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Old Mar 5, 2026 | 1:35 am
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Originally Posted by DMSFCA
**Getting There: DiDi Warning**

Heads up for anyone relying on DiDi: the hotel is not yet listed in the app. You'll need to look up the name of the previous hotel tenant that occupied the building and use that as your destination, that's the only way to get drivers to find it.

Also worth understanding the hotel's layout before your first pickup. You enter the building and take an elevator up to the lobby, which I believe is on the 12th floor. The guest rooms are actually on the floors below the lobby, so you take a second elevator down to your room. That means every time you're heading out to catch a DiDi, it's a two-elevator process: up to the lobby first, then down again to either the 1st or 3rd floor pickup point. The elevators are fast so it's not a big deal, but factor it in when your driver is waiting.

And about those pickup points: the hotel has two separate drop-off and pick-up spots, one on the 1st floor and one on the 3rd floor. The 3rd floor is the main entrance, but DiDi will seemingly randomly route drivers to one or the other. Most drivers told me they had never been to the hotel before, so don't be surprised if your car ends up at the wrong entrance. Give yourself a little extra time and be ready to communicate with your driver.
What is the name to put in didi if Andaz isn't in it anymore? Thanks for the review

I just don't like the area at all

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