I thought about it and decided to write a serious review.
I booked this hotel about a month in advance because I was traveling with my parents, and for our entire Xinjiang trip, I generally wanted to choose highly-rated hotels. For this night in Nalati, after comparing several hotels in a similar price range, I decided against reputable chain hotels like Holiday Inn, Atour, and Manxin, and even the relatively good local Nalati Grand Hotel. Instead, I chose the more expensive and less-known private brand hotel, Chaoye. I opted for their best, priciest mountain-view family room for the experience.
Upon arriving at the hotel, I noticed the overall decor was quite new, and the room window offered a view of the grassland, which seemed pretty good.
However, when we returned in the evening, we found that the air conditioning wasn't cooling effectively. After speaking with a staff member, we learned that it was a central air conditioning system and simply cooled slowly. I figured it wasn't too hot, so I let it go (though the room temperature never fully dropped even by midnight). Then, when I turned off the lights to sleep, I noticed the air conditioner was very noisy. I tried setting it to the lowest fan speed, but surprisingly, the noise got even louder. I'm not sure if it was the motor or a low-frequency resonance. Reluctantly, I increased the fan speed, but that made the noise even worse. I had no choice but to turn off the air conditioner. Since three of us were in the room, the temperature rose to about 29 degrees Celsius, making it a bit stuffy. In the end, I had to turn it back on. I didn't get much sleep that night...
Additionally, the hotel's soundproofing was mediocre. After giving feedback to the staff, two young employees were very polite, and they even offered yogurt as an apology during check-out.
It feels like the hotel's ratings might be artificially inflated, as it's not as good as some netizens claimed. I really appreciate the warm service from the hotel staff, but I'm writing this detailed review to suggest that the hotel owner should pay more attention to the hardware. The room rates are comparable to, or even exceed, those of brand chain hotels, but the hardware facilities are clearly lacking (the water heater wasn't very hot, and I discovered the toilet was broken during check-out). So far, this was the only night I didn't sleep well on my entire Xinjiang trip, so I probably wouldn't recommend it to friends (I had initially thought this private hotel was quite good right after checking in and had even mentioned it to friends). It seems chain hotels are a safer bet to avoid disappointment.
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