When I got off the lift, I felt sick with the foul smell of old stale cigarette smoke carpet - it didn't get any better in the lift. While I was asleep, a got a knock at the door - it was a prostitute looking for business. The next few nights they slid their cards under my door as well - this happened to others in my travelling group as well.
Breakfast was bad, we ended up just getting McDonalds downstairs each morning which says something. Start with reception, SLOW, but they do try to be helpful. Room is spacious but sofa is very old. TV is small to modern standard , bathroom sink are is small. The location is indeed premium, but that's where the positive things end.
Starting with the actual rooms, they are so cramped up that an obese person couldn't turn. Then, the closets can fit 3 shirts on hangers, that's it. So all your clothes must stay in your luggage at all times, on the floor, is a room too small and badly planned for you to live in. The hote staff does not speak english, nor does anyone around the hotel.
Then it's the cleanliness, or the lack of it thereoff. It's not like I saw rats and roaches, but the surfaces in general were dirty. If however you are uninspired to pick this hotel, do not get breakfast. The buffet is incredibly poor it's absurd. The worst part of the buffet? The plates were dirty, the silverware was dirty as well and the ambiance was that that of eating on the sidewalk. Chinese people will honk at anything, all the time, non-stop, so you will hear it constantly if you open the window.
The hotel will not exchange currency and you are in for a shock if you don't bring RMB. If you've never been to Shenzhen before, this is the hotel you must stay at for convenience sake! Eventually you'll know your way around this vast city. But, for first-timers this hotel is a must-stay location. The hotel's elevators connect with the underground eating pavilion and shopping mall that surround two subway stations. This means you can't get lost! I've timed my travel time from my room to the subway platform; three minutes!
