I stayed for 3 days and 2 nights, and while I could feel the staff's efforts, the experience was truly, truly terrible. This Beidahu scenic area where the hotel is located is just not good. The hotel itself also seems to be disliked by the scenic area and other hotels, which led to guests like us getting caught in the crossfire.
Firstly, on the day we checked in, we took a taxi to the hotel. The scenic area was preparing for a music festival. When we reached a checkpoint a few hundred meters from the hotel, the scenic area security guard wouldn't let us pass, saying the road was under repair and blocked. They told us to figure out our own way to bypass the road to the hotel. Then, just 15 minutes later, I saw several official vehicles going in and out of the checkpoint, with a bunch of people getting off to inspect the scenic area. I can understand that Beidahu wants to increase its influence and attract more visitors by hosting events, but treating tourists with such bureaucracy had a very negative impact on existing visitors.
Secondly, after checking the map, we detoured via the Club Med parking lot to reach the hotel. The Club Med security guard verbatim said, "Our superiors said that guests staying at Wanli Stone are not allowed in." As the two best hotels in the scenic area, I never expected such a strained relationship between them. By then, all roads to Wanli Stone were blocked. It was also raining that day. As first-time visitors to Jilin, we weren't familiar with Beidahu's geography, and with elderly folks and a baby, we were left searching for the hotel in the rain. The hotel hadn't made any prior arrangements, and it took a long time for the staff to frantically find us.
Thirdly, when checking in, the hotel informed me that there would be no food available in this area after 4 PM, and no restaurants nearby would be open... However, due to the two unpleasant incidents mentioned above, the staff offered us an employee meal for dinner that night. We went to eat in a very poor dining environment – it was a deserted food court, full of flies. I haven't seen so many flies indoors in decades! Even more disastrously, breakfast and lunch were also served here... We didn't go for dinner the next day and went out to look for food ourselves, only to find that all restaurants and shops were indeed closed, leaving the area desolate. We came for a relaxing and enjoyable vacation, but instead, we paid to be imprisoned here for three days... This was my first time in Jilin, and I'd probably say it will be my last.
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