Kunming Golden Spring Hotel — Hotel in Kunming

I've stayed here many times over the past ten years or so, with the last visit before this one being about a year ago. As I've said before in other reviews, this is a dependable hotel, nothing flashy but well managed. ||||This time (last weekend) I discovered a big remodeling was underway. This currently involves the lower floors, 6 through 12 is what one of the staff told me. As you might expect, this is causing noise. ||||I stayed on the 18th floor and it was still pretty loud. One day it was still going on at about 9 p.m. at night. Was pleased to see, however, that staff still phones a little after nine asking if I would like a complimentary glass of hot milk. Very nice touch. ||||As might be expected, occupancy has dropped off. This means the restaurants are pretty dead, even for breakfast. It's understandable that they can't lay out a big spread when they only have a few guests. ||||I was told the remodeling would be over at the end of June or beginning of July. Better go somewhere else until then. I look forward to checking out the finished...

I was here with my family for 2 nights from 23-24 December 2015. We paid £37 per twin room per night via booking.com including breakfast.||The hotel was OK for location but the staff didn't seem to know much. Some of the things do seem a bit dated. There was WiFi which is free which worked quite well.||The breakfast was acceptable but I preferred if they served quality rather than quantity.||The hotel is close to some small restaurants but they're more the fast food types for locals than for foreigners. Also restaurants close very early - they stop serving at 8:45pm. People seem quite lazy.||My trip this time was perhaps a bit ruined by the fact that people in Kunming didn't seem too polite and were quite calculative compared to other big Chinese cities.||It takes about 25-30 mins by taxi (should cost roughly 90 rmb...

This hotel seems like it caters to business and to chinese tourist however there are english speaking staff on the front desk. I do not remember the name of the lady who helped us but she pointed out a few things to see (not a lot in Kunming other than the Stone forest). The room was large and non descript really but for the price was worth it. It is a at a decent area close to the lake which is nice to walk around. The front desk has directions in getting to the stone forest with instructions in english and chinese to give to a taxi driver. Breakfast is ok but nothing to get too excited about but again its ok. Kunming itself isn't really a place to see of lot its more of a stopping place on the way to other places. Having staff that speaks English is certainly a plus when booking a...