We always like staying at the Victory on Shamian Island. The breakfast buffet is plentiful with lots of options for Westerners and Europeans. Our room was nice, but a little chilly. We couldn't get the heat to come on. Our room was also 2 floors up from the street, so at night you could hear talking and traffic. And the hallway is dimly lit, with old carpet. But that is a small price to pay for the quaintness of the island and the close location to Number 9 shopping street and the wholesale Pearl and Jade market, as well as the subway. If we were ever in Guangzhou, we would stay here again. We stayed in Victory West both times, I haven't looked at the rooms in the East wing. I am told they are newer, but smaller.