Long-Stay in Sanya for Winter?
8 Serviced Apartments with Kitchens & Monthly Rates That Feel Like Home

We open with the international serviced apartment best suited to a long stay, and the highest-scoring on this list — Ascott Dadonghai Bay Sanya scores 9.6/10 from around 3,442 real reviews. It's an Ascott serviced apartment of around 186 units in seven types, from a studio to a three-bedroom penthouse. What long-stayers love most is a full kitchen in every unit (fridge, induction hob, microwave, cookware) and a washing machine — you can cook and do laundry just like at home — plus a sea-view infinity pool, and a central Dadonghai address with a roughly 400 m walk to the beach and restaurants and supermarkets all around, the easiest place to stock a kitchen on this list. Guests say the same things again and again: spacious, clean rooms that are far better value than a nightly hotel once you stay several days. The honest caveat: it's the top price here (though it's a trusted international brand), some reviews say the small kitchen kit — knives, cutlery — isn't always complete and you have to ask for more, and monthly rates are quoted case by case.

If you want a long stay on Sanya's prettiest beach with a kitchen and a brand you can trust, this is the most-reviewed pick on the list — Holiday Inn & Suites Sanya Yalong Bay scores 9.6/10 from around 8,517 real reviews. It's an all-suite IHG hotel where many suite types come with an open kitchen, a large fridge and free self-service laundry — everything you need to cook and wash for a long stay — set on the 8 km white-sand Yalong Bay arc that many call the best and prettiest swimming beach in the city. Guests mention it often: they've stayed for 3 weeks and loved it, and they'd return, the rooms are clean and the staff look after you well — ideal if you want to wake up and walk down to a beautiful beach every day. The honest caveat: Yalong Bay is on the opposite side from the Haitang duty-free mall and a fair drive from town, so stocking the kitchen means relying on a supermarket in the resort zone (which may carry less / cost more), and not every room has a kitchen, so pick a kitchen-listed room type when you book.

If you want an international serviced apartment with the kitchen and washer right in the room and easy transport, Citadines is the value pick — Citadines Yazhou Bay Sanya scores 9.6/10 from around 857 real reviews. It's a Citadines serviced apartment (part of the Ascott group) of 152 modern units, from a Standard room to a two-bedroom. What long-stayers love is a full kitchen and an in-room washing machine in every unit, plus a gym, a yoga room, a coffee corner and an on-site restaurant. Guests praise the helpful, efficient front-desk team and clean rooms, and the building sits next to the Yazhou high-speed-rail station, which makes taking the train to other towns on Hainan island very easy if you want to explore during a long stay. The honest caveat: Yazhou Bay is on the city's western side, a newer science-and-tech district rather than a main tourist beach like Yalong or Haitang, so it's quieter and you'll drive to the tourist beaches / duty-free mall.

If you want a heavily-reviewed international serviced apartment close to the airport, Oakwood is a name long-stayers know — Oakwood Apartments Sanya scores 9.2/10 from around 2,020 real reviews. It's Sanya's first international branded serviced apartment (an Oakwood property), in central Tianya district near the Sanya Bay beach. What long-stayers love is a full modern kitchen in every unit and a free laundry room with the latest washers and dryers — everything for cooking and laundry. Guests praise the spacious units, the location near the beach and near the airport, and a brand you can trust on long-stay standards. The honest caveat: it's a property that's been open a while, so some rooms and common areas may look less new than the latest towers, and Sanya Bay is a mid-value zone, so you'll drive to the marquee Yalong / Haitang scenery and the duty-free mall.

If you want a long stay on the Haitang side by the duty-free mall without paying luxury-resort rates, this is a well-reviewed value pick — Sanya Haitang Bay Binhai Wanghai Seaview Hotel Apartment scores 9.2/10 from around 1,218 real reviews. It's a local apartment-hotel set right in the Atlantis resort area. What long-stayers love is that every room type has a kitchen and a washing machine, giving it a home-like feel, plus several sea-view room types and a swimming pool — and a great location: a 5-minute walk to the Atlantis beach and a 3-minute drive to the world's largest CDF duty-free mall. Guests say it's far better value than a resort or hotel in the Haitang zone once you stay several days. The honest caveat: it's a managed-apartment operation rather than a branded hotel, so standards and service can be less consistent, individual units have different owners, and Haitang Bay is the furthest from the airport and town.

This suits a long stay on the Haitang side in a spacious sea-view room at a friendly price — Sanya Xingyue Banhai Seaview Holiday Apartment scores 9.4/10 from around 681 real reviews. It's a local sea-view apartment in the Poly zone of Haitang Bay, opened in 2021, with around 28 units. What long-stayers love is that the higher-tier suites have a kitchen, a washing machine and a private balcony with a wide panoramic sea view, in spacious layouts. Guests bring up the value often, calling it a luxury feel for a fraction of the price of the upscale hotels next door — ideal for sipping coffee over the sea every morning during a long stay. The honest caveat: it's a small, recently opened apartment with fewer reviews than the big brands, the kitchen / washer is only in the higher-tier suites (the cheapest rooms may not have them), and Haitang Bay is far from the airport and town.

This holds the highest score on the list, suiting a long stay in a Dadonghai sea-view room at a light price — Haolonghai Seaview Apartment scores 9.9/10 from around 332 real reviews. It's a local sea-view apartment in Dadonghai, opened in 2022, a small building of around 10 units. What long-stayers love is spacious, clean rooms with a kitchen, a washing machine and air-con, giving it a home-like feel. Guests mention the cleanliness and the sea views often, and reviews note it scores higher than 98% of similar stays, plus a Dadonghai location that's a walk to the beach, restaurants and supermarkets, so stocking the kitchen is easy. The honest caveat: it's a very small apartment (around 10 units) with still-few reviews, so that 9.9 comes off a small base, it's owner-run with no hotel-style common facilities (no lobby / big pool), and you should check the photos and reviews of your booked unit.

We close with the lightest-priced apartment on the list, on Phoenix Island, Sanya's signature view — Sanya Bay Phoenix Island Dream Chasing Sea scores 8.7/10 from around 658 real reviews. It's a local apartment on Phoenix Island on the Sanya Bay side. What long-stayers love is that rooms have a kitchen (induction hob) you can cook in, and the iconic Phoenix Island sail-shaped towers lit up at night, plus a free shuttle on and off the island and a roughly 10–20-minute hop from the airport. Guests praise the sea views and the lit sail towers at night, and it's the lightest price here for a budget long stay. The honest caveat: it's the lowest score on the list (8.7), a few reviews hit room / damp issues at first and asked to switch rooms, it's a managed-apartment operation on the island where some rooms have only a small kitchen — so confirm your booked room has a real kitchen — and getting on and off the island relies on the shuttle.