Youth Sunshine Hotel (Xiamen Xiang'an Culture and Education Park)

Bad experience at this apparently ‘4 star’ hotel. Booked a room based on the image, but we were ‘upgraded’ to a room with a very uncomfortable bed that didn’t have a proper mattress. Instead, it has a mattress topper on a plank of wood. Worst bed I’ve ever seen at a hotel. Terrible night sleep, complained the next day to the staff who insisted the room is stayed in was ‘superior’ to the one booked. I showed photos to demonstrate that the room in the ad and the room given were completely different. Didn’t get anywhere - they offered an upgrade next time I come, but we definitely won’t be coming back and they refused a refund. If you want a comfortable night of sleep and good service, a far more reputable Chinese hotel brand can be found about 1km up the road. By the way, having over 3000 reviews (and a 9.5 score) is very suspicious for a 5 year old hotel in this remote location. Most of these reviews are likely fake. They are probably trying to drown out the bad reviews from real customers.

Clean and nice hotel. There are many food stalls by walking distance. Various of choice of food for breakfast.

I liked the service in this hotel and it was clean and warm. The hotel was in a quiet and slightly secluded area, so you don’t get to see a lot of things within a walking. However, the city centre is 15min away on foot, so that was good. The area is mostly still under development so I think in a few years it would be a great stay if you choose this hotel.