Yipin Business Travel Hotel (Xiamen Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street) Reviews

I am disappointed with my stay at Yipin. Saw the ratings that were decent so I booked a promotional room, knowing it would be small and that’s okay with me. But I am very disappointed over a few things. Firstly, I arrived close to 3pm (check in is at 2pm) but my room wasn’t ready. Had to wait for a while for the room to be ready as they cleaning other rooms. There was a very strong 下水道 (drain) stench from the toilet, and i could smell it even as I tried to sleep at night 😭. Room was clean, but the water kettle was crusty and disgusting. No hair dryer, towels were disposable ones. No connection in the room (I can’t use my data roaming) and wifi I can only connect it the one at the reception because the room wifi requires a China number (hk and macau number also cannot). Sound proofing is bad (but I can accept that for the price paid). Though I must say that the location is very convenient, at the back alley of the shopping street BUT that meant that cars can’t enter 🥲 my didi driver dropped me off at a Main Street and I spent quite some time locating the hotel while dragging my luggage along. Also because it’s located at a back alley, it might not be the safest for solo female travelers like myself. Conclusion: This hotel is not a good deal. Only book it if you prioritize saving money (it’s also not THAT cheap…) over comfort/safety. I will not visit this hotel again.