RAMADA CHANGCHUN

Stayed here 1 year ago. Back again and nothings changed, which is a good thing! good hotel if you need to stay in this area. easy access to the zoo, short taxi ride to south lake park and shopping centres. If you want room service and do not speak Chinese then take menu to reception and order! nice big rooms in B wing. will stay again!

This is a pretty good hotel with friendly, courteous and very well turned out staff. Quite big rooms and decent bathroom. The whole place was clean and appeared well kept. I did find 3 bars but none of them were staffed or stocked. The 3rd floor 'western' restaurant had a Chinese buffet with something like 20 dishes available at breakfast and dinner. At dinner you could choose a piece of meat/fish and get it cooked and eat it with veg from the buffet. At breakfast I preferred to stick to bread rolls, butter, jams and great cakes and pastries along with a good selection of fresh fruit. The coffee at breakfast was also surprisingly good. Great value to at less than £60 a night. The nightmare for me was the temperature in the room. The air con was on constantly and I could hear the fan running but it either didn't work or it was not capable of reducing the room temp to below 25 C - which I found very uncomfortable. I was working long days so didn't venture out into Changchun. Taxis are cheap here and drivers charge what it says on the meter (except for airport runs) and tips are not required in China. A 45 min taxi ride across the city in rush hour cost 50RMB (about £7). For airport runs expect between 120 and 180 RMB (£16 - £25) even though the meter says a lot less. Also check your receipt - it is printed by the meter so may only show what is showing on the meter - when this happened to me I questioned the driver who just shrugged... So in conclusion this is a decent hotel which is making a reasonable effort to satisfy Western guests.

Well decorated big room in B wing. nice pool, good gym. helpful staff. English spoken. short walk to the zoo. good central location. Room rate includes 1 breakfast, but 3 of us means an extra RMB136 per day - cheaper to get room service or really excellent dumpling shop around the corner that delivers to the room for free. Would definitely stay again.