This was the best hotel of my jaunt through Xinjiang, and my family and I had a great experience. We were lucky to be given a lovely, big corner room on the 28th floor with a stunning view of the Tianshan mountains and downtown Urumqi. The fast and reliable plug-and-play broadband internet access was very welcome. Little touches like a... more

Urumqi is one of the farthest, if not the farthest, point of land from an ocean, yet this hotel which clearly is targeting Hong Kong business travellers (the Cantonese word "hoi" is "hai" in Mandarin Chinese and means "ocean") still decided to give it a fish theme--from the wall-sized aquarium in the lobby (which attracted little local children who pounded... more

The Hoi Tak is a wonderful hotel. The staff was very friendly, and helpful. The hotel is in a great location. Very central to the downtown area. We had a great view of the people's square. Roomservice was great and very reasonable. There were some draw backs though. The bed was definately on the hard side, and the western buffet... more

China Tourism rates this a 5 star hotel, but it's not on the same level as those in Beijing or Shanghai. Although I'm used to hard Chinese beds, the beds here were the hardest I've found in China. The TV was small (CNN, ESPN and HBO in English), and the room was also on the small side for a 5... more