Xiangsheng Grand Hotel & Resort Mountain Putuo — Hotel in Zhoushan

We were there during a holiday so they were charging a whopping 1,600 rmb per night. By gouging their guests, it tells us all they try to get the most possible $ regardless of anything. ||||ok, so besides that, the rooms were nice with upscale furniture and fixtures. good views and enough outlets. ||The downside in the room was that in the bathroom, there was a LOT of mold on the caulking in the back of the sink as well as all along the floor of the inside and outside of the shower. That is like going to a 5 star restaurant and finding a stinky, dirty bathroom with no paper towels! ||||The views around the Hotel were very nice and there are some short walking paths that are romantic as well. ||||Perhaps the biggest negative is the poor facilities. No outside pool - under construction. The indoor pool was a freezing 24 degrees C. That is pretty much impossible for most humans to withstand unless they want to become a Navy Seal! Or perhaps a Polar Bear! I didn't see any sauna, steam room or Jacuzzi as well.||||The gym was equally disappointing. The equipment was very sparse and many of the machines didn't work or didn't function properly. Squeaking or otherwise. It's like they just bought some used equipment in an auction and threw it into a room. ||||Perhaps if I had been charged 400 or 500 per night, I'd accept these deficiencies a little easier, but when paying 1,600 rmb per night, one expects 5 star quality.||||Lastly, the breakfast buffet was very nice. The variety was excellent and the food was not too greasy. 5 star all the way with breakfast! I have to give credit to that....

Ferry boats stopped because of the weather. This was in fact very pleasant since no new tourists could arrive and many had left early. No queues to get into temples or use the cable car. ||It is a paradise for walking along the seaside, up and down the hills (called mountain here). Very nicely maintained walkways and parks. ||The hotel location at the end of the island road without private cars is very pleasant. You sleep with the sound of the sea. The restaurant offers a big selection for every meal, but the cook has no idea how to make the dishes tasty. That is a pity. ||People are very friendly and service is good. All is nice, clean and comfortable. The pool is wonderful, although a bit flat. We were the only guests daring to swim a bit on these windy days. ||We will come back for sure, maybe with some salt and pepper in...

Obwohl das Hotel für uns zuerst kaum auffindbar war - geschweige denn die genaue Lage davon - haben wir damit einen richtigen Volltreffer gelandet! Um für ein paar Tage vom momentanen Wohnort Shanghai wegzukommen eignet sich die Tempelinsel Putuoshan mit einigen wunderschönen Sandstränden wirklich gut! Im Vergleich zu den vielen lokalen, relativ günstigen Herbergen, die man aus dem Touristenbus zu sehen bekommt kommt einem das Xiangsheng Grand Hotel wie eine Palastanlage vor. Bestens an der nördlichen Inselspitze direkt an der Steinküste gelegen, bietet dieses Hotel Erholung pur! Durch die isolierte Lage inmitten der grünen Vegetation eignet es sich uf neu aufzutanken und das Rauschen des Meeres zu geniessen. Obwohl beim Hotel selbst kein Strand vorhanden ist (jedoch die 100-Step Beach und die 1000-Step Beach mit dem Hotelbus in ca. 20min zu erreichen sind) und auch die Wasserfarbe meist ziemlich braun aussieht, konnten wir es hier richtig geniessen. Auch die riesige Poolanlage direkt über dem Meer sollte man unbedingt besuchen. Etwas verwirrend ist, dass man für den Pool zuerst für 38 RMB eine Schwimmkappe kaufen muss, falls man keine mit dabei hat und auch bleibt der Pool am Vormittag geschlossen. Der Service und das Essen in den Hotelrestaurants ist auch wirklich top: Meist erhält man hier den lokalen, frischen Seafood. Bei unserem Aufenthalt gab es ein BBQ Special auf der Lobby Terrasse, das wirklich grandios war! Der einzige negative Punkt, den wir hier anbringen können, sind die Englischkenntnisse des Personals: Da praktisch die ganze Kundschaft aus China stammt, hat man sich trotz den Fünf Sternen nicht die Mühe genommen dem Personal Englisch beizubringen, was manchmal etwas mühsam sein kann. Doch auch trotzdem ist ein Besuch im preisleistungsmässig unschlagbaren Xiangsheng Grand Hotel wirklich sehr...