Choosing your base in China
A convenient base in one part of a city can be a long journey from another. Check the actual station, airport or border crossing you intend to use, then map your hotel choices against the day's plans.
Explore destinations in China
Beijing
Beijing is China's capital. Choose a base around a small set of planned visits and a useful transport connection before shortlisting rooms.
Read the guide →Guangzhou
Guangzhou is Guangdong's capital on the Pearl River. Choose the hotel area around the purpose of the trip and the arrival route.
Read the guide →Guilin
Guilin is a city in Guangxi. Decide whether you want a city base or accommodation farther along your sightseeing route before comparing hotels.
Read the guide →Harbin
Harbin is Heilongjiang's capital in northeastern China. Choose accommodation around the places you plan to visit and the conditions relevant to your dates.
Read the guide →Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China built around Victoria Harbour, with the towers and government offices of Hong Kong Island on the south shore and the Kowloon peninsula facing them from the north. Most visitors sleep on one side of the water or the other, and the airport lies well to the west on Lantau Island.
Read the guide →Macau
Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China across the Pearl River estuary from Hong Kong, made up of the Macau Peninsula and the islands of Taipa and Coloane, now joined by the reclaimed Cotai strip. The peninsula holds the Portuguese-era centre and many older casino hotels; the largest resort complexes stand on Cotai, close to the airport.
Read the guide →Shanghai
Shanghai is divided by the Huangpu River. Puxi, the west bank, contains the Bund, People's Park, Jing'an and the former French Concession; Pudong, across the water, has the Lujiazui skyscrapers and, much further east, the main international airport. With two airports and several large railway stations, where you arrive matters as much as where you want to spend your days.
Read the guide →Shenzhen
Shenzhen is in Guangdong beside Hong Kong. Choose the local district and the arrival or border-crossing route before comparing hotel locations.
Read the guide →Zhangjiajie
Zhangjiajie covers more than one local area in Hunan. Choose the base around the specific sights and entrances your itinerary uses.
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Before choosing a room
Confirm the property's check-in requirements directly and check current entry rules through the relevant official authorities.
Compare the exact room category, including bed layout, cancellation terms and the full stay total. Hotel photographs may show several categories. If a detail matters to you, look for it in the room description or ask the property.
Where guest evidence is available, use it to investigate specific questions about the stay. Read the supporting comments and their dates. A neighbourhood description cannot establish how quiet an individual room will be.
Planning resources
Our stay advice is editorial guidance. Room facilities, transport services and hotel offers can change. Confirm the details for your trip before booking.