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For Indian travelers who are planning a trip to China and need to book hotels in China, here we give useful tips on how to pick a hotel in China, based on several factors, such as price, location, hotel facilities, room facilities, room type, food & drinks. After you read this guide, you will know how to pick a hotel in China and things you need to consider when picking hotels. Most Indian travelers usually come to China for a family trip with family members, and you may look for hotels which have family rooms, offer Indian foods or close to Indian restaurants.
In China, hotels are divided into several classes: 5 star hotel(deluxe hotel), 4 star hotel(comfortable hotel), 3 star hotel(economy hotel). These 3 classes of hotels are different from each other in many aspects, like price, hotel facilities, room facilities, service, food & drinks, but all of them would be clean. Top China Travel usually recommend 4 star and 5 star hotels to Indian travelers, and pick the best one for you according to your needs and requests.
Youth hotel or hostel: it is the cheapest place to stay, if you have a tight budget. A hostel usually has 8-bed dormitory room, standard twin room, standard king room, family room( 3 persons), quadruple room with private bathroom(4 persons), standard single room.
Price is the most prominent point in differentiating hotels. Usually speaking, the price of 5 star hotel is more expensive than 4 star hotel, and 4 star hotel is more expensive than 3 star hotel.
Price of hotels is affected by many factors. First city. Price of hotels in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong, is more expensive than that in cities like Xian, Chengdu, Guilin, and Zhangjiajie. Second, hotel location. Price of hotels in city down would be more expensive than others. Third, room types. Hotel has several room types, some affordable and some deluxe. Fourth, holiday season. In holiday season, the price would rocket up, maybe twice, triple or even more. Big holidays in China are Spring Festival and National Day.
Price of in Beijing in low season for reference: 5 star hotel( at least $ 200), 4 star hotel(at least $ 150), 3 star hotel(at least $ 60), and hostel(at least $ 30).
Every city has so many hotels, but you need to chose only 1 hotel. Then How to pick one? You may pick a hotel from location. Hotels are distributed in places like airport, train station, city downtown, shopping mall, famous street, attractions, etc. For Indian travelers, you could pick a hotel close to city downtown, Indian restaurants, attraction, airport, train station or metro station.
1. Hotels in city downtown: it would be very convenient for you to go out, like going to shopping malls, famous streets, train stations and attractions, and looking for restaurants.
2. Hotels close to attraction: you will have much time for sightseeing, and hanging around inside the attraction.
3. Hotels close to Indian restaurants: you won't have problem looking for Indian food to eat.
4. Hotels close to airport, train station or metro station: convenient for your leaving, and getting around in a city.
Among 5 star hotels and 4 star hotels, all of them have business centres, many hotels have fitness centres, some have spa centres, but only few hotels have swimming pools, and kids' clubs.
► Swimming pool: it would heated indoor pools, available from 6:00 AM-10:00 PM, free to hotel guests. Generally, water is 1.1m-1.7m deep, suitable for children.
► Fitness centre: treadmills, barbells, dumbbells, etc. Some have personal trainer, fitness classes, yoga class.
► Spa centre: it has spa lounge or relaxation area with spa and massage services available.
► Kid's club: most hotels don't have kid's club, but Somerset Aparthotel Xindicheng Xian has a kid's club for guests. If you are travelling with kids, you would love to book a hotel with kid's club.
Usually speaking, 3 star hotels, and youth hotel or hostel don't have fitness centres, swimming pool and kid' clubs.
► Room facilities: all rooms have items like slippers, bathrobes, towers, hairdryer, and toilet paper, Wifi, and flat-screen TV, electric kettle etc.
► Personal kitchen and sofa: not all rooms have personal kitchen and sofa. A private kitchen has appliances for cooking, like microwave oven. If you are a vegan, a private kitchen would be very friendly.
► Room type & person: double room, and twin room are two basic room types. Double room has 1 large double bed or 1 extra large double bed, while twin room has 2 single beds. Usually, 1 room is for 1-2 persons.
► Family room: Some hotels has family rooms or special rooms for 3 person or 4 persons. If you choose this room, you could save money. Still, if you have a baby or a kid, a folding bed is available.
► Bed Size of hotel in China: 1 large double bed, 1 extra large double bed, and 2 single beds are the most common beds in a hotel room. For bed size, double bed is 180 cm×200cm, extra large double bed, 200 cm×220cm, an single bed, 150 cm×200cm.
Restaurants: A hotel usually has restaurants and bars, providing Chinese food, exotic cuisine, and drinks(water, juice, wine). Some hotels have breakfast, lunch, and dinner available to guests, while some only have breakfast buffet.
Indian food is not that common in China, so that not all hotels offer Indian food. Some 5 star hotels and 4 star hotels have restaurants making Asian food, including Indian food.
Vegan food: if you are a vegan, it could be a bit troublesome. But in hotel restaurant, you could chose vegan dishes in the international buffet.
Bar & ballroom: if you need cocktail, wine or others, go to the hotel bar.
Free common services: luggage storage, ticket service, currency exchange, taxi service, etc.
Cleaning services are the basic in a hotel, with ironing service, dry cleaning and laundry available. But they may have additional charges.
Airport shuttle or airport transfer: some hotels have airport shuttle services, and you could call the hotel to pick you at the airport or drop you off at the airport. This service have additional charges.
Babysitting or child service: if you are needed this service, please pay attention to 5 star hotels. And it is definitely not a free service.
The above tells tips on how to pick a hotel in China for Indian travelers from several aspects. Indian travelers usually have needs on swimming pool, family room, Indian food, and others, you may pay extra attention to hotels with those available. If you don’t have special request, and want to save money in staying, 3 star hotels are recommended to you.
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