I booked this hotel through a well known asian online hotel reservation service, and the room was pre-paid, (for the very reasonable rate of $65/nt complete) so perhaps the fact that the room was pre-paid is why I was able to avoid the problems mentioned by a couple of earlier reviewers. Frankly, I was surprised with those poor reviews, because... more

Was provided a suite upon checking in. The room had a separate living room, bedroom, two televisions and two bathrooms. The king size bed was round in shape, and the bedding was very comfortable. Had cocktails at the bar, and ate dinner at the buffet. The buffet was average at best, but decent western food for a Chinese hotel. The... more

They call themselves a 5 star hotels, I say a couple of the stars burned out! Like the reviewer before me who is my friend, we encountered numerous problems with the service. We were traveling with our 2 children and booked adjoining rooms so the girls could have their own. We too called to confirm our late arrival and the... more

We stayed here on business, there were 4 of us - two rooms were booked. We called to confirm that we would be late arriving that evening (we had friends also staying who phoned to say they would arrive late, were told okay and then when they arrived found their rooms cancelled). That should of warned us - when we... more

I stayed in the Regal Plaza for 2 weeks in August 2005. It is in the downtown area, just across the street from the Radisson (where I stayed last year). The rooms are comfortable (beds very pleasant). It is less expensive than the Radisson. But there are weaknesses. First, the breakfast and restaurant overall is barely acceptable, much less variety... more

The Regal Plaza is less than a year old, well-kept and in a great central location. Ok, so it does not have a view of the lake but that is only minutes away and, to be honest, only the Shangri-La has decent seclusion from the "circus" going on around the lake. Rooms are very comfortable, lots of nice little touches... more