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Bell Tower Hotel In Xian

by Chicha15

Wangfujing Plaza Hotel: Great Luxury Hotel

by ozpaul

Excellent service - the breakfasts here are wonderful - lots of variety - great range of asian/western foods. Rooms are extremely comfortable - located right in the heart of Wangujing district

Centrally located - lots of nearby restaurants.

Luxury to Dorm beds: Accommodation In China

by cal6060

Accommodation in China can be range from 6 stars resorts to dorm beds.

I have stayed in Sheraton Shanghai on my first visit to Shanghai. It is just like any 5 or 6 stars hotel. It was nice and luxury. But It does not mean the location is great. The price can be slightly cheaper than in western countries, but it can be more expensive than other parts of Asia. Expect to pay international rates in Beijing or Shanghai.

China's hotels that run by the locals can be question with their rating. Their expectations are different than the rest of the World. You have to be careful with those below three or four stars. We had stayed in a three-stars hotel that they turned off their centralized air-condition system after mid-night to save energy, even in hot summer. Their hot showers are only available at certain time, again save energy. Even you pay a high price for their stars, you will be getting that kind of services. We even have encountered one hotel refused to refund our deposit due to whatever reason they have. So be careful... My advise is that just don't walk-in to any hotel that you don't know. Check online with reviews and comments from others before you go there.

Well, sometimes you are lucky to stay in those guesthouses with friendly staffs and owner. This usually happen in tourist towns like Yangshuo, Dali, or Lijiang, etc. Prices are very competitive too.

I booked my hotels through Chinese Hotel booking websites nowadays. I frequently book through www.elong.net. Why, they have better selections of hotels, competitive prices with great discounts sometimes, their English website is easy to use, reliable as it is famous in China. I encountered an issue with them last year, and they did not reply or feedback regard my issue. They confirmed a hotel which does not allow foreigners to stay.

Alternate reliable website is www.ctrip.com

China has a law that Hotels, Motels, or Inns need to have special permit to accommodate foreigner visitors. If they don't have the permit and being caught by the authority, It is a serious offense that might have to close down their business.

Home Inns: Home Inns In China

by cal6060

I discovered Home Inns in Suzhou on 22/6/2004. We arrived in Suzhou, and looked for a hotel. I booked this hotel because of the price and the location. We stayed here and discovered that the room was clean with modern efficient shower for only Y130 per night. In 2004, there were not many chain hotels yet, only in some major cities. Every year I come back, I see more of Home Inns in China, but the prices are getting more expensive each year. Still, Home Inns is still consider cheaper than a lot of hotels or Inns in China with that kind of comfort and conveniences.

You can expect the same comfort in all their chain hotels in China.

1) They usually located in strategic locations.
2) Their prices are competitive.
3) Their shower rooms are always modern and nice.
4) They have fast internet line, you need to bring your own laptop.
5) If you read Chinese, they have Chinese books left in the room for you to read as leisure.
6) They come with a water dispense in each room with hot and cold water.

The problem is that they don't have an English website for booking. And they hardly use third party for reservation. If you email them in English, they might not response to you as most of their staffs don't speak or write English. If you want to make reservation, you can call their hotline or just walk-in one of their hotels to ask.

Shekou site: shenzhen's Marina ming wah hotel.

by sinou

we stay in Marina Ming Wah hotel in Shekou. It situated on a hill's top .. so it has marvelous overlook at the city and the sea, also you can spent a lot of time in hiking , eating ,setting ,and reload the beauty sights, people and wet waft outside the hotel.
i recommend this hotel, it has very kind people , good breakfast, and espicially the marvelous situation.

Marina ming wah hotel has many facilities : you can change mony with high confidence . there a apool, good dealing, and very nice overlooking.

Novotel Xingiao Beijing: Great hotel in Central beijing

by jpud99930

We stayed here for a week and the location was great. @ long blocks from forbidden City and Tianeman Sq. Close to a supermarket and Pearl Market.If your into western food they have it all in the mall just south of the hotel.

The hotel is a 5 star and was clean, free internet in the lobby. No social networks in China, It's banned. Good breakfast.

7 Days Inn: Basic, Economical and Value-for-money

by huesten

Run by look alike 7 Eleven staffs, courteous and helpful.

A very decent accommodation with all basic necessities: privacy, clean bedding, air con, private hot water bath, internet, simple meals. Near to Beijing Road Shopping Street.
Room is rather small but is enough for a good night sleep.

Medium Class: Green Tree

by 007zulfie

Its such a nice, clean, well manage hotels, but food taste very std, no english speaking staff.
I enjoy this hotel and good price also good room quality.

Non English Staff, no other food except chineese food.
but some rest. nearby.

Ibis Tianjin, (TEDA) Tanggu,China: Disgusting hotel in China

by rswtrg

If you are visiting the above mentioned area in China, do yourself a favour and dont waste your money or health and dont stay at this hotel. I have had the unpleasant experience of staying there because the client booked it. The breakfast costs 20RMB and it is always cold, I mean cold, freezing so the rice is rock hard and uneatable. There are taxi drivers that hang out in the lobby and bar next to the dining room waiting for clients. They bring up their Phlegm and spit it out in the ashtrays, flowerpots or the floor while you try and eat your disgusting breakfast. Check in took 45 minutes because only 2 clerks on duty. On check in my room on 4th floor strogly smelt of sewage. This was fixed after 3 days but I should not have been given this room in the first place. Yes it is cheap with no frills but come on, cheap is cheap but this is still too expensive for the service and commitment of the staff.

Jade Garden Hotel: Convinient, affordale historic hotel

by Homanded

Very pleasant hotel just outside the wall (East entrance) of Forbidden City.
Hotel staff was extremely friendly and helpful. (We were a group of 13 staying together).
Food was fantastic, great breakfast menu which was included in the price of the room.

Airconditioning broke in one of our 7 rooms and the hotel staff quickly acted to switch the women to a superior room.
Try for a downstairs room or one upstairs with a view of the Forbidden City.

The only draw back is that, as it is typical of all of China, even non-smoking rooms/hallways/elevators often smell of cigarettes.
Our room was ok although the hallways stunk of smoke.

Historic building, it was built as a hotel in late 90s and totally refurbished for the Olympics in 2005.
Plenty of cabs right outside the door so getting around the city is very easy.
Best of all, only 1 1/2 blocks away is the famous Wanfujing Food court (creepy crawlies on a stick), high end shopping, restaurants, night market - this hotel truly is convinient to everything but at a fair price.

Their breakfast was varied and very fresh. Good tasty food.

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