Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Mingfa Zhangzhou

This location is a bit far from Zhangzhou Old Town, so it's not as crowded. However, the surrounding environment is clean and refreshing, offering good value for money. There's a lively waterside park nearby, and a bit further afield is the Tone commercial district, which has everything you need: restaurants, a cinema, a supermarket, and retail stores. It's quite convenient.

The hot water temperature was too low at night. I wanted to take a bath, but the water was so cold I couldn't get in, so I gave up and took a lukewarm shower instead. If I didn't have a strong constitution, I would've caught a cold instantly. I was hoping to relax a bit over New Year's, but it turned out to be... quite disappointing.

I wanted to visit Zhangzhou during the May Day holiday, but had to give up because I couldn't get high-speed rail tickets. A friend who had visited before stayed at this hotel and said it was good for families with children, so I booked the hotel first and then tried to get tickets later. The hotel isn't far from the high-speed rail station, about an 11-minute taxi ride. Behind the hotel is a food street with a restaurant called Wenzai Sheng Tang (a type of hot pot), where we ate breakfast almost every day. There's also a pedestrian street nearby, which had events during the National Day holiday, making it convenient for eating and shopping. However, this area seems to be a new district, looking quite similar to Shenzhen. Only in the old town of Zhangzhou do you really feel the local culture. Also, I want to mention that the hotel's shower rooms leaked quite badly; the last picture shows that.