perfect place to impress clients and partners before signing the next big contract. With its close location to the airport, the hotel is an ideal business trip destination, which offers accommodations, business service, food and drink and entertainment. The hotel is equipped with a gracefully furnished sea view lobby bar. There are deluxe conference halls and huge auditoriums, all fully equipped for your presentations, as well as large parking lots, souvenir shops and a business center. After the meetings and negotiations are out of the way, leave your clients a lasting impression by inviting them out to enjoy the fantastic natural scenery. Range: Three-star Address: Get there: About 15-minutes from the Tel: +86-898-8889 8333 Sanya Eagle Backpackers Hostel Range: No-star youth hostel The hostel's founder is Jane. Her friends call her Coconut Jne, because she is always sweet and kind. As a certified tour guide, she runs the place and maintains a thoroughly good vibe, as well as clean and comfortable rooms. The triple can also be a dorm, so single travelers can still get a bed for a very cheap price. Jane offers all sorts of tours from sightseeing trips she leads herself, to diving. She will organize any budget tour that interests you in Sanya to the best of her ability. The hostel opened fairly recently. All the hostel employees speak fluent English. They are friendly and will help you with English translations and guidance. They try their best to make the hostel a cozy corner for backpackers. It's not a big hostel, and is very laid back. Address: No 1206B Haitianhuiyuan Buiding, Get there: If you take the bus, you will find a stop in front of the Sanya Bus Station. Do not cross the road. Hop on the No 202 bus and get off at the 9th stop to enter the Kaiyue Sea View Hotel. The hostel is on the twelfth floor. Tel: +86-898-8821 1805 Sanya Blue Sky International Youth Hostel Range: No-star youth hostel Alternatively, take the No 202 bus from Sanya center or the bus station and get off at the Summer Mall stop. Head back 40m to The hostel also offers a taxi pick-up service at The hostel organizes beautiful tours in or around Sanya - all friendly and cheap. You can relax at an extremely cheap body or foot massage, for only 15 yuan per hour. If you want to learn more about the local minorities, a Li and Miao minority village package should satisfy your curiosity. If you are a restless traveler and would like to exercise, you can go scuba diving and snorkeling, climb Nanshan and Tianyahaijiao, tour the nearby Address: Get there: A taxi from the bus station to the hostel sets you back 10 yuan for 3km. The 25km from the Tel: +86- 898-8818 2320 Email: sy-youthhostel@163.com (
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