InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) is a global hotel Group, operating and franchising more than 4,400 Hotels with more than 660,000 rooms in more than 100 countries and regions. As one of the fastest growing iHG brands, Holiday Inn Smart has a global footprint, providing simple and intelligent travel experiences for business and leisure travelers. Holiday Inn zhixuan of Xining Railway Station is located in the core business area of Xining Railway Station (high-speed railway) in Qinghai Province, with very convenient transportation. Near the railway station, the highway and xining Caojiapu Airport. The hotel has 3 conference rooms and 1 banquet hall. Equipped with executive lounge, full time western restaurant, Chinese restaurant, Halal restaurant, gym and laundromat, etc. The hotel adopts the "Wisdom selection 2.0" design to create a shared "wisdom · space" integrating work, leisure and dining. Perfect supporting facilities and professional management team, for business travel, family vacation, business meetings to provide a full range of services. For wise travelers, we will always implement the spirit of satisfactory service, to meet your needs, to solve your worries, to bring you more convenience and happiness!
"My last night in Xining, I chose this hotel mainly because it's close enough to the train station.
The hotel's underground parking lot seems to have a limited number of spaces (similar to the Holiday Inn Express I stayed at before). You need to get a handwritten pass from the front desk to enter and exit without paying for parking.
I arrived around 3:30 PM, and they said the room was still being inspected, so I had to wait a bit before getting the room card. The front desk also gave me two complimentary vouchers for afternoon tea on the top floor. I checked it out later, and honestly, it felt less impressive than the breakfast's dessert, fruit, and beverage selection. 😅
I got a room on the 20th floor with views of the mountains to the north and south of Xining, so I guess you could call it a ”mountain view + city view” room.
Breakfast was pretty standard. The local specialties from Qinghai were 'sanzi' and 'huahua' (I think that's what it was called, also a fried starchy food).
Similar to other HUAZHU hotels I've stayed at, this one had many tourists from eastern China. Around 8 AM, the restaurant and elevators became particularly crowded.
Goodbye, Xining! 👋"