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It’s a typical cruise with pandemonium because of the large crowds and a la carte service and upselling of services throughout the trip. The executive lounge dining included in the executive suite price was excellent as the second floor dining room was overcrowded. The included excursions were not remarkable but Ghost City and Feng Du Show that night were good values. The food was just okay even with the upgrade to the 6th floor dining area.

The main problem was that the hotel had disengaged the cooling system in all the rooms. They offered an upgrade but it also had no cooling. The provision of a self serve laundry was exquisite. The location was excellent

The hotel is out of date and was a 3.9 star rating at best. The Guilin Shangri La was reviewed highly by some fellow travelers

To fill out the charm of the experience, our guide took us into several homes, which had been converted to museums before getting us onto the wonderful boat ride experience. She gave us a lot of history about the customs of the region. It was a quieter, more laid-back rural experience than we had had in other places.

We had a wonderful cultural experience in a restaurant on the road. At the end of this three week tour, it was a little bit redundant unavoidably because there are so many roads and hutongs and Muslim quarter places that are very similar packed with food vendors and hawkers.

The guide expertly picked a friend of hers that she has used for years to provide a unique China culture experience riding through the alleys of the town.

It was very crowded and our guide was not lingering for pictures.

It was a unique lifetime experience.

It was a delightful experience with an excellent guide.

Honestly, it was a little boring and felt like it was something that the government wanted to make sure that we saw so that we noted how wonderful they were. It is outstanding that they provided mass transportation with escalators to the top of the hill. Without that, the whole trip would not have been worth it.

We were glad that we chose the option to visit ghost city, and hear the stories from our guide. I noticed that you did not give the option for reviewing the show that night, which was a mistake on your part. That show in the evening about the three kings was probably the most outstanding theatrical performance I have seen in my many years of life. It was very exciting and was not to be missed by other future visitors.

Our guide went above and beyond her assigned duty to help us be comfortable, experiencing the brief time we had there and getting some dinner before helping negotiate the arrival onto the cruise ship. She was helpful with communicating with the cruise ship people who were adamant about things which they were wrong about.

The crowds were overwhelming, and everyone was pushing to get a good photograph of the charming pandas. Our guide was adequate, but not outstanding. I don’t believe that there is anything that he could have done to help us get closer to the pandas for good photographs. I think that arriving early as we did probably helped us to see the pandas during their most active feeding time of the day.

Our guide bravely accompanied two ancient and decrepit seniors on scooters which probably added years to her life, but subtracted years from ours. It was a delightful, fun and unique experience.

Our guide enthusiastically and patiently pointed out each point of interest that she felt that we would not want to miss including the view of the hills on the 20 Yuan Bill and interjected stories about each of those points of interest.

Our guide was patient and wonderful and lovingly presented this visual gift of the people and lifestyle of the area that is not usually seen by China tourists. The stories that the guide inserted were charming.

The colors, architectural design, and the historical stories were intriguing.

This was a delightful and unexpected highlight of our experiences in Xi’an. The guide knew the woman who lived in the place where we made the dumplings and noodles and the whole cultural experience was joyful and wholesome.

Because of our age, we both have mobility restrictions so we chose to not do the bicycle tour. We did climb the steps successfully and were able to experience enough of the wall to be understanding the history and the architecture.

Despite the presence of the crowd and our early arrival, our guide was able to successfully direct us to a visual access of the warriors that we had not anticipated. We had hoped to get closer to them on the ground level, but that access was restricted many years ago.

The access to the upper area was closed because it was a Monday, but this did not detract from the overall enjoyment of the palace grounds.

The offer of the cable car was a game changer! Thank you very much. The distance away from the city also helped to mitigate the crowd.

We had gone to the most popular hutong Street the day before our tour so our guide took us to a different hutong area with a lake that was much nicer than the most popular street which was so packed with shops and food vendors. I would recommend that you take that Area as your first choice in the future.

The crowd was overwhelming on the day that we went, but our friend who went the next day found it almost empty.

The crowd was overwhelming on the day we traveled, but the pictures from a friend who traveled the next day showed a much lower number of people.

Very nice hotel with good location. Staff helpful when needed.

Beautiful view from the breakfast area and great location to walk around. Staff was friendly enough but bed was very hard. Internet never worked. Room was nice with free soft drinks and juice in the refrigerator.

Cleaning staff were very friendly and helpful. The front desk was alright. Bed was very hard and the internet never worked. The carpet in the room was stained and the bathroom sink was all cracked up, but everything looked clean.

Welcoming Staff and Cleaning Staff very friendly and Front desk staff alright. They had tea in the afternoon and goodnight soup in the evening. Gave us lots of water and had cold water. They let us in early for breakfast. Beds very hard and internet never worked.

Staff didn't even acknowledge me, only talked to the guide when we checked in. I assume they couldn't speak English. Elevators were very slow and always very crowded. Internet never worked while we were there.

Desk staff not very friendly or helpful. Paid for breakfast but then ended up with an early flight. We had to leave 30 minutes before breakfast started and asked for a couple of croissants to take with us but were told no. Had a kettle in the room but no tea or coffee.

Desk staff was alright. Had to wait 10 minutes in line to get into breakfast. Clean and nice hotel.

The desk staff were friendly enough. The rooms were small but very clean. The restaurant staff were very friendly. The location was good.

We didn't really see much this day because the guide was trying to help us get an earlier flight out after our flight was 52 hours delayed.

Interesting town.

Nice city.

Nice views.

Nice walk.

Beautiful boat ride. Not to be missed.

Nice view.

Beautiful views.

Enjoyed seeing the Pandas.

Long drive from Chengdu but Giant Buddha was amazing.

Nice.

Beautiful place but it was raining so really couldn't enjoy very well.

Always wanted to see but it was very crowded so couldn't get pictures with us in them.

Interesting but you can't take pictures inside.

Another for the bucket list.

Always wanted to see the Forbidden City but we had to wait over and hour to get through security.

Always wanted to see the Great Wall and walk on it. One for the bucket list.

Really enjoyed seeing the deer and being able to touch and feed them.

Enjoyed the Bamboo Grove.

Enjoyed the Golden Pavilion and Fushimi-Inari Taisha.

Nice garden.

Enjoyed but there was lots of walking involved.

Nice day trip from Tokyo. Enjoyed the boat ride on Lake Ashi.

The Yangtze Boutique Shanghai didn't quite meet our expectations. While the staff was pleasant, there was a noticeable lack of attentiveness, especially during breakfast, where the staff seemed a bit disengaged. The location wasn't ideal for our plans, which was somewhat inconvenient, especially towards the end of our trip.

Wyndham Grand Xian South did not live up to our expectations. The language barrier was a significant issue as most staff did not speak English, making communication very difficult. Additionally, there was an unpleasant smoky smell in the room, which was quite off-putting.

The Yangshuo Jora Luxury Hotel was amazing. It had excellent amenities, and the view from our room was breathtaking. The pool was great, and the staff was attentive. However, for breakfast, there could have been more European options; it mostly featured local Chinese breakfast, which was good but limited in variety.

Four Seasons Hotel Beijing was our favorite. The service was outstanding, the facilities were top-notch, and the staff was incredibly kind. Overall, everything about the hotel stood out, and it was a fantastic start to our trip.