My reception on arrival was warm and friendly, all reception staff spoke reasonable English as did the helpful door men. I found my room on the 7th floor to be very pleasant, it was clean & tidy, with plenty of space. I was greeted ten minutes after my arrival by a charming maid who held out a tray of fresh fruit, a surprise gift. The facilities in the hotel were better than I was expecting, a good Gym and very large indoor swimming pool. Breakfast was held in the western themed "Parisian restaurant" It was fine with plenty of choice. I was able to checkout at 14.30 with no additional charge. Overall I had a very good experience at this hotel,The staff were very very helpful, nothing was too much trouble. Just outside the hotel there was a very large supermarket, you could buy just about anything there, with plenty of other shops and places to eat (chinese), unfortunately I stayed only the one night at The New Century Hotel. The best in Taizhou.