This hotel stinks! I stayed there for 1 night and for the price, definetly not worth it! The rooms are old, the toilet not working properly. Plus, the rooms have a funny smell. The buffet breakfast have very limited selection. I do not see any plus side staying there besides being near to ximenting. I would recommend you to stay at Cosmos hotel instead which is more or less the same price and alot more convenient and not to mention better rooms. Just my 2 cents.

Do not expect the palace museum to be like the one in Beijing. This one is much smaller and unless you are really interested in Chinese history, I think 2 hours should be enough to cover the place.