Xi'an hotels

It was clean and close to the city wall/activities. This is not a 4 or 5 star hotel by western standards. At best it is a 3 star hotel. Additionally, when we checked in the front desk clerk took forever to check us in and continuously let other things interupt her while she should have been attending to us. The price for the breakfast and afternoon buffet at the hotel's restaurant is way overpriced with the limited selection they have. The bathrooms are outdated and small. The hotel didn't have electrical adapters for travelers. Additionally, when I called the front desk for an iron board it took 3 calls before someone understood what I was asking for. In fact, I even provide the Mandarin name for "iron" which is "tang" and the front desk person still didn't understand.

Large room, with perfect view. Very clean, great service. Travel services available in the hotel to arrange guided tour to Terra Cotta museum. In chinese hotels, internet costs too much.

The location is the only good thing about this hotel. The service at this hotel is beyond horrible!!! The staff has no idea what customer service is. To start, the reception people do not greet you when you approach them. They do not smile or even say hello. They just stare at you. The young man at the reception when I arrived (looked like the manager, name was Patrick Zhang) could not find my reservation made via booking.com. He never apologized for this. He asked me for the print out. He said he would match the rate. But the rate he gave me was higher which according to him was because of a 15% tax. But my booking.com reservation printout says there is no tax at this location. Every employee I met was rude and had no clue what customer service means. The English spoken is pretty much zero.

a luxury hotel with a rich delicious buffet

Excellent accomodation, large room with nice bathroom, friendly staff. Good food in the available hotel restaurants. Executive service is very good and value for money. (breakfast and happy hour) The location of the Sofitel is at a prestigeous lane / square but you cannot just walk out for a meal or shopping. The nearest by shops and restaurants are a 20 minutes walk from the hotel so you need transport to go there (which is available at low prices (tuktuk type of transport). Another thing, we had looked forward to visit the Japanese "Koi " hotel restaurant, but during golden week early October they closed half of the hotel Sofitel restaurants, and Koi was not open.

the hotel is form the top of the offer poor (sound) isolation of the room