Harbin
Holiday Inn (Haerbin wanda jiari jiudian) is
one of the better placed hotels in Harbin and the services here are definitely
high four star, although there is no pool or tennis courts, often to be
expected of this chain.
Location
It is
30 minutes from the airport and 5 minutes from the railway station. This is
centrally located in the main business and leisure areas of Daoli district,
just off Central Street, offering the discerning traveler easy access to
business, shopping and entertainment centers.
It is very easy to get to Song
Hua River, St. Sophia Church and Zhao Lin Park where the Ice Lantern Festival
is held every year.
Distance
from the airport ( Km ):36
Distance
from the railway station ( Km ):4
Rooms
& Rates
The rooms here are
also great, big beds and good views, although they can sometimes be a little
dark. All 144 rooms have individually controlled air-conditioning, a color
TV with satellite channels, in-house movies, a private bathroom with
hairdryer, IDD telephone and a minibar.
Hotel Facilities
Facilities here are
also up to standard. The lobby area has an air ticket center, a currency
exchange desk, a gift shop, and transport to the airport can be arranged from
here. For recreation the hotel has a fitness club, a sauna, a steam bath &
massage center, snooker, a beauty salon and, for the more active, the
Hurricane disco & karaoke center.
Business guests will
also be pleased, the hotel has many services including a business center with
secretarial service, 4 function rooms and a large banquet room, the Dragon
Hall, that can hold up to 120 people.
For a fairly small
hotel the Holiday Inn also serves good cuisine. Le
Petit Paris Restaurant offers an extensive variety of European
and Asian dishes, while the Phoenix Restaurant
specializes in Cantonese, including Dim Sum, and Northeastern cuisine. The
Boulevard
Bar also has nightly live piano performances.
Below
is the hotel's Chinese address and telephone number ( which is a jpeg image ). You can print it and
show to the local taxi driver, which is very useful to get to the hotel
successfully!