I liked the hotel. I liked the grounds. I liked the public area. I was there for a conference that normally uses only very good hotels, so I was confident that this would be a good hotel (and it is). I stayed on the executive floor, and the room was very pleasant. I could tell from the floorplan on the... more

Stayed at the Dong Fang Hotel in Guangzhou earlier during 2007 and to utter surprise, another reviewer has already left comments exactly mirroring the same terrible experiences. If you are a couple comprising of a foreigner with an Asian/Chinese partner, it seems she risks being seen and treated as a prostitute by staff at this 5 star hotel. Just as... more

The overall condition of the hotel is nice and I would consider the rooms average. I have been traveling and doing business in China for the past 12 years and have never experienced such negative service from the staff. I’m American and my wife is Chinese so we frequently travel together when I do business. We have had nothing but... more

Just returned from the Canton Fair and a 3 night stay on the 7th floor of block 1. I had an executive business room which looked out over the pool/gardens. My room was modern, clean and inviting. Yes the bed was quite firm and some of the furnishing had a few scratches but I found the location to the Liuhua... more

For Westerners they may not understand the difference of state-run business (possibly with excess capital to loose) and an enterprised non-bureaucratic small or franchised company. To worry about the service standard or soothing reply to your heart-broken complaint, please stay away from this hotel. As this has been state run hotel for more than 30 years and the staff culture... more

The hotel is about a block from the bus stop if you take the bus from the airport. Take bus #5 outside baggage claim and ignore the taxi hocks. You can pay on the bus and they will have change. Get your money from the Citibank ATM right outside the baggage claim just before you exit the airport. The walk... more

We stayed at Dong Fang for 3 nights in Nov. 2006 and the experience was better than expected (we were a little hesitant about staying at this hotel since we heard that it's one of the older hotel in the city). The staff speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese and are helpful and very efficient. We stayed on the 4th floor... more

The hotel is fine if you don't stay at the upper floors like 8th and 9th floors ( don't know the others :) ) But fifth floor is okey. Rooms at 8 and 9 are terrible! at the lobby you can't just sit and wait for somebody or for your car/taxi, you have to!! drink something. They don't have a... more

This hotel was fabulous. My entire stay far exceeded my expectations. The gardens were emaculate. The food was excellant. The employees were very gracious. I could not have asked for a better stay. more