Shengyi Holiday Villa Hotel

Beautiful room. Extraordinary view. Manager spoke excellent English and was incredibly helpful. Easy access to the beach and walking distance to a few excellent western restaurants. Gym was a little disappointing with outdated/broken equipment.

When we arrived for check in at 3:30, we were told the room was not ready and we had to come back an hour later. We were not offered anything as an apology. We booked a seaview room, but we had to pop our heads out of the balcony to actually see it. The hotel is very clean although old, and there is loud music being played in the hallways. The pool was pretty but too cold to go for a swim. Would probably not stay there again.

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel. Really friendly and polite staff, one spoke english as well for Foreigners that can't speak Chinese, plus the set up for our Daughter in the family suite was very thoughtful. She had sinks she could reach, cute panda toothbrushes delivered every day, her own themed cup, toys to play with, mini robe, her own bed all though she preferred the big one haha, shoes etc. That was the greatest plus with this hotel, she absolutely loved it because of those details. The view is beautiful as well, clean but old rooms I'd say, it was worn down quite a bit so maintaining the hotel is definitely something they would have to work on. Several Restaurants close by also for online delivery. The biggest downside with this hotel is the beach unfortunately. We chose this place because of a more quiet beach, we thought the least, but the water scooters/jet skies roaming around constantly forced us to take a taxi to the busy beaches. The smell of gas was horrible and very strong when the jet skies passed by as they are driving where everyone is swimming. Very unhealthy to breathe in and they are about 6-8 of them driving by all the time, nothing I would want anyone to breathe in and it is a safety concern, they could literally drive over you anytime. Later at night when they had all left the beach it was a great place for shell picking though. The more busy beaches have set up restrictions for these water jet skies, which prohibits them from driving there, therefore next time we go to Sanya we will choose one of the hotels around Yalong or Dadonghai. You constantly hear helicopters flying as well, but you sort of get used to that.

Shengyi is a nice hotel. It is located close to Coconut Dream Corridor and even has a small store inside. We booked a suite and it was lovely. On the 17th floor and a great view of the ocean from the balcony. It is a bit out of date and needs updating but we were comfortable. However, we were the only foreigners who stayed at the hotel and many staff did not speak English (except 2) but they were so hospitable and helpful. Ken is the best! We were subject to some long staring and photos taken of us (by guests and some staff) but management handled it promptly. There is no spa or hot tub (bummer) but there is a Starbucks station at reception (which is great). Overall, the price is great and it’s quiet. It was relatively easy to get places. We enjoyed ourselves.

The hotel is quite affordable with a fantastic ocean view. The team is very helpful and friendly, especially Ken from the front desk. He upgraded our room for free, gave us his personal WeChat account and helped us with everything (even found a courier to send our belongings to another city). There is a Starbucks at the entrance so you can enjoy your morning coffee with ocean view.