Sanmao Hotel — Hotel in Guangzhou City

YING SHANG SAN MAO hotel is located right next to the famous Garden Hotel and in front of Guangzhou's oldest and the LUXE FREINDSHIP MALL. ||||Also 1 minute walk away is the TAO GIN metro station, so access to other parts of Guangzhou is easy. ||||Just ask anyone for GARDEN HOTEL, take the lane next to it, 20 steps and you are there. ||||LOCATION: Excellent...Starbucks 2 minute walk, the most expensive and branded mall FRIENDSHIP MALL right in front. The biggest hotel of Guangzhou, GARDEN hotel, next door. for INDIAN food, next door PUNJABI restaurant. 2 minute walk Guangzhou's No. 1 restaurant SULTAN Turkish food..Everything you need is 2 minutes away..||FANTASTIC..||||Hotel is a tall Tower, 20 floors...Welcomed at the ground lobby, modern and warm. Staff is great..check in at 3 AM..2 minutes max..||||Rooms are small (you can opt for larger rooms, they have suites) but the point is if you need to only sleep take the small rooms, it is more than you need..||||If you want MORE, then take a double room and EVEN MORE..take a suite. ||||Room Views are city view, and some great views from top floors. ||||Rooms are clean, great amenities and a very comfortable Bead..Linen are great..Sleep quality 9/10||||Wood flooring in the rooms so no smell, pathways are carpeted but don't smell at all. ||||All bathroom amenities provided..and refreshed daily. ||||House keeping is excellent. very responsive. ||||WI-FI is great and free. ||||Breakfast is on 6th Floor, somewhat limited but for 20 RMB it is great. Food is tasty and fresh, great start to your day. ||||The reception staff is courteous and helpful, language divide is there so help for directions and streets is a challenge. ||||EXPECT the best of Budget Hotel, you might find the walkway a bit less wide, rooms a bit small..But it is more than required for the money you paid for. ||||Security is good as you cannot access the elevator without your room card..||||RECOMMENDED for solo business travelers, city explorers, business visitors...||||NOT RECOMMENDED...family, business visitors who want to meet people at the hotel.||||IMPORTANT||Garden hotel parking has intercity bus stand operated by CTS..so if you want to go to HONG KONG for eg. just walk 2 minutes, take a ticket GREAT BUS, 3 hours you are at HONG KONG Airport..No mess no fuss...

Reception: sleek, modern, clean, refurbished. Clerks were polite, professional and fluent in English|||| ||Credit card: Unless using a credit card issued from China, or Union Pay, expect transaction issues or delays. Be aware that in China, many businesses accept only union bank credit card or alipay equivalent.||||Probably better to also be cash-prepared||||Restaurant: Yum Cha style restaurant on 2nd floor, reasonably priced, tasty and popular among locals. Cash-stripped thereafter||||Parking: valet parking available||||Room: Quite small for 2 persons. Would call it a “Bed” rather than a “Room”, as there was no walking space with luggage. We had booked the cheapest room, therefore there was hardly any standing room. Fortunately we were not in a room most of the time.||||Would not suggest this type of room for double travelers, just for singles.||||Note one needs to walk sideways avoiding TV mounted on wall to get to the other side of the room/bed or to the window||||Bathroom: compact, consistent with aeroplane space-saving technology. The sealing wet-dry technology seems to be lagging||||In china, a co-roach-free, smoke-free, clean accommodation is as good as 5 stars.||||SUMMARY||||A hotel with a fantastic central location, located in a quiet street behind...

Thanks to a reader's comment, I booked a business room and the room was fine and comfy but I can imagine the rooms below that would indeed be quite small, as commented by many. On top of the nasty surprise that Expedia had charged my credit card more than the price I had seen on screen and booked at, there was also some hassle at the front desk because Expedia told them a twin bed while I had paid for a double bed which was slightly more expensive. After some discussions, the manager agreed to give us the double bed room but like many average hotels in China, the customer service was still to be improved. They were not rude but just very plainly factual, no smile and did not seem to try to make guests feel welcomed. A bit strange that they put a box of facial tissues in the bathroom instead of a toilet roll though. Metro station v nearby but on a line which we had to change lines for most of the places we wanted to visit. Overall, if it was not for the tradefair that had shot up the price, it should be better when the price is cheaper during...