For me, one of the top two or three hotels I have stayed at ever, definitely the best in (Mainland) China. It is indeed a bit pricy for China, especially for outside Shanghai and Beijing, as you pay minimum 3200 RMB. However, I think you get great value overall, even though the island (Dong'Ao) also has other options that are more affordable. This is actually my first time staying in an Alila hotel, and now I see it has a focus on wellness, eco-tourism, and unique experiences. Dong'Ao offers a great environment for this ethos because it is a small but well preserved island that is small enough to get around by shuttle in under half an hour. The hotel itself is on a cliff, so you get a great view of the sea and the surrounding islands, especially on a clear day (and I do suggest checking the ewather before booking). Then, the hotel also offers a variety of paid and free activities. The "welcome ceremony" is not very special as its baiscally just a free drink, however, they do offer a tour of the island in a shuttle which I think is good to take some photos and stuff. They also have free yoga and meditation sessions, which fits the "wellness" vibe well, along with the island setting. Service is also great. Staff members Colin/Brian and many others were very attentive and answered various questions and requests promptly. Ther e are only two restaurnats on the property,but they are both pretty good, especially the Chinese restaurant (hoitong), great views as well and reasoanbly priced. I have some advice for international travelers: to get to Dong'Ao, the fastest way is to go by ferry from Hengqin, which is a part of Zhuhai but is very close to Macao (Taipa). The ferry terminal in Hengqin is only five or so minutes from the border with Macao. Thus, what you can do is either fly into Macao directly or go into HK and then take a free airport bus to Macao, and then take a casino shuttle to the Hengqin border. From there, you cross over into China, then you call a taxi to take you to the Hengqin passenger terminal. All in all it shouldn't take more than an hour from Macao to the port, then its another 40-50 minutes to Dong'Ao. You should use the Trip.com website or app to make the ferry bookings, as the hotel will not do it for you., though they do arrange for transportation from the Dong'ao terminal to the hotel (which is only five minutes). To me, this hotel or Dong'ao island in geeneral is way more worthwhile than other parts of Zhuhai which are kind of a letdown in my view tourism-wise. But Dong'ao is truly unique, there were plenty of Hong Kong tourists at the hotel which goes to show you that it has a growing reputation in HK as well. TO me its even better than Sanya (Hainan) even though it has only one beach if you want a resort experience with amazing architecture and photo oportunities, infinity pool, etc.
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