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Reviews of White Swan Hotel

No.1 South Shamian Street, Liwan District, Li Wan, 510133 Guangzhou, China

#10 of 352 hotels in Guangzhou

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Review score

Based on 115 hotel reviews

8.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    9.1

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    9.4

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  • Reviewed: 20 May 2024

    10
    Room and bathroom very clean and very comfortable room
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Club Deluxe King Room with River View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    No complain

    Very friendly staff Good location Good breakfast

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    10
    beautiful! you won’t regret staying here.
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room with River View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    once you’re there everything is very expensive (restaurants,room service, laundry,drinks etc). we countered this by going to the rose garden restaurant next door to the hotel (very yummy food too), buying our drinks before getting on the boat and bringing our own coffee and plunger. the coffee in china is expensive and very average! but if you don’t have a budget and your works paying for it then this won’t matter to you haha.

    absolutely stunning place to stay and lovely area surrounding the hotel too for walks, convenience store and restaurants. we had a river view room for 4 nights to attend canton fair. highlight was the boat/ferry ride to canton fair and back each day…buffet breakfast on board in the morning and we took our own drinks on board on the way back. service is amazing and another highlight was the bath/shower that overlooked the river and the automatic blinds and curtains for a solid night’s sleep on a comfortable bed. not the crazy hard beds you often get in china.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    I didn't like that they wanted a high deposit of 7000 yuan for accommodation, while the accommodation cost around 4000 yuan in total. This is unusual.

    A large hotel in a popular tourist location. Location in a quiet part of the city. Only 10 minutes from the metro station. A short distance from the hotel is a 7 eleven (for breakfast).

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    10
    It’s always a pleasure to return to this beautifully run hotel.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    I love everything about this hotel

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    8.0
    good connection to fair with boat, excellent dinner, polite and helpful staff
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    excellent dinner good connection to fair with boat polite and helpful staff

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Boat to fair is great solution to avoid traffic and if want can have breakfast on it. Dinner offer many choices. Sound isolation of rooms is good. Staff is very kind and open to solve what is needed, even out of regular tasks!!!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    8.0
    The general feeling is good but the bar.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Premier Suite with King Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bar is really bad! It is again the law that it allows customs to smoke indoor. It is ridiculously even allowing cigar smoking inside the bar! The waitress persuades us to drink in side room. It is totally unexceptionable and illegal.

    The overall impression is good in terms of premise, staff, cleanliness and location.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice view and location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2024

    9.0
    Great location, great meals, really friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No international newspapers or magazines were available for purchase.

    The reception staff Isaac and Lily were particularly helpful with the room check-in. In addition, Isaac was great at explaining the different restaurants in the hotel and with getting us a lunchtime booking. Much appreciated.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    10
    Thank you to White Swan Hotel for our pleasant and enjoyable stay in Guangzhou.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    We paid to upgrade our room to Deluxe Twin room, it was comfortable, spacious , a stylish room with wood panels and natural colors. Mr. Frankie kindly brought us to the room to make sure that we're happy with our choice of room upgrade. The Jade River and Hongtu Hall restaurants offer delicious dim sum and exquisite cantonese cuisine. Also, we felt special and delightful as we're greeted by the master chef from Jade River restaurant and he offered a complimentary fruit platter to us. Staffs at concierge were very helpful in giving information to go around the nearby areas, assisted us to make booking of online musuem tickets and train tickets. The location on historic Shamian island is truly an oasis of tranquility amid the hustle n bustle of the city.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Modern, clean, well appointed

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hair saloon overpriced.

    The location was great, service rendered by Ms Li Y and Ms. Amy from the front desk was excellent. They went above and beyond.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2024

    10
    Comfortable luxury.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe King Room with River View
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Everything was great.

    Great location by a very nice gentrified tourist area, comfortable for strolling and relaxing.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 March 2024

    10
    Excellent choice in Guangzhou
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Special Offer - Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Everything.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 February 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Deluxe King Room with River View
    • Stayed 1 night

    the wifi need to be improved

    everything are good except the wifi is terrible.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2024

    9.0
    Full marks if not for non fully smoke-free
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe King Room with River View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not fully smoke free

    Clean, spacious, comfortable, staff

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 January 2024

    9.0
    A pleasant stay for 5 nights with upgrade
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Deluxe King Room with River View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom cleaning service could be better. It

    Location great except traffic problems when returning to hotel at night or evening due to one v way in one way out.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 January 2024

    9.0
    Good stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/a

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2024

    8.0
    location, service all good, but the wifi reception is terrible
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Premier Suite with King Bed
    • Stayed 1 night

    location

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Club Deluxe King Room with River View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing. Everything was great.

    The club lounge staff made our stay exceptionally wonderful. Great hospitality, attentive and quick actions, always greeting us with warm smiles and gave great recommendations on sightseeing. They prepared a complimentary birthday cake for my mum's 60th birthday and it made our stay memorable.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 December 2023

    9.0
    Romantic stay in Guangzhou Shamian
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s location is also a limitation as going to Liwan area means a relatively long walk but it is ok if you want to explore Guangzhou or using taxi

    The property is clean and well decorated though it has been around for quite sometime. The location within Shamian Guangzhou made it a great place to explore shamian at night. The dim sum restaurant at Level 2 is well worth a try.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 December 2023

    8.0
    Great friendly helpful staff, lovely surroundings
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Blind broken in room that needed fixing

    Great friendly helpful staff, lovely surroundings

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 December 2023

    8.0
    It was nice stay in the hotel, will come back to the hotel when I'm visiting again in Guangzhou.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 9 nights

    Atmosphere, good decoration in the lobby, good restaurants, room is comfortable and clean. Convenience to shopping centre and train stations. Lots of restaurants and parks in the neighbourhood.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 December 2023

    10
    Amazing hotel that made our vacation exceptionally enjoyable.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    NA

    Located in historic Shamian island, the hotel is strategically located and near to Huangsha metro station. Rooms are large and clean. Complementary cookies are sent to our room everyday and there is attention to detail. Everything is amazing about White Swan Hotel

    Stayed in December 2023

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