Green Lake View

Good location, room size good. Not really attuned to international guests, little to no English - work with translation app. Almost everywhere there is smoking in the hotel and seems to be normal , even if you book non-smoking rooms on the floor is quite casually smoked - not yet experienced in any hotel. Breakfast designed entirely for Chinese guests, coffee machine only Chinese, often no cutlery first on demand, hectic goings-on no relaxed breakfast.

This hotel is an older building, and mainly intended for Chinese guests. Staff speaks a bit of English, but get out the Google Translator on your phone. The rooms were very clean and safe, and staff were friendly. We even asked the staff about getting a tour to the Stone Forest, and we had a broken conversation which included the staff calling the assistant manager who could speak a bit of English and we got a car to take us there and back for the day. Very helpful! The hotel is in a very good location to access subway, scenic parks, downtown shopping and restaurants and Starbucks. The hotel is old and we were the only non-Chinese guests during our 5 day stay. But you can't beat the price and location. The cleanliness and safety were excellent. Bottled water is provided. Breakfast is very Asian with some failed attempts at a Western breakfast (Oh dear that pastry labelled a "bagel" was just too weird). I'd say skip the breakfast unless you do what my husband did and just "pretend" it's not breakfast.

The Green Lake View hotel can be easily accessed from the airport via the sky way-subway for 8 yuan from 0600 to 2400. The station is within walking distance of the hotel as well as Walmart McDonalds, KFC. & the green lake park. Only a block away as well is the Bank of China where you can exchange money at a good rate. The hotel is an older hotel that could use remodeling and better plumbing but is clean and has hot water. Robert at the front desk speaks fluent English and will be happy to give you directions or write them down in Chinese. The breakfast is a full buffet from freshly cooked fried eggs to Chinese dishes.