HAI YUE S HOTEL

Long review for my fellow solo travellers The hotel is located near a food and shopping street so if you are a foodie and likes to walk around, this is perfect for you. The entire hotel is just 2 floors with the reception on the ground floor and all rooms are on the upper floor. The room was clean and sufficient, but during the first night for some reason I was not able to fall asleep. I tend to be a light sleeper and sensitive with energies - if you know what I mean. They also have bad soundproofing so you will hear any thump or voice from the hallway or the rooms next door. I'm glad it was not crowded in the hotel that day but I almost freaked out from the sudden loud noises and thumps from the next room who checked in at 3am. Simply put, I end up not being able to sleep at all, so the next morning I grabbed all my stuff and asked for a room change which the reception gladly helped me with - they even let me choose a room from the available rooms that were being cleaned (the cleaning lady was also very nice).  Soon after, I was able to rest comfortably in the new room assigned to me.  In the new room, there was a continuous knocking sound coming from somewhere but I was too tired I had to ignore it. It would be a higher rating if not for the poor soundproofing and lack of lights in the toilet - it gets dark in the toilet at night because they only use a tiny ceiling light - if you hate the dark this hotel is not for you just for this reason alone.  It felt really weird to go to the dark toilet at night even though the main room is very bright. I hope they can install more lights in the toilet and shower area especially for people who are clumsy or simply not comfortable with the dark. Lastly, don't even bother looking for the washing machine - they have one and its kept in a small unkept utility room - I changed my mind right after opening the door (Nope, not even gonna step in there). Overall, you get good value for your money but you just gotta take note of these things.  Bonus unrelated tip: The street cart that sells Stinky Tofu in front of the shopping mall sells the best stinky tofu I've ever tasted.