A fantastic hotel all way round! Its own description is totally spot on, on the amenities; a fantastic location at the CBD, a fantastic view of many parts of Hangzhou. Made a great impression on my first visit to the City and third time to China. Ample room and storage in the room, a studio space in essence. Has its own washing machine and small refrigerator and mini cook top and hood extractor in the room, with a mini stainless steel sink. Full length mirror and reasonable bathroom, and a sitting area. The location and food are superbly situated downstairs for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Face recognition entry downstairs and six elevators. A large shopping center across the hotel - that one won’t believe is there, you would thought it is a parking structure spanning across two or three city blocks! All capped by a fantastic value for money. It is the best value for money hotel I have stayed in China. Will come back again and again if the value stays.
*Pros:*
- The hotel facilities are sufficient to meet basic needs.
- Great location, especially if you're attending a concert—only a 5-minute walk to the nearest train station.
- Room is clean and well-maintained.
*Cons:*
- Breakfast menu remained the same throughout my 4-day stay at Holiday Inn.
- Accessing the washing machine requires a token from the front desk, but this was not communicated to guests.
- Parcels are stored in an open-access room without proper organization. If you plan to ship items to the hotel, it's not recommended—you'll have to search through everything yourself as there’s no proper arrangement.
LLee Huan ChiaoLocation is very good. There is a big mall across with an MRT station at its basement and another mrt being built directly across. There is cafes, bakeries and restaurants below and around the whole building and far more across the streets including fruit stalls and wet markets.
Staff is very helpful and kind enough to let me upgrade to several rooms of my choice for free. Staff also helped me change cash into wechatpay and helped me call the deliver when my online purchase was sent to the wrong address. I never find staff this nice anywhere else in several countries.
The apartment rooms and furnitures are not very new, not old, but they are very well taken care of.
My room was very bright, comfortable and clean. My bed, sofa and office chair were very comfortable. Aircon and fridge were very cold. Washing machine is good but no dryer option. Detergent and dish cleaner was given upon request. I wish there was a microwave and clothes iron in the hallway and at least a small table mirror in the room. Some areas need to be cleaned better, because the bed headboard, hook tray stand and kettle tray had a lot of dust. The gap (where we insert our fingers) of the fridge door, the washing machine door and trash can lid needs to be cleaned. The shower was clogged and the water went down very slowly and flooded easily.
Amenities wise, generous, everything was provided from towels, comb, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, bodywash to room slippers and shower slippers. Bottled water, some coffee and tea were provided in the room.
My nice room is directly at the entrance facing the lift. If you don’t like the noise of people coming from the lift or talking at the lift, try to request rooms further away. I like my room more than other rooms so the noise was worth the comfort.
Two months in China and this is the best place I ever stayed.