We usually stay in this hotel to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of Shamian and spa days in the area. This hotel is bigger and carries less "local Chinese atmosphere" compared to Victory Hotel nearby. If you are non-chinese and not so used to China, i recommend this hotel to the other one there, because there are less hassle(and more choices)... More

we stayed in a room overlooking the Pearl river. Wandered the river banks each day. Nearby fishermen and swimmers. Good shopping, excellent food and a terrific hotel with an array of good breakfast choices and comfortable rooms. More

Usually stay in this hotel on trips to Guanzhou. The staff is wonderful and quite helpful. The rooms are clean, and the buffet breakfast is quite extensive also. The unfortunate thing is that they will close for one year for major renovation. Much better than before as they do not allow smoking in the buffet. Wait for next years update! More

We stayed at the White Swan in March 2010 with our adoption group from the USA. What a beautiful & well kept hotel! The beds were very comfortable, but I like a very firm mattress. The bathrooms were beautiful with all the marble, & our room was spotless. The housekeepers were very helpful & we were brought ice many times... More

The hotel is on Samian island, the old foreign concessions area. The whole island has been restored to its 1900's glory and is very pleasant to walk around. The hotel itself was built in the early '80s and the room decor is a direct copy of the Singapore Mandarin circa 1985. The only annoyance was that they close the whole... More

I must say I have been reading the reviews on this hotel and I must disagree. It has been 5 years since I have been there but we stayed there for a week when we adopted our daughter from there. For the person that was saying the beds were uncomfortable you can ask them for a western bed and they... More

The staff was very conservative and not to say they didn't want to help- more like didn't really find the initiative- like they didn't really respect foreigners. However, I spoke the language and afterwards the trip ran a lot more smoothly and the hotel people were much much nicer. A nice pool, a nice lobby, I had a pretty enjoyable... More

Loved the location, on historic Sha Mian, but a classic hotel let down by reluctant service attitude. Bellboy aggressively insisting that he MUST take my luggage to my room, then finally arriving with it 20 minutes later, after my placing 2 calls to concierge to speed it up. Before tipping him I asked for a city map and some suggestions... More

I was booked a room here by our business contacts in China during a Trade Fair and boy was it a pleasant surprise! Located practically on the river, this hotel is extremely classy and has a bar with a fantastic view! I'd heard about hotel prices in China being much more reasonable than India but this was really unreasonably reasonable.... More