Situated in the southern city of Sanya on the tropical Hainan Island, the Haitang Bay Resort Hotel will comprise two main hotel buildings, totaling 700 rooms, covering a 113,500 sq m area, which is to be constructed in two phases.
     Phase 1 of the resort, which will consist of a 23 floor hotel building, luxury spa, fitness centre and private villas, is expected to open in March 2011. Phase 2 will include the second hotel building as well as a retail and bar street.
     Upon completion, this luxury hotel will offer discerning travellers ocean view hotel guestrooms, grand ballrooms, convention centres, international restaurants, recreational pools and even a wedding chapel. Surrounding the two main hotel structures the green, lush landscape will be preserved, into which modern private villas will be merged to maintain a sense of free flowing natural beauty.

     The resort will take an innovative appearance as the structures are designed to resemble a series of flowers rising seamlessly from the ocean in a simple, yet elegant arc. This effect will be achieved through the design of the buildings in an attempt to achieve a sense of motion towards climax. Phase 2 of the resort will be lower, gradually increasing in height in an arch towards Phase 1 creating a feeling of continuous movement, which culminates with the anchor at 96 metres high.
     Both the conceptual and schematic design of this extensive luxury resort project, developed by Sanya GaoSheng Investment Co Ltd, has been devised by Steelman Partners.