homestay di Shaanxi, China

This is a difficult review to write. There’s a lot I like about Joke Inn - it’s in a cool location, the room was nice,and the staff are friendly. And I should mention - I don’t have experience with the inner, courtyard facing rooms - this is just about street-facing rooms…. I saw the reviews talking about noise and figured it was just normal street noise - which as a New Yorker I’m fine with. But what we experienced was FAR beyond regular street noise. We had a room facing the street (and the Xi’an city wall) and the issue is that there are two live music venues on the ground floor that compete by blasting the music - which bounces off the city wall into the room. The music goes until 2am every night (not just weekends). The earplugs they give you don’t even begin to be enough. After getting just 4 hours of sleep the first night I managed the next 3 nights by taking a sleeping pill and wearing huge uncomfortable noise canceling headphones. That should never be necessary in a hotel. So the bottom line in my opinion is the owners need to figure out if they’re in the entertainment business or the hotel business because the two don’t mix - at least not for the street-facing rooms.

Lokasinya sangat nyaman, sebuah oase tenang di tengah hiruk pikuk. Namun, jam layanan pelanggannya mengecewakan; mereka tidak dapat memenuhi kebutuhan tamu 24/7, memaksa kami untuk membawa sendiri barang bawaan kami dari lantai lima saat check-out. Selain itu, beberapa kamar yang lebih bagus tidak memiliki lift. Kami menginap di lantai lima; terasnya fantastis, dengan ayunan. Tidak ada kursi di dalam, jadi semua orang duduk di lantai. Harganya wajar, dan layanan pelanggannya cukup baik; mereka membantu dan responsif terhadap masalah apa pun. Letaknya tepat di sebelah Kawasan Muslim, di sebelah Halaman Keluarga Gao tempat Anda dapat menonton pertunjukan wayang kulit, dan mudah untuk naik bus ke mana saja. Menara Lonceng dan Gendang berada dalam jarak berjalan kaki.

Where do I even start? My time in Xi’an was unforgettable, and staying at Hermitage was a big reason why. Theres an older gentleman welcomed me with a hot bowl of noodles when I arrived in the rain. The next morning, when I brought my laptop down to work during breakfast, he thoughtfully set up the table and made sure I was seated somewhere with good lighting. On my birthday, the manager even surprised me with a cake. Just so many sweet little gestures that made the stay special. One thing to note: the hotel is located in a scenic area. Cars can’t drive all the way in, so you’ll need to walk a bit to reach the hotel. I happened to visit during Golden Week so some roads were blocked off due to crowd so getting in took a bit of rerouting. But honestly, the experience was so worth it. I’d stay here again in a heartbeat.