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Reviews of Holiday Inn Kunming City Centre, an IHG Hotel

No. 29 Dongfeng East Road, Panlong District, 650011 Kunming, China

#15 of 51 hotels in Kunming

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 94 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    8.6

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free WiFi

    9.1

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  • Reviewed: 13 August 2024

    9.0
    Good facilities
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only one restaurant (cafe) open. Both their Chinese and Thai restaurants were closed. Even bar on sixth floor didn’t seem open.

    Good facilities. Soft and hard pillows in room. Even weighing scales! Good linen. Coffee and tea making facilities. Good quality towels.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2024

    9.0
    We felt comfortable and will stay here again if coming to Kunming next time.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It would be great if there is convenient shop(e.g. 7-11) at the hotel

    Breakfast is excellent, location is good and easy to find taxi

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    carpet could use some cleaning, colour was brown

    as advertised

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Air conditioning is not good enough.But we got fan when asked.

    Breakfast is good but could be better with some more verity. At reception Chris was wonderful host to take care of us and rest of our stay, she is truly amazing.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2024

    8.0
    Great value for money in a central location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast was rather underwhelming and the coffee machine needs upgrading. The coffee was terrible. :( The aircon in the room wasn’t very cold either but they did try to send a service engineer to help repair it. (Other reviewers have already commented about this.)

    Great location next to Spring City 66 shopping mall and Dongfeng subway station. Easy access to all parts of Kunming. The room was nice and clean although the hotel is a bit dated. I liked that they offered soft and firm options for their pillows in the room! The rooms also come with universal plug points which is convenient for us. WiFi automatically connects once you’ve logged in once. It was a 15-20 min walk to Kunming Old Town and the rest of the shopping malls. 45 mins from the airport via the subway. Location wise, it was perfect. The staff speak passable English, which was great for us as tourists who can’t really speak Chinese.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 July 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Sofa furnishings were a little dated. Guess the hotel is undergoing updates in phases and the shower glass was visibly old and worn out.

    Room was clean and comfortable with sufficient amenities. Location was very convenient and right next to a mall. If you're up for a walk, it's approximately 20mins away from 南强老街, which was one of our favourite districts in Kunming.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2024

    9.0
    Enjoyable stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    The front desk staff were very helpful even though we didnt speak mandarin. The room was clean, spacious and comfortable. Truly enjoyed our stay.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    9.0
    Good location, good value, good food
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit rundown especially the carpet needs to be changed

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    8.0
    Pleasant and comfortable. Value for money. Not over or under priced
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No smoking are inside the hotel. Have to go down to the ground floor outside evrrytime Not a train smash but it could be convenient to have inside designated smoking areas

    Excellent overall service Great staff

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 April 2024

    8.0
    Recommend this hotel and i can say all this is good for your time.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    but one thing is not good for me hotel will stop air condition from 1 am - 6 am, first time i do not know about that but feel hot and feel stress at night time, first time i think air condition not good but staff informed me about that but my health not good i have high blood pressure then need cool weather Staff very helpful they take one cooler machine for me. that is very kind and good.

    good location very convenience for shopping, eating and business. Breakfast is good quality and more items. stafff very helpful and friendly event they are speaking chinese and i can not speaking chinese also.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    7.0
    Pleasant and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Food menu could include some more western meals. Pizza would be convenient. The only western option we had on room service menu was beef burger and fries

    The hotel is located in a good spot right next door to a 1st class "western" mall. As a westerner i found this to be the most pleasing and familiar feel good factor being next to a mall. The hotel itself is just like any other holiday inn or garden court hotel you would find in rest of the world, clean, modern and comfortable. Rooms are standard depending on the type of room you select. Rooms are fully airconditioned, water pressure is great, bathrooms are modern and well equipped with the basics. I did find the same day express laundy service severely over-priced, We, paid $120 for 6 small clothing items. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Most of the staff are equipped with mobile phones that have translator apps already installed in order to communicate with non-chinese speaking guests. Swimming pool access requires full swimming costume and mandatory swimming cap. Gym equipment is basic and does the job for a quick workout. Overall it was a pleasant stay and i would recommend a stay.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    8.0
    Good services. Can improve
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's all in good order

    Clean

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2024

    9.0
    Nice rooms, location, food
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only unpleasant experience was related to booking the airport dropoff at the front desk. The man on duty said that all vehicles are fully booked (strange!) and recommended a taxi service for 320 yuan. When the taxi arrived the next morning, the driver staged a big drama about how 4 people and bags won't fit in his car and he's afraid of getting his car dirty. In the end, we had to book an additional taxi, as we were getting late. This is really unprofessional considering that I asked the front desk for a car that fits 4 people and 4 bags. However, the girl in the morning was helpful in communicating with the driver.

    Great location, good view from the rooms, very nice rooms, extensive breakfast

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 February 2024

    8.0
    Reasonable place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms smaller than other hotels I stayed at. But it was well laid out, clean and modern.

    Nice clean modern hotel. Good location not far from train station and not far from centre. Has to pay extra for breakfast, I thought it was included with booking.com. but it was a very good selection and breakfast.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2023

    7.0
    Pleasant stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The hotel staff was very professional. After checked in, we realised that the previous guest smoke in the room, and the hotel change a new room for us immediately. Room is very comfy and location is central with MRT just 2 minutes walk away.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 November 2023

    7.0
    Not bad
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    That would be perfect if hotel staff can speak English When we arrived hotel at 2:30 am but Front desk at night shift could not communicate English and he could not find my booking record while my booking status was CONFIRMED. It was ridiculous !! He had attempted to push me reservation to other room reservation which was not under my name.

    Hotel location is nearby shopping mall, subway, hospital all in waling distant. My rooms was daily cleaned and breakfast excellent with many food items in breakfast line. The hotel staffs are helpful but some of them could not communicate English.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 October 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The air-con was not operating 24 hrs so it's not cool enough especially at night. Hotel staff (front desk) don't speak English so it's quite difficult to communicate. Anyway they were quite helpful.

    Not sure when the hotel's been renovated but the interior decoration is good. There's a large department store nearby and very close to metro station.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 October 2023

    8.0
    The room is well designed and new.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    There are a few local shops nearby.

    The location is great. The Dongfeng metro station is on the left, walk about 5 minutes to the station, it is under the Springุุ66 mall. You can take line 6 from the airport and change to line 2 (blue line) taking one stop to the Donfeng station and take a walk to the hotel, very easy. The Kumning railway station is only 3 stops from Dongfeng station, very convenience if you take a train to Dali and Lijiang.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 October 2023

    9.0
    I would return to this hotel if I visit Kunming again. No regrets!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Nothing

    The rooms were clean and spacious and the location convenient.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 October 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Twin Room - High Floor
    • Stayed 1 night

    Very comfortable and clean.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Specialty Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Air conditioning, the room was stuffy and even though the air conditioner worked it was noisy. We acknowledge Kunming is very humid in August.

    Room very comfortable, hotel location, staff and breakfast. The hotel is clean and well organized. All the staff very courteous and the front desk very helpful.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2023

    9.0
    very nice - unexpectedly luxurious and good mix of breakfast - european and chinese
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    room was very large and comfy - considering the special price

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2023

    8.0
    Very good. The location is very good close to the center and shopping malls.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The swimming pool was promoted as a hotel facility but once we stepped into the swimming pool area it didn't feel like it was part of the hotel premises. Everything was only in Chinese and there was a swimming class with an instructor there when we came up there with our 2 kids. Nobody indicated when this class would be over or if we could still use the pool. Clarify this issue for guests.

    The breakfast buffet was excellent. The room was completely smoke free, which was very often not the case in other hotels in China. There was no smell of smoking in our room at the Holiday Inn in Kunming.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast too expensive

    Nice location

    Stayed in July 2023

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