Holiday Apartments in Hebei, China

"Last year, I stayed at Taizi Apartment, which was a guesthouse. This year, I'm at Zhangjiakou Genting Taizi Apartment, which is a hotel. They're basically in different buildings within the same complex, and the facilities aren't all that different. There's an underground parking lot, and you can also park for free on the street. The complex itself is lovely and peaceful; there were no mosquitoes in the summer. The room wasn't huge, but it was clean and tidy. The previous Taizi Apartment provided disposable sheets (laid directly on the mattress, no other sheets) and disposable towels. This Zhangjiakou Genting Taizi, however, is more like a hotel, offering proper sheets and bedding, as well as reusable towels. They provide four bottles of drinking water and even an induction cooktop for preparing meals. There's a 'Taizi Canteen' in the complex serving home-style stir-fries; the prices are reasonable, and the food is decent. However, there are absolutely no other dining options nearby. The area around Celebration Plaza still has a much better variety of restaurants and entertainment. Chongli is quite cool, so there's no air conditioning in the room, but it doesn't get too hot. The soundproofing in the room is average. Since most guests at this hotel are here for off-road races or winter skiing, there's constant loud chatter and traffic in the hallway all day long. Even the cleaning staff were making noise from 7 AM until noon, so it was pretty much impossible to rest in the mornings."