Holiday Inn Hefei Downtown

There is free shuttle connects Hefei Nan Train Station and Hotel. Room facility makes me much comfortable. The food at restaurant are delicious, for both breakfast and dinner. Bath room and sleeping room are big enough.

This has now firmly established itself as "my" Hefei hotel. Prices are good and service, facilities etc are top rate. I visited twice in 17 days, both times booking an executive room. Sirocco restaurant on the 2nd floor offers a good western breakfast always and in the evenings for 138 yuan a head there is an all you can eat and all the beer (bottled) you can drink buffet. This buffet is heaven for shellfish lovers - there are many types on offer and at intervals a "cowboy" comes around offering various barbecued meats. Any trencherman would not be disappointed. The rooms are excellent and offer every toiletry you could need, including probably the best hotel disposable razors I have ever encountered. My only gripe concerns the executive lounge. I pay extra not because i need a bigger room but for the inclusive breakfast and complimentary drinks in the early evening. The range of drinks is limited to whisky, bourbon, vodka, cognac and Kahlua (who the hell drinks that??) and yet my tipple is gin. They have none, which for me is disappointing, I rarely have chance to have a G&T in China. The complimentary snacks, amazingly, comprise a selection of biscuits. That's it. Sometimes if you are not that hungry, in a good executive lounge you can dine purely on snacks such as chicken wings, pasta bolognese etc but not here. If Holiday Inn's GM sorts out the executive lounge drink selection and lays on some actual food the place would be paradise. It remains however, "my" Hefei hotel.

Stayed one night in this hotel, Utilised room and breakfast, had a drink at the lobby bar Room - good sized, came with water and free amenities. Problem is air quality, the party that booked for me booked smoking room and they ran out non-smoking rooms, so I had to accept a smoking room. Breakfast- boring and does not feel like international quality, feels very local Service - front desk feels very local and not too friendly Internet - worked okay Lobby bar - a lot of smokers, air quality was bad Overall this hotel feels very local. Rates are low but will not want to return.