Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig | 1.7km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
The Harbin Central Street Huasu Yishe Boutique Hotel (Saint Sophia Church) provides a great place for travelers to relax after a busy day. Visitors to Harbin will find that the Harbin Central Street Huasu Yishe Boutique Hotel (Saint Sophia Church) is a fantastic accommodation choice. The hotel is only 1km from Harbin Railway Station and 22km from Harbin Pingfang Airport, giving guests a number of convenient transportation options. This hotel is located near many of Harbin's attractions including Harbin Suofeiya Church Scenic Area, Chinese Easetrn Railway Park and Jingwei Street. At the end of a busy day, travelers can unwind and relax in the hotel or go out and enjoy the city. Our guests consider this hotel to have excellent service. This hotel is a popular accommodation for couples.
JJoda912024.12.28
Booked 1 night stay for our driver.
It was a basement unit without windows, while i booked via my tour agent was the bigger room.
Experience was good, reception very welcoming and helpful.
Always smiling.
Place was clean, both cleaner aunty was very detailed in their housekeeping.
Location very near and walking distance to Daoli Market, Central Market and Sophia Cathedral.
I will definitely stay there again and recommend to my friends
* this hotel come with AI control, and BEST was its with Aircon!
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig | 2.06km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
The hotel is located in the center of Harbin, facing the starting point of Central Street Pedestrian Street, with a superior location. Walk along the central street to the "Saint Sophia" church for about 5 minutes, walk for about 10 minutes to "Zhaolin Park", and walk for about 15 minutes to the Songhua River. The transportation is fast and convenient. it takes about 15 minutes to drive to Sun Island Park and Ice and Snow World; it takes about 10 minutes to drive to Harbin railway station; it takes about 7 minutes to walk to Central Street Station of Harbin metro line 2 ; it takes about 1 minute to walk to Central Street Station of Airport Bus Line 3. Create a warm and comfortable stay experience for you during your journey. The unique Le Petit Paris restaurant allows you to experience the catering products and services of international hotels. We adhere to the service concept of "always be true, show your true self". Staying in this hotel allows you to return to your true self!
TTan2025.01.16
I absolutely love my stays at Wanda Holiday Hotel! We visited in early December 2024 for a family trip, and our rooms were spacious. The location is fantastic, just across from ZhongYang Dajie. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. The only downside was that they don’t provide air conditioning in the rooms during winter since they use a central system. It felt a bit stuffy, but thankfully the windows could be opened slightly to let in some fresh, cold air. Despite this, I would definitely return if I have the chance to visit Harbin again in the future.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig | 2.19km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
The Harbin Xueli Premium Hotel (Central Street Sophia Church Branch) provides a great place for travelers to relax after a busy day. The Harbin Xueli Premium Hotel (Central Street Sophia Church Branch) offers a pleasant stay in Harbin for those traveling for business or leisure. The hotel is conveniently located just 2km from Harbin Railway Station and 21km from Harbin Pingfang Airport. Famous local attractions Songhua River Railway Bridge, Harbin Suofeiya Church Scenic Area and Harbin Sightseeing Cableway, can all be reached with a short walk. After a long day of sightseeing, guests can retire to the comfort of the hotel. This Harbin hotel offers parking on site. Our guests consider this hotel to have excellent service. For guests traveling with families, this hotel is consistently one of the most popular choices.
BBritDoo2025.02.23
Loved my stay at this hotel. Very warm, very clean. Lovely modern and chic interior. Location is brilliant. Short walk away from the central street and Saint Sofia Cathedral. However, my stay had a disappointing end as I noticed that all of my unused beauty products that weren’t in a tube or container (for example, cotton pads, an entire sleeve pimple patches, receipts) had all been thrown away by housekeeping even though they were just left by the sink. This was very disappointing considering how great the rest of the stay was.
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Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig | 2.26km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
The hotel is located in Harbin Daoli District Zhaolin street and stone street intersection. [Peripheral Facilities]: Harbin Theatre, Jin'an International Theatre, Central Mall, Manhattan Mall, Daoli Vegetable Market, Hongzhuan Street Morning Market and Toulong Wholesale Market. It is 12 minutes walk from Central Street Station, Metro Line 2. [Nearby attractions]: Opposite the street to Sofia Cathedral, only 5 minutes walk to Central Street, It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the Songhua River and the Flood Control Memorial Tower. It is adjacent to Zhaolin park (ice lantern garden party) and Harbin museum. The Ice and Snow World is about 7 minutes by subway line 2, 7 minutes by Chinese Baroque style, and 6 minutes by provincial museum. [Rail Transit]: It takes about 10 minutes to drive to Harbin railway station. It takes about 25 minutes to drive to Harbin west railway station, 35 minutes to drive to Harbin east railway station, and 50 minutes to drive to Harbin Taiping airport. Excellent geographical location, lots of bustling, catering, shopping, entertainment readily available, convenient transportation. Complete facilities, comfortable environment, the hotel all day shower hot water, 24-hour wireless Internet access, can meet your business, tourism and other travel needs. The hotel is equipped with buffet breakfast restaurant, self-service laundry room, gym, conference room, business negotiation area, printing and copying, etc. The restaurant offers French buffet breakfast, the restaurant on the first floor offers a combination of Chinese and French dishes, and the bar offers a variety of selected drinks, fancy coffee and French desserts. The leisure and entertainment equipment configured in the public area will bring guests a pleasant interactive experience, all kinds of social and activity sharing, so that every guest's accommodation experience is no longer single and boring. The hotel looks forward to your visit.
AAnonymous User2025.01.09
Adding on that the hotel was super open to helping us receive parcels. They kept many for us throughout the entire trip and were very patient in helping us identify parcels.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig | 2.4km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
The Mercure Harbin Central Street Sophia Church is an ideal spot for travelers wanting to discover the city. The Mercure Harbin Central Street Sophia Church offers a pleasant stay in Harbin for those traveling for business or leisure. The hotel is conveniently located just 2km from Harbin Railway Station and 22km from Harbin Pingfang Airport. In addition, Shangzhidajie Metro Station is just a short walk away. Seeing Harbin's sights from this hotel is easy with Harbin Suofeiya Church Scenic Area, Harbin Sightseeing Cableway and Songhua River all close by. When guests have some time on their hands they can make use of the onsite facilities. If you demand a high level of service, our guests have indicated that this hotel has excellent standards. For guests traveling with families, this hotel is consistently one of the most popular choices.
GGuest User2024.12.16
The hotel is strategically located near Sophia Cathedral, Zhongyang / Central Avenue, Harbin railway station, and Zhonglin Park. There are many shopping centers, restaurants, and attraction nearby. The hotel facility is modern and clean. Staff is polite and very helpful. It also has gym and laundry facility. A perfect choice for family during holiday.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig | 2.49km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
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AAmy Yueqi2025.01.09
Nice hotel! The room was a bit cramped but served its purpose, though keep in mind we did go with the smaller family room. The location was really good though! Close to the metro and Zhongyang St, pretty close to the Songhua River and Sophia Cathedral too.
It was freezing cold while we were there but the hotel was always nice and warm and the room even more so as there was also a radiator. Clothing didn’t dry completely so we dried them on the radiator. Sometimes we opened the window for ventilation and some quick cooling.
I liked how the toilet was separate from the shower but the shower was pretty cramped.
Service was great!! Staff were patient and helpful and always greeted us. Food was pretty good. Highly recommend their hot corn drink.
Would recommend for short stays, not long stays.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig | 2.61km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
Pros: The location is good and near the central street. The staff standing at hotel lobby are cheerful and polite although they are not much experiences to handle oversea customer. The hotel breakfast is nice and many variety.
Cons: The hotel counter staff(cant remember her name) need to be trained as she throw our passport on the table top after recorded our particular and dull face all the way which we really feel unrespected. we stayed there for 4 nights, 1st night we find out the room a bit dusty, so next day morning I have highlighted to the counter staff my room need to vacumn thoroughly, but night time we came back still the same.
GGuest User2024.12.03
Pros: The location is good and near the central street. The staff standing at hotel lobby are cheerful and polite although they are not much experiences to handle oversea customer. The hotel breakfast is nice and many variety.
Cons: The hotel counter staff(cant remember her name) need to be trained as she throw our passport on the table top after recorded our particular and dull face all the way which we really feel unrespected. we stayed there for 4 nights, 1st night we find out the room a bit dusty, so next day morning I have highlighted to the counter staff my room need to vacumn thoroughly, but night time we came back still the same.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig | 2.88km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
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Very nice hotel and facilities. The style is very nice. The service was outstanding, and the breakfast has a very huge variety of foods for both the western palate and asian palate. Also has a good varierty of specialties from tje chinese north east. Docking a few points from amenities since a coffee machine was said to be included in our room but there was none. Only the nespresso pods...
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig | 3.25km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
The Harbin Central Street Habsburg Hotel (Sofia Church) provides a great place for travelers to relax after a busy day. The Harbin Central Street Habsburg Hotel (Sofia Church) is an ideal choice for travelers who want to take in the sights and sounds of Harbin. Boasting a convenient location, the hotel is just 4km from Harbin Railway Station and 24km from Harbin Pingfang Airport. There is no shortage of things to see in the area, with the Zhong Yang Street, Jingwei Street and Songhua River all nearby. This hotel makes a great place to kick back and relax after a long day of sightseeing. This Harbin hotel offers parking on site. Our guests consider this hotel to have excellent service. This hotel is particularly popular with those traveling with families.
SSAN SAN CHUA2025.02.25
We stayed here for four nights and everyday, the breakfast buffet seemed different, except for a few staples. There was Jenny 黃艳华 at the breakfast room who was especially friendly and served us food like yoghurt and some special dishes. The food was good and had choices like russian sausages, quo bao rou, salads, fresh fruits, various breads and cakes. We were very full every morning and never had to eat lunch, as breakfast was served until 12noon.
I like the Deluxe twin room that we booked. It was spacious and had two separate toilet and baths and closets, perfect for us! The shower was very warm and strong. Everyday, we had enough drinking water that we never had to buy extra. The room had all the amenities that we needed. Perhaps my only complaint is that the room was too warm as the thermostat seemed unadjustable, so we had to open one window. Overall, we had a good sleep every night as no noise from outside can be heard. We requested a higher floor (15th floor).
Sometimes we had to wait for the lift as only 3 lifts served the whole hotel. There was a souvenir shop at the lobby and an afternoon tea area. The general location of the hotel was good. A subway station was across the street and Stalin Park and Zhongyang Dajie were both only a short walk away. Along Tongjiang Street was a pharmacy and some restaurants. Hongzhuan Morning Market was just a few blocks away. Taxis can be taken right outside the door. We would like to stay here again.
Harbin Railway West Station/ Wanda Plaza | 7.3km from Zhongdong Railway Supervise Government Office
The Manju Hotel (Harbin West Railway Station Wanda) is an ideal spot for travelers wanting to discover the city. The Manju Hotel (Harbin West Railway Station Wanda) is an ideal choice for travelers who want to take in the sights and sounds of Harbin. With Harbin West Railway Station just 2km away and Harbin Pingfang Airport only 18km away, transportation is very convenient. The closest major public transportation, Kaishengyuanguangchang Metro Station, is only 500m away. This hotel is located near many of Harbin's attractions including Wanda Baobei Wang Children Amusement Park, West City Red Square Art Port and The Nine Gates. In their spare time, guests can explore the hotel's surroundings. Guests of this Harbin hotel can make use of the parking facilities. If you demand a high level of service, our guests have indicated that this hotel has excellent standards. For guests traveling with families, this hotel is consistently one of the most popular choices.
GGuest User2025.01.09
Very friendly staff and helpful , comfortable bed, warm shower , water is free and can ask for more if not enough. I was late to go back for check out and the staff also let me tidy my stuffs and ask me to take my time, really appreciate the manager 小鱼儿客房经理🙏🏻
strategic location, a lot of restaurant within walking distance .
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AAnonymous UserI came to Harbin to visit and searched for Grand Mercure, which is a newly opened hotel, so I booked it. The experience was really good. They called us before checking in to ask about the room requirements. Checking in at the front desk was also very smooth. The front desk ladies Guo Wanting and Lang Kexin were very enthusiastic and cute, and the little brother was also very handsome. The staff greeted us while going upstairs. The room was very comfortable and the decoration style was also very novel. Candies and fruits were prepared in advance and delivered to the room. Warm pads and drinks were prepared when checking out. It made people feel very considerate. A good hotel.
SSoudsathit VandixayWe had a lovely stay at Xana, staff do not speak English but it was not an issue at all, they were very helpful and took good care of us and our needs, while using a translation app to talk to each other. The room was not that large but functional and clean, bed is comfy, bathroom and toilet were clean and there was a free afternoon tea at the lobby with delish cookies and fruits. The location is top notch, right in front of Zhaolin park and just 1 mn walk to the commercial Zhongyang street and just 5 mn away from Songhua river, park. If you use DIDI TRAVEL on the Alipay app, the location of this hotel should be spelled as ”Xi'an Deluxe Hotel..”
Overall, it was a lovely experience for us staying at Xana and would recommend to our friends if they travel to Harbin
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig, Harbin
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4.6/5
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AAnonymous UserThe Ibis Harbin Central Street Hotel is continently located near Zhongyang Street, approximately 15 minutes walk from the main pedestrian area.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig, Harbin
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4.6/5
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WWatcharinThe hotel is located just 150 meter far from the walking street. We are not happy with the room we stayed. During booking, we found that the room has a window. We then understand that there should be a view to be seen. The view is completly blocked by other big building which is located just 2 meter far from windows. The hotel should clearly indicate that. As foreigner, we need 3G 5G signal to connect to google facebook youtube using international sim. Unfortunately, rhe signal is very poor. Wifi is ok. Using wifi, google is blocked in China. We not happy with the room. Not recomend for foreigner.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig, Harbin
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Excellent
HHaiqal NohXin Yuhang, the employee that works in Sun Castle Resort Hotel is really nice, helpful and friendly, helps us with the difficulties we had throughout our stay there. Because of our language barriers , he was patience to translate it to us and despite the crowd that kept coming in and making him busy, he handle one by one with class, professionalism, and each person's help. My girlfriend and I enjoyed our stay in this hotel and holiday in Harbin. Thank you so much for making our stay a great one. We'll rate this 10/10
CCris RuffoloI love the location of this hostel. It was just right across the Zhongyang Street subway stop (Line 2). If you go to the Ice and Snow World Park, that's only three stops away for only, if I remember right, RMB 2. Make sure to read/check the other reviews for photos of the gate that will lead you to the door of this hostel. I arrived in the morning, about 10 a.m., and was welcomed by JP. After sorting out my things, I left my luggage to head to the Ice and Snow World Park where I stayed until 5 p.m.
I took the subway back to Zhongyang Street. I planned on walking from there to Saint Sophia Cathedral but it was too cold for me. I live in Beijing but I am originally from the Philippines so even if I was dressed warm - thermal clothes, hot packs, several layers, downjacket, scarves, beanies, ear muffs - it was still brrrr cold!
I took a Didi car from there to the cathedral and spent about 30 minutes there and then went back to the hostel. There was a social night going on downstairs but I was so beat that day I just decided to rest. I briefly interacted with a lady from Singapore named Megan.
The following day, I walked from the hostel to Hongzhuan Morning Market which is a culture of its own. Come hungry and happy! From there, I took a Didi to go to the No. 6 factory of Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co. It is dubbed as the ”Louvre of the East” but having visited the Louvre itself, it doesn't really come close. I think the moniker just came from the fact that there are several paintings and art collection in the building and the area outside feels a bit like you're in Europe.
Another Didi ride got me to Lao Daowai or the Chinese Baroque Street then another Didi to Central Street. Don't miss these two as they are filled with worthy buildings and spots to marvel, photograph of or buy trinkets from.
Harbin was the last stop of my northeastern China winter sojourn. Will I come back? Maybe. Will I stay in this hostel? Maybe.
I like the arrangement of the beds in this 16-people dorm for girls but the bathroom is a squat toilet and I don't like that. If I ever stay here again, I will choose the rooms with Western-style toilets.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig, Harbin
Price per night from:RM 20
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Excellent
GGuest UserA very good express hotel, just the way I like it, clean and refreshing. I booked a double room, which was not big but enough. The best thing is that although the room is at the end of the corridor, it is not like some express hotels that have to walk a long distance, but it is very safe and comfortable to reach the elevator. The room soundproofing and sanitary facilities are very satisfactory. And it is also very convenient to book and check out.
The room is on a big road called Maimai Street, which is convenient for transportation. It is adjacent to the First Hospital and there are food a few steps away. Here are a few pictures, the first one is outside the hotel window, and the second one is the ice sculpture of the nearby Zhaolin Park.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig, Harbin
Price per night from:RM 46
4.2/5
Very Good
IIBRAHIM إِبۡرَاهِيمَ 依布拉欣If you're planning to visit the Harbin Ice and Snow World, remember to purchase spikes at the counter (8 YUAN). It's affordable and can prevent falls and injuries. Unfortunately, I slipped on the ice and badly hurt my ankle. Luckily, there's a nearby hospital, Harbin Shengfeng Hospital, just a 10-15 minute walk away (you can use Google Maps). The doctors there are helpful, but they don't speak English, so bring your passport and use Google Translate if needed.
On a brighter note, I really enjoyed staying at this hostel. They have a large mirror and a hot water station where you can prepare instant noodles. Although they don't have a kitchen, you can easily get utensils and a mug from nearby convenience stores, especially if you're planning to make coffee.
One thing I found really convenient was the international charger ports provided for each bed. Before checking out, remember to strip your bed and leave a note in the lobby to indicate your presence. I left a Malaysian flag as my mark.
Harbin Central Avenue/Saint Sophia Cathedral/The Memorial Tower of Fig, Harbin
Price per night from:RM 20
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Very Good
GGuest UserThe room is very clean and tidy, the boss is very welcoming, and the room is super warm! I came to Erbin by myself and lived very comfortably. It's very close to Jiangbei University Town subway station, and it's very convenient to get to attractions. There are also many places to eat around!
XXiaohuanThe villa we booked is in a very good location. Manager Wang is a very nice person. He provides pick-up and drop-off services wherever we go. On the day we returned, it was not yet time for the high-speed train, and he even sent us to other places to play. We asked him to book tickets and the chartered car service was perfect.