Beidaihe International Club

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• Andy_Nash

  24 octubre 2006
  The worst part of our vacation

  The hotel is very shabby inside and out. The carpet in our room was absolutely filthy and there was lots of mould in the shower. The location is terrible - in the middle of nowhere about 4 miles out of Beidaihe town centre. I picked the hotel on over the internet because it's next to the beach, but the beach here is actually quite nasty with muddy sand covered in seaweed and litter which goes out about quarter of as mile before you get to the sea. Some of the hotel's publicity photos appear to have been doctored, and show the sea lapping almost right up to the front door of the hotel. This would be completely impossible apart from during a severe flooding situation. When we stayed here in October 2006, the hotel was less than half full, and most of the facilities the hotel claims to offer were unavailable. The lights were off in the parts of the building where the facilities were supposed to be, and when we tried to get to them, hotel staff would appear and just say "guanmen" (closed). The bar which the hotel claims is open every day from 9am till midnight was permanently locked with a bicycle chain across the door handles. This is really inconvenient as the nearest places to get a drink are miles away. To get into Beidaihe town centre by cab you have to run the risk of being masssively overcharged. One taxi driver demanded 3 times the normal fare from us and when we argued he became quite aggressive. One night during our stay we managed to persuade the hotel staff to open the bar especially for us at about 8 in the evening, but by 9:30 they wanted to finish work and we had to go. I think the word "international" in the hotel's name is very misleading. No English is spoken in the hotel, apart from the reception staff who are able to say things like "have you booked a room", but other than that if you can't speak Mandarin you won't be able to communicate with anyone. One evening in the restaurant when I was ordering food in Mandarin, you could clearly hear the waiters and waitresses on the other side of the room mimicking my English accent and laughing every time I pronounced a word badly. If you're going to visit Beidaihe, I would definately recommend finding a hotel in the town centre. The town itself is quite nice. The beaches in the town centre are nice and sandy and full of locals trying to sell you shells and necklaces. The ideal length of stay in the area would be 1 or 2 days (but not at this hotel!!)

  

• Chress

  09 agosto 2010
  Misleading photos

  Should have listened to Andy's Oct 2006 review!!! Thought it would have improved from 2006 but all that was said from his review still applies. Cool bowling alley - but closed. Don't be fooled by the pictures of the hotel on the beach !!! It's NOT on the beach! Only positive review I have is that the staff was helpful.

  

• Tivah

  10 octubre 2010
  Falls somewhere between adequate-minus and meh-plus

  Two previous posters have expressed disappointment with this hotel, and on the whole, I agree with them on many points. The hotel does not live up to its advertisement of having a sea view, and the sea nearby (i.e. across a busy highway) is not the sea that people go to Beidaihe to see, the restaurant is dingy and unappetizing, and I don't think the bar was open at any time during our 3-night stay. The carpets in the room are stained (disgustingly so) and the beds are hard. However, the bathrooms are kept reasonably clean, the bedding is also clean, and slightly worn but clean towels are given every day. It's a 10-15 yuan taxi ride into town, and cabs are quite easy to catch on the main road, so it's not outrageously expensive or inconvenient to get to the touristy part of town. It served our purpose, we didn't run screaming, but we'd try to get somewhere a bit nicer and better located next time.

  

• HDWhatley

  23 junio 2012
  Neither a club nor an international hotel

  No English speaking staff, no western food and not on the water. The hotel was recently refurbished so my room was clean and bright with quality linens and towels. The restaurant was average but only Chinese food. The bar was not open, which I found strange for Dragon Boat festival. It is across the highway from a wildlife preserve, so if you are into birdwatching, it is great. No beach that I know of. The police station is right next door to the hotel. Not worth 350 RMB per night.

  

• Teresa W

  08 octubre 2013
  A quiet alternative to Beidaihe, but Chinese only.

  I live in Beijing spent part of my Oct 1 holiday in Qinhuangdao/Beidaihe. I lived in Qinhuangdao 20 years ago, so I know the area fairly well. The hotel was clean for China -- the sheets and towels were new but the carpet was slightly stained. The room was bright. The staff was friendly, but I suspect they don't speak much English. The food in the restaurant was good Chinese food, but no western food was available. This hotel is 2 KM from the outskirts of Beidaihe and about 8 KM from the university district in Qinhuangdao. You have to cross a wide road to get to the beach. Across the road is a lovely boardwalk that is about 8 KM long. The beach directly across from the hotel isn't a swimming beach, but if you go several KM towards the universities, there is a nice, uncrowded, fairly rustic swimming beach. I've enclosed photos.