We wanted a holiday with a difference & happily found it. Arriving at the hotel, after a long and tiring flight, we were pleasantly surprised by the good service that we received. We were alotted a sea-view room, on a non-smoking floor and found that the Chinese beds were very hard, which was quickly rectified after a phone call to the front-desk and a mattress change within 30 minutes. The room & en-suite was serviced every day, clean sheets & towels and a fully supplied bathroom with no need for any personal toiletries.
The Staff were really helpful, the food was great and the choice was endless.
The pool area was huge and loads of recliners and umbrellas & 'elephants' spouting cold water from their trunks (they were stone elephants) which was very cooling in the tropical heat.
The grounds of the hotel were very well kept and the beach was beautiful.
It was great fun to watch the Chinese go swimming at the end of the day, mostly half clothed, as they had a disaffection to sunbathing !
We also had 3 days excursion to Beijing which should not be missed, Tinan'amen square, Great-Wall, Silk Factory, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and not to forget Beijing Duck Mmmmmmmmmm !
Our tour guide, Robbie was very helpful & informative.
We were welcomed back to the Holiday Inn, like long-lost friends and are pleased to say that the Staff were genuinely friendly and helpful, at all times of the day.
We would highly recommend this holiday and would certainly return to Yalong Bay, like a shot.

I have just return home after a three weeks vacation in China. Me and my girlfriend stayed at five different hotels during the time, two in Beijing and three in Hainan. One of them was Holiday Inn Resort Yalong Bay for four nights.
Before we went I spent many hours on the internet searching for great hotels in the whole of Sanya area and i´m very pleased that we chose to stay at Holiday Inn Yalong bay. Considering lobby lounge and the panoramic view, the room, the staff, the food, poolarea, beach and price this is my nr 1 in Hainan (so far).
If I go back I will defenitely spend a couple of nights at Holiday In Yalong bay but also try one or two of the other hotels in the area that I haven´t seen yet, like Gloria and Sheraton.
By the way - their club sandwich is an excellent snack to enjoy by the poolside. Have fun!
/Mr. Rikard Kärfve

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Yelong Bay on 2/25/07 - 3/1/07 For $30 the upgrade for a ocean view suite is worth it! 95 percent of the people who stay there are chinese. The staff are very nice and helpful and the pool is great! The only thing is that the beds are hard (I think because chinese like hard beds) and there is not much to do there besides the beach and the pool.

The food is pricey but if you can get a ocean view suite (Great ocean view!!) for $130 to $150 then I will book this place.

Dear Sir I cannot believe some of the reviews I have just read about this hotel. I was their in May 2005 and found the staff friendly, helpfull and most COULD speak English if, funnily enough, with a Chinese lilt. The locals did have an area of beach close to the hotel but I found this an extra pleasure, who wants to be with a load of moaning tourists all the time, and I mingled with them happily. The rooms were clean and well appointed and the food more than satisfactory. All the bars had good service, and beer, and the beach bar staff even tried to teach me some Chinese, they failed I'm ashamed to admit, but at least I can now order a beer. It was a long trip from England via Beijing but well worth the effort. The only trouble I had was the cancelation of two of my internal flights but I worked my way around this problem eventually. The manage even booked an overnight stop for me in Beijing on my way home. It is an hotel I would happily return too if I decided to return to Sanya. Yours James Holden