My family and I are currently vacationing at the Ocean Sonic Resort. I'll start with the airport. Upon arrival, it is desirable to have a booked transfer. Very few people speak Russian or English. Mostly in Chinese.
Hotel accommodation is good, Rooms are spacious and clean. Cleaned every day, though I gave them a tip maybe from this. The rooms have internet, but only wired connection. WIFI only in the lobby. There is a kitchen in the room, but we didn't cook because there were no utensils. We mostly drank tea in the room, but it's also nice, you don't have to run downstairs. The view from the window is gorgeous, right on the sea, very beautiful. You can see the pool from the window, you can watch the children.
Now the beach. I want to say right away do not believe all the guides who tell you to walk across the road. From building number 1 where the dining room is, there is an elevator, right next to the entrance to the dining room.
On it you go down by the elevator, then exit the building and to the right of the guard's booth there is an elevator down, there is a transition to the other side of the road, there is also an elevator and here you are on the beach. You can also get there along the street, for this, when you leave the hotel, turn to the right, go down and to the right behind the guard's booth, then as described above.
The beach is a special place. It's always busy there in the morning, so we go in the afternoon. The sea is good, very salty. There are all kinds of entertainment (motorcycle water, boats and all that). Security does not let the locals behind the fence, but not everyone is lured. They are always present on the beach. They sell a lot of stuff.
Now about the people of China themselves.
Be patient, they are not cultural at all. They spit wherever they want. Garbage is also thrown everywhere. In the morning, when the table is cleared after someone, everyone is swept to the floor. Therefore, the floors are dirty under the table. Drivers don't let anyone through. YOU NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
If you occupy a table, it’s better to leave someone to sit at it, Leave the plate anyway, the Chinese will sit down and you can’t do anything. THEY ARE LOCAL. The treatment to us is not very good, like they came in large numbers here. Not everyone knows English, very few. But in principle, tolerably, if you ask, they begin to help.
ABOUT CHILDREN.
Little ones, nothing to feed. I explained to them for a very long time what mashed potatoes are. Until they started doing and only in the restaurant on the beach. Nowhere else did they help us. Take baby food with you, we only save ourselves with it. They feed mostly only Chinese food. Therefore, it would probably be better to take not all inclusive, but only breakfast. All the same, you have to feed the children in restaurants for money. For children there are slides in the pool, there is a warm pool. There is a room for children, very nice, but a bit dusty. There are billiards, tennis, children's slides in building number 1. The main thing is to walk around the territory.
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The hotel has a large private beach, very clean, a huge number of sunbeds. On the beach, paid entertainment (snorkeling, diving, banana, etc. ) and an outdoor cafe. On weekends there is live music and a mini disco.
We stayed in the Deluxe Ocean View Suite. This is a huge two-room suite (bedroom + living room) with a kitchen and a bathroom... on the balcony! In addition to the bathroom in the room, there is a bath on the balcony. Nice to relax with a panoramic view of the sea! There is everything, right down to an ironing board with an iron, a stove (that's just how to turn it on, they didn't figure it out and there are no saucepans).
The impression was spoiled by the last day. When they began to pay with a credit card, a check did not come out of the terminal, but an SMS about payment came. They tried to force us to insert the card a second time. For a long time and stubbornly they demanded to remove the report from the terminal. I had to follow the Russian manager (the girl is on the 1st floor in the lobby of the 2nd building). Yes, just explain to her that the bill suits us, but the second time we are not going to pay for it, we had to 3 times (as if they spoke different languages)! Then came the answer: "This is China! . . " I have never seen such unprofessionalism in 3 * hotels! As a result, they got a report, the operation did not go through. They began to call the bank (number on the card), but they passed. They said that we can pay a second time, and the bank will take control of 1 operation. After 30 days, the money will be returned. Luckily they returned!
Be sure to set up an SMS notification for a credit card before traveling to any country. Be carefull!
The all-inclusive system disappointed, the choice of drinks is organic, the cuisine is European, which the Chinese do not know how to cook. Tasty and original was only in the hotel restaurant on the veranda, where bbq.
The rooms are oversized. We paid for a 2-storey room of 150 square meters, but there is no more than 100 square meters.
Rest in this hotel only Chinese and Russians, mostly Siberians.
The service is not that bad, it is absent in principle, despite the 5 star category. I suppose, due to the fact that the hotel is not a chain, and the population is very illiterate. The hotel staff nods at any claim, smiles, but does nothing, they cleaned up badly, a few things were lost in the laundry room, they didn’t change the pastel, they didn’t wash the floors. I had to constantly turn to the Russian staff of the hotel, speaking Chinese, English is generally useless there.
In the spa, they constantly tried to breed money, slipping some kind of their underground price list.
The gym is rubbish.
There is no own beach. Across the road. To cross the roadway there is a specially trained brave Chinese, or he simply has nothing to lose, because they can really crush there!
The sea is really yellow. But they say somewhere there are azure beaches, we did not get there.
The pool occupies a large area, but shallow, is in the shade and quite cool.
When getting into a taxi, take a business card from the hotel, this will make it easier for you to return home. taxi drivers will take you to the hotel only if you ask them about it in Chinese, in all seriousness, they don’t even know how to count to 10 in English.
Excursions. . . If not for the wonderful Siberian guy Trushko Timofey, who has been living in Hainan for 3 years, we would not have a single photo. His interesting excursions, not standard, as if from the inside, greatly smoothed out the bad impression of Hainan. Works for himself, because very disappointed with the work in tour companies. He feels like a fish in water among these often unencumbered locals on an island. He is fluent in Chinese, there was no such thing that the locals did not understand him or asked him again, laughed at his jokes. Although he is serious. Do not gouging, which is usually not typical for guides. If you do not want to spend a lot of time on excursions, I advise thermal springs, and a snake farm (not far to go). Well, monkey island is nothing like that, it's funny, but then at the same time look into the fishing village. Good luck!
(+86)13086099101
timofei. t@gmail. ru
Z. Y. be sure to write down Timofey's phone number - it will come in handy
During this period of time it was hot and very humid, the air conditioners saved the rooms. I really liked the sea, warm with light waves, blue in color, you could swim continuously if your shoulders did not burn. The beach and the golf course are across the road, but this is not a minus, because. the entire coastline is separated by a road. The hotel has its own beach, it is fenced and local residents are not allowed to swim and stay there, the guard monitors this. The beach has good sun loungers, clean and lots of space.
A hotel with an all-inclusive system, this is a rarity for China and it suited us very well with children, the choice is not large, less than in Turkey, but everything is scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, enough seafood, different meats, vegetables, soups, various pastries, enough fruits, Abuz, pineapple, bananas, and others little known to me. Chinese and European cuisine. Lots of juices for breakfast and alcohol for the rest of the time. Not bad white wine, beer, men liked local whiskey with cola, good coffee. On the beach there is a wonderful bar with Italian cuisine, pasta, pizza, everything is on the level! The kids ate 3 ice creams for free. I recommend to visit the restaurants in the hotel, delicious and unusual.
The pool is large with thermal water, there is a section for children with 2 slides and shallow water, there is a hot section like a sauna, there is a bar in the pool. The place is a lot, there are few people, everything is comfortable, not intrusive with relaxing music, very clean. in the pool you can swim after dinner, turn on the lights, music and until 11 pm the children swam.
In general, it’s impossible to describe everything, we really liked it, it’s not like in Turkey and Egypt, there is no noise, fuss and animators. Not bad excursions, good shopping, you can find good quality for a low price, a lot of children's and electronics, you have to bargain.
I recommend to everyone.