Yalong Bay Earthly Paradise Birds Nest Resort — Hotel in Sanya City

I booked the Peacock room for 2 nights. After checking in, which took quite a while for them to process, a small golf cart transports you up higher in the mountains. To get to my cabin, it was quite a long walk with lots of stairs. It was a individual cabin up in the mountain. You get a good amount of privacy but you could still feel safe because other cabins were in sight. The peacock room had a round bed. We arrived at night so I immediately noticed how little lighting there was in the room especially in the bathroom. The bathtub was located outdoors with a fence right next to it. It was small and looked a bit dirty so I didn't make use of it during my stay. If I remember correctly, the only toiletries provided were shampoo and shower gel so remember to bring everything else you would need. ||||The HUGEST downturn was the air condition. It was practically not working the whole time. Since I visited in July, it was extremely hot and to have the AC not work was a nightmare. We called down to inform the hotel staff many times but every time they told us they had fixed it... it still ended up not working. If you're afraid of bugs or insects this hotel probably isn't for you. Since you're in the middle of the mountains you see insects and bugs all the time and sometimes they do end up in your rooms. The best part about my stay was definitely the view. Directly facing the bed is a glass door leading to the balcony. Its pitch dark out during the night but during the day its breathtaking.||||I picked this hotel because it was featured in one of the Chinese movies I've watched "If you are the one 2". If you're here reading reviews because of the same reason well you might be disappointed. The property was not as amazing as featured. Everywhere seemed worn out and needed some up keeping. The pool was either empty or dirty when I passed by. Breakfast was outdoors and was less than mediocre. There were a lot of flies and insects flying around and on the food put out. There was not much variety and the quality was also bad. ||||Service was close to terrible. Other than the staff that walked us up to our room and carried our luggage, no one at the hotel seemed friendly. The breakfast staffs were the worst. They often ignored our requests or were extremely slow with service. They just didn't seem like they wanted to be there at all. Check in staff was slow and unwelcoming. ||||The hotel is located at YaLong Bay, which is away from all the other hotels and resorts at DaDongHai so dining options were limited. To get down from the hotel to the rest of the island was also a pain so we ordered room service during our stay. The food was ok. It was close to some attractions like the suspension bridge and some parks which was a plus. ||||Overall I would not recommend staying at the hotel unless you really want a room with a mountain view. It was a memorable experience but unless you have the time and money to waste, don't stay here. I was in Sanya for 6 nights so I had a little time to try this hotel out along with others. There are so many other better options in Sanya with the price...

Stayed here Saturday night. Beautiful location. Large room - stand alone pole house really. Large bath and bed with plenty of living space. Beautiful large deck with great views.||||Lots of steps to get to room, so you would want to be reasonably fit. Very private - couldn't see any other rooms from my room.||||Room showed a few signs of wear but not unreasonable given location in a rainforest, near the ocean. The room was great the the bed very comfortable. Hot water and air-conditioning were fine. ||||Insect repellent was provided, but I didn't notice the bugs. Obviously in a rainforest you are going to get some wildlife !||||We arrived mid afternoon so missed lunch. All that was on offer was the Western Restaurant but we had a pleasant lunch overlooking Yalong Bay. ||||Caught the bus up to the tourist area. Very nice sights being the dragon sculpture and the tower. The nice thing was, there were hardly any people around. ||||Missed the suspension bridge on the first day but went back the second day. Free for hotel guests and well worth the experience. Also did The Strop which is the zipline ride. RMB100 and well worth it. It's in 2 stages so you walk 500m down very steep steps between stages. Not recommended for people with limited mobility. It was great fun and again there was nobody else there. I was worried about crowds and selfie sticks but I needn't have worried.||||Breakfast was included in the room rate and was a very large buffet with plenty of options. I was the only westerner there and they set knife and fork for me without being asked. I would have preferred chopsticks but it was a nice gesture !||||The staff were plentiful and friendly. I was with a Mandarin speaker so I didn't have to test their English. I suspect it might have been limited.||||My only word of caution is that once you are in the hotel, you need to rely on the buses to take you anywhere ie reception to room and room to spa etc. The buses are free and frequent, but there's a bit of waiting around. ||||I didn't get to try the spa or pool but they both looked good.||||We used the Chinese version of Uber to go into Yalong Bay for dinner but when getting taxi back, we had to double the fare to get him to take us. It's not far, but the taxi driver was not keen to do the trip at night as he wouldn't get a fare back, and it is a windy, steep drive. He told us it's rare for hotel guests to go down into Yalong Bay as it's not worth the trouble.||||I only saw Yalong Bay at night so I am not qualified to review it. Felt quite touristy but we had a nice meal in a Chinese Restaurant. There didn't seem to be many food options in the hotel at night, other than ordering delivery from another hotel.||||Yalong Bay has been described as the Hawaii of Asia. In my view it's nothing like it at all. However it's a nice place and shouldn't feel the need to compare itself with somewhere in America.||||Overall, I would recommend this hotel for a couple of nights away, somewhere quiet and different. If you want a beach holiday, stay in...

The reason for choosing this place was a way to change up a beach holiday, and we weren’t disappointed. From most of the resort, including our own room, we were treated to stunning views of mountains, ocean and tropical rain forest. The rooms are beautiful inside and uniquely shaped. Check out the different layouts and features of the various room types before booking as they are all so different. However, Hunter（曾祥东 ）at reception, was very flexible with my friend traveling with her tall son and allowed her to change to a bigger room after arriving. In fact, Hunter was amazing throughout our whole stay and I cannot express strongly enough how valuable of an asset to the hotel he is. He gave me his WeChat upon arrival and helped us any time we needed anything. For example, some things he helped us with include: restaurant reservations, shuttle pick up, recommendations for attraction visit times to avoid crowds, rushing out new key card envelopes (yes, you need to have these on you to access the park attractions included in your room package) to the Glass Bridge cashier and answering so many of my random questions. ||We had dinner twice at the Thai restaurant which was delicious. We actually celebrated my birthday here one night. The restaurant staff colluded with my friends to surprise me with a cake and birthday song. The food, especially the pineapple rice and vegetable curry, was delicious and the views are breathtaking from its mountaintop location. ||We only ate breakfast at the Western restaurant. I thought I had read that the food in this restaurant wasn’t very good so I had low expectations, but again I was very impressed. The variety is exceptional and the quality of the food very good. I had delicious tenderloin beef, crispy chicken, mango salad, a perfectly cooked omelet, freshly made wontons, homemade yoghurt and so much more. The only thing lacking for me was good coffee. Maybe a nice coffee machine would be better than their brew. And again the views. This restaurant too is perched on the mountaintop overlooking jungle and Yalong Bay below. ||Potential Cons: it takes a bit to get used to the shuttle service to get around, but once you do, it’s fine. My group found it fun riding around the jungle resort in open-air shuttles. Some rooms are a bit far to walk to down wooden paths and lots of steps. I enjoyed this but it’s something to...