Li River — Hotel in Guilin

The location was GREAT, as were all the hotels on my g adventures tour. The room was spacious enough and the bathroom adequate. I did not enjoy the renovations on the shop below my room that revved up at 11.15pm and progressed to circular saw by 11.45 on the night before an early morning departure. I rang the reception, who listened patiently and called my poor tour guide as well as sent security out to ask questions. The staff on reception have limited English, like most places we encountered, but they did try. The location is close to banks, supermarkets, restaurants, markets and across the busy road is a view of a beautiful karst mountain. A wonderful part of China with great things to see and do in the area. Do not miss a Li River cruise, bamboo rafting, the caves and mud bath (though probably unhygienic) and the world class awe inspiring, unique...

The location was GREAT, as were all the hotels on my g adventures tour. The room was spacious enough and the bathroom adequate. I did not enjoy the renovations on the shop below my room that revved up at 11.15pm and progressed to circular saw by 11.45 on the night before an early morning departure. I rang the reception, who listened patiently and called my poor tour guide as well as sent security out to ask questions. The staff on reception have limited English, like most places we encountered, but they did try. The location is close to banks, supermarkets, restaurants, markets and across the busy road is a view of a beautiful karst mountain. A wonderful part of China with great things to see and do in the area. Do not miss a Li River cruise, bamboo rafting, the caves and mud bath (though probably unhygienic) and the world class awe inspiring, unique...

Room - clean enough (Chinese standards). Bed was fairly hard but the Chinese (and I) like that. The bathroom was among the better ones I experienced in China.||||Reception - efficient and friendly but almost no English. Well, what do you expect? You are in China not England!||||I didn't use the WIFI but I heard it was not great.||||Noise - behind the main building is a building site. Chinese people do not believe in 9 till 5 but work in shifts instead so the noise went on through the night. I used ear plugs but this wont suit everyone.||||Location - Great as it was close to restaurants, shops, the park, the bank, the supermarket.||||Water - not free which was pretty unusual in the hotels. Most supplied two small bottles for free but this was charging well 'over the odds' for...