Pearl Garden

I've spent two weeks in Pearl Garden Hotel during a business trip in Huang Pu, the industrial area near Guangzhou. The hotel is a good standard, very close to four star level. It is about one hour by car far away from airport and almost one hour from city centre. Main entrance and lobby are very large and give the idea of a luxury hotel. Standard rooms are large and comfortable. But I suggest to clearly ask at reception to have a no-smoking room, otherwise the smell of smoke in the room can be unpleasant. At 28th floor there is a restaurant where is possible to have chinese - style breakfast and lunch. Hotel staff is friendly. I was there during my birthday and they sent a birthday cake to my room free of charge. Very nice ! I recommend this hotel to western travellers who need to stay in the industrial development area.

Reception lovely and clean - All staff lovely and polite and helpful, Alas this cant make me want to go back ..... The food awful so many people went in to eat breakfast, seen the choice and left, toaster takes 25 mins to toast, Coffee cold, all food (except omelette) was luke warm, truly the room I would not put a dog in - graffiti on the wall (from 2004), carpets full of stains (I mean they provide slippers because its so bad), awful smell from the drains in the room, toilet seat laminate peeling, I stayed in this hotel 6 years ago - it was wonderful - what on earth has happened????

The rooms are quite nice, even though already aging. But no complaints here- cozy, clean and comfortable. King-Size bed was extremely hard and therefore comfortable as well. Everywhere in the hotel you can feel strange smell of moist. You can get used to after 2-3 days. Many amenities, like swimming pool, restaurant were not working when I was there. Breakfest- the biggest minus. Theoretically, there is everything you can have for breakfest- from Western to Chinese cuising. Problem is that around 8:30 everything is finished and no one is bringing new ones. So, basically you can only admire empty plates and eat whatever is left. Glasses for juice- when they get finished are replaced with plastic cups. As there is a street fool of local food 5min away, it is much better to eat there. You can reach city centre in less than 1 hour if you go by taxi + subway. Hotel personnel rather does not speak English.