The stay of our group of 17 people at Hotel sunshine international was the worst have ever seen. The supposed to be 4 star rated hotel did not have any of the facilities it ought to have. The room airconditioner was not working. When asked, we were told to keep the windows open and sleep. The bathroom towels were all in torn condition but while checking out, we were asked to pay for the towels saying that we only tore them.
As the tour leader, I wanted to meet the customer support executive at the hotel, but was not allowed to do so . Either he didnot bother to meet us.
The reception staff at the hotel were not courteous but harsh towards the tourists. They were reluctant to exchange the USD to CNY saying some reason or the other. It looked like they are not interested in promoting tourism . We were compelled to pay for the porterage tips the service whcih we neither asked nor requested.
Such a worst experience we faced at the hotel sunshine internationa. xian and I will never recommend this hotel to any of my groups in future or to my friends and families.
Dont make the mistake of choosing this hotel as we did and suffered.
thanks

The hotel is a decent, midrange establishment. It resides inside the old city walls and is close to several places of note.

The walls in all rooms I saw had peeling wallpaper and the towels did not smell fresh. The hotel's dining was decent and a good taste of Northern China cuisine. We probably wouldn't stay here again, but not for any major reason.

This hotel was one of the weirdest places i've ever stayed. We stayed for 2 nights whilst we went to see the Terracota Warriors.

The hotel is located quite a distance from the Belltower Area which its a bit more happening. We arrived after dark and went walkabout for some dinner. The restaurant choices in this area were poor with McD's or some chain chinese, we nicknamed the Golden cow due to its logo, the only options. The area surrounding the hotel is 'up and coming' which was evident by the loudhail annoucements that sounded like a communist party broadcast which went daily from 7am till 7pm. Evidently, its actually to tell the people to leave the buildings surrounding the hotel which are due for demolition. However, the locals didn't look like they were moving out anytime soon.

So to the room or should i say cave...I think Osama Bin Laden could have been hiding there and i wouldn't have found him. It was 150 sqm over two areas (which was probably two rooms put into one room). The furniture although modern was like some badly made IKEA and the bed was rock solid. The decor is poor with frayed carpets and peeling wallpaper. The first room had a seperate bathroom and lounge area with a large sofa and two chairs. The adjoining bedroom area was also spacious but lacked any wardrobes and had an ensuite bathroom that was the size of my whole NY hotel room i stayed in on the same trip. The whole set-up freaked us out!

As for the rest of it: Staff pleasant, housekeeping good, breakfast ok, bar area expensive. The airport bus drops you around the corner and is handy but the Melody Hotel (near the Belltower) where the other airport bus drops off sounds like the same standard as this place but in a better location.