We stayed at this hotel for 2 nights. In the old times this was probably the only place in Beidaihe where foreign diplomats were allowed to stay. These times have long gone and now the hotel is open to everybody. The major asset is still the private beach in front, so if you are in for a beach holiday, this is the place to go!
Non-Chinese guests should note that no English is spoken here and that all foreigners - even if their accomodation is confirmed - must get a "pre-clearance to check-in". The hotel will contact you through trip.com to request you to fill a form (in Chinese) and to send it back to the hotel along with pictures of your passport photo-page and the most recent entry-stamp into China **before you arrive for check-in**!. Failure to do so may result in your reservation being cancelled by the hotel on your day of arrival. Due to pandemic restrictions foreigners who have not been in China for at least 35 days will not be accepted for check-in. On arrival you also need to provide your local health codes.
Hotel staff was friendly and helpful, but not really outgoing. It was more the friendliness you would find at a government office or police station.
Breakfast is served from 7-9am daily and is Chinese only.
On the 2nd day of our stay around 12.30pm while we had gone for sightseeing we were suddenly called on our phone by a man from the reception insisting that our booking was only for one night and that we have to check out immediately or our room would be cleared of our belongings. It took two more phone calls and forwarding our booking confirmation to the hotel once again to convince him that our reservation was in fact for two nights instead of only one. He did not really apologize for his mistake, but confirmed only that the matter was settled now. We were quite upset about this because it gave us the feeling that we had made a mistake, not them.
If they have so much staff on duty why can they not keep their reservations in order? And we were lucky that we spoke Chinese, what about guests who do not and get these kind of phone calls while they are not in the hotel?
But all in all: a hotel in a prime location, and your first choice for a beach holiday!
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