Xinye Guesthouse Chengdu
No.3 Chenghua West Street, Jinniu District Chengdu, Sichuan, China
TravelPod Member ReviewsXinye Guesthouse Chengdu
“Good place to rest”
jathomaz 10 contributions
Aurora, United States
Jun 10, 2011
well, after Sims in Chengdu, everything else is a little letdown. I would consider this HI about the same as most.
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