Originally Posted by
moondog
It's a park; huge cities need parks in order to combat pollution and help people feel sane. As far as the Ruijin Guesthouse is concerned, I'm also a fan. However, I'd like to point out that the standard-issue rooms are exceedingly small (been discussed before here) so it's worth a few dollars to upgrade to what they consider to be "deluxe".
Maybe it is considered a park if the government owns it, but why is there Fuxing Park across the street? They surely aren't hurtin for money these days and need to sell off prized land. It was strange when I pulled in with a taxi the driver refused to drive back to the building I was staying, it was like he wasn't allowed to drive past a certain point. I thought that was odd..kind of spooky.
Remember a lot of Europeans at the Face Bar. Overall nice quiet place.
But prefer the Garden Hotel a few streets away.