Originally Posted by Edgerfly

Thanks for the review of the property. Last time I stayed at the Ramada, which is about 3 miles away from that area of all those hotels. I would imagine this is why I had such a hard time with the language issue. I was not able to eat anything unfortunately cause I don't speak Chinese and none of the staff spoke English so I really couldn't order anything I wanted. Thank god the Ramada had an all you can eat breakfast buffet which I just stuffed up on for the whole day and was only in Changsha for a day.

But this time I'm gonna be in Changsha for two days, and there is no breakfast buffet, so I really have to be ready to be able to communicate someway somehow in Chinese to get food. Do staff at the Crowne Plaza speak a little English? Do they accept credit card at the eateries in the food court? There was literally zero English at the Ramada.

As far as getting to/from the airport, I just utilized the limo service HU offers. Drivers were very professional with a big sign and my name on it. The drivers showed up on time and had zero problems. None of them spoke English, and I asked when I made the reservation if they could send an English speaking driver, but they told me they don't have any.

Too bad this fare is gone. I would have liked to get another run in. But the cabins seem to be reflecting the rise in cost. The seat maps are much more open, with almost everyone having an empty seat next to them.