This is the VIP section of a larger hotel complex in downtown Nanning. It is older and of local historical value as Chairman Mao stayed here on occasion, and it is a typical place where foreign visitors are accommodated.
Any of the old English-language reviews are obsolete because the hotel rooms meanwhile got completely renovated and refurbished. There are modern marble baths with strong rainshowers, large flatscreen TV's, tasteful decorations with framed Miao textile art, excellent wlan and lan connections for free, great firm beds with excellent linens, lots of electricity outlets, A/C not aimed at the bed, and so on. As is typical for Chinese hotels of this kind, most rooms are smoking rooms, and rooms are wall-to-wall carpeted, which I really do not like and which is not suitable for the local weather, but both is the local taste.
Reception staff English is spotty; how is your Chinese? :-) Highly recommended: The very cheap, fast, and excellent laundry (items folded around cardboard and individually wrapped in transparent foil). The hotel complex has a nice outdoor pool one can use. Good location in downtown Nanning, walking distance to some nice shops, bakeries and so on; easy pickup for cars as well.
The breakfast in the restaurant has a big Cantonese spread with many varieties of dumplings, but breakfast (rather than lunch or dinner) I like Western, and there were literally no such choices, except coffee and milk. And the food was only okay and usually cold. The restaurant is faded, especially the furniture, and only features round tables for 8. We had one dinner here, and this had some amazing fish dishes (cod fried in bamboo net, mudfish).
In sum, surely a recommendable business hotel. Small downsides for me, but I would stay here again, especially if I could get a smoke-free room.
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