What People are saying

Not recommended for Westerners

Artur-the-Food-Loveron 04/08/2015 16:13

We (two families with 8-years-olds) have spent altogether four nights in this hotel and I regret we have chosen this one, on the basis of it being located relatively closely to the South Railway Station (in fact it is half an hour taxi ride).
In principle I agree with most of what Dianne S. wrote (large, clean rooms, English not spoken, comfortable bed, only Chinese breakfast) however in our case AC worked ok and some (but few) of the staff were smiling and trying to help. I would add that:
1. Paying with Visa was close to impossible - basically you have to rely on cash.
2. The rooms are DARK! There are hardly any light sources in the rooms and those that do work have very weak bulbs.
3. Check-in / check-out takes at least half an hour
4. Across the busy street on which the hotel is located there is a street with a lot of restaurants and street food, some of which is really good.
5. Although there is wi-fi in the rooms its performance is sketchy and it is slow.

Nice room

Dianne Son 03/03/2015 12:42

As per other reviews, I was the only westerner staying at this hotel. Reception didnt speak english. Not sure if it was cultural but they didnt even smile. Rooms were big although the air conditioner didnt seem to work. Bathroom was lovely, no fridge. Only one channel of english.Bed was really comfortable. If you dont like the smell of smoke, you might need to upgrade to 5star, there was no smoking signs everywhere, but still had people smoking in rooms. Unfortunately there was a conference there for 3 nights in a row, so noise was a problem. Only chinese brekkie, but McDonalds is a 2 minute walk away.Cleaners were great, they smiled and even said hello. i stayed here because it was close to a friend. I did enjoy the stay, but it took a night to get use to the differences. PS there is a deposit on the room in yuan so you might have to get some money first.

Accommodation

comfy085on 03/06/2014 12:52

You might have a bad impression from outside but when you get to the rooms you find a different thing. The rooms are clean there is some one going round checking if the cleaning was done properly. The reception staff are courteous even if they don't know English. Their room charges are pocket friendly and they give breakfast but it's more of Chinese style.

Spacious Rooms. Affordable rates

vinod69on 13/11/2013 03:10

Stayed here for a couple of times. Rooms were spacious and well maintained. Bathrooms were also big and clean. Mostly Chineese items were served for breakfast. Near to louzhi metro station and hence well connected to other parts of the city. Free Wifi with a desktop computer in the room. Will definitely stay here again

Affordable rates but no English!

erostar66on 12/05/2012 19:01

We ended here in Mandarin Spring on Day 2 of our Canton Fair stay. The room rate for a Business Twin came to way under 60USD which was a bargain but we had to contend with the distance from the Fair and City center! (According to our translator, Panyu district until 3 years ago was not even part of Guangzhou metropolis.)

Then there was the fact that not a single member of the Hotel staff spoke any english!!!
Breakfast was strictly chinese: noodles, dumpling soup, sweet & savoury pastries, orange & lime cordial and very cold coffee...
The Rooms were actually decent, spacious and clean, housekeeping was perfect; clean set of towels daily.
The complimentary internet was so slow and haphazard so you were better off paying 15yuan an hour to use the computer downstairs at the business centre.

Armed with a portable translator maybe and if one is not too particular about services, Mandarin Spring is great for the price...