Crowne Plaza Harbin Songbei Reviews

We spent three nights in this hotel and found it to be a little further from everything we wanted to see and do, but that did not make our stay any less pleasant. The staff were attentive and incredibly friendly. The hotel looks out on a lovely pond that is frozen sold in winter and covered with a thick layer of snow. A perfect playground for young and old alike. Catching a Didi from the hotel is also fairly easy as it isn’t stuck right in the centre of the ice festival activities.

We had a wonderful stay at Crown Plaza, the breakfast was great, we got all we were hoping to get in the western style breakfast buffet, kindly add baked beans to the menu 😋 please lol, we hope to come again in the near future and relax once more at your lovely hotel. God bless you 💖

I was there 9 February to 13 February 2024. This in China is New Year Holiday period, so maybe a part of the issues are coming from this. Start with positive items: the room was OK, large, well equipped, well heated (Harbin in February is still very cold), clean and in perfect conditions. And buffet breakfast was OK. But then problems starts. The "Crowne Cafe All Day Dining" restaurant was at an unacceptable level. 9 February evening was just closed... 10 February, I was the only guest there. Cold, dark, a waiter almost not speaking English, a menu on a cardboard sheet wrapped in plastic, like a street-side low level restaurant. Vey limited choice, just 2 main courses (lamb or veal steak). Quality was not so bad, but the overall experience was catastrophic. And expensive, 441 RMB for a meal in China is a lot. So 9, 11 and 12 evening I got dinner with the the "room service". You need to use an app on the cellphone, all in Chinese, and you have to pay with Wechat. OK for me, I live in China since many years... but a normal international traveler??? On 9 the selection was just some KFC food - but at least nicely served on a tray with napkins and tools... 11 and 12 only Chinese food available, and served in plastic boxes inside a plastic bag. A small bag added with chopsticks and a microscopic paper napkin. 5-star hotel !!! And again very expensive considering the type of service and the fact of being in China, even not in a major city. Another small detail... the room minibar was empty, even if there was the price list on it. And the room service app was just providing food, not drinks. I you like a beer, you must go to the vending machine in the hall. Nonsense in this level of hotel! Even the vending machines in the hall were giving a "cheap" feeling, unacceptable in such hotel! Then some other minor "slips" of service during the stay... nothing serious, but they add up to the basic problems I mentioned. All this could be accepted in a low level, cheap hotel... not when you have paid in advance 300 $ per night!

We stayed here as a family of three in order to explore Harbin and I have to say it was very inconvenient. The only reason to stay here is if you plan to spend a lot of time at the indoor ski slope 5 minutes walk down the street. Otherwise, this location requires a lot of time in the car to visit the Snow & Ice festival, Sun Island and even longer to get to downtown Harbin to visit Jie Fang street or the train station. The hotel itself was nothing special. The staff mildly helpful. The breakfast buffet has a fantastic selection of Chinese food but the staff can't keep up with the volume of people so tables are always dirty and food spilled everywhere on the buffet. Disappointing for a Crowne Plaza. The pool and gym are nice but beware they close at least 30 mins before what is stated, so staff can begin cleaning up. Rooms way too warm and impossible to control the heat. On the positive side, the rooms were nice and comfortable. And just big enough with two beds for a family of 3.

Stay is very comfortable. Staff are very helpful and speak good English . Robot service

The service was very good,the staff were friendly and nice especially Emily at the reception.The breakfast was also excellent different varieties,the breakfast include western and Chinese food.We really enjoy our stay and we hope to be back anytime we are in Harbin.

We had a good weekend in Harbin. The location was okay, all shops and restaurants were closed nearby because of the pandemic. The room was clean and staff were friendly. It was quite hot in the room and the window didn’t want to open because it was ‘frozen’ but they gave us a fan to kind of cool down. Breakfast was okay too nothing special.

Left my key in the room need it back

Great location and good service.

Great hotel..location also good

Great location. Close to a mall. Service was great. Some employees spoke English. Breakfast was good

The hotel is very nice and conveniently located to many attractions in Harbin. I would definitely stay here again as the price was reasonable compared to other hotel like it.

The Staff are amazing ,super helpful and with a great attitude I asked for the pick up service from the airport to hotel, and the driver was the sweetest and kindest! He waited for me even when I had a huge delay on my flight. Then at the Hotel Charles and all the staff received me super friendly and happy. The room was spacious and well designed. The location is a bit remote from the highlights of the city but doable with taxi or didi. The breakfast was good but not enough variety, every day is mostly the same menu. The room service menu is limited but super good, the food was always delicious and again the staff amazing. Thanks!

Lovely hotel near to the ice festival so I'm glad that I wasn't too far away from all the sights because it was very cold there. A warm comfortable room and a delicious breakfast.