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The Sanya EDITION
Sanya, Hainan, China · EDITION · Grand Luxury
The Sanya EDITION, EDITION's first property in Asia, opened December 2016, features a 20,000-square-metre private ocean maintained by 10 million gallons of seawater pumped daily from the South China Sea and recycled every 32 hours through an ozone treatment system. Every one of the 501 rooms in the horseshoe-shaped hotel has an ocean view across the 50-acre, 194,000-square-metre resort.
- 501 rooms
- Opened 2016
- Neighborhood: Haitang Bay
About The Sanya EDITION
- The private ocean at The Sanya EDITION holds 10 million gallons of seawater, pumped in continuously from the South China Sea and fully recycled every 32 hours via an ozone treatment and filtration system, making it one of the largest engineered saltwater lagoons inside a hotel resort anywhere in the world.
- The signature seafood restaurant Xian Hai By the Sea is located within the private ocean itself and is reachable by boat; guests dine on illuminated floating platforms and choose their meal from a custom live fishpond.
- At 194,000 square metres of gross area, The Sanya EDITION was the largest EDITION property in the world at opening, and its resort landscape includes 900 mature trees transported from across Hainan Island.
- The ancient name 'Sanya' in Chinese meant 'the end of the sky and the ocean', a boundary of the known world in historical maps, making Haitang Bay one of the most poetically named hotel locations in the country.
History
The Sanya EDITION opened in 2016 as EDITION’s first Asia hotel and a 50-acre oceanfront resort on Hainan Island. The property is anchored by a horseshoe-shaped hotel, a private man-made ocean, and terraced hillside villas with ocean views. EDITION describes the interiors as warm, simple, and beach-inspired, while Forbes Travel Guide highlights the resort’s futuristic look and large-scale aquatic setting. Its distinctive appeal is the combination of a tropical resort layout, extensive water features, and a broad dining and wellness program.
The setting
The Sanya EDITION stands at 100 Haitang North Road in Haitang District, at the leading edge of China's designated National Bay — a 22-kilometre government-backed resort corridor built to the highest international standard. The EDITION opened here in 2016 as the brand's first Chinese resort; successive arrivals of Atlantis and a cluster of landmark luxury properties along the boulevard have since confirmed the bay's pre-eminence. The cdf Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping Complex at No. 118 Haitang North Road — China's largest offshore duty-free facility — sits nearby, pairing South China Sea beach frontage with world-class retail access.
Restaurants and bars
- Market at EDITION — Café
- The Jade Egret — Restaurant · Modern European
- Xian Hai By the Sea — Restaurant · Cantonese
- Beach Barbacoa — Poolside
- Beach Club at EDITION — Poolside
- Sky Bar at EDITION — Bar
- Private Table at The Floating Deck — Restaurant
Experiences
- Event Lawn — Lawn in front of the Private Ocean swimming area, with a direct view of the natural sandy beach, used for ceremonies and outdoor dinners.
Amenities
- Private ocean / man-made lagoon
- Four pools
- The Spa at The Sanya EDITION
- 11 treatment rooms and suites
- 24-hour fitness centre
- Playland family entertainment zone
- 12 villas with private pools
- Complimentary shuttle to Sanya CDF
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Tennis
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Responsible Hospitality Verified (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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