The best part of the hotel stay with Echarm Bayi Square WS mall is the front desks as well as the restaurant (breakfast) service crew. They are very attentive and efficient. Certainly make the stay feel so welcomed and at home. Don’t have to quote the name of the staff, because all of them are excellent.
I would surely recommend anyone to use this hotel. Relatively inexpensive too. And Location is good, easy to locate as the hotel signage is very prominent. Food options outside the hotel are marvellous with a wide selection of different cuisine.
Nanchang is a nice slow pace city that is clean and easy accessible by public transportation. People are generally polite.
Location 5/5. Visibility of the hotel is terrible. Coming from the Bayi Memorial station, the hotel is not viable. The entrance is not Chongshan but a side lane. There is a small Ibis logo amongst number advertisements. The entrance is a small door to a lift. The front desk is on the 3rd floor but it's not marked on the lift. From the Bayi Metro station, pass McDonald's and it's the first lane after. If you pass the spherical bollards , you have passed it.
The room is aged.
Housekeeping 5/5. Front desk 3.5)5.
5 minutes walk to the railway station/bus station, about 15 minutes walk to the long distance bus terminal , but has a quiet & pleasant environment. Excellent view of the city. Clean & comfortable. Bedding. I strongly recommend it.
ผผู้เข้าพักThis beautifully and lovingly restored traditional house is located in a charming village right on the riverbank. The room was tastefully furnished and spotlessly clean.
The hosts were incredibly friendly, dedicated, and always ready to help. The food, prepared with fresh ingredients from their own garden and the local area, was the best we had during our four weeks in China.
Our stay was absolutely wonderful, and I would love to come back to this hotel anytime.
ผผู้เข้าพักI don’t write reviews unless it’s extremely good or bad. This might be my worst hotel experience ever while traveling in China. I ended up switching hotels because of point 3.
1. I booked for a non-smoking and quite room, ended up with a room smells like cigarettes. You can tell my smelling the curtains and the room walls. After complained, they changed room for me. I can smell the cigarette the moment I walked in. Then I ask to change it again, they refused. They said that I can sleep here for the night then they’ll consider changing the room.
2. I found stains on the sheets and ask them to change sheets. It’s the night staff’s first day working, and she doesn’t know how to change the sheets and make the bed properly (untrained employee being put on a night shift the first day working).
3. Then, they contacted the manager and finally changed me to another room. The security person came up and delivered the new room key. Honestly, this is the main reason I decided to switch hotels. He asked me: “What problems do you have?” I felt threatened and not safe. I said, I just want to sleep in a non-smoking quiet room. I am the customer and I paid to stay here. Is that a problem? He laughed. The way he looked at me gave me chills. It’s not a security person, it’s literally a g***ster off the street.
China is a safe country but not this hotel.
ผผู้เข้าพักHemu Guesthouse was a delightful surprise, from the spacious and engaging common area to the rooms. There are lots of lounging areas, tables, seats, books, coffee bar, activities, BBQ pit, and even a guitar for playing. The dorm room for the four girls is bigger than the typical youth hostel forms, with space to move around in front of the bunk beds. There is a set of disposable towel, face towel and toiletries provided on the bed, along with a bottled water. The blanket is thick and soft, which came as a pleasant surprise. Shower gel and shampoo are provided in the toilet, along with rubber slippers. There is hot water for showering. Unfortunately as is the case for most accommodations in china, there are no wet-dry separation areas in the toilet so the floor does get wet at the sink area after someone showers. The toilet lighting is also pretty dim. There is an area to hang clothes to dry on the second floor too.
Lady boss is friendly, she offered to help me order food if I need to because as a foreigner with no local number, I cannot order online takeaways on their Grabfood-equivalent apps. Hemu Guesthouse is a ~25 min walk from the entrance of Wugongshan, or you can take the shuttle bus and request to be dropped off in front of Hemu Guesthouse. I will recommend this budget-friendly place to travellers who are visiting Wugongshan.