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[quote=SASHA,415684]Hi Markus, I have beach-apartment in Sanya so maybe I can give you some local information... OK this will be long one:

It depends in which area you would like to stay, and also how much you're ready to pay.

Frankly speaking, New Year is not very good time to visit Sanya because it gets really too crowded, and hotels are full (even with triple fares than usual).

(you can also check Wikipedia and Wikitravel for Sanya info)

Basically, there are 2 major tourist areas in Sanya:

1) DADONGHAI: it's bay with long sandy beach & palm trees, surrounded by several hotels and many tourist-oriented residental buildings. It's 5-10min from downtown by taxi and it's more like small tourist city with all things needed (restaurants, supermarkets, shops, street BBQ). Main part of DaDongHai is it's long beach with many restaurants with live music and BBQ, it's quite nice in the evening having dinner by the music and sound of waves... There I would recommend 'InTime' 5-star resort it's right on the beach and price is only 400-500rmb (off-peak dates).

2) YALONG BAY: this is place where all major international 5-star hotels are located, this bay & beach is bigger than DaDongHai. It's completely separated from rest of the city (20-30min from downtown by taxi), and besides all those 5-star resorts - there's nothing much there, it's not a town, no shops, no supermarkets, just one artificial square with overpriced fruits & food, and shopping/dinning arcade in Crown Plaza Hotel (that's the only place for evening walk if going for dinner or shopping). Hotels are 1500-3000rmb (OFF-peak dates) which is normal considering all those Sheraton/Hilton/Marriott etc...

So it depends which type of vacation you need, if you like more intimacy then Yalong Bay is better and much more expensive, but if you need more fun and Thai-style vacation then DaDongHai is better and far more cheaper.

Since good hotels are mostly full for New Year, you can use some time and check availability one by one on travel agent websites like TravelChinaGuide, Ctrip or Elong, if you find something interesting and would like to know more, just PM me and I will try to give more information if I can...

Cheers,
Alex - Sasha[/quote]

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