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4.0 of 5
No.288 Qinghe Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou 511400, China
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Royal Marina Plaza
Ranked #20 of 1,770 hotels in Guangzhou
4.0 of 5 stars 115 Reviews
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Los Angeles
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Excellent Hotel, Try the Sushi Buffet”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 September 2011

For those of you who have to stay around Payun District for business, this would be a good option. The service was very good. The room was clean, the bed comfortable. Room rate was reasonable. I only tried the Japanese restaurant there. For pretty good price, you can have a sushi buffet, including lamb chop. I highly recommend it.
The only complain I have is that when you try to exchange money, they double check every bill and rejected many bills because of minor things, such as one tiny tear. So it took forever to get money exchanged, and at a lower rate. But I guess that's probably due to higher risk of counterfeit.

Stayed August 2011, travelled on business
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Montreal, Canada
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39 reviews 39 reviews
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22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
“Excellent hotel”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2011

After a long day this is heaven to come home to.
The rooms are extremely clean, spacious and comfortable. Bathrooms are very clean and spacious, though could use better lighting.

Restaurant - good.
Spa - EXCELLENT !!!! love the spa, reasonably priced and a perfect pit stop before heading off to sleep. (though i fall asleep during massage).
Better if you could stay at club level, same floor as spa.

A little dull if you are looking for nightlife and are travelling alone.
The lobby bar is quiet. I've been the to Kareoke bar, however was dead.
Given up on looking for nightlife at this hotel, but always appreciate the excellent sleep and comfortable stay.

Have met fun people on the patio during dinner.
I would love to send these people some cd's to play as for years I've been hearing the same Backstreet Boys circa 1998 being played over breakfast and dinner.

Service all around is excellent, though again I would suggest pointing at menu when you want something.
When asking for white wine, expect red...and vice versa. I've shower a few of the waitresses how to properly open a wine bottle. They are all exteremely sweet.

Another restaurant within walking distance which is quite good - Green Island.
Enjoy your stay !

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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44 helpful votes 44 helpful votes
“A real 4-star hotel, which could be a 5-star to me”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2010
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My partner and I went to Panyu for a little romantic weekend break, and I booked this hotel after checking the reviews here.

The room was of a high standard I believe, at least for China. Loved the king-size bed. Everything was very clean. I liked everything about their room. We had some really good sleep.

Food at the Star Lounge was good. The breakfast buffet was fine, but not excellent. We didn't have time to try any of their facilities, unfortunately.

It was not cheap, but you do pay for what you get.

I don't think there's anything to do around Panyu except to see Chime Long's park and their show. So we probably won't come back again. I would really like this place to be in Guangzhou centre.

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“Decent hotel for business, not for leisure”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2010

This is one of the regular hotels booked for business trips to Panyu. It is always clean and well maintained. The breakfast buffet is decent and there are enough restaurants for a short stay (not many other choices in Panyu). The service is good and reliable. The beds are large and the mattress is fairly soft (by China standards) so overall pretty comfortable. If you are a light sleeper, I would recommend asking for a room way from the karaoke bar. I am not a light sleeper and it didn't bother me but I could hear singing until the early hours on Sun night / Mon morning. For a fellow business traveller with a busy work week, this could be quite annoying!

I would rate it a 3.5*-4* business hotel. For the leisure traveller, staying closer to GZ would be a better choice.

  • Stayed February 2010, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
“Good Hotel in Panyu District of Guangzhou”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 October 2009

I stayed at the Royal Marina Hotel for one night for business. The rooms are clean and comfortable, and large. The buffet breakfast was good. Front desk staff spoke English. Free internet and satellite TV with a lot of English channels. At $90.00 USD per night with breakfast a good value. I would rate this hotel a solid 4 stars and would stay again.

  • Stayed October 2009, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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No.288 Qinghe Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou 511400, China
Price range (per night):* S$139 - 201

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