Excellent location, being in the city centre. Room was rather small, could hardly move around with two single beds in place (though I had requested for a double bed). The following matters also disturbed me during my stay in Room 605: 1) The door would not close fully unless I slammed it hard, making a loud noise 2) The water closet would not flush properly 3) The power point for the kettle failed to work. I had to use another power point, ending up boiling water on the floor!..
Very good location inside the city walls (close to the South Gate) We stayed 3 nights in September 2007. We took the airport shuttle bus which drops you in front of the Melody Hotel as recommended in previous review. This was indeed a cheap and comfortable way to go about $4.00 Australian each. Continue walking ahead, crossing the 1st small street same side and at the 2nd street corner which is South Street, passing the entrance to the under ground road crossing turn right and continue walking until you come to the hotel, still on your right. It is connected to some shops that you walk past first with the entrance at the end. A good 10 minute walk. We had an Executive suite at about $131 per night. Room 588 for memory. The room was very spacious, having a seperate bedroom, a kitchen, meals area, office area, comfortable lounge and 2 TV's - one being in the bedroom. Bathroom had a shower and seperate spa bath. Well worth the cost for roominess and location. The breakfast was good & offerred both western and chinese food. We dined in the restaurant and were the only ones there at 7.55 pm. We had concerns about the cold buffet as it had been out since 5 pm when we popped in to see if we needed to book ... was uncovered and no refridgeration. Two other guest came in at 9 pm and ate from it. A big selection on the A La Carte menu which we ordered from The down side for us was the bed was rock hard as was every bed in 4 hotels we stayed in throughout China. Bad necks and back pain was the end result of 3 weeks of traveling. Comfort was not an option. The marble bathroom floor was flaking apart in places making it a bit rough on the feet if you walked on those spots. The shower doors didn't quite meet in the middle so water on the floor meant wet shower mats. Also the loungeroom suite was grubby as was the dinning chairs and carpet. Again we found this in 3 out of the 4 hotels we stayed in... the other hotel had laminate floors much cleaner option. This spoilt the overall feel of what could have been an exceptional room for the price. On our departure the two young doormen organised a taxi to the airport for us and we were overcharged, we felt they may have been on the take and that we had been scammed. Couldn't say for sure but we did pay too much...
This hotel is a stone's throw from south wall, bell tower and nite market. Amongst all other hotels (of equivalent budget) we've stayed in China, this has the best breakfast spread. A good view from the room would have perfected it...
This hotel has exellent location inside the city walls. It is only 10 min walk to the night market. Which you have to visit if in Xian. The room and bathroom was nice and clean. They serve good western breakfast. A good hotel for good money!..
excellent location inside the city walls (next to the south gate), within walking distance to the bell tower, the drum tower and the mosque. Very good quality for price paid. nice and clean room and bathroom. good breakfast. helpful staff. The room we had was quiet compared to chinese standards (we asked for a room not on the front)...
Great location inside the walled city, 1 block south of Bell Tower. Nice room and bathroom. Nice buffet breakfast (both western and Chinese). Try and get breakfast included in your room price. Had a lovely tour of the tea house (with many antiques and art work) on the top floor. A nice Chinese hostess taught us to play Ma Jong on the electric automated Ma Jong table in the tea house. Hotel is farther from the Bell Tower than the other hotels in the city, so therefore the noise is a lot less. Used the nice, air conditioned and cheap airport bus both ways and walked the 2 blocks around the corner to our hotel. The bus drops you off in front of the Melody hotel...
