Grandpeak Hotel — Hotel in Guangzhou City

We stayed here due to an overnight layover with China Southern. to keep this all in perspective, I'm noting the positives first, the most important of which is this is a free hotel room, which beats sleeping on an airport floor 100%!! If this was an unexpected stay due to transit issues, you'd have everything you need to be fresh the next morning-- toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, soap. The staff does an excellent job of ensuring you're at the airport on time the next morning. I slept great in spite of the hardness of the bed. All rooms seem to be smoking rooms, so the air was stale in the room. I'd definitely prefer a non-smoking option, but from my observations when we ate at the restaurant, this is the culture. I've flown through Guangzhou several times and incorrectly got the impression from airport staff that everyone is great with English. This was not the case at this hotel and surrounding businesses. You will encounter a language barrier, which we did okay with overcoming through the use of pictures. Overall good stay. I would not have rated this hotel as highly in America, but bumped my rating because I was grateful that it was offered as an option and don't feel that I have any right as an outsider to determine what is proper in...

much appreciated free layover hotel. friendly staff. communication went via mobile. didn't have breakfast, I was to tired to try it. rooms where a bit outdated but I can't complain, it was free. special thanks to china southern airlines. I didn t have to ask, they offered the hotel stay themself. getting the temporary layover visa took more than 2 hours, that was the only downside. but that wasn't china southern's...

Hotel is good and spacious. Staff in the hotel dont talk in english due to which it is difficult for foreigner to communicate. Even the manager cant speak english. Management should hire someone to communicate with foreigners. Had very had time communicating with the staffs using...