China Hotels & Hostels (1204)

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It's not a big hotel, or a famous hotel, or a stylish hotel. Chairman Mao never stayed here, and IM Pei didn't design it. It's just a simple, unpretentious little place with clean, comfy rooms an…

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Like bread and milk, you'll want to get in on the good deal that is this hotel while it's still fresh. Places like this can go downhill fast. As it stands now, it is an excellent-value super-budg…

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The grittier Hongkou/Zhabei location north of Suzhou Creek may sound a downmarket move from living on East Nanjing Rd - and it is - but staying at this good-value Art Deco-era hotel puts you with…

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Yes it's stuck out in North Point, a slightly dishevelled district northeast of Causeway Bay, and yes it's a bit bland and corporate, but the Ibis is also a bit of a bargain. Transport into Centr…

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Distinguished by the tall cupola of the slender, white clock atop its historic building, the two-star East Asia Hotel sets you right at the pumping commercial heart of East Nanjing Rd.

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Housed in an unusual bathroom-tile-free tower with ethnic art over the main entrance, the Jinjiang certainly gets off to a good start. The sleek, minimalist lobby and English-speaking staff reinf…

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A link in a sizeable budget chain covering China in the Home Inn, Motel 168 vein, this central branch of Jinjiang Inn has bright, airy doubles with shower rooms, some with pleasant views over par…

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This hotel is located on a peaceful Yau Ma Tei side street, a short walk from the charming Tin Hau temple. In contrast to the nonstop action that confronts you when walking out of a hotel in Tsim…

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The Taiwan is a decent, if somewhat bland, midrange choice whose popularity is assured by its central location. It's a good night's sleep, and a good head start to the big-ticket items that you'v…

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There's nothing stuffy at this bright and breezy well-priced modern hotel, from the open business centre in the lobby lounge to the unfussy, yet modern and fully-equipped rooms, all installed wit…

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True to its name, this place is perched on the side of a steep hill rearing up behind Kimberley Rd. Just around the corner from a buzzing little area of bars and restaurants, it's far enough away…

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A vibrant renovation in the corridors and spacious rooms match the warm service on offer here. The Park Hotel (motto: serve with heart and faith) is a dependable, congenial option located right i…

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With a location as unlikely as its name, the South Pacific Hotel may be in an odd part of Wan Chai but it's well worth your consideration. Renovated in a modern style and offering access to the l…

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Largely luring business clientele from East Asia, the four-star Seagull is small enough to be intimate while enjoying a prime roost north of Suzhou Creek and gazing out onto Shànghai's classic vi…

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This place is different to what you might expect from a YMCA-managed establishment, with no sports facilities on-site, but you'll be hard-pressed to find cheaper views of Hong Kong's harbour. It'…

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The blank whiteness of the lobby is part of this hotel's minimalist feel, while the subdued lighting of the hallways means your attention is drawn to little except your room number. This hotel is…

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Rather redolent of a vanishing era in its ageing feel and slow-moving staff, the Chinese-managed Hademen is handily located right by the underground station, with Beijing train station just one s…

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The Charterhouse is an enlivening hotel that sits in-between the Hong Kong Island districts of Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. It's top-heavy with ornamentation and with light-hearted social facilitie…

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The spacious Nathan Hotel makes a great base from which to do the rounds of the shops on the Golden Mile (the southern end of Nathan Rd). The hotel's reserved atmosphere and the assured professio…

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Set back off Central Huaihai Rd and once the home of famous Shanghai gangster Du Yuesheng, the historic Donghu consists of two main areas, divided up into nine buildings. Rooms overlooking the fr…

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Recent renovations to this hotel have made a enough of a difference to the interior style of the place to make you completely forget about the smudged grey tile-work of the exterior. Facilities a…

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Capped by its distinctive clock tower - a motif that morphs crudely into the flying saucer on top of the Radisson virtually next door - this historic three-star hotel is strong on both character …

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The Pruton Prudential is a reliable mid-range choice with a few quirky touches, enough of them to keep you interested. The hotel is just off the Golden Mile, the southern part of Nathan Rd that i…

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Design-led and chic, boutique hotel Kapok targets travellers who demand a measure of minimalist style and sophistication, a central location plus an international feel. Although it fills a blindi…

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Though not in the same league as some of its neighbours, the Kowloon Hotel Hong Kong shares their impressive location and has enough style and self-conscious extravagance to impress in its own ri…

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Bishop Lei International House is a fair distance from the shopping malls and other attractions scattered around Central, but the location is great if you appreciate regular escapes into the city…

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Instantly recognisable for its gaudy glass globes echoing the baubles of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, this five-star hotel on the east bank of the Huangpu River is attached to the Shanghai Intern…

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This distinguished old gentleman dates from 1846, when it was Shanghai's first hotel, and the list of former guests includes Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell and Charlie Chaplin. Rooms once occu…

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Check-in can be a bit slow, which is regrettable, because you'll want to check out the neighbourhood as soon as possible. There's shopping, eating and some of the greatest attractions in the city…

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Don't judge this hotel from its exterior: it's another story inside. The lobby is a cavern of slick marble and crystal, and the rooms are fresh, cosily provided, and bright on the upper floors. T…

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It's a long bus or taxi ride from Central and in a rather ho hum neighbourhood, but this newcomer offers good value, some harbour views, large rooms, contemporary comfort and a rooftop pool and g…

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Your excitement at the thought of staying in the oldest hotel in Beijing may dim somewhat at reception, but questionable service aside, the hotel has a sumptuous interior extending over multiple …

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The Holiday Inn chain of hotels can be pretty bland, which makes this instalment surprisingly impressive. We're not talking unbridled opulence, but in a city where reasonable midrange places can …

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Some people love the Royal, some hate it: it seems to depend on what room you get. But it's worth considering because the service is really quite good, the renovated rooms are very nice and the p…

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Bookended by an HSBC and a Bank of China, this impressive twin-towered five-star hotel possesses a colossal and expansive lobby and some of the best gym and sports facilities in Shànghai.

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It's in a far-flung location in Mong Kok, in the northern part of Kowloon, but this hotel has enough elegance and facilities to make it worth the trip. The Mong Kok KCR station is accessible thro…

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An advertisement for this high-rise hotel featuring a radiant cosmopolitan family skipping across the foyer wouldn't actually be off-key. A perceptible atmosphere of superior modern comfort and e…

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The name's a massive misnomer considering it's a good 15-minute hike to the Bund, but this impressive 22-storey business-hotel newcomer has good rooms, smiling, keen-to-impress service and a fine…

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Looming over Suzhou Creek, this classic, brick Art Deco pile affords top-drawer views over the north Bund, the Huangpu River and Pudong. Built to great fanfare in 1934 as an apartment block, it w…

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Erected in 1934, the four-star Park was Shànghai's tallest building until the 1980s - the Shanghai World Financial Center of its day if you will. The Shànghai Chinese said that if you looked all …

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