Good hotel in a very central location. Rooms comfortable, clean and large. Nothing flashy but they do the job. Located on West Street - the main street, but it's about 20 second walk from the top of the very busy section. Most hotels are located within this very busy section which makes them noisy, this is not which is a... more

I'm a long time expat living in Shanghai have stayed at a lot of differenet local hotels in my China travels. Ai Yuan, is undoubtedly the worst hotel experience I have ever had here.... I found this hotel in the Frommers Guide, which gave it a "value" rating. Unfortunately, my family and I found out the hard way what Ai... more

[--] This hotel was booked for us as part of a package tour of Guilin and Yangshuo. It is on the plaza at West Street. After running the gauntlet down West Street between the pier and hotel, we met the warm and welcoming staff of the Ai Yuan hotel. The lobby looks a bit austere, but the large sized room... more