It was so secured (quadruple wrapped and sealed with a few too many staples which were kind of comforting) I may not reset all my cards when I get back. I left my bank and credit cards behind and they promptly notified my team over WeChat and mailed (SF express) it to my next hotel two provinces over in under three days. There are lots of buddhist knick knacks, art and statues on the 4th floor but I've been assured all are inanimate and definitely not haunted. The ambient cricket sounds they pipe in the common areas are a nice touch.
Located in a music school district, its quiet at night and there's soothing string music wafting from nearly dorms during the day.
The bacon ain't like it is back home but you get enough pork travelling through China anyways. Breakfast selection is varied and healthy with plenty of clean vegetables. This hotel is firmly in the middle if not leaning towards the budget end of things but you definitely get your monies worth and then some. The mandarin-speaking Chinese travellers sharing the common areas and breakfast areas were respectful, not boisterous and smoked outside. The hotel's theming attracts a certain kind of domestic clientele, who, if you've ever travelled in China, can be a deciding factor of whether your stay will be enjoyable. This communication issue was really the only letdown of an otherwise fine hotel.… Other reviews suggest there are plenty of nice restaurants around - which is great when you have time to look for them - but we didn't appreciate having to scour the streets after a really long day. For what it's worth, we rarely eat at hotel restaurants and prefer to explore the area, but with a packed itinerary in Chengdu we were looking forward to an easy evening meal, and the room had a lovely table setup perfect for room service. Maybe after a few more days we would've discovered what is on the menu! In fairness, we are the foreigners and we are at fault for not speaking Chinese, but perhaps we expected too much based on other reviews. This is not an exaggeration: it actually took us two days of staying at the hotel and several conversations with the receptionist over those days to ascertain that there is no restaurant and that room service ends at 8pm. There *is* room service, which would have been lovely but the staff speak such poor English that it is virtually impossible to order, even with the usual translation apps that had gotten us by in far more remote parts of China. Contrary to what the hotel listing says, there is no restaurant. Of course if you have travelled at all in China then you must know it was a relief to have only one such other guest instead of many.
Zen hotel chengdu full#
The hotel didn’t seem to be full but it was quiet and peaceful, apart from one businessman at breakfast who had not yet learned that he need not talk into his phone as though communicating over the entire distance of the call. They really are Zen as the name suggests, with tasteful decor and well-maintained. The Hotel Zen Urban Resort (I stayed there 3 nights and I could never get the words in the right order) is in a reasonable location in Chengdu and has lovely rooms.
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