Nile Villa International Hotel

Typical local hotel, with big marble lobby. Check-in took forever, staff behind the desk looked lost. The hotel room as such is showing some age and my room smelled of cigarette smoke. The bed is uncomfortable and if that doesn’t keep you up, the loud music from a nearby nightclub will. The breakfast was only so, so. I guess you get what you pay for.

The hotel is just off the mark compared to other hotels in China. The issues I had: Loud music until ~3/4am from a club opposite the hotel meant I required ear plugs to try and get any sleep. WiFi did not work in the room, I had to go and sit in the lobby or just outside of the room to get WiFi & I couldn't get reception to understand this & don't think it could be fixed without changing room. Mosquitoes! Breakfast was not the best compared to other hotels, they had some toast and really stale hash browns & the rest is Chinese food, which I don't mind for lunch/dinner but can't handle for breakfast. Hotel is in a good location next to a large mall/complex so it is easy to get out and about to eat or go to the large Spar to pick up some snacks etc.

One of the basics in hosting is communication. nile hotel is an example of total miscommunication, 99% of the staff doesnt speak english. Your experience turns unbearable as most of the services are reachable through one person in the reception desk that knows a bit of english. pray to have him at the right work shift. There is under lighting in the rooms specially in the toilette. You just can't see your back teeth with open mouth. For some reason at 06:00am every day the air condition goes to fan and no cooling. The floor near the juice station at breakfast is always slipy.. Whatch your step... Again no English. At breakfast.. You better learn Chinese. There is ample room for improvement.