Nanshan Leisure Villas

My hubby and I stayed in Nanshan hotel for 3days 2 nights. Location: We took a Taxi from Sanya Phoenix International Airport, it was about 30 minutes drive, and cost 100 CNY. If you use didi app to call for private car, it can save about 20 CNY. Private car is definitely more comfortable than Taxi. Safety: We did not explore any other place of Sanya, but it was quite safe in airport and Nanshan temple compound. Well, still need to be careful when travelling the world. The journey from airport to hotel was a bit out of main road, we passed by residential area and un-constructed road without clear signage, felt like taking a bit adventure. Weather: Nanshan Hotel stationed at seaside, we enjoyed the breeze most of the time. At night we could sleep without aircon . Views: Our room had a direct view to Nanhai Guanyin, which was awesome! Rooms: well, room was not new and could see stains at walls/sink, the design was quite retro. No bar, basic TV channels only. But generally the room was still neat and tidy. We were there for praying, so did not really expect a lot of fancy room service. Service: The reception staff could speak little English, they were just doing their job. But the buggy boys/ concierge guys were really awesome. There was no lift, the buddy boy carried my heavy luggage to level 2 without expecting tips. On my date of check out, I was prepared to take the hotel service to airport, the concierge staff suggested to take car from outside hotel could save half of $ ( save 150CNY), and also save waiting time (I was in the hurry to catch flight). He helped us a arrange a car waiting outside the hotel, and arranged for a buggy to send us off from hotel reception to hotel exit ( that was quite a distance), again he did not expect any tips. My hubby and I have prepared the tips for them, but when we settled our luggage, and turned around, the staff had gone. No chance for us to show our appreciation. Activity: hotel provides a few activities. morning 4am we took buddy to Nanshan temple, followed monks doing morning lesson, it was great experience. 8am we followed a tour guide to Nanhai GuanYin temple, it was very informative trip, especially for people wanna learn more about buddhism. At night, we went to the hotel function room practicing “Xin Jing”. Before 12 midnight we went to hotel lobby to served joss stick to Hainan Guanyin, and ended our date. Food: we took vegetarian throughout our stay, either from hotel or the restaurant nearby Nanhai Guanyin Temple, the taste and presentation was nicer than Singapore Vegetarian food I would say. But the price was on the higher end, on average we spent 200CNY per meal. Price: well, we spent 2k CNY for the accommodation, it was not cheap, and the facility was not value for the money. One benefit of stay in Nanshan Hotel is free admission to Nanshan Temple. I consider it as a great stay for its convenient access from airport, relaxing religious activities, and of course friendly service. Will definately come back again