Jinghai Hotel & Resort

I stayed for a week, and every day started with a delicious breakfast. In the afternoons, I could play free table tennis, then enjoy the sunset in the evenings, and swim at night. There was always something to do, even just staying at the hotel! The room was spacious, and the bedding was very comfortable.

The hotel's location is great, just across the street from the beach, and there are plenty of dining options within 600-700 meters. We upgraded to a sea view room, which was very spacious and offered ocean views. The cleanliness was good, but the facilities are quite old, and the bathroom lacks an extractor fan. One evening around 7 PM, there was a sudden power outage. My elderly parents and children were quite frightened. Other nearby hotels had generators, but this one didn't. Power wasn't restored until almost midnight. During the outage, we couldn't contact the front desk, and the elevators were out of service, which was a concern since we were on the 14th floor. The hotel later offered a room upgrade voucher as compensation, which honestly felt like no compensation at all. Luckily, we weren't stuck in the elevator and no one was hurt. The kids' facilities are outdoors and quite small, but my child still had a great time playing under the sun.

1. The hotel is conveniently located close to both the airport and the 'Ends of the Earth' scenic spot. We booked a 180° sea view room, and it indeed faced the ocean, but we were given a lower floor, so the overall view was just average. 2. The room was spacious and quiet at night, but the facilities are definitely quite old. While outdated facilities are common – many standalone hotels in Sanya Bay have a long history – the biggest issue was that the labels on all the light switches were severely faded. Even in normal light, it was almost impossible to see which light they controlled, so we had to resort to blindly pressing them to figure it out, and there was no glow-in-the-dark feature. This could easily be improved; they could simply print some highly adhesive labels and stick them on the switches, which would be very low cost. 3. The overall service was decent. The front desk staff were competent, and the hotel butler added us on WeChat and was very responsive to any room service requests. 4. The breakfast restaurant was very large, but the ambiance and taste were average, and the variety was limited.

The family room at the hotel was clean and cozy, and the overall environment and service were quite good. The staff were all very enthusiastic. It was a very satisfying stay, and I would definitely come again.

I booked a garden view room because it was cheaper, thinking I could still see the sea as soon as I stepped out. The room was quite spacious, and although the facilities were a bit old, it didn't really bother me. My window faced another building directly, so I had to keep the curtains drawn. One minor issue was that there was only one set of blackout curtains and no sheer curtains, so the room was pitch black during the day when the curtains were closed. However, the elevator lobby offered a distant view of the sparkling sea, which was a pleasant surprise and made up for the room not having a sea view. There are plenty of restaurants within walking distance. Be careful when renting electric scooters; the scan-to-rent options on the sidewalk outside the hotel are very expensive. It's better to find a rental shop and rent one in person.

The kids' area is outdoors and very small, with no foam mats, so babies under one simply can't play there. This meant we had nowhere to entertain our little one, and he ended up just crawling on the room floor. The Wi-Fi in the room was terrible; it was impossible to have a meeting, and I had to rely on my phone's hotspot. Breakfast always offered the same few items, mostly cold dishes. Although it's supposed to end at 11 AM, many items weren't replenished after 10:30 AM, and it wasn't very tasty. Every time we wanted to go to the pool or the beach, we had to take the elevator down from Building B, cross the busy lobby area to Building A, and then take another elevator down – it was really annoying. These aspects were incomparable to the hotel we stayed at in Dadonghai a few days prior. On the positive side, they provided a crib bumper, the staff were friendly, hygiene was good, the room had a nice sea view, and it was very close to the coconut groves and the beach.