European Leisure · Mediterranean Hotel

I stayed at this hotel for three nights before heading to Sanya. I chose it because they offered free airport pickup and it’s only a 10-minute walk from Haikou East Rail Station (Haikoudong / 海口东). I wanted to be closer to the city rather than staying in the Meilan area near the airport. As a non-Chinese speaker, I relied mainly on Didi taxis to get around when visiting other parts of the city. Didi rides are inexpensive and convenient (Didi is integrated into my Alipay app). The hotel it’s located off a busy avenue with heavy traffic. There’s a small snack shop right next to the hotel. To the left, in the direction of the train station, there are a few small street food stalls, and to the right, a bit further away, there’s a wider selection of fast food shops. I didn’t explore if there were any proper restaurants in the area. The hotel has a coffee shop but I didn’t use. The airport pickup service was smooth and hassle-free. The hotel staff were very helpful when I needed assistance with a few things. Since I don’t speak Chinese, I used a translation tool. I found the bed very comfortable—though I prefer firm beds, so it suited me perfectly. There was also a choice of pillows with different thicknesses. As a light sleeper, I was pleasantly surprised by how well I slept, as there wasn’t much noise to disturb me. Overall, my stay was pleasant, but I did notice that the cleanliness could be improved. For example, there was a significant amount of dust under the bed. That said the common areas of the hotel seemed well- maintained.

The hotel is conveniently located just 5 minutes walk from Haikou East Railway Station down a quiet side street. The rooms are basic but very clean. I found the bed to be extremely comfortable. There's also a good selection of English language action films available to watch on TV if you can manage to work out how to pay the nominal fee via a QR code. However, it is the staff and owner that sets this hotel apart from almost all of the many that I have stayed in. As a not so tech-savvy first time visitor to mainland China I would have been totally lost without their kind assistance in almost all aspects of my 3 stay in Haikou. A big thank you to all, especially to Hao Li (I think that's pretty close), the store manager.

I booked this as it was really close to the Haikou high speed rail station - and it is only a few mins walk away. Very clean and good service. Room is great in fact. Not many other facilities. But served its purpose.