Name: Holiday Inn Express Chongqing Guanyinqiao
Address: 111 Songpai Road, Chongqing, 401147, CN

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2025

KENG HONG

Clean and conveniently located within 20mins drive to places of interest. Local street food available nearby.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

14 Apr 2025

Huan

Air conditioning was off for the whole time even though outside is 90 Fahrenheit. Talked to front desk staff, they said the whole central system is not on no matter how low I set the temperature to. I need to open the window in order to sleep but outside is super noisy and I need to put ear plugs in order for me to sleep. I got hot when I put on the blanket and cold when I didn’t during the night. I catch a cold at the end. The location is close to bus station, but a little bit far from the train station. A lot of street food and night market just off the street. Close to the shopping center tho. Would not stay there again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2024

Shiue Ling

Stayed here for 2 night. Easy check in. Close to the high speed train station. The breakfast buffet is simple but good. Some nice eateries just downstairs. Easy access to the city center.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Short stay

Short stay hotel was nice convenient,staff friendly

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2018

Ian

For English speaking person, a little difficult but staff are very helpful with phone apps etc helping.
Breakfast is very comprehensive and easy to select many different styles of breakfast taste. Excellent.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2018

David

don't stay

very noisy, room doors slamming at all hours. busy area of Chongqing. ads said 24 room service, they did not. English is spoken but not understood. reason we stayed there was the room service because we don't speak or read chinese making hard to eat out without help. very disappointed because it is run by IHG and they are normally fantastic. not here. they did nothing about in house noise, walls are super thin. not a good stay

Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Apr 2018

Theodore

Carpet can be improved

Not easy to find and not recommended for senior travellers. Public transportation is available but you need to walk; eg 10-15 mins walk to the nearest metro station at the Shin Kong place, at Jiazhou station. Incidentally, Shin Kong place is a beautiful shopping and food complex, which is worth a visit. The front desk speaks little English but I suggest they can improve by having better knowledge of their local area. The room is clean and bright but the carpet (colour) makes it look tired. If the Holiday Inn Express logo colour is used, it will improve greatly.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2018

Scott

Overall average room with a good price

Good size room, okay condition, breakfast was included. Overall average room, good price with breakfast included.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Feb 2017

Dennis

Moderate Price Hotel-Good Location

I stay here frequently when in Chongqing China. It is a good basic western style hotel.The front desk does speak a little English. If you can speak a little Mandarin or are with someone who does, it makes a big difference. The hotel staff is then quite responsive.

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

Good..............good ........................................................................................................................................

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2016

Andy

some good some bad

The hotel is surrounded by motorways and there is no double glazing in any of the rooms. The restaurant had a good mix of European and Chinese food for breakfast. The cleaners were excellent and the room was always well presented. Sadly the reception staff were not interested in helping anyone who had any issues.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2015

Timothy L.

Good personal trip

I had a wonderful two-day vacation staying at Holiday Inn Express in Chongqing. The hotel is very clean and the room is spacious. The only thing that is inconvenient is getting a taxi from the hotel. I would highly recommend this hotel to other travelers.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

for a hoilday inn a little disappointing

very poor at the desk spook little English so could not get any information about what floor the room was on or surrounding area

6/10

Pleasant

27 Mar 2015

Tai fat

So so

Just ok

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2015

Bradley

Chongqing getaway.

Very friendly staff, you can always find someone who speaks english, close to lots of things to see and explore.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Dec 2014

Tai fat

Ok

Just ok

6/10

Pleasant

23 Nov 2014

Craig

My Holiday Inn Express CQ Stay

My overall experience staying at this hotel was good. Friendly service, comfortable bed, adequate breakfast.

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2014

Craig

My Holiday Inn Express Chongqing visit

I had a very pleasant experience at this hotel...check-in was quick and easy, my room & bed were comfortable, and breakfast was good with decent variety.

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2014

judi

Great hotel ,

Area over bridge to the left has a great family street and excellent hot pots, Old time kitchen and Fish hot pot place great. Rem Rem Ri grocery store to the left of hotel was fabulous

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2014

Happy22

Holiday Inn Chongqing

Hotel is clean and good. The only thing not very satisfactory is the service. They do not send stuffs to the room. When I ask for an adapter, I had to collect it myself at the counter.

Location is good, with restaurants and roadside food nearby.

Also, shopping area is just a stone throw away.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2014

nzm8qs

good location

convenient

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jun 2014

Jun

A/C issues with the room

self-adjusted the thermostat to 18 degrees Celsius. However, room temperature was stuck at 25 degrees Celsius. Complained to the front desk on the first day but no improvement was noticed on the next two nights. Aside from the room temp, everything was just okay. Location was near a local supermarket.

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2014

eryau168

The air condition was faulty because the room temperature never got down below 26.5C even after several complaints. The in-house \"engineer\" was absolutely no help.

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2014

John

Nice hotel

Nice hotel, location is fair. Need a taxi to see sights in Chongqing. If you do not know Chinese, Chongqing would be very hard to get around. Fortunately, the hotel manager spoke good English and could write down in Chinese places I wanted to see so I could show this to the taxi drivers. Taxis available on main road by hotel. I only saw about 3 westerners at the hotel. Everyone else was Chinese. Money changing at Bank of China about 5 minute walk from hotel.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2014

Thornlaw

Western Traveler

The Pros: If you're looking for hotel that is a good value, fairly good location (depending on what you are doing in Chongqing), and modern, then this is the hotel for you. I am a regular visitor to Chongqing and it is a good central location for my needs.

There are plenty of little restaurants and even a supermarket within a few blocks. Getting a bus or cab near the hotel is fairly easy, if you know how.

The room itself has usually been clean. I've stayed here for extended periods and they are good about changing linens and towels etc. The house cleaning people are good about helping you out if you speak a bit of Mandarin.

The Chinese breakfast that you can include when you make your reservation is well worth it, if you're okay with Chinese breakfast. I'm a westerner, but I eat Chinese breakfast and the one included with the price is more than adequate.

The Cons: not everyone speaks English and for the ones that do, it is limited.

Ask for a room facing away from the main traffic, since the windows allow in some road noise. The Wi-Fi for the Holiday Inn is slow, so also ask for an alternate if you're not worried about security.

Lastly, and I have mentioned this before in a prior review, the carpets need to be replaced (they look dirty and stained) and the bathrooms to be thoroughly regrouted. Sometimes there is a odor from the drains in the sinks. Also no robes, which would be a nice little touch

Holiday Inn should pay attention to this!. With just a bit of upgrading (new caroet, fresh paint, regrouted baths, robes) it could easily be 4 stars and I for one would be willing to pay a bit more for some nice upgrades. Nevertheless, it's still a great value for a business traveler, but not if you are a fussy foreigner with 5 star expectations. I will stay here again with hopes that they will upgrade a bit.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Oct 2013

Thornlaw

Chongqing Lengthy Stay

This hotel is good for a mid way location between airport and the various CBDs. There are plenty of shops, restaurants, markets nearby for easy access. It is a great value for the location. Sometimes you can get the breakfast included with your room rate and it is still great value. It is starting to get a little worn and the cleanliness of the carpet and bathroom needs a little work. But for a basically safe and nice hotel, this is a good value. If you need a high end 5 star for business or for a short stay then this is not the place for you. Always request a room facing away from the expressway if possible.

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2013

Craig

Decent, affordable, convenient

My overall experience with this hotel this time was positive. It one of the few hotels I've stayed in in China and in Chongqing that is comfortable. The breakfast buffet is really good, too.

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2013

Yang

Decent hotel for the price.

I stayed for about 3 weeks in this hotel. It is a well located hotel with just about everything you need essentially.

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2013

Yong

It is a very good,clean hotel in that price range

staff are very helpful. However little English speaking. convenience, clean and with ok breakfast serving. I will stay again in this hotel next trip.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2013

Verified traveler

Nice hotel

nice room, nice location...............................................

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2013

Ethan

excellent hotel

This hotel is excellent. Nice room and nice free breakfast. This is my second time choose here and will stay here again.

Only bad thing is hard to get taxi.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Apr 2013

Craig

Okay for a Night or Two

A decent hotel for a night or two, but few services, staff who don't speak English, and very few good restaurants, etc. near hotel.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Apr 2013

Craig

Okay for a short stay

Overall, the hotel was fine except that basically none of the hotel staff spoke English. That was very inconvenient. Also, once I was in a real pickle with needing to simply make a local call, and I asked staff behind the main hotel counter if they would let me make this call...and they refused! That is unforgiveable and totally unreasonable for any hotel to do. The breakfast was pretty good.

6/10

Pleasant

09 Apr 2013

Craig

Average

I wold not really recommend this hotel to any English speaking people. The staff know almost know English and it makes everything difficult.

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2013

Kahuna52

GREAT Value

All in all, a nice clean hotel at a great value price. VERY, very few of the Staff could speak any English, but this is true of the whole city of Chongqing. The breakfast they provide is good, but with they could make it a little different each day. For a 4 day stay it gets a little boring. But I would stay there again any time because it is a great value for the total product delivered.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2012

KenM

Lack of English is a drawback

None of the staff sem to be able to speak any English, the room was clean, but very basic. Frustration at checking and checkout because not a word of English do they understand.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2012

Luna J.

Clean and comfortable

Clean, comfortable, and relatively new hotel with complimentary hot breakfast. The closest subway station, Jiazhoulu, is a 15-20 minute walk away, but it's a bit difficult to find. There's also a grocery store, Renrenle, in the next building over. Service was usually good, although at checkout they tried to charge me a second time for my stay (eventually resolved after a call to the manager). Overall good value.

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2012

Sam Blake Jr

Good choice indeed

Rooms and service are very good, hotel is very fresh indeed and overal makes a good value for money. The most important drawbacks are:
1. staff is friendly and helpful, but does not understand any english, it takes some effort really to get things clear with them.
2. hotel is quite new, so even showing the taxi driver the address spelled with hieroglyphs not always help to have him understood where you want to go. Be sure to have some additional info on location to show him, for example the nearest metro station Jiazhoulu - of course, in chinese :) BTW, it's only 10 min walk from hotel, very good.
3. hotel is facing the crossing of Song Pai and Longhua, which is very busy route towards downtown, lots of jams in the rush hours, and also lots of noise 24h - be sure to ask for a room facing the opposite side, this should be more quiet, but hey, no english again.. :( windows could provide more noise isolation, they are not very good.
4. they will debit 500Y upon your check-in as a safety deposit, and return them at your check out - but due to interenational transfers you might not get them back earlier than after a week. that was an unpleasant surprise, as there is no prior info about it anywhere.

but despite all those, again, very good value for money and from this location 30-50Y taxi ride takes you literally to every possibly imaginable city end.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2026

Gerard

vooral de hulp en begeleiding door het personeel was fantastisch, dat hebben we heel erg gewaardeerd!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2026

rubens

Hotel muito confortável, café da manha muito bom. Bem localizado, com a Estação de metrô Longxi - Linha 4, saída 1C, a 200 metros do hotel. Restaurantes, farmácias bem perto.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2023

WUN CHEONG

Clean room with friendly staff, but the location is bit far away from subway station. Take more than 10 minutes to reach the hotel.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Nov 2020

YI

Overally, Ok room. However, my room was intended to