Where to stay

LUXURY

Haikou:

Hainan Mandarin Hotel: 18 Wen Hua Lu. Located in the Haikou¡¯s financial district, close to the harbor and only 4km away from the airport. The beaches and historical sites are also conveniently nearby.

Haikou Hotel: 4 Haifu Road. Grand and busy hotel in town, with various choices of rooms including the standard room (588 yuan) and high-ranged room (1280 yuan).
Tel: 0898-5350221, 0898-5350266

Sanya:

Jinling Holiday Resort: Luling Road, Dadonghai. Dadonghai¡¯s original beachfront hotel was built 10 years ago and is currently being renovated. Ocean-facing rooms have small balconies and windows with excellent views of the whole bay and out to the South China Sea.

Cactus Resort Sanya: Yalong Wan National Resort, it's the excellent resort-style hotel with beautiful mountain view. It boasts the largest swimming pool in China. In addition, famous Yalong Bay and Luhuitou Park are nearby. p>

MID-RANGE

Haikou:

Wuzhishan Hotel: 19 Jichang Dong Lu. You'll have choices of 240 yuan for singles and 260 yuan for doubles (there¡¯s a potential 50% discount).
Tel: 0898-5351012

Overseas Chinese Hotel: 17 Datong Lu. Single room from 276 yuan, doubles from 360 yuan, and triples from 480 yuan. And each room has a private bathroom. You can bargain for the price, but foreigners should pay in HK dollars.
Tel: 0898-6708430

Sanya:

Seaside Holiday Inn Resort: Dadonghai. You're provided by standard singles (260 yuan) and deluxe doubles (340 yuan).