Haiyu Hotspring Hotel — Hotel in Chongqing

Stayed here for a week. My first impressions were its size (very large), the number of guests (small) and its breakfast buffet (large, mostly local foods and pretty good on the whole). I was told they did not have non-smoking rooms available, and perhaps none at all. The bathrooms were large, the bed was reasonably comfortable. TV had a few English news stations, and channel 4 and 12 I think had English or subtitles. The front desk staff usually had at least one person who spoke enough English. Had lunch in the Chinese restaurant one day, and was pretty good. Downsides were the smokey smell, they are working on the "spa" portion of the building (so some construction noise early some mornings), could be difficult for people from outside to contact me on my room phone ("It was impossible to call you"), the small exercise room was unheated (and 40-50 degrees in the morning) and at least once it was locked and I could not get in. For that, there is a little white button you press on top of the service desk to get their attention, if there is someone around. They also charge by the hour. Also, you have to check if the machine is plugged in, and turn on using a switch facing the wall (not on the face of the control panel, but behind it). The hotel was packed one day for a birthday party, they turned on the front fountain, had lots of staff around, and they place seemed to wake up, then go to sleep again after. Went walking around the neighborhood a few times. There is an interesting stairway towards the mountain, and the "pedestrian street" nearby is good for people watching, not for shopping so much. After this I stayed in the Xi'an Sheraton North and the Hyatt on the Bund and both were great, and in comparison this hotel was not the best experience, but probably on the high end of what's available for the price in Beibei, which of course is pretty far from...

What a great hotel. While it is a bit far from downtown Chongqing, its a great hotel in a good area. The American dollar goes far in China so we were able to get a king sized bed room for relatively cheap. The hotel offers a breakfast that has many tables of goodies, plus chefs cooking meals to order. There is also a restaurant attached and a small coffee bar in the lobby. It also has the spa and hot springs.||||The hot springs! Massages at the spa were nice, but the springs are what I loved the most. There's something like 20 different hot spring pools for you to choose from - pools of different temperatures, different added ingredients (lemon or rose for instance), and one big regular pool in the middle of the secluded area. It was fantastic.||||The surrounding area is good too. Plenty of delicious restaurants, a park, shopping, and a short mountain hike with temples. And if you want to explore the Chongqing public transit, a nearby subway train will get you almost anywhere else you want to go.||||We had such a great time at this hotel. Highly...

Was there for business, so didn't have much time to enjoy any of the amenities, but hotel seemed nice enough--except for the pervasive smell of cigarette smoke. Bring Febreze if you don't like smoke. Generally upscale hotel--huge towels in the bathroom, bathroom scale, robe, slippers, etc. Comfortable bed. Two bottles of water gratis per day, tea pot for boiling water, instant coffee provided, etc. Minibar fridge available. Retail area nearby provides restaurants, etc. But, this hotel is no where near the downtown area--in fact quite a ways out. Views from the hotel were nice. Don't expect much English ability in hotel staff. No in-room control of AC--hotel controls it centrally (although the thermostat in the room gives the illusion of control) and the aircon inadequacy was my biggest complaint--windows were capable of being opened, so fresh air was possible in the evening. Don't expect much speed on the wifi, although there was no charge for it. It was not...