Grand Palace

Stayed for one night, before flying back home. The moment I stepped in, I wanted to cancel. But it was midnight. Room was not the cleanest. Old hotel, not well-maintained. Location is OK in Tian He. near the train station (East).

It is a good hotel, the facility reflects a bit luxury full service hotel. Room was spacious, clean, with double beds, nice bathroom with bathtub, and courtesy drinks, coffee and tea, and after checkout they are happy to offer left luggage service. The location is really good, it is 10 minutes walking distance from Guangzhou East Railway Station (for trains and Metro). However, because Google Map is not working (disabled) in China, so easily you can get lost and impossible to find this hotel. So the easy way is when you use trains or METROs (from Airport is Line 3) always exit from Gate F of Guangzhou East Railway Station, then walk along Linhe Middle road 500m, and turn left to Zijing Rd 200m, on the left is the hotel. The finding effort becomes more difficult because most of the local people cannot speak English at all, so definitely you need smart phone Translator App to convert English to Chinese characters. This difficult communication issue becomes more annoying when the hotel staff were also have a very limited English capability, specially when dealing with serious matters like payment with credit card, deposit and refund, double charge etc, a real struggle.

The hotel is pleasant and comfortable. Conducive to its ratings, I stayed a week. Used the gym and the like. Rooms are as per your expectation. Foyer area is a little dated in its design but that's not a deal breaker. It's location is central if you have Baya I was in the financial district and. Relatively close to our touristy area like Beijing rd and the like. Enjoy your stay