Kedu （International） Hotspring Holiday Resort — Hotel in Longyan City

SWMBO and I stayed her for the final night of our coach trip to MeiZhou and YongDing county to see a Hakka village. ||||After leaving the PanKeng Scenic Resort (TA reviewed), shopping at the Co-op and consuming a tasty and good value (6 hungry travellers for ¥100) lunch at a café we motored north-west for two hours to the small town of XiaYang in Fujian province and the Hakka (International) Hot Spring Resort. ||||The resort is a rather nice and modern hotel with gardens with lots of hot-spring pools and a swimming pool. It must be popular as I counted six coaches in the bus-park.||||We were allocated room #501 in Building #3, the air-conditioned room is on the fifth floor and at the end of the building and had a view of the gardens. There’s no lift in this building so heaving cases up and down stairs was a bit of a pain. Below the room is one of the restaurants and below that is the KTV entertainment.||||Since it was late December and rather chilly neither of us was keen to experience the outdoor facilities. Those brave souls who did, said they were lovely and just what the doctor ordered. SWMBO and I were content to stay in our nice room, I reclined on the one of the comfortable beds and read while SWMBO sat at the desk and fiddled with WeiXin utilizing the free WiFi. I’d say the room was equivalent to Premier Inn in the UK. Nothing spectacular but it was clean, and everything there worked. ||||Before dinner we had a short walk into the town and can confirm there’s not much there other than a couple of shops selling swimming costumes and the usual, noodle bars, hardware shops and car repair places. ||||Dinner at the hotel was included in the trip so we all congregated in the restaurant at 6:30 and seated ourselves 10 per table. We were treated to a ten-dish meal, I can’t say I was overly impressed with the food but the empty dishes at the end and the cheerful conversation said otherwise. A 500 ml bottle of the ¥10 local beer washed my dinner down. ||||After dinner we ventured down a floor to the KTV (Karaoke) rooms which were blaring-out a noise which may have been music but not as we know it. Anyway, we retreated to up the stairs to our room. ||||Ye Gods, we could still hear the noise! Then a peculiar wailing noise joined in. SWMBO reckoned it was an on-heat male attempting to attract a mate with his singing prowess. Whatever it was, it was painful to listen to. On it continued, obviously he wasn’t succeeding. At nine o’clock, SWMBO phoned reception who assured her it would cease at midnight which was another three hours away. SWMBO reminded them that in Chinese law all noisy activities must cease by 10 o’clock. A few minutes later silence descended! A wonderful night’s sleep followed.||||Breakfast, also include in the trip, was from 7 o’clock in the #1 reception building and by all accounts another good blow-out. We then boarded the coach for a trip to Hakka Valley to ogle the locals in the Tulou’s for a couple of hours and then a seven-hour ride south-west back to GuangZhou only interrupted by a lunch and a then a...

SWMBO and I stayed her for the final night of our coach trip to MeiZhou and YongDing county to see a Hakka village. ||||After leaving the PanKeng Scenic Resort (TA reviewed), shopping at the Co-op and consuming a tasty and good value (6 hungry travellers for ¥100) lunch at a café we motored north-west for two hours to the small town of XiaYang in Fujian province and the Hakka (International) Hot Spring Resort. ||||The resort is a rather nice and modern hotel with gardens with lots of hot-spring pools and a swimming pool. It must be popular as I counted six coaches in the bus-park.||||We were allocated room #501 in Building #3, the air-conditioned room is on the fifth floor and at the end of the building and had a view of the gardens. There’s no lift in this building so heaving cases up and down stairs was a bit of a pain. Below the room is one of the restaurants and below that is the KTV entertainment.||||Since it was late December and rather chilly neither of us was keen to experience the outdoor facilities. Those brave souls who did, said they were lovely and just what the doctor ordered. SWMBO and I were content to stay in our nice room, I reclined on the one of the comfortable beds and read while SWMBO sat at the desk and fiddled with WeiXin utilizing the free WiFi. I’d say the room was equivalent to Premier Inn in the UK. Nothing spectacular but it was clean, and everything there worked. ||||Before dinner we had a short walk into the town and can confirm there’s not much there other than a couple of shops selling swimming costumes and the usual, noodle bars, hardware shops and car repair places. ||||Dinner at the hotel was included in the trip so we all congregated in the restaurant at 6:30 and seated ourselves 10 per table. We were treated to a ten-dish meal, I can’t say I was overly impressed with the food but the empty dishes at the end and the cheerful conversation said otherwise. A 500 ml bottle of the ¥10 local beer washed my dinner down. ||||After dinner we ventured down a floor to the KTV (Karaoke) rooms which were blaring-out a noise which may have been music but not as we know it. Anyway, we retreated to up the stairs to our room. ||||Ye Gods, we could still hear the noise! Then a peculiar wailing noise joined in. SWMBO reckoned it was an on-heat male attempting to attract a mate with his singing prowess. Whatever it was, it was painful to listen to. On it continued, obviously he wasn’t succeeding. At nine o’clock, SWMBO phoned reception who assured her it would cease at midnight which was another three hours away. SWMBO reminded them that in Chinese law all noisy activities must cease by 10 o’clock. A few minutes later silence descended! A wonderful night’s sleep followed.||||Breakfast, also include in the trip, was from 7 o’clock in the #1 reception building and by all accounts another good blow-out. We then boarded the coach for a trip to Hakka Valley to ogle the locals in the Tulou’s for a couple of hours and then a seven-hour ride south-west back to GuangZhou only interrupted by a lunch and a then a...

Property looks reasonably new, but very poorly maintained at first impression. Entrance unkept, pavement broken and it just felt unclean. Hotel has the same colour scheme was prefabricated work camps.||||Lobby was uncomfortable and extremely noisy from the guests. As is often found in China, lights were turned off and it was so dark you couldn't even read a book during the day. ||||Room was exceptionally dirty. Carpet full of little rocks and what appears to be cigarette ash. The smell of mildew was overpowering when we first entered. Bed linens felt unclean, almost a waxy texture to them. Our room on the second floor was open to the lobby and the noise from the lobby carries through. Room was far too small for this class of hotel. AC almost doesn't work. Wifi unusably slow. ||||Bathroom was unacceptable. Floor was stained and a lighter colour where people walk. It looked as though it had never been cleaned in it's lifetime. Shower stall was all mould, mildew and hair. When showering the water did not drain either. Window to the room was unclean and the window shade was smaller than the window itself so you could see about 1/2 inch around the edges. ||||Food at the Chinese restaurant was expensive and food quality was poor. Servers were surly. Kitchen and staff noise was excessive. AC did not work.||||Hot spring was okay. Kind of small but it was alright. ||||I will never be back to this hotel. Without exception the worst hotel or hostel I have stayed at. I don't see how this can be a...