Hotel Marco Polo / Beijing Royal Xi'an Reviews
Hotel Marco Polo / Beijing Royal Xi'an reviews (1-1 of 1)
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Overall Rating
Travel Date: May 05
Submitted in June 2005 by: Geaham Ward _ Stockport
Operator: Other
We booked the Highlights of the Yangtze trip through HandJ.
We stayed firstly at the Marco Polo (4*) in Beijing. It was very comfortable and the level of service was much better than we expected. The food was always very good, always more than we could p...
We booked the Highlights of the Yangtze trip through HandJ.
We stayed firstly at the Marco Polo (4*) in Beijing. It was very comfortable and the level of service was much better than we expected. The food was always very good, always more than we could possibly eat. There was always a smoggy haze over Beijing, something we were later to experience in every city that we visited. It as very hot in May and we experienced occasional dust storms and heavy rain.
Whilst in Beijing we visited all the normal tourist traps of the Great Wall, Tianamen Square, The Forbidden City, Summer Palace etc. The tour guide was excellent throughout.
Traffic in Beijing is terrible and the standard of drivng is unbeliveably bad, we were pleased that foreigners are not allowed to drive in China. You take your life in your hands when you cross the roads (if you dare!).
We flew to Wuhan to meet the Yangtze Cruise and discoveed that we had to pay 50 Yuan departure tax each for each internal flight.
The Princess Jeannie was adequate but not luxurious. The beds are small and uncomfortable and there is insufficient storage space in the cabin. Once again the food was very good and plentiful, with a number of choices at each meal. There was a vry good cruise director who conducted talks on various subjects and acted as a guide when the cruise went though places of interest. The crew put on shows in the bar most evenings and audience participation is encouraged. Overall the cruise was fun, relaxing and enjoyable. There were visits to cities, damns and a transfer to a smaller boat to visit the smaller gorges, which once again was very good.
We left the boat at Chongquing and were treated to an additional city tour, this turned out to be well worth the time and I would recommend it to anyone.
Another flight took us to Xi'an and the innevitable Terracotta Warriors. The organisation of the musuem is excellent. A really good hald-day visit. Xi'an is much more modern than most of the cities except Beijing and the polution was not as bad.
We stayed at the Royal Xi'an Hotel. This was a similar standard to he first hotel, once again better than we expected.
Overall a really good holiday that was a credit to the tour guides. China has made big advances in tourism over the last few years and people should not be afraid to go there.
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