Tarim Hotel Urumqi
No.666 Beijing Middle Road Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, 830012, China
TravelPod Member ReviewsTarim Hotel Urumqi
“Good western food, but friendly, but disorganised service.”
kevinmarkbrown 7 contributions
Hasmark, Denmark
Apr 18, 2011
Using Chinese was much easier than English, even though my Chinese is poor. Couldn't accept Mastercard or Amex!!! Visa worked. Finally. Very cheap. Room good, but too warm. Air-conditioning rubbish.
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelTarim Hotel Urumqi
The hopelessness of 5* service
Taxi to hotel to collect luggage, to other hotel near the airport. This was supposed to be a 5* hotel (albeit a very, very cheap one). But the service was hopeless. They were friendly enough, willing enough, just hopeless. At least I got to use Chinese, unlike in the other hotel in Urumqi, where every time I approached the reception they hurried …
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