Jinjiang Inn Yingchuan Drum Tower

It might far from Yinchuan station or airport, but it's located in old town area. Few minutes from drum tower and walking street. The room condition was not bad but not that clean. However, in the city that has only few hotels that accept foreigners, Jinjiang Inn considers as an affordable option for hotel.

The location is very good, just 1 minute's away from the landmark of Drum Tower, many shopping malls are also in walking distance. The deco is simple; the facility is basic, especially the bathroom; the service need to improve, some of the staffs in the front desk are not patient to guests, they are reluctant to answer clients' question even the question related to the hotel/room.

I stayed here with a small tour group. Very basic, but clean and cheap-40-50 USD per night. This is a local chain and I was happy with it. The room is small-if you are from the USA, think of a Motel 6. Thin towels, but very comfortable bed. no drinking water in the room (but available for RMB 3 / bottle at the desk.). Ethernet in the rooms, and wifi in the lobby only. Room 121 does get wifi, but as it has no window, I "upgraded"! There are no nonsmoking rooms-well, there are, but my non-smoking room smelled like smoke and has an ashtray in it. Good location-a 100 meters from the drum tower (bell tower? I didn't check). There are coffee shops and a few cafes and bars on the street. Overall, good bang for the buck