First impressions are good, as is typical for a large Chinese hotel...spacious, airy lobby filled with plants and comfortable seating, dramatic sweeping staircase to the 2nd floor restaurant, etc. From there it goes downhill very quickly. Hallways stank of urine and body odor. My corner suite reeked of cigarette smoke. When asked if I could change rooms, the front desk attendant quickly apologized and said they were full, but could send someone to take care of the smell. After a long wait, a lady came by asking if I needed this to be like a non-smoking room. When I said yes, she came in and removed the ashtrays!

Other issues; the room was beyond filthy, with numerous mysterious stains on the carpet (some of them may have been moving, I don't know), aged and broken bath fixtures, yellowed, peeling wallpaper and curtains that emit a cloud of dust when you open and close them.

The elevator placard and hotel guide advertised a heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, massage, and fitness center in the basement. When I went down to investigate, I found a parking garage and living quarters for the hotel staff. That same guide boasts of 3 gourmet restaurants, but there was only 1 in operation with a limited menu, ridiculous prices, and no customers during peak dinner hours. Clearly this is a hotel past its prime.