Mandarin Oriental Sanya

Mandarin Oriental Sanya stands on Coral Bay at Dadonghai, on the southern coast of Hainan Island. The address is 12 Yuhai Road, and Sanya Phoenix International Airport is about forty-five minutes away by road. The hotel holds two hundred and ninety-six rooms, built in a contemporary style on a private stretch of beach facing the South China Sea.

Five restaurants and bars cover most moods. Fresh is the beachfront seafood restaurant, serving food directly from the sea with a view of the water at every table. Yi Yang does Cantonese cooking. Mee and Mian is a casual noodle and snacks bar that also looks out over the South China Sea. Pavilion handles international dishes and drinks, and Sunset Bar takes cocktails and afternoon tea against the evening light.

The Spa runs treatments across private suites, each fitted with a personal steam shower, an outdoor soaking bath, and an outdoor rain shower. Couples' suites add a granite soaking tub for two. The spa draws on Chinese medicine and ocean-influenced treatments alongside its standard massage and facial menu. A Zen Tea programme with a resident tea master runs separately from the treatment schedule.

Nanshan Temple and Wuzhizhou Island are both within reach of the hotel for guests who want to move beyond the beach.