Jinjiang Inn Harbin Sophia Square

much bigger and cleaner room than expected as for a budget hotel. bed sheets are clean, fresh and white. house keeping every day but floor still a bit dusty. not many tourists during May so i have not been disturbed by noise from corridor. 5 mins walk to Sophia square and 15 mins walk to Zhong Yang street. location is good. i speak mandarin so i have no problem to check in. but for those who do not speak mandarin, i'm afraid there'll be some problems.

This hotel is located nearby attractions such as the St. Sophia Church and Harbin Central Street. We stayed in the standard twin room for 4 nights at a reasonable price. The room is spacious and very comfy. It kept me warm and comfortable after a tiring journey, especially during winter time. The water pressure was strong and the shower was hot enough. Toiletries are given in the bathroom. Hair dryer is also available. But the hair dryer was spoiled during my stay and no one came to fix it even tough I'd called the reception for a few times. You can have buffet style breakfast in the hotel for RMB 18 per person. Lift is available in the hotel and you don't need to carry big luggage up the staircase. What I dislike is there were people smoking in the corridor outside the room and made the corridor turned stuffy. But overall I will still say that this hotel is recommended and I'll definitely come back again.

We stayed here two nights to visit beautiful St. Sofia's cathedral and visit the Ice Festival that happens every winter. We picked this place because it's a less than 5 minute walk to St. Sofia's and about a 10-15 minute walk to the famous Pedestrian Street. We usually stay at Jinjiang Inns because it's cheap and the rooms are nice and the beds are comfortable, which this hotel had. The bathroom also had unlimited hot water which is great for Harbin where it can drop -18 degrees C. What we really didn't like was the staff there. When we checked in we gave her our passports and say we booked a room. We don't speak Chinese very well and this has worked at every other hotel in China but she just starred at us blankly for a minute. The next morning we were awoken a little before 6am by people yelling outside. We were a little annoyed until they kept yelling for almost half an hour. When I looked to the hallway I realized it was the cleaning staff. Instead of complaining I put my "do not disturb" sign on the door, which was then taken off and put under my door a few minutes later, where they continued to talk very loudly. If you do decide to stay here, I hope you're experience is better than ours.