Scattered across a man-made peninsula curving into Haitang Bay on China's southernmost island, a low-rise constellation of white cubic villas and pavilions announces The Sanya EDITION's central ambition: to bring Ian Schrager's urban design intelligence to a tropical resort context without losing either quality in translation. Opened in 2015, the property was developed with Marriott International and sits within the vast Haitang Bay resort corridor, its architecture — clean orthogonal volumes pushing through tropical planting, glass walls dissolving the boundary between villa interiors and private pool terraces — carrying the restrained modernism that defines the EDITION brand across its global portfolio. The interiors sustain that discipline with real conviction. Guest rooms layer bleached oak millwork against large-format stone tiles in warm greige tones, the furniture — leather-woven desk chairs, linen upholstered sofas, slim blackened-steel floor lamps — maintaining a consistent material temperature throughout. Villa categories open directly onto planted courtyards with private plunge pools, the floor-to-ceiling glazing pulling the garden in so completely that the distinction between inside and outside becomes largely conceptual. After dark, the property shifts register: the bar deploys a dense constellation installation overhead — hundreds of suspended glass orbs lit from within — against walls of dark-stained timber, while the poolside restaurant keeps two mature trees growing through its teak deck, festival lighting strung between the canopies above rattan dining chairs and candlelit tables.

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Inspired by the sea, The Sanya EDITION is an exceptional new destination on Hainan Island, just off the coast of Southern China. Water, a source of vitality and serenity, defines the lush 50-acre EDITION property, which features a spectacular private ocean along with two pools. All of the 506 guestrooms in the horseshoe-shaped hotel have ocean views. In addition, 11 hotel villas are nestled into a terraced hillside with ocean views, private pools, and pavilion spaces. Nearby attractions abound, such as shopping at luxury designer outlets, but once guests cross the entrance into The Sanya EDITION, they become part of an experience that is other-worldly.