We were in Guangzhou for the twice annual Canton Fair and chose this place becase of the brand name that we were familiar with. My team and I were first time visitors to China. Checkin was smooth and as we were taken upstairs, we noted that one of the roms smelt like it hadn't been occupied in a while. The other rooms were ok.
Generally the hotel and its facilities were adequate for this grading. Infrastucure was solid and functional, though the decor was a bit dated. One thing we found was that apart from comfortable rooms for guests to sleep in, the hotel didn't really have any place to hang out other than that. So it was either, you were in your room or had to go outside of the hotel to relax. There is a lounge bar downstairs, but the loud music and closed environment may not be to everyone's taste. We walked in, had look around and walked straight back out.
The prices of the food and services increased dramatically once the Canton Fair started. For example, after a long flight and having arrived in the early monring hours, I missed breakfast (which closed several minutes before the 10:30 time advertised) and had to resort to a croissant from the coffee area just off reception. That cost me Y6.00. A couple of days later, the same croissant had more than doubled in price.
However, we soon learnt that almost everythng in Guangzhou goes up during the Canton Fair, especially taxi rides, so we used the Metro more and more as the days wore on.