Cleanliness is good, nothing much to say except there can be flies in the toilet. There is daily room cleaning service.
Location is excellent, just 5 mins walk from Beijing Lu metro station. Plenty of food choices right outside. My favourite was the Chaofa Beef restaurant (2min walk from the hotel) which costs under 10 USD per pax. The small claypot rice shop at the other side of the street was also great.
The front desk service was great. Employees here go the extra mile to accommodate your requests.
The main problem with this hotel is the weak soundproofing in every room. You can clearly hear footsteps of people in the corridor, and door slamming. As this hotel only occupies the 1st and 2nd stories, you can occasionally hear sounds from the 3rd storey, which is a residential area.
The rooms with outside-facing windows are the worst offenders; you can hear people talking on the ground floor and if it's raining, the rain will hit the metal platform that's holding the AC exhaust and make very loud and annoying sounds (even when the window is closed). This is an architectural flaw of the building design. They should've used a different material for the platform.
Although the room may say "no windows", some rooms have a window that face a corridor/wall, so your room can be affected if the light outside is turned on.
Overall, this was still a great stay and I'd recommend it if you aren't sound-sensitive and want excellent value for money.
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