rooms are nice but the location is too far. it is in the middle of nowhere at present (new town bit). it's not very good value when compared to other hotels in the city.

what i wanted to say more is their service. we were checking the map out to see where we should head to and there came conceirge saying that they can arrange a car for us and gave us a quote and kept saying at this time of the day u can't get a car and u can't get it cheaper etc etc. we took the car in the end as we don't want to bother arranging it ourselves but we know that they ripped us off quite a lot. not something i would expect in the nowadays china as they tried to clamp down on these kind of 'malpractices' esp after the olympics.

we were at their restaurant for a late brunch and it took them more than 30 mins to prepare their food coz they were busy preparing the buffet service so our food arrived stone cold. not pleased. i paid with a credit card and they actually don't know how to use the machine?? that afternoon tea costed me 300RMB (a lot for china) and i am definitely not pleased given the quality of the service.

when we ordered breakfast it was quite clear that we ordered a congee and an english breakfast so it's quite clear that 2 people wanting to have different kind of breakfast. but they prepared 2 portions of each so it's 2 congee and 2 english breakfast - i don't know if they are genuinely too attentive or they are trying to rip us off, i will let you decide.

Zhengzhou itself seems very much like a town without a heart and soul. There are new buildings cropping up everywhere, but little else. The Xingya Jianguo Hotel is located in quite potentially the most lifeless part of the city (at least at this stage as more buildings are almost complete). The hotel is dated but comfortable. The bathrooms are in desperate need of some TLC, but the rooms are large and the service is good. There were enough staff that spoke english (or part thereof). The free wireless internet in the lobby and free wired internet in the rooms was much appreciated!

I do need to mention again about the location though. About 2kms up the road is the heart of the city and where most other hotels are, and I'd certainly recommend staying in one of these as proximity to restaurants and bars is much better. Another little tip, the hotel recommended we go the the V8 bar for a few drinks, but when we got there all they sell is drinks by the bottle, not the glass. A bottle of Bacardi Rum would have been more than $100 (US) and consider there were only 2 of us, it isn't good value!