Accomodation in Hohhot

We were having problems trying to find accommodation in Hohhot. Barbara contacted a previous teacher from the school as she had been to Hohhot and stayed in a Guesthouse. Jamie recommended the Anda Guesthouse to us. I went online and check out the reviews and everything appeared to be OK.

The Anda guesthouse is a Mongolian family guesthouse. It was opened on the 06/06/07. They recently moved but have not updated any information about the move. So everything you read and see on the internet is incorrect.

They have a guest pick up from the airport for a fee of Y80 per car or free from the train station. However the cost for a taxi is less than Y20 from the airport.

When we arrived we drove down this alley that was full of mud and puddles. They let us out and then we had to walk down a concrete lane where in front of us we could see the sign - Anda Guesthouse. We entered the door and we were going to be living in traditional Chinese fashion for the next 6 nights. I have stayed in Guesthouses, Back packers etc, but I have never stayed in any thing as bad as this. I knew Barbara would want to get out as soon as possible.

We had booked 2 rooms. One room was Y160/night and the other room was Y180/night. There were two nights when Barbara and I would have to share a room as there was no availability in private rooms. We were cool with this. However when we got there the room Barbara was to stay in the floor was soaking wet. It had been raining and we don't know how the floor got so wet. So Barbara decided she would bunk in with me until the floor dried.

You could read the disappointment all over Barbara's face. She was looking forward to going to Hohhot as Jamie and Kat had raved about their time there and Barbara was hoping for the same. Me, I couldn't care less whether I went there or not, but it was a compromise Barbara and I made as she hates the heat and I hate the cold. She came to Shanghai and I went to Hohhot.

They offer tours however the information you read from previous guests is not the same. We did the desert trip in which the owner took us out in his car. On the way back he drove through water and stalled. The vehicle started again only to stall a little further down the road. We had water in some part of the engine. We had to push the car! We also did the Grasslands tour and we believed we were going to a tourist camp however we ended up at a Home stay.

The accommodation is not at all comfortable. There is no sunshine or balconies. The bathroom is not clean. We had to replace the toilet paper.

We had planned to stay 6 nights and stayed 4 which included the overnight stay in the Grasslands.

Barbara and I shared the room for the entire stay.

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