Fodor's Expert Review Dongfang Hotel

Across from Liuhua Park, this conveniently located hotel caters more to local Chinese travelers but has well-priced rooms and verdant surroundings. Its grounds include a subtropical 2.5-acre garden with pavilions, carp-filled pools, and rock gardens. An outdoor pool sits next to the garden. The lobby is gussied up with thick gold pillars and gold-and-white floor tiling. The shopping concourse is filled with shops selling antiques and carpets.