Harbin Sunflower Hotel (Central Street Sofia Church)

The hotel reception is smelly, smell of cigarettes The room smells very old and smells like cigarette. We ahd to leave the door open for 10 minutes every time we get in. The smell stinks because of Harbin's winter weather, everyone can smoke everywhere so when you get home you really have to take a shower We saw that the Deluxe Family Room (without a window) is the biggest room out of all the room, so we have enough space to open our luggages unlike the ones with windows. The without window has a little bit depressing feeling, but the cheapest. Though the room has has a fake window sticker. LOL. Some of the receptionist are nice, some are just meh and not really hospitable. The free luggage storage is just right in front of the door. They don't have a stub system. Literally anyone can just take it because no one is looking out for it. Thankfully, ours was safe. Everyday, they cleaned our bedroom and replenished the slippers, but not the toothbrush since we didnt use them. We don't mind since we brought our one. However there was a day were they did not change our bedsheets. Overall. it was just meh. I think this was the cheapest hotel we can get in Harbin, so it is budget friendly. I just hope that they clean and sanitize the room and facilities more, especially the stinky smell. It stinked in my hair and it was hard to remove. I advise, bring your own fragrant shampoo. Also, I hope they have more hanging place for coats, tables or luggage holder and chair inside the room. Before leaving the hotel, they asked me to rate them 5 stars on the spot. I didn't because I was in a hurry and I only want to rate them 2-3 stars. If you have a tight budget, book this. just dont expect much. Location is 10-15mins walk to central and St. Nicholas Church, so it's not that bad. Plus, they are near the underground crossing (around 2 mins walk) where you can shop and eat at a food court. We discovered this the last day, but it would be very convenient to pass through this because there is heater and it's so cold outside! There's also a way staright to the Central when you pass through this! The nearest subway is 2 streets away (around 10 mins walk) I was actually worried that this hotel doesnt have heater, but thankfully they do! The hotel is easy to spot at night since they are the only one who has yellow lighted building so you wont miss it! I wasnt able to take a photo of the room, but it was spacious. I have the photo of the sticker window! hahaha

Not the best location, about a 15-minute walk to the metro, but the hotel is clean, and the staff is nice!