Bamboo Garden Hotel

This hotel still offers all the services and amenities it offered 25 years ago. Its a bit of a hassle to get to the rooms, and ignoring all the labour on every floor for you to wait to leave the room so they can do the turn down service. It has its special charm. Located opposite a nice little park, where you can do your running or tai chi if you are a local, from 5am onwards. In short, a no frills hotel, forget breakfast, safety box or mini bar, it offers clean and hard beds, functional lighting and sanitary amenities. if you are coming by car: plenty of space to park here.

Stayed here on a few occasions as it has been convenient for me for my business and pleasure trips. But like most of the other reviewers have said, the decor is rather tired now and the whole place could do with a revamp. The staff though have always been helpful and friendly ( Some of whom are English speakers, which helps! ) And they have often gone out of their way to assist me with booking taxi's and limos to various places. There are 2 restaurants, but I have only ever used one of them and I have enjoyed every meal that they have served. Yes, as some have said it can also be a little noisy at times, but that is more down to a boisterous guest or two than a complaint about the hotel itself. On the whole it's a little less glamourous than it's counterparts, but the locals use it and that's good enough for me.

Standard rooms were a good size, but room and bathroom were tired and in need of a revamp. Comfortable bed, good hot water supply. Check-in and check-out process quite slow. Good location within walking distance of a metro stop and restaurants etc.