Ibis Zhonghua

If you’re looking for a clean, comfortable, inexpensive hotel in the heart of upscale Nanjing,Ibis Hotel Nanjing Fuximiao (also called the Ibis Zhonghua) would be an excellent choice. Location is excellent: the hotel is located on a major, busy, but shaded street, Zhonghua, in the most upscale area of the city, day or night. Go down Zhonghua for about 350m, and you get to the intersection of Jiankang Rd. This is the heart of urbane, upbeat Nanjing, with shops, restaurants, and malls galore. The Fuximiao Metro Station is about 600m from the hotel via Jinxiufang-Huiyuan-Zhenxiang (two lanes and an alley). I quickly decided that for a few minutes more, I preferred using Zhonghua and Jiankang to get to the Metro, an additional 100m, but a more scenic and enjoyable stroll. The Fuximiao (Confucius Temple) itself is less than a km from the hotel, and is surrounding by upscale shops all the way from Jiankang Rd to the Qinhuai River scenic walking area. If you’ve spent the whole day walking, half a dozen inexpensive Chinese eateries of the hotpot and noodle house variety are within a few meters of the hotel (see Zhonghua Road and Aqua City photos), and there’s an excellent convenience store one block south on Zhonghua. The rooms are basic, as is universally the case with ibis hotels, but they’re well-maintained by the housekeeping staff. The bed’s comfortable, the bathroom’s bright and shiny, the flat-screen TV works: the wall it’s hanging from is decorated with a “stylish” mural, and they’ve got electrical sockets that accommodate a wide range of electrical sockets, including those used in the US and Japan (See Bed, Bath, Power, and Wall Art TV photos). As is true of Ibises from Uruguay to the Ukraine and from Yangon to Yogyakarta, the rooms’ small size makes luggage room tricky: the storage space is limited. My room had a wall bracket and five hangers, which just fit the bracket, provided they were empty (see Hangers photo; note that the shelf along the wall has the depth of a small water bottle). Unless you have a mainland China home phone number, don’t expect to even get TO the Great Firewall of China, let alone over, under or around it: for you, there is no internet access. Unfortunately this is standard for every hotel I’ve stayed at in mainland China, from Shangai to Xining. The entire staff-- management, engineering, housecleaning, reception--is very good. Usually at least one person at the reception desk—manager or receptionist—spoke English.

Located along Main Street. Room is spacious, clean and furnished with all amenities. Bed is comfortable. The staffs are helpful of which they helped us to book 2 taxis to airport. Walking distance to main attractions. Worth to stay.

The hotel is in center of the city, well located next to eateries, shopping area etc. Ti is a functional hotel, neat and clean, and with basic yet comfortable rooms. The bed was comfortable with clean sheets; the room has Water heater, and some very basic tea leaf sachet, and drinking water bottles. Very good clean functional bathrooms, with clean towels. Stayed for 1 night, road facing room, with mild noise at night (nothing that disturbed the sleep).