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Sofitel on Renmin Square
319 Dongxin Street, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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With every decade that goes by China opens itself further to the West. By now Hong Kong feels like it’s right next door, and Beijing and Shanghai are quickly losing their air of exoticism. Even Xi’an, the eastern end of the Silk Road, is finding itself more and more accessible to foreign travelers; surely it’s a sign of the times that the top hotel in town is the Sofitel on Renmin Square, an utterly modern luxury hotel from the French-owned international chain.
Outside it’s a fairly typical commercial building, about as Chinese as any Sofitel anywhere — which is to say, not a lot at all. Inside, though, there’s a generous helping of local color, from the rich colored fabrics in the rooms (it wasn’t called the Silk Road for nothing) to the rows of vases in the restaurant, a visual allusion perhaps to the Terra Cotta Soldiers in Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum, less than an hour to the east.
Services include the usual array of five-star offerings, as well as some rather unique ones — restaurants include the usual Cantonese and Mediterranean offerings as well as a Muslim restaurant, serving halal cuisine as a tribute to the region’s Islamic history (yes, really).
Please note: At Sofitel on Renmin Square, there is a 10% service charge that is not included in the room rates.
- Complimentary upgrade upon hotel check-in, based upon availability
- Complimentary internet access (only for hotels that do not already offer this free to all guests)
- Free parking
- Welcome fruit basket in room on arrival
- 432 Rooms
- Style: Contemporary Classic
- Atmosphere: Quiet
- 6 Guest Reviews
- Sofitel on Renmin Square
- 319 Dongxin Street
- Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Hotel amenities and services
- 24 hour concierge
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- 24 hour medical assistance
- Babysitting (on request)
- Bar
- Beauty salon
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Free parking
- Free wi-fi
- Game room
- Garden
- Indoor swimming pool
- Jacuzzi
- Lounge
- Luggage storage
- Multi-lingual staff
- No pets allowed
- Restaurant
- Spa
- Spa treatments (on request)
- Turkish bath
- Wake-up service
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6 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
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- Elisabeth
- Stayed May 2013
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Quality you can count on in a small Chinese city. Very comfortable beds, decent room service (had a club sandwich in the middle of the night after a wedding party).
The service at the lobby hotel was good, although atmosphere could be better. It seemed quiet so I didn't want to order a glass of wine from a bottle that was opened for longer than a few days. I asked the staff to check for me which wine is just recently opened and they did just that. I was happy with my fresh chardonnay! Bar snacks were also tasty; tried sweet preserved tomatoes for the first time!
What the hotel could do better:
The nightclub in the hotel is typical of the soulless clubs you find all over China these days, with terribly loud low-quality electro-pop blaring over awkward blinking patrons sitting with their whiskey green teas. Avoid!
(Vice versa bar meanwhile, had a live band playing their own music plus covers including Zombie by Cranberries. That was awesome.)
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- nancy
- Stayed November 2012
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
We took advantage of the upgrade offer to a club room and club privileges for our four day stay. The room was very well designed ... a comfortable place to rest in, during days of exploring exotic corners of Xi'an on our own. The restaurants were all very good.
What the hotel could do better:
The Bell service was not up to standard and needs to be improved. Our bags took 3/4 hour to arrive after we checked in and the limo we ordered the day before departure, for the one hour drive to the airport, apparently did not exist the day we departed.( No limos at this hotel we were told the next day. We took a very small taxi which added to our adventure.)
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- Camila
- Stayed August 2012
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
The service was impecable, the room was huge (I got a free upgrade because I am TabletPlus member), and the breakfast. Definitely recommended.
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
