“Can recommend”

We stayed just for one night so I do not have much to say. The reception people know a few words in English. We stayed at level 16 and the room was not very spacious but elegant. There was an intel atom based computer and wired internet connection. The system software was in Chinese but we managed … Más

We stayed just for one night so I do not have much to say. The reception people know a few words in English. We stayed at level 16 and the room was not very spacious but elegant. There was an intel atom based computer and wired internet connection. The system software was in Chinese but we managed to use it without much difficulty. The most amazing thing to remember was the bathroom. It was completely made in glass so you can see every thing from the inside. The AC was ok. The breakfast was for Chinese people, too spicy, we could only eat eggs. Even the signs on the coffee machine was in Chinese, we used with the help of the waitress.

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“Práctico y limpio hotel”

Hotel himalaya es un frugales hotel económico bien situado en Thiruvanamalai. Las habitaciones son pequeñas y están limpias. Es un pequeño pueblo hospitalidad básica está ausente. Sin embargo es un buen lugar para pasar una noche e ir de turismo. Restaurante es normal y así es la comida

“another urban China hotel that tries hard but misses the mark”

on my fourth business trip to china (second that included the sichuan province), the government agency hosting our higher education group went out of their way to make us feel like honored guests. no doubt, putting us up at the himalaya was intended to be a "four star" experience. but like so many … Más

on my fourth business trip to china (second that included the sichuan province), the government agency hosting our higher education group went out of their way to make us feel like honored guests. no doubt, putting us up at the himalaya was intended to be a "four star" experience. but like so many "four star" hotels in urban china, things are a bit ragged around the edges. starting with the what i am now convinced is the standard nationwide, get used to the hard beds and the interesting toilet paper rolls that have more roll and less paper and are never accompanied by a back up. if you need an iron, there may be one but it'll be for the whole hotel. there was a tv with cable but, there's only one english channel on CCTV (channel 9) and the promised english language "china daily" was never available. staff at the himalaya were friendly but only one front desk person per shift appeared to be able to speak english and not much beyond hello, goodbye and a few travel related phrases. i only had the breakfast buffet there and the "western" items were very limited (fried eggs and toast) with coffee limited to the everpresent small instant packets of presweetened nescafe. if you are a big fan of airconditioning, china may not be the country for you. i don't know what the daily room charge was but i assume it's about $50-$70 per night including breakfast. the good and bad news is that this hotel is about as good as a non-u.s./international chain three to four star hotel gets in urban china. but, how much time will you actually spend in the room?

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