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Yalong Bay National Resort, Sanya 572016, China
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Cactus Resort Sanya by Gloria
Ranked #15 of 566 hotels in Sanya
4.5 of 5 stars 1304 Reviews
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Shanghai, China
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“A nice hotel with a spacious and charming territory”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012
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The hotel is quite recommendable. It has a vast green territory with lots of nice small details, like hanging chairs, hammocks, fresh water showers.. The smimming pool is huge and has a great view of the hotel and a number of comfortable lounge chairs. There is a small pool bar with a limited choice of drinks.
The hotel's beach is about 12 minutes walk away and there is a shuttle car service to and from the beach running every 5-8 minutes. The beach has lounge chairs with umbrellas exclusively for the hotel guests. However, the chairs at the beach unlike at the pool have no mattresses and are therefore quite hard. The hotel does not provide beach towels, but the guests are not prohibited to take the regular shower towels from the rooms to the beach.
We did not like our room much, as it was rather small and had no balcony. The bathroom was extremely small and the bathtub was leaking, so the bathroom floor was always wet.
However, the beds were very comfortable. And there was everything necessary in the room, including a kettle, a fridge, lots of mirrors, a table, a wardrobe.. Complimentary water. Complimentary broadband internet. Free wifi in the lobby.
The breakfast was great, a mixture of Chinese and Western dishes. Fresh pastries. Indoor and outdoor seating. However, there was not that much seating space at peak hours. A bit pricey at 80 rmb per person per day.
Unfortunately, we found it a bit tricky finding passable dining options in the Yalong Bay area. The hotel only offers buffet dinner in the evening (188 rmb a person - too pricey. You could also go to the other hotels, but their meals are also rather expensive and nothing special. There is an entertainment (shopping+dining) complex at Crown Plaza hotel (about 15 minutes walk to the right from the Cactus along the beach ). There you can get some Chinese restaurants, a Pizza Hut, expensive and deserted shops and a small supermarket.
For more dining and shopping options one has to go to Dadonghai Bay (10 rmb by bus, 50-60 rmb by taxi).

  • Stayed December 2011
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Oslo, Norway
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Cactus Resort”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012

terrific resort,nice outdoor area with large pool,Not far to the beach.
big nice room and nice clean bathroom.
very good food at the buffet:)

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Zagreb, Croatia
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Do not expect 5* quality”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011
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Everything about this resort is average. We booked it because of the price comparing with other hotels. The rooms are nice, hotel beach is very good with a nice bar. As well this resort is in Yalong bay, so if you want to go where all the action is in Sanya expect a 30 min drive and 60 Yuans one way. Breakfast overpriced.

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“A good and relaxing atmosphere!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 June 2011
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Read the previous reviews and despite the mostly negative reviews, i booked a 3 night stay and i am glad I did. The hotel has seemingly undergone a thorough renovation and it boasts a very pleasant and welcoming atmosphere. Everything looked clean and new.

They have free wi-fi in the lobby and wired internet in the rooms. A bit slow but functional

The rooms are spacious enough, bathroom's a little smaller, but it was ok for me since i was a solo traveller. Breakfast buffet was big, but i was not particularly impressed with the food available. It was very "lunch" kind of food, typical of asian breakfasts. I agree with most, the dinner buffet was quite pricey, but there is an optional a la-carte restaurant on the lower flower with good food and affordable prices.

I was quite disappointed with the spa. I tried to book for a massage session, but they only had the spa menu written in russian and chinese and the staff in there spoke no single word of english.

As the hotel is not located opposite or close to the beach, they have recently and conveniently made available two golf carts that run at 10min interval, transporting hotel guests to and from the beach. However, should you choose to walk, it takes less than 10min each way.

Overall, it was good. I had a very relaxing time.

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  • Stayed June 2011, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Dalian, China
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“China Good - Good Value for the Money”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2011
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This hotel was close to what I expected. It is not a five star resort but is very nice. Hotel is clean and new with little of the peeling paint and constant construction you often see in China. The one thing that this hotel is lacking is really top notch service but this is typical throughout China. As an expat who has lived in China for the past year, this hotel is China good - excellent from a Chinese standard. The Bar, Moon Bar, was under construction and I would have really liked to have had some place to have a drink the nights we were there. My wife (who is Chinese) arranged tours while we were there that so we were able to eat off property. The property restaurants are expensive from a Chinese standard. I think the English was limited but I let my wife do that talking so we had no issues. If you want to do mostly sightseeing, you might be better staying downtown Sanya but this place is nice if you want to spend the day at the pool or beach.

Room Tip: Our mountain view room had no view at all.
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  • Stayed May 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Yalong Bay National Resort, Sanya 572016, China
Price range (per night):* 86 AUD - 147 AUD

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