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12.1 Hotels
12.2 Take care!
12.3 Check list
12.1
Hotels
You should also try to book
your hotel in advance. The following links can take you
to a variety of choices, from 3-star to 5-star hotels, with
a level of quality approved by the Chinese Tourism Administration.
As there are hundreds of such hotels in China, the list
provides a sample, and you are advised to have a detailed
look at the following website: www.chinaonlinetravel.com/hotel.htm
Additional hotel options can be found at:
http:// www.sinohotelguide.com
http:??www.cnta.com/lyen/hotel/index.htm
Hotels in Shanghai: http://www.shanghaihotels.com.cn
Hotels in Guangzhou: http://www.hotelguangzhou.com
Hotels in Hong Kong: http://www.allhongkonghotels.net
The following hotels have bi-lingual Mandarin-English websites
and service, and are therefore most likely to appeal to
Western visitors:
Star |
Name
of Hotel |
City |
Tariff |
Address |
Booking
Link |
4 |
Yangtze-Chongqing
Holiday Inn |
Chongqing |
$42
(standard room per night) |
15
Nan Ping Bei Lu |
www.china.sixcontinentshotels.com |
4 |
Harbour
Plaza Chongqing |
Chongqing |
$64
(superior single room per night) |
Wu-Yi
Road, Yuzhong District |
www.harbour-plaza.com/hpcq |
4 |
Marco
Polo Beijing |
Beijing |
$75
(superior single room per night) |
6
Xuanwumen Nei Avenue, Xicheng District |
www.marcopolohotels.com/beijing |
4 |
Cypress
Hotel |
Shanghai
|
$100
(standard room per night) |
No.
2419, Hongqiao Road |
www.cypresshotel.com/english |
4
|
Holiday
Inn Pudong Shanghai |
Shanghai
|
$
90 (superior room per night) |
899
Dong Fang Road, Pudong |
www.sixcontinentshotels.com |
5 |
Intercontinental
Pudong Shanghai |
Shanghai |
$110 (standard room per night) |
777
Zhang Yang Road, Pudong |
http://pudong.china.intercontinental.com |
5 |
Regal
Hong Kong Hotel |
Hong
Kong |
$240 (superior room per night) |
88
Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay |
http://regalhongkong.com |
5 |
Guangdong
International Hotel |
Guangzhou |
$80
(standard double room per night) |
339
Huan Shi Dong Road Guangzhou |
www.gitic.com.cn |
5 |
Beijing
Kempinski Hotel |
Beijing |
$114
(superior room per night) |
50
Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District |
www.kempinski-beijing.com |
5
|
Chongqing
Marriott |
Chongqing |
$72
(quality room per night) |
77
Qing Nian Road, Yu Zhong District |
www.marriott.com |
5 |
Beijing
New Century Hotel |
Beijing
|
$180
(deluxe room per night) |
6
Southern Road Capital Gym, Haidian District |
www.newcenturyhotel.com.cn |
5 |
Kowloon
Shangri-La Hong Kong |
Hong
Kong |
$180
(superior room per night) |
64
Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East,Kowloon |
www.shangri-la.com/eng |
Note:
• the room rate normally excludes 15% service charge
per night; the tariff was based on the date 1st, Feb, 2003
• in China, the ‘ground floor’ is always
called the 1st floor, hence, the 1st floor in English terminology
means the 2nd floor to the Chinese. You may find this slightly
confusing at first
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12.2 Take care!
There are some basic safety issues to observe when travelling
in China:
The traffic rules are different to those with which you
are familiar in the UK. In China, cars drive on the right
side of the road; the driver’s seat is on the left,
and passengers get in/off from the right side. When crossing
the road anywhere, first look to the left and then to the
right. For a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights, stop
when the red light is on! Do not try to cross, even if there
is no traffic coming, or a ‘volunteer’ may fine
you. (These are unpaid people, generally retired, whose
job is to ‘police’ pedestrian crossings. They
can be identified by their red armbands.)
Be careful not to stand in bus lanes when waiting to cross
the road. These are generally identified by an unbroken
white line, parallel to the curb. In some cities, these
bus routes also appear to be used (unofficially) by bicycles
– so take great care!
• Do not fall asleep on a bus/coach leaving your baggage
unattended.
• Be aware that ‘pick-pockets’ tend to
operate on crowded buses.
• When dining out, try to pick a big, clean, busy
restaurant, which is likely to have a high turnover of food.
Also beware of dirty chopsticks.
• Do not walk alone in alleyways at night.
• The overall emergency call is ‘110’
(not ‘999’, except in Hong Kong), fire service
‘119’, ambulance service ‘112’,
local telephone directory service ‘114’. (If
you telephone ‘110’, an English language service
is available in Chinese major cities, see: http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn:80/200201/14/eng20020114_88615.shtml)
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12.3 Check list
Have you prepared the following things before you are ready
to travel?
• Passport
• Air ticket
• Name cards/business cards (do they also have your
details printed in Chinese characters?)
• Medical kit (may only be necessary if you travel
out of the major cities)
• Map
• Mobile phone and its charger (contact your service
provider in the UK to find out whether it will work in China)
• Publicity material (for example for your presentation)
• Short expression cards (to show to taxi drivers
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