Lushan Hotel Shenzhen

Not sure how many people are increasingly frustrated by the ever-escalating 5-star/international chain hotel price at the Luohu area (near the China/Hong Kong border), with the rest of local hotels being fairly rudimentary or outdated. I opted for not paying at the USD 200+ range and trying to pay only half without overly compromising. I came across Lushan Hotel. It was actually something quite old, about a 5 minute taxi ride from the China/Hong Kong (Luohu) border. It is also a 5 minute walk from the closest subway station. The hotel has done a completed renovation in 2014 using brand new appliances and sanitary wares. Everything in the room was new and modern, you can check out my pictures. I booked a superior single room. The room was spacious with over 600+square feet. It got a foyer, living room, working desk, huge bed, bathroom. Guest rooms were between 20-24/F in the building so a lot of open space when you looked outside. The room had a private in-room WIFI. The hotel also has a Starbucks! Now the not-so-nice, the hotel lobby has not been remade and is part of the commercial building. Owing to some design flaw, water keep splashing from shower to whole bathroom. I also could not turn off the ventilation fan in the bathroom so kind of noisy at night. Markings from the light switch peeled off not able to control all light and indicators. Carpet was stained with visible cigarette burn marks. The breakfast at the 2/F was awful. I had to make a detour to Starbucks at the ground floor. All-in-all, if you are looking for a quality, new, and spacious room but not so much on the F&B then you will find value in this hotel.