Hotel in Chengdu

June 10, 2015 4:30 AM

Looking for a nice hotel in Chengdu, China, within walking distance to Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. We need a place where the staff speak English or Korean. On Tripadvisor it seems like all the international hotels are downtown, are there any hidden gems closer to the University?
posted by molla to Travel & Transportation around Chengdu, China (4 answers total)

Best answer: I do not know hotel details, but I do know that the train line between downtown and the university was just completed, so it really is a very easy trip. The old bus ride used to be about 40 minutes; the train is just a fraction of that now.
posted by Liesl at 6:35 AM on June 10, 2015

Best answer: I used the Shangri-La whenever I was there for work. Very nice, but I have no idea where it would be in proximity to the university.
posted by michswiss at 6:52 AM on June 10, 2015

Best answer: I asked a friend who currently lives in Chengdu over Facebook. She said that she wasn't familiar with that part of town, but that she was able to find a mid-priced hotel on the campus using Google maps. I found the one she was talking about: RenHe Spring Hotel (link goes to partially-translated English site) -- it's rated 5 stars and is $113 USD/night.

According to one of my friend's FB friends the staff didn't speak English when he stayed there in 2011, but it's possible things may have changed in the meantime. If I find anything else out, I'll post it here.
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:25 AM on June 10, 2015

Best answer: The Univeristy has/had guest cottages. Any chance of hooking up in one of those? Mine was booked for me, so I'm not sure how to go about it, but I do know they have them.
posted by mrfuga0 at 8:37 AM on June 11, 2015