Days Hotel Zhuo Zhan Changchun

This is a large western style hotel located in the heart of the city, occupying the upper floors of a luxury mall. The reception and coffee shop are on the sixth floor, which they share with some retail outlets. The seventh floor houses a food court, restaurants, gyms, etc. The rooms are on the eighth floor upwards, with a business centre on the ninth floor. There is a restaurant on the eighth floor, but it was not functional during my stay. My room was large and lavishly furnished. The bed was large and it was provided with fluffy pillows. The bathroom was quite spacious as well, with good toiletries. The only disappointment was the bleak view of a large sloping rooftop with patches of ice, just outside the window. I stayed in this hotel for five days in early January – the coldest time of the year – with day temperatures of - 10 deg C and night temperatures falling to 24 degrees below zero! Since I had practically no experience of sub-zero temperatures, I was worried about the cold, but the hotel was so well heated that one could forget about the freezing temperature outside. Buffet breakfast was served in the coffee shop on the sixth floor. The staff was quite attentive and most of them knew English, but obviously the level of proficiency varied from person to person. A word about the mall: the choices were seemingly endless and the displays were quite attractive, but the prices seemed very high, even by Western standards. I suppose many of the guests would be willing to brave the cold for a few minutes to go to the Wal-mart round the corner!