Wulin Jingyu Tingyuan Hotel occupies the 20th floor of the Haihua Plaza business centre on Jianguo North Road in Gongshu District, by Baoshan Bridge metro station — the Grand Canal, the Zhejiang Museum of Natural History and the Van Gogh Star Sky Art Museum are all close by. Hangzhou railway station is 5 km away.
Some of the rooms are done in tatami style, and the floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper floors look out over the canal and the city from above. Guests who come here regularly on business call the hotel a second home — they mention the quiet, the comfortable mattresses and the strong water pressure in the shower.
Who it suits: business travellers who value quiet, a high view over the canal and a convenient location by the metro, away from the tourist bustle.
On the downside, the underground car park is small and the spaces served by the lift are extremely narrow, so on busy days there may be nowhere to park. There are complaints about weak heating while the air conditioning is running, noise from the plumbing at night and a smell in some rooms. Some guests describe breakfast as average — do not expect much variety.