Jinjiang Inn Urumqi Hongqi Road

Staff were friendly, location is good enough. Can walk to the bazaar, lots of restaurants around. And subway is close by. Room is clean.

No WiFi without Chinese mobile number. No fridge in the room

This is one of the few hotels in Urumqi that will accept foreigners and doesn't break the bank. It's in a vibrant downtown-type area - full of restaurants and places to shop. The nearest subway station (Nan shan zhan) is about a 10-minute walk away and goes all the way to the airport. The twin room I booked was spacious, sunny and clean. I wrote ahead of time to ask the hotel if the room would have windows (since apparently there are some that do not) and they were like 'maybe, we'll see what's available when you get here'. When I arrived there was indeed a room with windows. The staff was extremely courteous and kind. I checked out one day early because I decided to stay near the airport for my last day and they refunded me for that day with no issues. Also, the Wifi here doesn't require a Chinese phone number to access, which is rare and very appreciated.

There is a security check where they go through your bag every time you come inside the hotel, which gets annoying fast. However this seems to be standard practice everywhere in Xinjiang these days so can't fault them for it.

The staffs are very helpfull even their english are limited. The security also are very kind as served us china tea everytime we go to receptionist.. The room also very comfortable. Will stay again at jinjiang inn

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