Hanting Hotel Guangzhou Tianhe

This is the 2nd time I've stayed here. Great staff. Clean rooms. Great breakfast. 2pm check out. It's my go to place as a home away from home. I stayed during the Canton fair. They put on a bus there and back each day. Staff are always ready to help.

I stayed at this hotel for 2 nights because it was chosen as a meeting location and the accommodation was provided at no cost to me. This location is on Tianhe Road, but the hotel has a second location on Tianhe NORTH Road. Even with the address in Chinese the taxi drivers don't seem to know the difference. On check in I had to wait for a clerk who spoke English. I was not offered a choice of smoking or no smoking rooms so I can only assume the choice does not exist. The room was basic. Beds are the usual Chinese rocks, but the sheets were clean and two different types of pillows were provided. Road noise was terrible and I needed sleeping pills plus ear plugs. I thought the floor was clean too, but when I walked across it barefoot I discovered it was sticky. The bathroom was small and the door did not lock. Some bleach may have helped to clean up the mildew that was growing around the sink. Towels were clean and looked relatively new - hot water was wonderfully hot on a cold day. A kettle was provided to boil water, but no tea or coffee was available. Fortunately I bring my own supply.

It is located near the XInhua Bookstore and close to numerous shops and a department store. Room is ok but quite dark. There are lots of places to eat, such as KFC, PizzaHut and local restaurants. For a price of RMB300 per night around that business district, you can't expect more. The only main point to stay here is convenient.

Hanting Express was recommended to us by our business hosts. It is approximately 200 meters from the Metro line and close to numerous shops and restaurants. Rooms were very clean, room service was excellent. Internet was good and really fast, though you cant download bulk stuff. Reception also set up our wake up call in the morning since we were suffering from jet lag (coming from Kenya). The cute lady at the reception didn't speak much english but was very friendly. There was a police man at the door who greeted us every evening (probably amazed at seeing two africans in the neighborhood). Breakfast was mostly chinese. They offered us a value card which never really translated to any additional benefit. The only downside about this place was the toilet. They have glass doors with a large clearance hence the entire room smells once someone uses the toilet. Other than that I will definitely choose Hanting for my next visit.

Just spent 8 days. Cant wait to do it again next year. Very adequate. Clean room. All toiletries provided even bedroom slippers and a new toothbrush each day. Location near endless shopping, good restaurants and the metro. Decent brakfast thrown in for a rather cheap rate. Definitely recommend.