Name: Ju Long Wan Hotspring
Address: Tangtang Town, Fogang County, Qingyuan, Qingyuan, Qingyuan, 511675, China
Rating: 8

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Last time we went to China a few years ago we hit one of the hot spring resorts and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience, so on a recent return trip to the country we were keen to go to a hot spring and decided on an overnight stay at Dragon Bay.

The price we paid (including return coach from central Guangzhou) was a pittance (about £30 each for a "three person" room) when you compare to what we might pay in the west BUT we did find out why it was so cheap.

On the surface, the place looks and feels grand, the hotel room we were set up in was not bad but was far superior to anything you could get for £30 a head in the UK I should imagine. It was a twin bed room, and when we arrived the maid was approaching the room to set up the third "bed", an uncomfortable mattress on a rubbish metal stand. Still, you do get what you pay for...

After settling in we hit the outdoor springs, sadly, this was no Bishuiwan (the place we visited last time, and which we revisited again on our recent trip), half of the pools were closed, the wave pool was turned off (we were informed that there was no point in operating this as there was hardly any customers), the lunch meal that was provided was inedible, there were barely any towels available, drinks were few and far between, some pools were dirty, the snacks available were bad, very bad (stale sandwiches with thinly spread "marmalade" being highly unsought after), it was just generally "meh".

After our meal (a buffet which was overall poor, consisting of rapidly cooling noodles, rice, and things which were of an indeterminate origin) we hit the pools again at night where we watched a bad stage show featuring "dancers" who looked like they wished they were elsewhere and children doing balancing acts.

I quizzed whether it was legal for children to be working at night, but it was explained that they would send any and all monies back to their families, and it was a better option than begging or living on the streets.

The next morning we had a buffet breakfast with some of the items being what was left in the dinner buffet the night before (a common theme in all of the hotels we stayed in) and I relaxed in the room whist everyone else went for another dip in the springs.

Before we left, the wife and I took a stroll around the grounds which turned out to be much more fun than the springs themselves. We came across ponds of Koi carp, the holiday apartments that you may choose to rent, a seemingly abandoned garden site which was full of windmills and water wheels. There was some great scenery there.

Overall the springs were a decidedly average affair, not bad considering the price to be fair, but everything was just a bit lacklustre.

I would recommend you visit Bishuiwan instead if you're after a hot spring experience as Dragon Bay just didn't compare.

Decidedly average experience

We enjoyed our stay at the Dragon Bay Hotspring Resort. Together with another couple we stayed on a Friday night and although the hotel was fully booked our experience was very satisfactory.
We arrived just in time to partake of the Buffet evening meal. This is a very large hotel and the restaurant was packed but we experienced no difficulty in obtaining a good variety of food selections, although we did not mind there were no Western dishes.
Our room was spacious, modern and very clean.The bed was reasonably soft, much better than some experienced in Chinese hotels.
The hot springs which are at the back of the hotel are a very good experience, we enjoyed soaking in many of the various pools. The hot springs section is very well laid out and also includes a large swimming complex. The only minor negative was that a stage show was being performed but the stage was to far away from the seating to properly see and hear the acts.
Overall a very good experience, would visit again.

Great Chinese Resort Hotel

I really would have to go out of my way to say there was anything particularly nice about this hot spring resort. It's an okayish experience ... I wouldn't want to repeat. 

the hotel itself: 
stayed in the main building. the central air condition didn't work - or wasn't allowed to work due to goverment regulations - despite only 3 degrees (celsius) ouside. the rooms where COLD ...  I don't know when this place was last renovated - it showed wear typical for this part of the world: ash burns in the carpets,  wall paper pealing off ... and a bath tub you wouldn't really sit in, even with the rest of the room so chilly. the beds are typical rock hard. 
nothing new here really ... but for a place that still has 5 star aspirations?
 
the hot springs: the steep prices do not hold back the crowds. this place was packed and there is nothing exclusive about it. patrons are supposed to shower before they enter the hot spring area. hardly anyone does and the staff don't care. it also seemed okay to smoke inside the pools. cigarette ash falling into the water. Try to imagine this in a Japanese Onsen ... you couldn't? No, worries ... my imagination failed me, too.
It helped to convince us that all this is okay(ish), finding a few of the numerous pools closed for cleaning.  Still I took a long and thorough shower back in the COLD room and then burried myself deep underneath the blankets (of which there were plenty at least).

These hot springs are a typically lively affair ... there is no serentity to be found even in the hotter and more secluded pools - the noise from the performance stage will continously compete with the pop-songs from the speakers distributed all over the outdoor area and of course the chatter of the people next to you who simply couldn't leave their mobiles in the lockers.

Smoke on the water ....

This is a huge resort hotel off the beaten track 3 hrs west of Hong Kong. It has been assigned 5 stars from someone and it is close to five. Entry is between two Rolls Royces. Behind the impressive entrance and expansive marble lobby are acres of landscaping and 22 hot spring pools in a garden setting. This is a Chinese hotel. Limited English and no credit cards, but it is cheap and has all amenities for business or personal travel: Room safe, business centre, restaurants, spa, in room sauna. They even have a special hot pool with little 3" fish that nibble at you and supposedly eat dead skin away. Aside from the fairly typical rock hard Chinese bed this place is amazing at 383 RMB or $50/night! Oh yeah, there is no bay nearby.

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