Sea near the hotel, walk to the beach in 5 minutes! Breakfast is one of the best in this price range! Great, clean pool!
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Sea near the hotel, walk to the beach in 5 minutes!
Breakfast is one of the best in this price range!
Great, clean pool!
Breakfast is one of the best in this price range!
Great, clean pool!
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My husband and I went to this hotel for New Year's Eve. It was he who spoiled the whole impression of the rest. There were always no towels for the beach in the room, for 10 days the bed linen was never changed, they constantly forgot to put drinking water or bring soap. The saddest surprise from the Chinese was that expensive perfumes disappeared from the room.
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My husband and I went to this hotel for New Year's Eve. It was he who spoiled the whole impression of the rest. There were always no towels for the beach in the room, for 10 days the bed linen was never changed, they constantly forgot to put drinking water or bring soap. The saddest surprise from the Chinese was that expensive perfumes disappeared from the room. It would never have occurred to me that perfumes should be hidden in a safe. I never took perfume with me in my purse for a walk, all the time of rest until they disappeared, they lay on the bedside table under the mirror. When we reported missing, they did not help us at all. They said that they would take an interest in those who cleaned the room, but in the end we were given the following answer that no one saw anything, they looked like they were fools and that was it. After that, we learned from the guys from Irkutsk that it was precisely for this reason that they did not go to rest in this hotel for this reason of constant theft with impunity. The guides at the hotel, with the exception of a few, turned out to be very rude and ill-mannered. They showed complete indifference, and when one Chinese girl was informed about the loss of perfume, she screamed so much, like these are our problems, we have to find out everything ourselves. Regarding the beach: we considered the hotel specifically on the first line to lie on our sunbeds right by the sea and swim. But. . . When we arrived and saw the beach, we were very upset, because there were stones that looked like large cobblestones, as a result, we never lay down on sunbeds (only pensioners and mothers with children rested on them, who did not sunbathe and did not swim, but simply lay in the shade), so each time we went further where the sand was, (we walked for 5-10 minutes) in order to enter the sea normally. Of course, there is no one to blame, we chose the hotel ourselves, it’s just very insulting and not pleasant, at the same price we were recommended Barry Boutique Hotel 5 *, we abandoned it for the reason that we wanted to be closer to the sea. And as a result, from this hotel to the sea the same 5-10 minutes as from our Liking Resort Sanya. The only plus of this hotel is probably breakfast, it is more or less satisfying and there are a lot of fruits. I don’t dissuade anyone from deciding which hotel to go to, but we certainly won’t return to it again and we won’t advise any of our friends for anything. For those who are going to go to Sanya, I would like to say something else, in no case do not buy excursions through tour operators, prices are 2-3 times too high. For example, the Buddhism Center was offered to us for 530 yuan per person, and we ourselves took the bus for 20 yuan there and back, the entrance ticket costs 145 yuan, it takes about 15 minutes to get to the stop from the hotel. As for the tours of the Romantic Park and thermal springs, as well as many do not be afraid to buy other excursions from the Chinese themselves. moreover, they will find you themselves, payment immediately before the tour, and there are no problems. The price again I repeat much cheaper.
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We left to celebrate the New Year. The hotel is very good. The rooms are clean, cleaned every day, tips are categorically refused. The breakfasts are good, you don’t have to day by day, one day is a little richer, one is more modest, but the set of dishes, including fruit plates, is about 40. There are plenty to choose from.
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We left to celebrate the New Year. The hotel is very good. The rooms are clean, cleaned every day, tips are categorically refused. The breakfasts are good, you don’t have to day by day, one day is a little richer, one is more modest, but the set of dishes, including fruit plates, is about 40. There are plenty to choose from. There are many Chinese, so you will be able to try the local cuisine, in addition to the "European" food (bacon, scrambled eggs, sausages). Look what the Chinese take, they have some kind of "hodgepodge" of noodles and all sorts of "stuff". Fruit is also enough. The pool is good, there were enough sunbeds for those who wished. with towels by the pool a small problem, they are, but they are quickly taken apart, sometimes you have to wait. Lunches and dinners are a little more difficult. On the beach, next to the hotel a little expensive and not a great choice. But 20 minutes to go and already in the city there is simply an incredible selection of cafes for every taste and budget. Portions are big. There is a menu in Russian (not everywhere). The Chinese are very friendly and even with complete misunderstanding they try to do everything to at least somehow explain themselves and please the visitor. My advice is to find a minimum of words on the Internet (Russian - hieroglyphs) and just show them. Especially in supermarkets. What lies on the shelves, it is not clear what, sweet or salty, fruit or vegetable, etc.
The Chinese are very health-conscious, so around 9-10 pm, many cafes are closed. Some work until 12. Not many of them, even on the shore. Because that's it, night, you need to sleep.
Even from December 31 to January 1, the cafe where only the Chinese were sitting at 11 o'clock was already completely cleaned, washed and closed.
You can write a lot, because the impressions are very good.
The hotel is true, in Russian they know only "Hello" and that's not all. Communication with the staff is only through a guide, who certainly, like nannies, do not refuse anything. I liked it very much. I recommend.
The Chinese are very health-conscious, so around 9-10 pm, many cafes are closed. Some work until 12. Not many of them, even on the shore. Because that's it, night, you need to sleep.
Even from December 31 to January 1, the cafe where only the Chinese were sitting at 11 o'clock was already completely cleaned, washed and closed.
You can write a lot, because the impressions are very good.
The hotel is true, in Russian they know only "Hello" and that's not all. Communication with the staff is only through a guide, who certainly, like nannies, do not refuse anything. I liked it very much. I recommend.
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a hotel on the first line, free umbrellas and sun loungers with mattresses on the beach, there is even a free luggage room, only you need to swim nearby on the city beach, because on the territory of Liking they cannot remove stones from the sea at the entrance, the Chinese do not bother, what can be done beach so that guests do not swim in the crowd of the local population.
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a hotel on the first line, free umbrellas and sun loungers with mattresses on the beach, there is even a free luggage room, only you need to swim nearby on the city beach, because on the territory of Liking they cannot remove stones from the sea at the entrance, the Chinese do not bother, what can be done beach so that guests do not swim in the crowd of the local population. But as it turned out, this is not the worst option, many hotels even 5 * do not have a beach at all, and paying a thousand for 4 hours a day is too much! Accommodation of Russian tourists, as a rule, is not in the main building, but in villas, where the situation is poorer. The food is mainly Chinese, there is a little European, there are enough fruits, very tasty muffins, rolls, cake. Coffee for some reason without saucers and can hardly be interrogated, because. all the staff knows only Chinese, they don’t even understand certain words of English or don’t want to understand, it’s useless to approach the reception, they look indifferent and go about their business. Guide Lyosha from the Forsage tour solved all the problems, but disappeared when the commercial tours ended, they called on the phone and he solved the problems. In general, the hotel could, having such a beautiful territory, correspond to the declared 4 *, but so far this is not the case. By the way, nearby is a wonderful inexpensive restaurant "Kievskaya Rus"
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From what holiday liking resort sanya became 5 *, it pulls 4 * with difficulty. The one who gave him a fifth star clearly got excited!
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From what holiday liking resort sanya became 5 *, it pulls 4 * with difficulty. The one who gave him a fifth star clearly got excited!
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Good day to everyone who decided to go to China, namely to Hainan, to the city of Sanya. In my review I will try to answer all the questions that interested me before the trip, and which I did not find answers in other reviews. I am writing a review more for myself as a reminder, because when we go next time, it will be a reminder.
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Good day to everyone who decided to go to China, namely to Hainan, to the city of Sanya. In my review I will try to answer all the questions that interested me before the trip, and which I did not find answers in other reviews. I am writing a review more for myself as a reminder, because when we go next time, it will be a reminder.
Travel time: August 06-19.2010, two adults
Hotel: Landscape Beach, Dadonghai Bay
Currency (at the time of the trip): 1 yuan = 4.7 rubles; 1 US dollar = 30.0 rubles; 1 dollar = 6.7 yuan.
Road
When buying a tour, we planned to leave on August 05, but at the last moment Pegasus changed something and the departure was scheduled for August 06. The agency apologized to us and returned 2.000 rubles for the shift in the departure date, allegedly for the hotel. And they were also upset that before that they had promised a direct flight Krasnoyarsk - Sanya, and now Krasnoyarsk - Bangkok - Sanya. Anyway. .
When we boarded the plane, the carrier announced that first to Sanya, then to Bangkok, which greatly cheered up my beloved. The flight lasted 06:15 hours. There were many air pockets along the way, so that I myself once poured juice over myself, once a neighbor poured over me.
The return flight was scheduled for August 19 at 09:35. The information was posted on the stand at the hotel guide on the 1st floor of the hotel in the lunch area. Departure from the hotel at 06:30. But by chance in the evening, passing near this information, they noticed that the information had changed, and the departure was scheduled for 12:30. , departure from the hotel at 09:30 h. This, of course, made me glad that you could sleep in and go to breakfast in the morning, but it was not clear that no one warned about the change in check-out time, because we passed by the information when we went to the room to sleep. It would be a shame to roll out with suitcases at 06 am.
Hotel
Landscape Beach, Dadonghai Bay.
We drove from the airport for about half an hour, almost all the tourists were in this hotel. Upon arrival, we found out that the hotel had already been renamed Liking Resort Sanya. At the reception they gave documents and a deposit of $ 100 per room, we were handed the keys and we went to the room. We had an Executive double room with a large bed. Having risen, we realized that there would be no shared bed. We returned to the reception, but the guide explained that the Chinese stupidly moved two beds and that's it. Since it was 05 in the morning, they did not argue and went to bed.
The room contained: two beds, a table, a TV set on it (flat plasma, Russian channel one "RTR - Planet"), a safe, a coffee table, armchairs, a kettle, an ashtray, disposable slippers, matches, green tea bags, a minibar (mini fridge ), washing accessories, hair dryer, air conditioning. The toilet room (it is also a shower room with a bathtub) was separated by a glass partition, which could be curtained. The room was clean, towels and linens were also clean.
The air conditioner was regulated, i. e. we set a comfortable temperature, and did not touch it again. Turning on the refrigerator and putting two free bottles of water in it, we went to bed.
Waking up, we found that the Executive level, this is an extension to the main building, is, as it were, behind it, and therefore there is no sea view at all. View of either the hotel entrance or the building under construction. The room itself suited us (they moved the beds themselves), it doesn’t seem to care, since we were going to sleep in the room. In the morning I looked into the refrigerator, it turned out that it did not freeze at all. We went down to the hotel guide and told her about the problem. The guide was terrible. He practically doesn’t know anything about Sanya, he doesn’t speak Chinese, he only knows how to sell excursions, in connection with which, the refrigerator was changed for us for 2 days.
Breakfast. I used to be in Sanya, at the Pearl River Garden Hotel, there were really breakfasts there, and in this hotel breakfasts are at the 3 * level. I was glad that the bacon and sausages are not soy.
In principle, they were not hungry. There were always fruits, a few salads. A full breakfast is enough for both an adult and a child.
In China, they took dollars, which were changed right there at the reception. $100 = 670 yuan; 100 euros = 840 yuan. On the wall hung a TV with a volute exchange rate from some bank. Seeing it in Sanya and entering it, I compared the courses and they completely coincided. They change a maximum of $ 200 or euros from a room per day, without commission. The yuan is not exchanged for the currency back. Another interesting fact is that dollars of 1996 are not changed at the reception.
After eating, we went to the sea. Took beach towels and slippers from the room. Going out to the beach, we saw hotel sunbeds with umbrellas and deck chairs, but the hotel beach is rocky. We turned left and after passing 100-150 meters, settled down under the lifeguard's tower. The sand is white-yellow, the sea is clear and very warm, the bottom is also sandy. There were waves all the time, so swimming was a lot of fun.
The room was cleaned every day, once they even called on the phone and said that they needed to be cleaned, and we were in the room. If you need to replace towels and bed linen, just throw it on the floor and they will replace it, if you do not, then they will not change it.
In general, the hotel itself left me with an average impression. If you only spend the night and have breakfast in it, then it is quite tolerable, so to speak, a good “troika”. If you need a higher level, then the Pearl River Garden fully corresponds to 4 *.
Taxi
Almost half of the visible transport on the road is a taxi. It is very cheap! After you have loaded your body into the car, then consider that you already owe the taxi driver 5 yuan. Taxi drivers don't speak English. I asked the guides of other tour operators, who were also on the 1st floor of the hotel, to write in Chinese the place where I needed to, showed the taxi driver and drove. The counter immediately shows 5.00 yuan.
The first two kilometers are included in this amount, each additional kilometer costs 2 yuan. When you get into a taxi, you point to the counter and he takes you along the counter. During rush hours, the driver shows on the phone or money how much the trip costs, whether you want to agree or not. You can bargain, but it is problematic to catch a free taxi during peak hours. To McDonalds from the hotel on the counter 12 yuan, a taxi at rush hour asks for 15.
About the rules of the road. I still can't figure out how accidents don't happen with such traffic. Only those who drive either straight or left react to traffic lights. Always turn right, at any signal. Pedestrians and cyclists walk and ride at random. But everyone is moving slowly, no one is in a hurry, maybe that's why there are no accidents. Everyone let each other through, calmly rearranged (just beep), cut each other and this is in the order of things.
I was left with a pleasant feeling about their traffic rules. No one is freaking out, everyone is calm and respectful of each other. Cyclists, motorcyclists and cars ride safely on sidewalks.
Pros: cheap; clean cars; no smell, air conditioning. Basically, these are middle-class VWs, or Hyundai (I don’t remember how to spell it correctly), or Chinese brands ... In any case, the car is good, the driver has no intention of throwing a client or taking a longer road! (verified many times)
Cons: Beware of private traders. They have cars without any markings that they are taxis. It costs 3 times more.
Sanya
Basically, all tourists travel by bus or taxi to McDonald's. I have already written about taxis. To take the bus, you need to walk to the main street. Exit the hotel and turn right. Go to the ring, next to a tall yellow hotel, I think it's called Baohong, and turn onto the left road, and follow it to the main street.
The distance from the hotel is 1 km, walk about 10 minutes. Get to the main street, cross it and turn right to the bus stop. We traveled only by bus number 2, it goes probably every 3 minutes. The fare is 1 yuan. You should immediately have banknotes of one yuan with you, as no one will give you change on the bus. The next stop will be near the Chinese Duty Free (about it below), 8 stops go to McDonalds. Duty free will be on the right side of the bus, McDonald's on the left side and it will stop just opposite it. Near McDonald's there is a pedestrian street full of shops with clothes, mostly sportswear. If you go further along the road about 500 meters, there will be a large shopping center.
Duty free. A large gray building, it is impossible not to notice. It sells only perfumes, watches, glasses and pearls. Alcohol and cigarettes are sold in the duty free of the airport, but the choice there is not large.
You take your passport and air ticket with you in the city in duty free, buy what you need, they give you a receipt, and then you will receive your goods at the duty free of the airport. Duty free accepts yuan and dollars, euros are not accepted. You can pay by Visa card.
Attractions
In this chapter, I will not describe the size of attractions, their beauty, etc. , as this can be read in brochures and other reviews. Before the trip, I was interested in how to get to them, which I will describe, as well as prices. How much I liked this or that attraction, I will evaluate on a 5-point scale. We didn’t buy excursions, we went everywhere ourselves, since it’s much cheaper, they are not tied to time, and we don’t like to wait for someone, because someone from the group will always feel bad, someone will want to eat, sleep, drink, go to the toilet etc.
, as a result of which excursions can be greatly reduced, and if you constantly wait for someone, then interest is lost.
For all Chinese, the entrance fee for excursions is two times cheaper than for foreigners, and if you buy entrance tickets from Chinese guides, they sell them cheaper than at the box office, but we didn’t do this, since we had to look for these guides, because we had to look for them. e. wasting time.
Center of Buddhism "Nan Shan"
It is located about 35 km from Sanya. Drive towards McDonalds. Get from the same stop where bus number 2 stops. You need to go on a blue bus, it does not have a number, instead, hieroglyphs are drawn, on which an elephant is drawn on board, 80-100 cm high, he himself is white in blue pants, the elephant, as it were, walks, raising both hands showing thumbs, like "everything is cool. " This bus runs about once every 10-15 minutes. We got on the bus, showed the conductor Nan Shan's booklet, she took 10 yuan from us and we went. Drive for about an hour.
The bus goes through the entire bay of Sanya Bay. After looking at this bay, I realized that it was good that the hotel was not located in it. There are practically no cafes, shops, all the hotels are across the road from the beach, there are practically no people on the sea, although all the hotels look very beautiful. It's very boring for me. About an hour later, the bus stopped, we (who were going to Nan Shan) were immediately transferred to another one, which took us to the park.
Entrance ticket: 150 yuan, after passing control, we went to the next ticket office, where we paid 20 yuan for cars around the territory. We got into a car and drove to the temple of the Goddess of Mercy, where the entrance fee is 20 yuan. After walking around the temple, they went out, showed tickets for cars and got into the nearest one, which took them to the next attraction, and so on. Drinks, some kind of food, etc. are sold on the territory.
When we left the park, we went to the toilet, next to the ticket office, where the blue bus with the elephant stops.
There were many who wished to leave on it, I had to work with my elbows.
Conclusion: for two, the tour cost 20+300+40+40+20=420 yuan. With a hotel guide, the tour cost 370 yuan per person.
I recommend the tour. Grade 4+
Nan Tan thermal springs
It is located about 35 km from Sanya. Go in the opposite direction from McDonalds, towards the Yalunvan Bay or Yalongbey (which is the same). Shuttle buses do not go there. They say there are free buses, but we could not find them. Attempts to find out from the hotel guide did not lead to anything, as she was interested in selling us a tour. We decided to go ourselves. Since they knew that the springs were located in the area of Yalunvan Bay, they boarded a green (not blue) bus with an elephant and drove to the final stop. We drove for about 40 minutes, gave 5 yuan from the nose. The bus stopped outside the Holiday Inn. Near the hotel there is a shopping street towards the sea.
We went to where we bought, paying 50 yuan for the safe where our things were, and another 10 yuan for an insipid shower. Having dressed, we stopped a taxi and went to the springs. On the way, I noticed that we returned about 17 km towards Dadonghai, after which we turned at a fork and drove the same amount towards the springs. We drove only about 40 km, paying the taxi driver 90 yuan.
Entrance ticket: 198 yuan, a deposit of 200 yuan per person (you can buy drinks and food on the territory and the deposit will be written off). If the deposit is not used, it will be returned according to the receipt. There are plenty of vending machines with free water on site. You must have swimming trunks with you (swimsuit for a girl), tight-fitting, otherwise you will not be allowed into the pool with fish. In the locker room you will be given free towels and slippers. The working hours of the springs are from 10:00 to 22:00.
When we left the park, we saw two Russian girls.
We decided to take a taxi with them, but they said that a guide would come for them. When the guide arrived, he agreed to take us to the hotel for 30 yuan.
We did not go to Monkey Island, since we were on it last time. If someone goes on it, then it is better to combine the tour with the sources, since they are located nearby, i. e. save money. When we were driving back, the odometer showed 35 km to the hotel. It was necessary to immediately go from the hotel by taxi to the sources, it would have been cheaper, but on the other hand we looked at Yalunvan.
Conclusion: for two, the tour cost 10+396+90+30=526 yuan. With a hotel guide, the tour cost 320 yuan per person. If we had gone back by taxi, then it would have happened that way, but we stayed there as long as we wanted and no one hurried us.
I recommend the tour. Rating 5+, complete relaxation! ! !
Taoist Park Heavenly Grottoes.
It is located about 40 km from Sanya. Drive towards McDonalds.
It is located about 35 km from Sanya. Drive towards the Thermal Springs and Monkey Island. We bought this tour because public transport does not go there. Cost $50 per nose. Quite an interesting tour, but you need to go yourself! If with a guide, then he will simply lead you through the mountains and let you take pictures. The most interesting thing there is that you need to buy an additional excursion on the spot, about 55 yushki, for a small mountain expedition, crossing rivers, swimming in a waterfall, etc. Nothing like this happened with our guide. To my question “where is the waterfall? ”, he simply replied that it was not the season and he was dry. Of course, he deceived, he was just too lazy to go there, since the excursion time was already coming to an end, the group was large, and therefore they took pictures for a long time, and again, someone had a srachka, someone had a sore.
Conclusion: With a hotel guide, the tour cost 335 yuan per person.
The tour is interesting, there is something to see.
Rating 4 (would lead to a waterfall, would be 5). Be sure to take a change of clothes with you, as you can get wet, you can leave your clothes on the bus.
Deer Turned Head Park Luhuitou
It is located close to our hotel, if you wish, you can walk, but all the time uphill. We took a rickshaw for 5 yushas. There are several ways to climb the mountain: on foot, by road train (the best option), and on trolleys backwards. You can go down only in the way that you went up, you cannot combine. The footpath, road trains and the lift are located in different parts of the foot of the mountain. By and large, where the rickshaw or taxi driver brings you, you will go up.
Entrance ticket: 40 yuan, including the ride on the road train.
When we left the park, we went to the place where the rickshaw dropped us off, sat down to another and returned for 7 yushek.
Conclusion: for two, the tour cost 5+7+80=92 yuan. The hotel guide does not offer this tour.
The tour is very interesting, as it offers a very beautiful view of Sanya, Sanya Bay and part of Dadonghai. We got great photos.
findings
If you are in doubt where it is better to go on vacation, choosing between Hainan and Thailand (Pattaya), then I definitely recommend Hainan to you. I was in Pattaya, and for me it is very uncomfortable at night, as it is very stuffy, unlike Hainan, where a cool breeze pulls from the sea at night. If you are interested in excursions and beach holidays, then Hainan, if nightlife, parties, Go-go Shows, then Pattaya!
All good rest!
Travel time: August 06-19.2010, two adults
Hotel: Landscape Beach, Dadonghai Bay
Currency (at the time of the trip): 1 yuan = 4.7 rubles; 1 US dollar = 30.0 rubles; 1 dollar = 6.7 yuan.
Road
When buying a tour, we planned to leave on August 05, but at the last moment Pegasus changed something and the departure was scheduled for August 06. The agency apologized to us and returned 2.000 rubles for the shift in the departure date, allegedly for the hotel. And they were also upset that before that they had promised a direct flight Krasnoyarsk - Sanya, and now Krasnoyarsk - Bangkok - Sanya. Anyway. .
When we boarded the plane, the carrier announced that first to Sanya, then to Bangkok, which greatly cheered up my beloved. The flight lasted 06:15 hours. There were many air pockets along the way, so that I myself once poured juice over myself, once a neighbor poured over me.
The return flight was scheduled for August 19 at 09:35. The information was posted on the stand at the hotel guide on the 1st floor of the hotel in the lunch area. Departure from the hotel at 06:30. But by chance in the evening, passing near this information, they noticed that the information had changed, and the departure was scheduled for 12:30. , departure from the hotel at 09:30 h. This, of course, made me glad that you could sleep in and go to breakfast in the morning, but it was not clear that no one warned about the change in check-out time, because we passed by the information when we went to the room to sleep. It would be a shame to roll out with suitcases at 06 am.
Hotel
Landscape Beach, Dadonghai Bay.
We drove from the airport for about half an hour, almost all the tourists were in this hotel. Upon arrival, we found out that the hotel had already been renamed Liking Resort Sanya. At the reception they gave documents and a deposit of $ 100 per room, we were handed the keys and we went to the room. We had an Executive double room with a large bed. Having risen, we realized that there would be no shared bed. We returned to the reception, but the guide explained that the Chinese stupidly moved two beds and that's it. Since it was 05 in the morning, they did not argue and went to bed.
The room contained: two beds, a table, a TV set on it (flat plasma, Russian channel one "RTR - Planet"), a safe, a coffee table, armchairs, a kettle, an ashtray, disposable slippers, matches, green tea bags, a minibar (mini fridge ), washing accessories, hair dryer, air conditioning. The toilet room (it is also a shower room with a bathtub) was separated by a glass partition, which could be curtained. The room was clean, towels and linens were also clean.
The air conditioner was regulated, i. e. we set a comfortable temperature, and did not touch it again. Turning on the refrigerator and putting two free bottles of water in it, we went to bed.
Waking up, we found that the Executive level, this is an extension to the main building, is, as it were, behind it, and therefore there is no sea view at all. View of either the hotel entrance or the building under construction. The room itself suited us (they moved the beds themselves), it doesn’t seem to care, since we were going to sleep in the room. In the morning I looked into the refrigerator, it turned out that it did not freeze at all. We went down to the hotel guide and told her about the problem. The guide was terrible. He practically doesn’t know anything about Sanya, he doesn’t speak Chinese, he only knows how to sell excursions, in connection with which, the refrigerator was changed for us for 2 days.
Breakfast. I used to be in Sanya, at the Pearl River Garden Hotel, there were really breakfasts there, and in this hotel breakfasts are at the 3 * level. I was glad that the bacon and sausages are not soy.
In principle, they were not hungry. There were always fruits, a few salads. A full breakfast is enough for both an adult and a child.
In China, they took dollars, which were changed right there at the reception. $100 = 670 yuan; 100 euros = 840 yuan. On the wall hung a TV with a volute exchange rate from some bank. Seeing it in Sanya and entering it, I compared the courses and they completely coincided. They change a maximum of $ 200 or euros from a room per day, without commission. The yuan is not exchanged for the currency back. Another interesting fact is that dollars of 1996 are not changed at the reception.
After eating, we went to the sea. Took beach towels and slippers from the room. Going out to the beach, we saw hotel sunbeds with umbrellas and deck chairs, but the hotel beach is rocky. We turned left and after passing 100-150 meters, settled down under the lifeguard's tower. The sand is white-yellow, the sea is clear and very warm, the bottom is also sandy. There were waves all the time, so swimming was a lot of fun.
The room was cleaned every day, once they even called on the phone and said that they needed to be cleaned, and we were in the room. If you need to replace towels and bed linen, just throw it on the floor and they will replace it, if you do not, then they will not change it.
In general, the hotel itself left me with an average impression. If you only spend the night and have breakfast in it, then it is quite tolerable, so to speak, a good “troika”. If you need a higher level, then the Pearl River Garden fully corresponds to 4 *.
Taxi
Almost half of the visible transport on the road is a taxi. It is very cheap! After you have loaded your body into the car, then consider that you already owe the taxi driver 5 yuan. Taxi drivers don't speak English. I asked the guides of other tour operators, who were also on the 1st floor of the hotel, to write in Chinese the place where I needed to, showed the taxi driver and drove. The counter immediately shows 5.00 yuan.
The first two kilometers are included in this amount, each additional kilometer costs 2 yuan. When you get into a taxi, you point to the counter and he takes you along the counter. During rush hours, the driver shows on the phone or money how much the trip costs, whether you want to agree or not. You can bargain, but it is problematic to catch a free taxi during peak hours. To McDonalds from the hotel on the counter 12 yuan, a taxi at rush hour asks for 15.
About the rules of the road. I still can't figure out how accidents don't happen with such traffic. Only those who drive either straight or left react to traffic lights. Always turn right, at any signal. Pedestrians and cyclists walk and ride at random. But everyone is moving slowly, no one is in a hurry, maybe that's why there are no accidents. Everyone let each other through, calmly rearranged (just beep), cut each other and this is in the order of things.
I was left with a pleasant feeling about their traffic rules. No one is freaking out, everyone is calm and respectful of each other. Cyclists, motorcyclists and cars ride safely on sidewalks.
Pros: cheap; clean cars; no smell, air conditioning. Basically, these are middle-class VWs, or Hyundai (I don’t remember how to spell it correctly), or Chinese brands ... In any case, the car is good, the driver has no intention of throwing a client or taking a longer road! (verified many times)
Cons: Beware of private traders. They have cars without any markings that they are taxis. It costs 3 times more.
Sanya
Basically, all tourists travel by bus or taxi to McDonald's. I have already written about taxis. To take the bus, you need to walk to the main street. Exit the hotel and turn right. Go to the ring, next to a tall yellow hotel, I think it's called Baohong, and turn onto the left road, and follow it to the main street.
The distance from the hotel is 1 km, walk about 10 minutes. Get to the main street, cross it and turn right to the bus stop. We traveled only by bus number 2, it goes probably every 3 minutes. The fare is 1 yuan. You should immediately have banknotes of one yuan with you, as no one will give you change on the bus. The next stop will be near the Chinese Duty Free (about it below), 8 stops go to McDonalds. Duty free will be on the right side of the bus, McDonald's on the left side and it will stop just opposite it. Near McDonald's there is a pedestrian street full of shops with clothes, mostly sportswear. If you go further along the road about 500 meters, there will be a large shopping center.
Duty free. A large gray building, it is impossible not to notice. It sells only perfumes, watches, glasses and pearls. Alcohol and cigarettes are sold in the duty free of the airport, but the choice there is not large.
You take your passport and air ticket with you in the city in duty free, buy what you need, they give you a receipt, and then you will receive your goods at the duty free of the airport. Duty free accepts yuan and dollars, euros are not accepted. You can pay by Visa card.
Attractions
In this chapter, I will not describe the size of attractions, their beauty, etc. , as this can be read in brochures and other reviews. Before the trip, I was interested in how to get to them, which I will describe, as well as prices. How much I liked this or that attraction, I will evaluate on a 5-point scale. We didn’t buy excursions, we went everywhere ourselves, since it’s much cheaper, they are not tied to time, and we don’t like to wait for someone, because someone from the group will always feel bad, someone will want to eat, sleep, drink, go to the toilet etc.
, as a result of which excursions can be greatly reduced, and if you constantly wait for someone, then interest is lost.
For all Chinese, the entrance fee for excursions is two times cheaper than for foreigners, and if you buy entrance tickets from Chinese guides, they sell them cheaper than at the box office, but we didn’t do this, since we had to look for these guides, because we had to look for them. e. wasting time.
Center of Buddhism "Nan Shan"
It is located about 35 km from Sanya. Drive towards McDonalds. Get from the same stop where bus number 2 stops. You need to go on a blue bus, it does not have a number, instead, hieroglyphs are drawn, on which an elephant is drawn on board, 80-100 cm high, he himself is white in blue pants, the elephant, as it were, walks, raising both hands showing thumbs, like "everything is cool. " This bus runs about once every 10-15 minutes. We got on the bus, showed the conductor Nan Shan's booklet, she took 10 yuan from us and we went. Drive for about an hour.
The bus goes through the entire bay of Sanya Bay. After looking at this bay, I realized that it was good that the hotel was not located in it. There are practically no cafes, shops, all the hotels are across the road from the beach, there are practically no people on the sea, although all the hotels look very beautiful. It's very boring for me. About an hour later, the bus stopped, we (who were going to Nan Shan) were immediately transferred to another one, which took us to the park.
Entrance ticket: 150 yuan, after passing control, we went to the next ticket office, where we paid 20 yuan for cars around the territory. We got into a car and drove to the temple of the Goddess of Mercy, where the entrance fee is 20 yuan. After walking around the temple, they went out, showed tickets for cars and got into the nearest one, which took them to the next attraction, and so on. Drinks, some kind of food, etc. are sold on the territory.
When we left the park, we went to the toilet, next to the ticket office, where the blue bus with the elephant stops.
There were many who wished to leave on it, I had to work with my elbows.
Conclusion: for two, the tour cost 20+300+40+40+20=420 yuan. With a hotel guide, the tour cost 370 yuan per person.
I recommend the tour. Grade 4+
Nan Tan thermal springs
It is located about 35 km from Sanya. Go in the opposite direction from McDonalds, towards the Yalunvan Bay or Yalongbey (which is the same). Shuttle buses do not go there. They say there are free buses, but we could not find them. Attempts to find out from the hotel guide did not lead to anything, as she was interested in selling us a tour. We decided to go ourselves. Since they knew that the springs were located in the area of Yalunvan Bay, they boarded a green (not blue) bus with an elephant and drove to the final stop. We drove for about 40 minutes, gave 5 yuan from the nose. The bus stopped outside the Holiday Inn. Near the hotel there is a shopping street towards the sea.
We went to where we bought, paying 50 yuan for the safe where our things were, and another 10 yuan for an insipid shower. Having dressed, we stopped a taxi and went to the springs. On the way, I noticed that we returned about 17 km towards Dadonghai, after which we turned at a fork and drove the same amount towards the springs. We drove only about 40 km, paying the taxi driver 90 yuan.
Entrance ticket: 198 yuan, a deposit of 200 yuan per person (you can buy drinks and food on the territory and the deposit will be written off). If the deposit is not used, it will be returned according to the receipt. There are plenty of vending machines with free water on site. You must have swimming trunks with you (swimsuit for a girl), tight-fitting, otherwise you will not be allowed into the pool with fish. In the locker room you will be given free towels and slippers. The working hours of the springs are from 10:00 to 22:00.
When we left the park, we saw two Russian girls.
We decided to take a taxi with them, but they said that a guide would come for them. When the guide arrived, he agreed to take us to the hotel for 30 yuan.
We did not go to Monkey Island, since we were on it last time. If someone goes on it, then it is better to combine the tour with the sources, since they are located nearby, i. e. save money. When we were driving back, the odometer showed 35 km to the hotel. It was necessary to immediately go from the hotel by taxi to the sources, it would have been cheaper, but on the other hand we looked at Yalunvan.
Conclusion: for two, the tour cost 10+396+90+30=526 yuan. With a hotel guide, the tour cost 320 yuan per person. If we had gone back by taxi, then it would have happened that way, but we stayed there as long as we wanted and no one hurried us.
I recommend the tour. Rating 5+, complete relaxation! ! !
Taoist Park Heavenly Grottoes.
It is located about 40 km from Sanya. Drive towards McDonalds.
It is located about 35 km from Sanya. Drive towards the Thermal Springs and Monkey Island. We bought this tour because public transport does not go there. Cost $50 per nose. Quite an interesting tour, but you need to go yourself! If with a guide, then he will simply lead you through the mountains and let you take pictures. The most interesting thing there is that you need to buy an additional excursion on the spot, about 55 yushki, for a small mountain expedition, crossing rivers, swimming in a waterfall, etc. Nothing like this happened with our guide. To my question “where is the waterfall? ”, he simply replied that it was not the season and he was dry. Of course, he deceived, he was just too lazy to go there, since the excursion time was already coming to an end, the group was large, and therefore they took pictures for a long time, and again, someone had a srachka, someone had a sore.
Conclusion: With a hotel guide, the tour cost 335 yuan per person.
The tour is interesting, there is something to see.
Rating 4 (would lead to a waterfall, would be 5). Be sure to take a change of clothes with you, as you can get wet, you can leave your clothes on the bus.
Deer Turned Head Park Luhuitou
It is located close to our hotel, if you wish, you can walk, but all the time uphill. We took a rickshaw for 5 yushas. There are several ways to climb the mountain: on foot, by road train (the best option), and on trolleys backwards. You can go down only in the way that you went up, you cannot combine. The footpath, road trains and the lift are located in different parts of the foot of the mountain. By and large, where the rickshaw or taxi driver brings you, you will go up.
Entrance ticket: 40 yuan, including the ride on the road train.
When we left the park, we went to the place where the rickshaw dropped us off, sat down to another and returned for 7 yushek.
Conclusion: for two, the tour cost 5+7+80=92 yuan. The hotel guide does not offer this tour.
The tour is very interesting, as it offers a very beautiful view of Sanya, Sanya Bay and part of Dadonghai. We got great photos.
findings
If you are in doubt where it is better to go on vacation, choosing between Hainan and Thailand (Pattaya), then I definitely recommend Hainan to you. I was in Pattaya, and for me it is very uncomfortable at night, as it is very stuffy, unlike Hainan, where a cool breeze pulls from the sea at night. If you are interested in excursions and beach holidays, then Hainan, if nightlife, parties, Go-go Shows, then Pattaya!
All good rest!
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I rested in Hainan for a week and in general I liked the rest, with the exception of some things, firstly, there are practically no entertainments in the bay, almost all cafes were closed at 22.30-23.30, and the external lighting of the hotel turned off at exactly 23.00 at all, so if you want fun nightlife, then it is absent there, to our question to the guide: “Are there any discos here? ”, she replied: “Yes, but the Chinese play cards and dice there, ” we did not check this.
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I rested in Hainan for a week and in general I liked the rest, with the exception of some things, firstly, there are practically no entertainments in the bay, almost all cafes were closed at 22.30-23.30, and the external lighting of the hotel turned off at exactly 23.00 at all, so if you want fun nightlife, then it is absent there, to our question to the guide: “Are there any discos here? ”, she replied: “Yes, but the Chinese play cards and dice there, ” we did not check this. Secondly, I didn’t like the beach on the territory of the hotel, but there was a city beach nearby, although there were a lot of Chinese, but it was a clean sandy beach, very warm water and gorgeous waves. There were always free sunbeds on the beach. I liked everything else, both the hotel and the rooms themselves, the staff is friendly and smiling, but they don’t understand Russian at all, they had to explain themselves with gestures. I can safely recommend this hotel to my friends, I liked that the first coastline, met people from the hotels of the "2nd" coastline, they did not like to get to the sea in cars that went every half hour. And in comparison with other hotels (I was in some), our hotel won in everything.
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The hotel is not bad, the room in which we rested was a family one. Everything in the room is excellent, comfortable, clean most importantly! Cleaning was done every day, not always of high quality, but it depended on the kuni, some washed even under the bed, the other shift did not consider it necessary to sweep.
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The hotel is not bad, the room in which we rested was a family one. Everything in the room is excellent, comfortable, clean most importantly! Cleaning was done every day, not always of high quality, but it depended on the kuni, some washed even under the bed, the other shift did not consider it necessary to sweep. I really liked the view of the sea, a huge balcony, though because of the constant heat you can’t sit on it especially, it was more drawn to the room under the air conditioner. The room had a computer with the Internet, everything is free, the daughter was happy that she could easily communicate by mail with friends. Skype installed and called home without problems, also pleased. The sea near the hotel is not very many stones and the Chinese are not measured there. We went to the beach of another hotel and the sea is cleaner and there are fewer Chinese, but for us it was paid, but not expensive. The hotel area is surrounded by greenery is very beautiful! everyone liked the pool, both children and adults, it was the main entertainment in the evenings, since there is not much to go to. The most unpleasant thing is the presence of rats on the territory of the hotel, they scurry about everywhere in the evenings, like at home, even near the pool, I was shocked by this all the rest, outside the hotel there is dirt like in all of China, even south, even north, a nation of assholes. Excursions are interesting, only the minus is that almost everywhere you are told that in the city it costs five times cheaper, you must be able to refuse their obsession. The food at the hotel for 3 was so boring that for the last five days we didn’t go to breakfast at all. Good food was in the Russian Traktir, not cheap though but decent. In general, we concluded that we no longer rest in China, if such a service is in the south, what then in some Baidakh?
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We rested from 22.04. 10 to 05.0510. The hotel is normal corresponds to its 4 stars, I liked everything very much, the food is good, I recommend it to everyone. I especially liked the smuggling in the bay.
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We rested from 22.04. 10 to 05.0510. The hotel is normal corresponds to its 4 stars, I liked everything very much, the food is good, I recommend it to everyone. I especially liked the smuggling in the bay.
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Disappointment absolute with this hotel and rest on Hainan Island in particular. Service . the staff does not notice tourists at all (I rested for 2 weeks, chewed durian on our floor without any hesitation. This is despite the fact that it is forbidden to bring this fruit to the hotel at all). The stench didn't go away.
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Disappointment absolute with this hotel and rest on Hainan Island in particular. Service . the staff does not notice tourists at all (I rested for 2 weeks, chewed durian on our floor without any hesitation. This is despite the fact that it is forbidden to bring this fruit to the hotel at all). The stench didn't go away. Cleaning is far from ideal, food is poor and monotonous (I was ready for this), there is no entertainment in the hotel, as well as in Asia in general. I didn't like the hotel itself. The impression was not the best. I do not advise.
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