Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay Villas & Resort is an architectural celebration of Southeast Asia’s rich cultural heritage, blending Thai, Burmese, and Chinese Nanyang influences into a unified resort experience. Located in the heart of Hainan’s Yalong Bay Resort District, the development offers 115 villas—each with a private pool—alongside 7 suites and 73 guest rooms, all nestled within a tropical landscape of lagoons and gardens. The design is driven by a vision of leisure and family connection, where regional architectural traditions are reinterpreted through refined modern forms, creating a warm and immersive retreat that stands as an iconic landmark on Hainan Island.
The architecture uses richly textured materials, deep overhangs, and water-centric courtyards to evoke a timeless tropical elegance. By seamlessly integrating landscape and built form, the resort fosters a tranquil rhythm of indoor-outdoor living, enhancing guest comfort while paying homage to its cultural inspirations.
Location
Sanya, Hainan, China
Completion
2007
GFA
12,752 sqm
Client
Sanya Accor Yian En Pte Ltd
Services
Architecture
Awards
- Hainan Island Iconic Landmark Award 2007
Architectural Harmony of Tropical Heritage
Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay Villas & Resort celebrates Southeast Asian architectural traditions through its expressive rooflines, dark timber lattices, and seamless integration with the lush landscape. The design evokes a sense of refined tropical luxury, with pitched roofs reminiscent of traditional Thai and Balinese temples, carefully scaled for both grandeur and intimacy.
Set amidst serene lagoons and gently curving pathways, the resort architecture blends cultural identity with resort functionality, creating a calming atmosphere of retreat and repose. Each structural element—from the rhythmic colonnades to the airy, shaded interiors—enhances spatial comfort while connecting guests to the natural beauty of its coastal surroundings.
A Curated Landscape of Tranquility and Tropical Expression
The masterplan of Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay Villas & Resort is a careful orchestration of spatial serenity and architectural rhythm, shaped to create immersive experiences of leisure and retreat. Designed in a triangular layout, the site integrates private villas, resort amenities, and landscaped waterways that meander organically through the development.
Inspired by traditional Southeast Asian forms, each villa is crowned with steep, multi-tiered gables, creating a rhythmic skyline that echoes temple silhouettes while ensuring privacy and individuality. The winding pedestrian paths, framed by lush gardens and curated vistas, invite guests to explore the resort in slow, contemplative moments, reinforcing the architectural intent of harmony, cultural resonance, and tropical repose.
Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay Villas & Resort stands as a holistic retreat where masterplanning, architecture, and landscape design converge to offer guests a seamless blend of cultural authenticity and luxurious calm. Every element—be it a gabled roof, a shaded walkway, or a reflective water edge—contributes to a narrative of escape and immersion. The resort not only elevates the standards of tropical hospitality but also exemplifies how thoughtful architectural design can transform a place into an enduring experience of beauty, rest, and connection.
Top: Private Room
Bottom: Guest Room w/ Private Pool
Right: Guest Room w/ Private Pool
