Four-star Haitang Bay, Sanya
Atlantis Sanya
A tower of 1,314 sea-view rooms on Haitang Bay, an aquarium of 86,000 animals at its centre, and suites whose bedroom windows look straight into the lagoon.
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- Forbes Travel Guide
- Four-Star, 2026
- Rooms
- 1,314, including 154 suites
- Opened
- April 2018
- From the airport
- About 45 minutes from Sanya Phoenix
The hotel
Atlantis on the South China Sea.
Atlantis Sanya opened on 28 April 2018, the first Atlantis in China and the sister of the resorts in Dubai and the Bahamas. Fosun International owns it and Kerzner runs it. Building began in 2014 on 130 acres of Haitang Bay, north-east of the city, and the result is a 48-storey tower shaped like a sail, with every one of its 1,314 rooms facing the sea.
At the heart of the resort is the aquarium: the Lost Chambers and the open-air Ambassador Lagoon hold some 86,000 marine animals. Around them sit a waterpark of 200,000 square metres, Dolphin Cay, a theatre with 1,800 seats and 21 restaurants, bars and lounges. Jeffrey Beers International and HBA did the interiors, mixing sea motifs with the culture of Sanya. At Ossiano, dinner is served beside the glass of the lagoon.
- Underwater suites In the Neptune and Poseidon suites, the bedroom and bathroom windows give onto the Ambassador Lagoon, with a butler on call day and night.
- Aquaventure A waterpark of 200,000 square metres, the first in China to open every day of the year.
- Ossiano Seafood and lamb at tables beside the glass of the aquarium.
Rooms & suites
The sea on one side, the lagoon on the other.
All 1,314 rooms face the sea, with balconies and soaking tubs.
- Rooms Ocean-view rooms From about 49 square metres, each with a balcony over Haitang Bay.
- Below the waterline Neptune Underwater Suite Two floors and 145 to 173 square metres, with floor-to-ceiling windows into the Ambassador Lagoon.
- Signature suites Imperial and Royal Suites A formal dining room, a large living room, a media room and wide views over the water.
Dining
Twenty-one places to eat and drink.
A selection of the restaurants listed by Forbes Travel Guide. Shown for information.
- Ossiano Seafood Beside the Ambassador Lagoon
- Bread Street Kitchen & Bar British Gordon Ramsay
- Tang Cantonese In the resort
- Netsu Japanese In the resort
- Crab Kitchen Singaporean chilli crab In the resort
Recognition
Ratings and listings.
- Forbes Travel Guide Four stars, 2026
- MICHELIN Guide In the Sanya hotel selection
Good to know
Before you go.
- Families Built with children in mind: the waterpark, the aquarium, Dolphin Cay and Sea Lion Point are all inside the resort.
- Spa AHAVA Spa, alongside a fitness centre and several pools.
Getting there
Flying to Sanya.
Sanya Phoenix International is about 45 minutes away by car. Business jets use the same airport, where Deer Jet has run a dedicated FBO since at least 2016.
- Hong Kong 1 h 10
- Shanghai 2 h 50
- Singapore 2 h 55
- Beijing 3 h 40
- London 13 h 10 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Does Atlantis Sanya have MICHELIN Keys?
- No. It is in the MICHELIN Guide's Sanya selection without a Key. Forbes Travel Guide rates it Four-Star.
- Can you sleep under water at Atlantis Sanya?
- Yes. The Neptune and Poseidon Underwater Suites have bedroom and bathroom windows that look into the Ambassador Lagoon.
- How far is Atlantis Sanya from the airport?
- About 45 minutes by car from Sanya Phoenix International.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Sanya?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Sanya, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Sanya
Other hotels worth the trip.
- The Sanya EDITION Fifty acres of waterfront around a man-made lagoon, every room facing the sea; one MICHELIN Key and a Forbes Four-Star.
- Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort Most of its rooms look over the South China Sea, and the villas have their own pools; one MICHELIN Key.
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Sunshine Yi Hotel, Haitang Bay The former 1 Hotel Haitang Bay, now under its new name, with raw natural materials, five pools and a turn towards wellness.
- Capella Tufu Bay Designed by Jean-Michel Gathy with Bill Bensley, with a circular lobby round an ornamental pool, and a MICHELIN Key in 2025.
- Mandarin Oriental Sanya Stone villas on the beach and the hillside in some thirty acres, and a spa village of wooden pavilions; Forbes Four-Star.
- The Ritz-Carlton Sanya, Yalong Bay Four hundred and forty-six rooms of more than 65 square metres, and 33 villas that each have a plunge pool.
- Banyan Tree Sanya Forty-nine pool villas set along a lagoon on a 13-hectare estate, about ten minutes by car from the city centre.
- Raffles Hainan Clear Water Bay Even the standard rooms measure about 80 square metres, and the Long Bar takes its cue from the Singapore Sling.
- JW Marriott Hotel Sanya Dadonghai Bay On the shore beside the Luhuitou headland, with 435 rooms and Man Ho for Cantonese cooking and dim sum.
- Fairmont Sanya Haitang Bay Rooms begin at 65 square metres; Yuen Court cooks Cantonese and Hainanese dishes and has fourteen private dining rooms.
- Sofitel Sanya Leeman Resort Its 475 rooms, suites and sky villas stand in 19 hectares of tropical gardens around a main pool of 2,300 square metres.
- Sanya Marriott Yalong Bay Resort & Spa A beach hotel of 452 rooms, renovated in 2020, whose Quan Spa occupies a villa complex in the gardens.
- Hilton Sanya Yalong Bay Resort & Spa Hilton's first resort in China, given five stars by the national rating committee in 2008, with eight outdoor pools.
- Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay Villas & Resort One hundred and fifteen standalone villas with their own pools, next to Yalong Bay Golf Club and a few minutes from the beach.
- Sheraton Sanya Resort Built for families on the Yalong Bay shore, with Cantonese, pan-Asian and local cooking among its restaurants.
Staying at Atlantis Sanya?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Sanya, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.