Le Méridien Xi'an, Chanba

Occupying a little island of its own, this Le Meridien is situated slightly away from the city center of Xi'an and its hustle bustle, therefore it would be preferable to have a personal car (my partner and I were fortunate to have our rented our own car during the trip). However, I would not imagine it would be very difficult to get a cab as I saw plenty of guests hop in and out of cabs. Upon check-in, the fantastic Leo who worked at the concierge helped us book into the king room with executive club lounge access. The room itself exceeded our expectations as it had an incredibly vast floor to ceiling panorama view of the river and its surroundings, which also lit up the entire room upon entry, and it was overall very spacious for just the two of us! The king bed was lusciously soft, which lent us very restful and restorative slumbers. The bathroom was gorgeous, complete with a bathtub overlooking the river. We spent much of our time at the hotel in the executive club lounge on the 30th floor which was simply fantastic. I would like to commend the ladies working at the executive club lounge because they were so friendly and accommodating and we even had a nice chat with one of them. The lounge has designated service times (tea time from 2-5pm, wine and light food from 5 onwards) serving actually delicious food, wine, alcohol, and various treats. We also used the lounge during our stay to catch up on reading while enjoying their delicious coffee. I would say the fitness center is one of the best I've used at any hotel here in China. I think it's even better than the Pudong and Jing'an Shangri-Las in Shanghai! The equipment was top-notch and the lighting was perfect, with again, floor to ceiling views of the outside of the hotel and cool towels stored in a fridge!The pool was also very enjoyable and we enjoyed using the sauna and steam room.

As a new hotel, there were many aspects that required improvement. The staff, while friendly and accommodating, seemed a little slow to react, perhaps due to their inexperience. We do have a few additional comments: 1) The cutlery used in the restaurant is extremely heavy on one end. It is beautiful cutlery but tends to fall off the plate or table easily because of the weight in the handle. 2) The hairdryer in the changing rooms is unplugged, and the search for a socket leads you to one next to a hand dryer on the wall diagonally opposite to the mirror about 4 meters away. This made hair drying somewhat inconvenient, and we would suggest a new socket close to the mirror be installed. 3) There was little available in terms of in-room minibar (though we did appreciate the Hoegaarden!). We would suggest more, healthy snacks such as bags of daily nuts also be made available.

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when i diner at the restaurant, the staff did not ask me if im Marriott member and lost my 30% off in the dinner.

Very fancy, comfortable, and modern hotel. Nice views of the city. Staff was helpful.

I chose this hotel because I was attending an event at the adjacent conference center. For that purpose, the location was great. However, this hotel is not convenient for visiting the city or shopping unless you have a car or are willing to make frequent use of taxis.

Good quality of room. Kind service.

Hard to find a store (like 7 eleven) nearby