( CNN ) -- From the flat-screen TV and complimentary water bottles to the bedside console with an array of switches that control your tiny hotel room universe , Chinese hotels have a staggering uniformity . The Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing might be a cut above the average , but as with many hotels in China , it 's a variation on a theme . With its gold and green carpet , faux mahogany fittings and bleak luxury goods stores , it now provides a somber backdrop to the daily briefings on the fate of the missing Malaysian airliner . As the search dragged into its tenth day , ashen-faced relatives trickled out of Sunday 's briefing after they were told they should consider returning home . For many of the 500 relatives in Beijing hanging onto any scrap of news , it was taken as a further sign that hopes are fading . For some of the relatives , even speculation the plane might have been hijacked is a best case scenario . READ MORE : Flight 370 hijacking theories : Improbability or best hope ? `` Maybe the plane landed on a small island in the Indian Ocean and all the passengers are there . Maybe they are still alive . Maybe they will be back . It 's a 50/50 chance , '' Steve Wang , whose mother was aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 , told CNN . He said news the aircraft last made satellite contact at 8.11am -- nearly seven hours after it lost contact with air traffic control -- had provided a glimmer of hope . `` I was not only surprised , but hopeful . I think it is good news . They ( possible hijackers ) must have had a target where to bring the plane , '' he said . `` I do n't want to guess what happened . But if it was a kidnapping , the plane would not just fall into the ocean . '' An only son whose father is awaiting news at his home in Beijing , Wang did not want give his mother 's full name because many of their relatives still do n't know she was on the flight . Meanwhile , keeping body and soul together in the Lido has been a full-time job . `` I wake up 2 to 3 times a night . But I am trying to get more sleep and eat healthily . I tell myself to stay healthy for my mother so when she returns , I can take care of her . '' READ MORE : Malaysia Flight 370 : Amid a sea of questions , 28 of the most compelling . Dissatisfaction with the daily briefings boiled over into anger on Sunday when angry relatives accused the Malaysian government of deliberately withholding information on the fate of the airliner . `` Take a look ! How many of us ( have ) already lost patience with you and already lost trust in you , '' one man shouted at the family briefing Sunday , bringing many of the relatives to their feet . `` What we ask for is the truth ! Do n't hide things from us ! '' The timing of briefings , they complain , has not been consistent and they also want to be able to question Malaysian government representatives directly . While the Malaysian ambassador has twice fronted the daily news conference , relatives are dissatisfied with the official response . `` We urge the Malaysian government to report the ( search ) results immediately , '' one angry relative demanded . `` They have to take responsibility , they definitely have to take responsibility . '' Spread out at various hotels in Beijing , the relatives collect at the Lido for the 6pm briefings but most prefer to exchange what little information they have on WeChat . There are now 400 of them communicating via the mobile chat app . In the absence of any reliable information , the other relatives collecting in the marble halls of the Lido Hotel are all Wang has to cling on to . `` I find strength being around the other families . We try to help each other . When I see someone is struggling , I tell them ' I am in the same position . My mother is on the plane too . We have to stay healthy for them . ' '' READ MORE : Lives , not numbers : Snapshots of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 passengers . CNN 's Pauline Chiou and Yuli Yang in Beijing contributed to this report .
Relatives of those onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 still awaiting news . The search for MH370 has been suspended since March 8 after the plane vanished with 239 people on board. Speculation the plane may have been hijacked has fueled hopes it may still be found . Relatives have turned to WeChat to exchange information on the missing plane .