| When you think of Oriental hospitality, charming ethnic | | | | conveniences and luxury? The hotels rated three-star |
| culture and folklore, the most impressive structures | | | | and above will do a good job in delivering the quality, |
| ever built and an irresistible cuisine that combines the | | | | amenities and services that you would expect back |
| exotic and the familiar, China is the country that usually | | | | home. These include boilers for boiling water in the |
| springs into mind. | | | | rooms, business facilities and services, function rooms |
| With major international events such as the Beijing | | | | and halls, concierge and delivery services, as well as a |
| Olympics and the Shanghai World Expo drawing in | | | | choice of Western or Chinese cuisine served in the |
| huge crowds of visitors, you can be assured that | | | | hotels' restaurants. |
| hotels in China are continuously improving on their | | | | Rapidly improving English standards in hotels |
| standards to deliver you with an experience that you | | | | As China is rapidly modernizing, the standards of |
| would remember fondly long after you have left the | | | | English language among hotel staff have also been |
| country. With a mind-boggling selection of | | | | rapidly improving to accommodate foreign guests. |
| accommodation to cater to your specific taste and | | | | Step into any five-star hotel and you would be |
| budget, you can be sure to find a hotel with the | | | | impressed by the staff's competent command of the |
| amenities and services you seek. | | | | language and eagerness to be of service to you. |
| To top it off, the warm and gracious hospitality | | | | Similarly, the cheaper hotels also have staff and |
| delivered by these hotels will impress you so much | | | | receptionists who are at least conversant in English so |
| that you will be reluctant to return home. | | | | that they can understand you and meet your needs. |
| Comfortable accommodation for all budgets | | | | Nonetheless, it does not hurt to bring a Chinese |
| When you arrive in China as a new visitor, you may | | | | phrasebook to facilitate conversation and |
| be wondering about what the country's | | | | communication. |
| accommodation is really like. After all, your hotel should | | | | Drinking water |
| be your home away from home. Here is some | | | | Quenching your thirst in your hotel room is easy, even |
| information that would enlighten you. For a simple, basic | | | | though the tap water is usually not drinkable. How is |
| and affordable choice of accommodation, the one- to | | | | this so? Well, you can find flasks of hot water or an |
| two-star hotels will be more than sufficient in providing | | | | electrical boiler for you to boil water yourself in your |
| a comfortable night's rest, with the two-star hotels | | | | room. Buying mineral bottle for a cheap price to satisfy |
| even offering extras such as on-site barber shops, | | | | your drinking needs is not a bad idea either, sometimes |
| drugstores and post offices. | | | | you can even find free bottled water in your room. |
| Are you a business or tech-savvy traveler visiting one | | | | Some other useful pointers |
| of China's major cities on a tight budget? Your needs | | | | Do not forget to have your passport handy when |
| will be well taken of by the rapidly-proliferating budget | | | | checking into your hotel, as you will be required to |
| hotel chains that offer all the conveniences that you | | | | show an ID before you can check in. Getting lost |
| would need for connectivity on the go - free Internet | | | | outside your hotel should also be the least of your |
| access, several electrical outlets which let you charge | | | | concerns if you bring along the room keycard as this |
| mobile devices, and even universal plug adapters | | | | contains the vital information you would need to ask |
| which means that you do not have to bring your own. | | | | for directions back to your hotel. |
| Willing to splash out more for more comfort, | | | | |