I stayed at the Binliya Hotel for two nights during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in Thaiwoo Ski Resort.
First, the pros:
1. The hotel opened in 2025, so the decor is quite new. It's designed in an American cabin style, and the overall environment and facilities are excellent.
2. They offer shuttle service to and from the high-speed rail station. Upon arrival, you can easily spot staff holding signs. The hotel has its own dedicated vehicles. For departure, they'll drop you off about an hour before your train, which is very convenient and allows plenty of time.
3. The hotel boasts a prime central location in Thaiwoo Ski Resort, very close to the entrance/exit of the 4-person gondola.
4. The room was spacious, with a separate wet/dry bathroom, a bathtub, and an independent walk-in closet. The view from the window was fantastic; I could enjoy beautiful mountain scenery by opening the curtains in the morning, and watch the bonfire party downstairs from the balcony at night.
5. Breakfast offered a wide variety of options, both Chinese and Western, perfectly suiting Northern Chinese tastes. I tried the chef's recommended black pork buns, which were truly delicious! The jianbing (savory crepes) were also excellent, and the tofu pudding was quite good. The biggest advantage of breakfast was the abundance of freshly prepared dishes, creating a vibrant atmosphere.
6. The minibar in the room had sea buckthorn juice and Coke. Welcome fruit was delivered every afternoon, and small snacks and yogurt were brought to the room every evening. On Mid-Autumn Festival night, mooncakes were delivered.
7. You can enjoy the hot springs from afternoon to evening. There's one indoor pool at 39°C and three outdoor pools at 40°C. They were not crowded, the water temperature was comfortable, and I didn't feel cold even in the outdoor springs. It was very relaxing after a tiring day.
Now, the cons:
1. Check-in at the front desk was slow. When I arrived around 11 AM, all three front desk staff were busy checking in other guests. My mother and I each joined a queue but still had to wait a long time for our turn. The efficiency was very low. There weren't many people at the time, so I can only imagine how much longer the wait would be during peak season.
2. I booked a panoramic balcony king room, but during check-in, the front desk assigned us to the more distant G building, specifically the furthest room at the end of the G building. They didn't proactively inform us of this, even though I had an elderly person with me, nor did they give us the option to choose a similar room type in the F building. The front desk, restaurant, hot spring pool, and entrance/exit are all in the F building. From our room, every time we wanted to go in or out, we had to walk through a long connecting corridor and then take an elevator, which was very tiring and inconvenient.
Overall, the hotel service was very good. Most of the staff were excellent; they greeted guests politely and proactively, and were able to resolve issues promptly.
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