Jinhai Hotel

If this hotel can still be called a hotel, then it's more like a farmer's house. First of all, the guest rooms are located above a bus station and a street full of stalls selling miscellaneous goods. The room smelled terrible! The blankets and pillows reeked of cigarette smoke. I checked in at midnight, the main door was locked, no one answered the phone, and no one opened the door. Frustrated, I turned around and found a light on at their side door. To get in, I had to leave my passport as collateral and pay another fee. Several rooms reeked, so I had no choice but to choose one with a slightly less odor and open the window. But the room was dark, no electricity, no Wi-Fi, and where was I supposed to find another room at 1 AM? I had no choice but to make do. In the morning, the room smelled even worse; it turned out to be exhaust fumes from the bus station downstairs! I cancelled the booking through Ctrip, which took two hours, and then moved out to find another guesthouse, which was more than 200 yuan cheaper. Sometimes online prices are unclear; you might think a price of 100 yuan is problematic, but 200 yuan is just as bad! Paying over 200 yuan for a few hours is a huge rip-off. Definitely only book one day in the future... and then look for another place to avoid being scammed. This might not be a matter of the platform personally inspecting the accommodations, but rather a problem with the middleman. However, it will still affect the platform's reputation, won't it? A couple of days ago, I also gave up after unsuccessful negotiations with Darei Hotel. I was surprised to find that the platform's partner refunded the full amount of over 220 yuan for two nights' accommodation back to my card. I'm grateful to Ctrip's partner for this unexpected benefit. Please don't take my unintentional harsh words to heart. Everyone is working towards a better accommodation environment, providing safe and reassuring accommodations for long-distance travelers, ensuring a win-win situation for all three parties – that's the ultimate goal, right?

The rooms and services are quite nice!