Royal River Apartment

Great location near river, walking street, and metro. Nice girls at the front desk tried their best with English and was appreciated. Big room for the price.

Room was a little beat up and could use a thorough cleaning.

Had a washing machine, laundry detergent (no where to hang up your wet clothes) and a kitchenette.

No English writing on building. Only found it via street number. Was given a room that smelled like an ashtray. Ask to change rooms and had to wait a few hours. When I picked up the key I asked again whether it’s non smoking and they said yes- but it had an ashtray in it too. Didn’t smell as bad until I got into bed that night and could smell smoke in the pillows. Hallway is tiled and it can be noisy. Could hear kids crying and dogs barking (people live in the building). Instructions for tv and internet were rubbish. Had to get help to connect then it stopped after 15 mins. Was told the tv was Chinese only but there’s hundreds of pirated movies in English. Staff spoke very little English so basic questions about transport and directions were impossible. Overall thought it was clean (apart from cigarette smell) and I slept well and it’s only about 500 metres from the metro and 600 metres from Beijing Rd shopping.