Chengdu Gaoxin Howard Johnson Hotel — Hotel in Chengdu

A nice modern hotel with an open atrium in the center. We were greeted as we entered the hotel with a nice cup of cool fruit salad. Our tour director gave us our room keys and we went up to our room. The bathroom was huge with a large bathtub in addition to a nice walk-in shower with two separate shower heads. Unfortunately, the overhead one had a large stream coming off one side and it shot water over the bathroom floor. We reported this to the front desk. The commode had a square top and was behind a glass door. There was a raised tile at the entry to the bathroom |and also, at the entry to the toilet. These could be tripping hazards to older guests. The small refrigerator and in-room safe were in a closet. An electric water pot was provided with coffee/tea fixings. The desk and very comfortable chair were located under an over head light for plenty of illumination. The electrical connections were|located in a panel within the desk. The king bed was very comfortable with four oversize pillows and a nice comforter. The breakfast area was on the fourth floor and was rather spread out into three separate sections. There was a vast selection of items available to meet the taste...

If you’re old enough to remember Howard Johnson’s in the USA, you will understand why most of us were a concerned about this hotel. This hotel was exactly as advertised, hi tech! After riding the high speed train from Xian, we arrived late afternoon. The large lobby and open lounge area behind it left us with dropped jaws! Hi-tech is an understatement! Koi ponds near the high speed elevators and wonderful staff were our first impression. My room, had a king-sized bed, desk, wide screen TV and 3 large closets. The bathroom was amazing, with a large soaking tub, separate shower, separate toilet and a large vanity area! The fitness and swimming pool were very nice! The only meal we had there was the breakfast buffet. If you left there hungry, it was your own fault. They had so many choices of western and local foods. I don’t think it is easy walking distance to much more than an ATM. We were so busy, we didn’t need anything more. I don’t have any better pictures than are already on this site. I would Love to go back...

First of all, this was a beautiful hotel. Clean, spacious, decent location. The breakfast was varied and hot. We enjoyed our stay. What ruined this stay was the hotel's use of live goldfish for decoration. We arrived at breakfast the first morning to a cloudy globe of water nestled between some pastries with two large goldfish in it, one was dead and floating on the top, no doubt from ammonia poisoning. Goldfish require a MINIMUM of 20 gallons per fish, this bowl was not only inappropriate housing for fish, but was cruel. The next morning, the dead fish had been removed, but sadly, the other was still sitting in this bowl. This made me very sad and ruined breakfast quite a bit. Please remove the live goldfish from your decorative placements, in this day and age, we should all know that live animals are...