stayed four nights and had a great time. initially given a room with two single beds for my husband and i, which was quickly addressed and changed to a king. other than some minor stains on the carpet the room was perfectly spotless. smoking room (i think they all are) but you couldn't tell as no lingering odor. bathroom ultra modern, mattress extremely firm but surprisingly comfortable. internet sluggish.
staff were all attentive and courteous. they do not get many westerners at this hotel (mainly asian tourists) but communication easily handled-if someone did not speak english they (literally) ran to get someone that did.
the asst manager (yong) was especially wonderful acting as our translator when needed and ordered our first dinner catered to our personal tastes. continuous improvement attitude-wanting to know anything they could do to improve. breakfast is asian buffet style (but they did have fried egg, toast and bacon) as well as the best coffee i have ever had. again, being so attentive to customer service the asst manager got me a pound of coffee to take home.
we had a driver and translator to take us around the city so distance to places not a real concern but this is not a downtown hotel.
We spent one night in the Picturesque Hotel. Not quite a fancy as some 4 star Chinese hotels, but clean and comfortable. The hotel considers itself a resort and stands rather isolated from other buildings between the city and the lake.
The two elevators are not enough for the number of rooms.
There were many Asian tour guests. Breakfast was very crowded. There were only Asian choices, except fried eggs and toast.
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stayed four nights and had a great time. initially given a room with two single beds for my husband and i, which was quickly addressed and changed to a king. other than some minor stains on the carpet the room was perfectly spotless. smoking room (i think they all are) but you couldn't tell as no lingering odor. bathroom ultra modern, mattress extremely firm but surprisingly comfortable. internet sluggish.
staff were all attentive and courteous. they do not get many westerners at this hotel (mainly asian tourists) but communication easily handled-if someone did not speak english they (literally) ran to get someone that did.
the asst manager (yong) was especially wonderful acting as our translator when needed and ordered our first dinner catered to our personal tastes. continuous improvement attitude-wanting to know anything they could do to improve. breakfast is asian buffet style (but they did have fried egg, toast and bacon) as well as the best coffee i have ever had. again, being so attentive to customer service the asst manager got me a pound of coffee to take home.
we had a driver and translator to take us around the city so distance to places not a real concern but this is not a downtown hotel.
would highly recommend
We spent one night in the Picturesque Hotel. Not quite a fancy as some 4 star Chinese hotels, but clean and comfortable. The hotel considers itself a resort and stands rather isolated from other buildings between the city and the lake.
The two elevators are not enough for the number of rooms.
There were many Asian tour guests. Breakfast was very crowded. There were only Asian choices, except fried eggs and toast.