Grand Mercure on Renmin Square, Xian

Advantages: Very Modern
Disadvantages: Insects

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Very bad experience

...I strongly advise travellors to avoid Grand Mercure Bangkok for following reasons: 1. What you see in the photos is NOT what you stay, especially some of the deluxe rooms have not been renovated at all and feel entirely old (1-star?). This is very dishonest because we get an impression of the hotel in pictures that is far from reality. 2. They confirmed my internet booking but on arrival were unable to provide the non-smoking room reserved and put me in a smoking room on a smoking floor. They offered NO REFUNDS even if I wanted to change hotel. 3. They promised to move me to a non-smoking room the next day, even told me the new room number -- but the next day they gave that room to another customer and told me to stay in the same room as the hotel was fully booked. 4. The staff were unable to DO anything except apologize which gets... Read review

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Advantages: touch and sense the special taste of its culture
Disadvantages: not so easy for traffic

...as the capital of the most strongy empire, xi'an has a very special meaning in Chinese people --both for the ancient Chinese and the Chinese people nowadays. more than 1000years ago, every man was hunger to xi'an looking for opportunities to be a dignitery. And now in chinese people's heart, this city xi'an are their painful touch, because it was the center of the world long time ago. maybe it is main reason that there are so many domestic and aboard tourists come this city, there are too many spoors remain there. we can easy feel the glory it had have. but just like a fading flower, not fresh,but can easily touch sensitive human being's nostalgia. so, the best time to visit there is during the end of September to the begining of Dec. The fall season in xi'an is really beatiful.... Read review

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