The Westin Shimei Bay Resort

When I got to my room, I was SO happy!  Baron Liu at the front desk was a gem and the room was delightful – on the first floor and right at pool level so my patio opened up to the pool and I could hop right in!  The bed, of course, was heavenly and the room was spacious and clean.  The staff at the Lobby Lounge were polite and accommodating and got to know me because of my daily coffee and snack visits.  The beach is clean and the beach chairs and towels numerous.  They have a small roped off swimming area on the beach. However, the pool was excellent, and I chose to stay there because it was nearly empty every day!  They have a small drinks/ice cream bar at the pool which was nice for refreshments.  The nightly buffet on the lawn was good but got a bit old after 3 nights.  Perhaps changing up the variety of food would make it more attractive.  They have a western restaurant and of course, the Lobby Lounge.  They also have two Chinese restaurants that catered more to families/big groups – not great for a solo traveler.  For such a huge resort, I would expect more food options.  My favorite part of my trip was my visit to the Heavenly Spa where Amy Long took amazing care of me!  I highly recommend this hotel and plan on visiting again!

Although we don’t speak Chinese some of the staff spoke enough English for us to get by. Hotel is well designed very quiet, clean and well maintained. Rooms are spacious with excellent amenities. Plenty to do even if the weather is not great as it was for the first three days of our stay. They have a daily list of activities from cycling to cocktail making classes which guests can participate in at no extra cost. Breakfast and restaurant options were quite good although maybe not up to claimed five star rating. Area around the hotel is largely undeveloped but there is a fair amount of construction underway with apartment blocks and a local shopping centre just opened. Travel to hotel is an hour by taxi from Sanya (350-400RMB) or hotel supplied free shuttle (specified times) which takes about 2 hours. Good beaches for a swim or surf (water temp 24C) with several accessible breaks within walking distance although beach directly out front of hotel was closed for water activities our entire stay due to dangerous surf (Chinese standards for hazardous surf are slightly different to ours). Pool was fantastic although not many guests used it as water temp was a chilly 18C. There is an Olympic sized indoor pool which was a better option for the temperature conscious. Great gym with good selection of machines and free weights. Overall a highly enjoyable stay for our family and an experience we will be talking about for a while.

All members of the staff were very welcoming and helpful. Great interior swimming pool, long enough to train and looks very clean. Exterior swimming pools: the adult one big enough and interesting shape, the children one was also interesting and had slides. Inside the hotel there is also playground zone with learning centres. We ate all our meals at the hotel. It offered enough varieties for our 2 weeks stay; some delicious and colourful meals. Again the staff was very professional. One of the restaurant had a play zone for the children. End Nov., early Dec. was quite quiet, no crowd anywhere. Tennis court always available.

Very beautiful resort. privite beach, clean pool. Our family had a great time.

Great overall trip. Very attentative staff, very good breakfast, good beach, plenty of facilities and some activities. Great gym and pools. Was there during low season and some construction was ongoing. OK prices in the restraunts, but not cheap. Not too much to do in the surrounding area, but very relaxing, especially for families or a quiet vacation. Mostly local tourists.