We spent a night in Taiyuan on our way to Pinyao. The hotel is in fairly good condition and everything in the room works. The internet speed is very fast - 75Mbps download and 50Mbps upload. The breakfast buffet has a wide variety but there is limited sitting in the dining room. We had a very good lunch in the... More

The Shanxi Grand is our company's contracted hotel in Taiyuan, and I've stayed here about ten times over the past few years. I believe it was Taiyuan's best hotel at one time, and with no famous chain names entering the market this is still the hotel of choice here. In any other major market such as Beijing, this hotel would... More

Shanxi Grand Hotel was a five star hotel in Taiyuan town.Considering the Northern Loaction and its not so prominent position in the CHina map- the hotel was very posh, comfortable and located at a great place. We had stayed for two nights and we did not feel that we are staying in far off town. It was agreat surprise and... More

This was my third visit so I thought I'd share my views. I'm not a big fan of Taiyuan. First time I came, it was like walking into a coal plant because the air was so bad, and this hotel mismanaged the booking so I ended up with a twin room (with one of the leaky walk-in showers) which smelt... More

I originally stayed at the Shanxi Grand in May 2007, and I returned and stayed there again in March 2009. It's changed. The bathtub/shower I loved so much before has been replaced with a standing shower (only), although it was a very nice shower, if we'd been doing an adoption it would've been a pain to try and clean a... More