Independent, Dunhuang hotels

"The people who work here are nice (but don't speak English) but the property is not up to reasonable western tourist standards. Some rooms reek of smoke (we were next to a 4-bunk bed room with Chinese men chain smoking), there is no sound mitigation to the doors so you hear every elevator chime and loud voice outside the room, the bathrooms are pretty gross, the mattresses are old-school hard where you feel every spring, and I've never seen so many bugs inside a hotel room before. If you are...

"A wonderful hotel close to the night market and other parts of the city. Just a short walk to the river, for example, and a little longer walk to the museum. Very convenient, friendly staff, nice rooms and amenities, provided you’re not looking for luxury. I would happily stay there again."