Jinjiang Inn Quanzhou Wenling North Road Zhonglou

Jinjiang Inn offers familiar and reasonably priced accommodation with solid service. This branch gave a comfortable stay and the staff, although having limited English, did their best to answer questions - particularly about getting around. There are some cheap and reasonably priced chinese eateries directly across the road. The hotel is also very convenient for a local park with a picturesque pond. If you want to get to the rapid speed railway station, cross the road and walk right to the bus stop. If you catch the number 33 bus, it'll cost you only 2 rmb to get to the station with a 25-30 minute bus ride.

Good location, there is a bus stop just outside the hotel. All main attractions can be easily reached by bus or on foot. The staff are friendly and helpful. The room is clean and comfortable, but the soundproofing is poor: you can hear what's going on in the corridor! As it is located in a busy road with heavy traffic, it can be quite noisy. Try to avoid the rooms facing the main road.

If arriving at the bus station, the hotel is about a 5 min taxi ride or a 30 minute walk. Hotel address in Chinese is 温陵北路359号，锦江之星。 If arriving at Quanzhou at the train station then it is about a 20 minute taxi ride but will only cost around 30-40RMB. The hotel is conveniently located a short walk from Dong Jie (East Road) with lots of shops and eateries. The park opposite the hotel is beautiful and well worth a stroll around. Kaiyuan Temple is also lovely. Quanzhou was actually a quite pretty city. The hotel itself is comfortable. Jinjiang Inns are in every city in China and provide comfortable, clean and afforadable accommodation. The receptionist didn't speak English but I got by woth basic Mandarin. If you have a booking in advance most of the transaction can be done without speaking! You will need, as with most hotels, to give a cash deposit. The beds are slightly more comfortable than most Chinese beds, the aircon worked well (a neccessity in summer - it was almost 40c), and the hotel had free wifi on each floor. (Password is nine nines). No bottled water provided but can be bought from the supermarket nearby for 1 Yuan a bottle. Bathroom is clean and functional and provide soap and basics. Quanzhou isn't on most people's radar as a place to visit but I felt very comfortable there and was glad to have stayed 2 nights. There is plenty to see and do - expect a few stares as a foreigner but everyone was friendly!