Ssaw Plaza

“Good place to say”

Good side: Clean room, fair price, espresso machine in the room, nice lighting and comfortable sofa. Bad side: Breakfast. (eventhough i like eastern food, not recommended if you are not chinese) Smoking is permitted in the room surprisingly. There is an ashtray and some matches in the room, if yo… more

Good side: Clean room, fair price, espresso machine in the room, nice lighting and comfortable sofa. Bad side: Breakfast. (eventhough i like eastern food, not recommended if you are not chinese) Smoking is permitted in the room surprisingly. There is an ashtray and some matches in the room, if you smoke. (never mind the detector)

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“value for money good hotel”

The rooms are good , huge and well decorated. the lobby is a bit small. Not much choice in breakfast, decent hotel, near the shopping centers and. Helpful receptionist, she helped me negotiate with a taxi driver for full day taxi charge

“Not impressed.”

Location - 15 min from Wulin Square (metro stop), touted to be the next up and coming spot. It is probably more sensible for a tourist to stay near Hubin area which is ground zero for visiting West Lake and has a lot more activity and shops. The hotel has a KFC down the street. That's about it Cle… more

Location - 15 min from Wulin Square (metro stop), touted to be the next up and coming spot. It is probably more sensible for a tourist to stay near Hubin area which is ground zero for visiting West Lake and has a lot more activity and shops. The hotel has a KFC down the street. That's about it Cleanliness - room was clean and neat, but this is a hotel that does not pay enough attention to the details. The marble ledge relief behind the front desk was covered with a visible thick later of dust. Not personally relevant as I only care abt the room, but this lack of attention to detail was similarly reflected in the room - the corners of the bathtub was not cleaned thoroughly. Something was also off with the filter system. I asked for a non-smoking room but had to endure the smell of stale smoke which I swear was coming through the vents. Even the pillows smelt faintly of cigarettes because of the stale air. Service - poor. The staff are generally well mannered but desperately lacking in knowledge of West Lake for tourists. I asked about how to get to Impression of West Lake show by bus and was told there was no way to do so. I then enquired abt how long it would take to walk and was told 30-40 min. I decided to walk and it took me more than an hour and a half at pretty good speed. The next day I wanted to go to Lingyin Temple and asked abt the bus again. Again, I was told that cab was the only way. I eventually found my own way by bus which took only half an hr. No reason to come back. Price was fair but at that price I think I can do better

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