Sanya & Hainan aerial view

Sanya & Hainan, China

Sanya, on the southern tip of tropical Hainan Island, is China's answer to the Riviera: a string of crescent bays — Yalong, Haitang, Tufu, Clear Water — lined with palm-fringed beaches, championship golf courses and the world's largest duty-free shopping complex. Its resorts are among the most ambitious in Asia, pairing internationally acclaimed architecture with South China Sea views, private pool villas and spa rituals rooted in Chinese and Hainanese traditions.

Mandarin Oriental, Sanya

Secluded beachfront resort on a protected coral bay, ten minutes from downtown Sanya.

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Mandarin Oriental, Sanya exterior

Mandarin Oriental, Sanya interior

Rosewood Sanya

Glass-tower beach resort on Haitang Bay with Rosewood's residential polish and a Sense spa.

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Rosewood Sanya exterior

Rosewood Sanya interior

Capella Tufu Bay, Hainan

Jean-Michel Gathy-designed villa resort on secluded Tufu Bay, inspired by the Maritime Silk Road.

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Capella Tufu Bay, Hainan exterior

Capella Tufu Bay, Hainan interior

The Sanya EDITION

Ian Schrager's beach resort on Haitang Bay, built around a 20,000-square-metre private ocean lagoon.

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The Sanya EDITION interior

Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort

Discreet Park Hyatt hideaway on a private cove beside Yalong Bay, all hillside pavilions and infinity pools.

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Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort interior

The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay

Grand Yalong Bay resort with lagoon pools, private pool villas and a spa by ESPA.

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The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay exterior

The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay interior