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Ưu điểm: When you ask for help, they can help you.

Khuyết điểm: 1. Location is far from pier 2. Need to pay upfront.

Ưu điểm: very nice small guesthouse, many shops and tourist attractions. Rooms is not very big, but have all the basics. Beds are big, linen is clean. Very relaxing jazz music plays whole day. Nice to seat there in the evening. Thanks to owner for a gift.

Ưu điểm: This was the only hotel on the island we could find that accepted foreign guests. This is important because getting to the island is a very stressful process, especially if you don't have a hotel as you will have to go there in the morning and return in the evening when the ferry terminal is very busy. Luckily for us, since we had a hotel booking, we were able to go to the island in the evening and return to Xiamen in the morning, a much saner process. One of the English-speaking hotel staff helped us get our ferry ticket, she was very friendly.

Khuyết điểm: The staff that don't speak English were quite rude to us. Even though we can speak Chinese, they always deferred us to their colleague (who had the day off) via phone call whenever we had a simple question.

Ưu điểm: This guest house is in a perfect location. It is relatively quiet, away from the bustling, crowded shopping streets. We loved our very beautiful, comfortable room, while also recognizing that it is an old house and it has some funky things about it. Our room was 205 and the wi-fi did not work well. We are a couple and the bathroom is not extremely private in that it has a glass door that does not seal/latch. Again, though, we did love our room and would ask for it again. Also, many thanks to the young man who worked the front desk. He did not speak English; we do not speak Chinese, yet he took the time and would use a translation app to ask questions. He was very careful and detailed in his work and we appreciate his calm, professional, helpful demeanor.

Ưu điểm: Cozy and clean room. Good location.

Ưu điểm: Location of the property is very good. Plenty of places to eat and shops near by, the beach and ferry is rather close and at the same time it is a bit aside of the main touristic roads, which means is not very loud in the evening. The staff is very nice, although not speaking English we managed to communicator with them via online translator that they use. Arriving late as out flight was delayed we were worried not to find the place, as at first we were simply given the instruction how to walk there (I assume we would have had problems with finding it as the instructions were given with the help of online translator where Church 31 appeared to be Trinity Church). At the end we have been met by the administrator at the ferry. He also helped us with the luggage and was vey nice to offer water and showed the place. The place has a very nice patio to sit in the evening and enjoy.

Khuyết điểm: Rooms are very small, especially with the double beds and dark. We had 2 rooms both looking into small dark yeard or better to say wall of the next property. They smelled like cellar. In the next yeard there lived a dog, who barked half of the night and whined and several times the owners severelly beated it up middle of the nigt... the dog was just screaming. First time I thought they killed it, was happy to find out it was alive. We stayed for 8 nights, not a single time the room was cleaned, even after we put a sign on the door. May be if we could speak Chinise then we could ask, but using translator constantly was not very convenient. Garbage we took out ourselves. The lock into one of our rooms broke, the hotel staff organised repair really fast, but nobody cleaned after... Provided the price, it was a bit too much! The cleaningness is of the rooms is also very low, found a pack if sigarets and used napkins under the bed. The rooms are stylish but outdated. Most of the guests stay for 1-2 nights, during our stay we were the only ones, who stayed that long. We have stayed in different hotel during our vacation in China, this was one of the most expensive places but the service was the poorest.

Ưu điểm: The place is easy to find and close to all kinds of stores (from fruit food stalls to restaurants) and numerous landmarks. The staff was friendly and helpful, and the room (Celadon room) pretty charming. The house has a small and nice garden at its entrance, overlooking the street so away from immediate pedestrian traffic, with tables and seats where to enjoy a drink or fresh fruits. The Celadon room (queen size bed), located on the 2nd floor, was to be accessed from a loggia offering a very nice view on the surrounding houses and roofs and on one of the main churches of the island right across the street (church in renovation at the time (New Year's Eve), but hopefully soon to be completed).

Khuyết điểm: Main point: no doors between the bedroom and the bathroom. There apparently used to be a curtain there, but that was not present anymore. A cheap fixture anyway. A nice wooden sliding door would be easy to install, classy, aesthetic, and much appreciated. As well, some details could be improved (chipped moulding in the bathroom and on the fireplace) and the overall cleanliness improved (when reaching for a fallen item under the bed, dragging back lots of dust with it was not the best experience). But this is being a little picky, bed sheets were all good as were the bathroom linen, perfectly clean and soft. Plus, this is a historical old house; it cannot be as perfect as a newly built ones. Overall an excellent price/value ratio.

Ưu điểm: Great location. Fabulous building

Khuyết điểm: The room is rundown and needs redecorating

Ưu điểm: The bed was like a cloud and the building was gorgeous.

Khuyết điểm: Air-conditioning in the public toilet.

Ưu điểm: The room we stayed in was just charming. Very comfortable with a boutique feel. Bathroom was very nice with a great view into an overgrown jungle garden. Quiet rooms which are not far from the bustle of the Gulangyu streets. Friendly staff, very nice front porch/garden to sit out and have a glass of wine. Would recommend.

Khuyết điểm: Does not have a kitchen and cannot provide breakfast.

Ưu điểm: Staff super friendly, I had to check in really late because my train back to xiamen only reached around 11.30pm, so luckily they were able to accommodate. Towels provided, amenities are more or less there. Very close to lots of eating places. 5mins walk to the beach (albeit through a dubious looking footpath next to a strawberry field). Lots of taxis pass by the street too, so relatively easy to get around places

Khuyết điểm: Booked the sea view room, didn't get any view of the sea. Got a few bites from the friendly mosquito roommates. Small TV, no cable movie channels available. Bed was oddly sinking in at the head of it, so I felt as if I was bent backwards when lying down. Not exactly a negative point but it would help not having to climb up four flights of stairs, after I had spent the early part of the week climbing mountains. Make sure you shut the window in the toilet unless you want to give the neighbours an eyeful. Thin walls too...

Ưu điểm: I appreciated the service of the staff. I like the location, cleanses room and air-conditioner.

Ưu điểm: The location is the best. Close proximity to shops and eateries.

Khuyết điểm: Could be bigger, cleaner and with lifts maybe?