Grand Yiju Hotel (Nanjing Xinjiekou center)

The location is the best thing about this hotel. I find the 4.7 rating a little hard to believe to be honest. The photos on trip.com do not accurately reflect the quality of the rooms and hotel exterior. It is clearly quite old. The common areas are fine, the corridors have a lovely authentic Chinese style but the rooms are basic. The room we stayed in could do with a lick of paint. The shower wasn’t cleaned properly (see photo of fake eyelashes from the previous guest). Breakfast is the traditional Chinese tasting box type thing so be warned. It’s not for me. However, the real kicker of our stay was the noise at night. I endured the worst nights sleep in any hotel in my life. Bur not due to the bed or bedding which was nice. The traffic was loud but in addition to that, it sounded like someone in an apartment next to us or above us was moving heavy wooden furniture around almost the entire night. It was insane. Also, the sound of a metallic ball bouncing on a marble floor woke me up 3 times. I have no clue what that was but we heard the exact same sound again at breakfast. That was really, really annoying. If you book, I suggest you request a room not facing the main road. It’d probably be much quieter. I must say that in checkout when asked about our stay, my wife mentioned the noise and the lady on reception gave our two children a souvenir and gave us a gift box which was very kind of her.

The hotel is situated on Shigu road, near exit 15 of line 1 & 2 of the Xinjiekou station. It's a very commercial area with delivery guys busy riding their electric scooter bike and honking. There are lots of shops such as luckin coffee, KFC, McDo, hot pot, roast duck & chicken, pastries, convenience stores and much more. You can decide to have repetitive morning breakfast or just go out to eat. The room lightings are dimmed and there's no way to get them any brighter. The hotel staff can only communicate with minimum English so be ready to use translation app. Overall a great place to stay due to its proximity with everything you need.

This hotel offers a perfect blend of an affordable price and an excellent location. With the subway just 200 meters away, getting around is a breeze. Plus, you'll love the convenience of having a wide array of shops and restaurants within a short walk.

We stayed at this hotel for 3 nights and the front desk staff, especially the receptionist Xiaozhan, were very attentive! The hotel was located near Xinjiekou (新街口） station in the centre of Nanjing which made it easy to travel around the city by metro. The hotel is also surrounded by lots of local eats which were tasty and affordable! We added the hotel front desk on WeChat which made it easy to ask for more towels and toiletries. The in-room laundry machine was a big plus, you can ask for detergent from the front desk. Hotel breakfast can be added on and is served every morning from 7am-9am. Located on the second floor, they served a warm traditional Chinese style breakfast with self-serve coffee and orange juice.

The location is good. The mrt station is nearby and there are a lot of shops nearby. The staff are friendly and helpful. There are some minor issues: the power sockets are quite limited and awkwardly positioned. The loft suite is double storey with the entrance at the lower floor. The only shower room is upstairs. Sometimes, VPN over WIFI will not work. Seems to happen more often here than other hotels. WIFI connection is also weaker in the upper floor. In the morning, we can sometimes hear traffic horns and construction noises.

The room was toasty …. feels so warm n the space is generous. Surrounded with some eateries & convenient stores