Tiandu International Hotel — Hotel in Huangshan

Spend a night here before going up Yellow Mountain 'Huangshan' (黄山). The place is very big and modern but the neighborhood is quiet. Location is near the main riverside of Tunxi 屯溪 (Huangshan Town) on Tiandu Ave, a bit out of way from the main bustle of Tunxi Old Town (屯溪老街). But it's only 5-10 minutes away by taxi, or around 15 元 to the old town. It's also around 30 minutes to the Huangshan bus station.||||This place is accustomed of receiving foreign group tours like from Korea, Japan, and Indonesia, so you'll see group tour bus and direction is shown in 3 languages (Chinese, English, Korean). But even when they often receive foreign tourist, only several staff speak good English, most staff still didn't speak enough English. I think they use group tours to make the occupancy rate high and cover the cost, as the hotel seems to be too big to operate at this price ranges if they don't have high occupancy rate.||||You can choose rooms between smoking and non-smoking rooms. We opt for non-smoking as my family are all non-smokers. The room is clean, quite spacious, and given full amenities so no concern here. Breakfast is very disappointing though, even though they have several choice but all is a downer, don't expect much. Get dinner in the Old Town instead. It's much more worth it, you get choices and get to try local specialties.||||Reception staff can arrange you transportation to Yellow Mountain and several other attractions around (Hongcun, Qiankou, Chengkan, Qiyunshan, etc). I hire a black taxi though (like Uber, not with hotel), for 160 元 to Huangshan Bus Station (in Tangkou, the village at the foot of the mountain) one-way (2016 price). From here is where you take a bus to Huangshan Scenic Area. They also let us store our luggage during our time in the mountain for no additional fee, so it's a plus.||||Overall it's an okay experience, 4 out of 5 with me adding one more point given the price range (only 30 bucks from agoda!) of otherwise okay hotel. But I'll try to stay closer to the old town next time, just to get a...

There is, confusingly, a Huangshan Tiandu International Hotel some distance away, and this, the Tiandu International Hotel at 5 Tiandu Avenue. Be careful to check which one you book, as the rates are quite different. This one seems to be the budget option. It is off city centre, about a 10 minute/ 10RMB ride or 30 minute walk to the Old Street where tourist attractions and eateries are hubbed. There is little to do around the hotel, though a side street offer reasonably priced restaurants that are both cheaper and serve more delicious food than the hotel's own supposedly famous restaurant. Several wine/smoke/convenience shops and all-fruit stores are nearby for quick and cheap refreshments. There is no hotel pool. The hotel has an onsite grocery shop and also a 'collectibles' shop displaying the signature collectible rocks and fossils of the region - you could probably find a better deal than the listed prices. In-room accessories are provided, though basic. The hotel provides shampoo/conditioner/bath foam/toothbrush, but strangely no facial tissue. No bathrobes but slippers. A jogging path is shown in the in-room booklet, which leads to the nearby waterway. Hotel staff are friendly, though a little English-challenged for a supposedly International hotel. A major bank's ATM is just across the street and several bank branches are within...

My husband, older sister and I travelling as a group stayed at the Tiandu for two nights. The room was basic and no frills. The hallway was grubby and needed attention. The saving grace was the dinner down stairs where the food was great. The staff have very little English but we managed to make ourselves understood. We had to point at pictures of food we wanted and go to the second floor where it was delivered to the table. We can't fault the food. Breakfast next morning was another meal altogether where we scooped the jam onto our plates with butter knives. Eventually knives and forks were delivered to our table. It all created a memory...