锦江之星长沙五一广场店 — Hotel in Changsha

The majority of Changsha's attractions are located near Wuyi Square. It is prudent to book a hotel near this focus area. I booked this motel as it is a reputable hotel chain. It is located right beside Taiping Street, an old shopping alley since ancient times. The chain motel is now named Magnolio Hotel (Wuyi Square Branch). ||Changsha was my last destination of my 10-day Hunan trip. I did not follow any travel agency and explore based on my research. When we arrived at Changsha from Fenghuang Ancient Town, I was shocked by the hot weather of 38 degrees. We were drenched with sweat and felt much better when in the cold air-conditioned lobby of the hotel. The fusion tea drinks at the lobby imm|quenched much of our thirst. ||The location of this hotel is superb. It is only 150 m from Exit 1 of Wuyi Square metro station. Seniors above 65 years old, including foreigners, enjoy free metro travel in Changsha. We just showed our passports and there is no second question asked, and the staff will open the gate for you to access the station. Thus, travelling to the airport via metro is also free. Wuyi Square is Line 2 station. From Wuyi Square, you can change to Line 6 at Yinbing Station and take the Line 6 train directly to Terminal 1 & 2 of Huanghua International Airport and free. The metro station also provided shelter from the heat, and I explored Huangxin Pedestrian Street and IFC mall via the metro exits. ||The hotel receptionist informed me that they had upgraded my room to a bigger one for free. The toilet facilities and room are well renovated and clean though the room is still quite small. I stayed for 2 nights over here, and both me and my wife had wonderful sleep. There were also plenty of eateries and restaurants at the vicinity. Walmart is just 400 m away.||For travel to attractions, Orange Island is only just two stations away at 橘子洲 station along Line 2, and for Mount Yuelu, it is only one station away at 溁 湾 镇 站 from 橘子洲 station ||For location, cleanliness, and staff responsiveness, I will give this hotel 10 points upon 10. Would like to thank Ms. Song for her hospitality and...

Stayed 2 nights here recently and booked it due to the location of Taiping street, which is next door, and it's closeness to the main railway station. Front desk staff does not speak much English and didn't seem too happy to check us in. The rooms were sufficient but the 'one night stand' calling card in the door was a bit of surprise. Beds were comfy and the view from the room was nice. The small bathroom was well appointed. Wifi was ok. We had breakfast one morning but really shouldn't have bothered. There was virtually no food left and what was left was a spoonful of cold rice, and some hard bread for congee. They do serve hot orange juice and hot water. The lady at breakfast was quite lovely though and very welcoming. During our second night there was some furniture assembling going on with power tools out the front of the lifts, which was near our room. When we went to check out the following day, the floor was still covered in saw dust, power cables and half assembled furniture strewn across the elevator entrance. No OHS here!||The location to Taiping street was perfect and after walking up and down for a few hours it was great to go next door for a rest. Taxis are easily flagged out the front...

On our way from Guilin back to Beijing, we stopped in Changsha to have a look at the city. ||The rooms were quite nice, especially in comparison with the beds we had slept in the previous nights. ||However, the staff was disappointing: Check in took very long (however, they at least made us smile by writing our nationality as our surnames on the bill). When we wanted to check out, it was really outrageous: Check out was at 12:00 AM, we arrived at the front desk at 11.55. The girl at the front desk was dealing with another guest, and 12:05 she started talking with us. Then she said she had to charge us extra for excessing check out time. When I angrily told her that I wanted every Fen of my deposit back, she called the manager and then said that it was okay. First of all, they don't even notice that they let guests wait and even want to punish them; secondly, I was never asked to pay for checking out slightly late, not even when exceeding by one hour. This lady's attitude was...