My stay at the New Century was okay and I stay there every time I go to Ningbo (about four times each year). I've been staying there for at least nine years. But I have two pretty big issues. The first is that my international cellular service - which works everywhere else in China - doesn't work. Extremely strange. Second is the food. New Century has a HUGE buffet, both for breakfast and dinner, but it is WILDLY geared toward Chinese only. As a vegetarian, I find it extremely difficult to eat here. There is little that a vegetarian westerner can eat. And that's strange to me. I mean... I eat many things. But the vast majority of the items in that room are meat. Otherwise, hotel is pretty and the rooms are clean, even though I do think they smell like smoke, even when you request a non-smoking room. I guess that's part of being in China but I wish it was just a non-smoking hotel like many others are now. It's much too nice of a hotel to smell bad. Also, I miss the fluffy bathrobes they used to have. And our A/C did not work right so it was rather warm and humid in our room. But the service is good and friendly and the location works well for me.