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  • Beijing - Hotels & Accommodation

    The Top 15 Spa Hotels in Beijing & a Hot Tip for Beijing Travelers

    February 17, 2017 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    Somewhere to unwind in Beijing? Here are the top spa hotels.

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  • Hotels & Accommodation - Shanghai

    Shanghai’s Most Amazing Five Star Hotels

    January 12, 2016 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    If you’re looking for the most amazing hotels in Shanghai, then look no more. Here are the most stunning, highest rated, five-star hotels in central Shanghai. These are my picks for the best of the best. This list is shared with GoShopShanghai.com here the top five-star hotels in Shanghai.  …

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  • Shaanxi

    The Top 15 Hotels in Xi’an China

    December 22, 2015 - By Guest Post

    Xi’an was one of my favorite destinations and I place I highly recommend to anyone touring China. You can read more about my journey here. These are top rated hotels in Xi’an that are also convenient to all the major attractions such as the Drum and Bell Towers, the Mosque,…

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  • China Travel Tips

    Key Travel Tips for First Time China Visitors

    December 21, 2013 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    The first time in China can be an entrancing experience, put together the mysticism of Asian culture, the buzz of the staggeringly large number of people, the sheer size and scale of everything, and you’ll probably be on a starry-eyed traveler high for a while. But, undoubtedly at some point…

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  • Macau

    Macau Accommodation: Ole London Hotel

    June 26, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    Initially, I’d only booked two nights at the Pousada Marina Infante Hotel and when I got around to asking to extend for another night, the price had doubled, bugger. So it was onto the online accommodation sites again and this time cTrip had the best deal. The Ole London Hotel was the cheapest…

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  • Macau

    Macau Accommodation: Pousada Marina Infante Hotel Macau

    June 24, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    Accommodation in Macau is nowhere near as cheap as the mainland, and can even be on par with western hotel prices during busy periods. After searching Hotel Club, eLong and Ctrip to find the cheapest, most reasonable hotel in Macau, at the time, Hotel Club ended up having the best deal and I…

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  • Hong Kong

    Hong Kong Accommodation: Dorsett Kowloon Hotel

    May 30, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    Formerly known as the Dorsett Olympic Hotel, the place has 141 rooms and is located on Anchor St at the northern end of Kowloon in the area known as Tai Kok Tsui. It’s well back from the main attraction of the Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour but close to Mong Kok which will…

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  • Shenzhen

    Shenzhen Accommodation: The Orient Sunseed Hotel

    May 28, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    I found and booked this place via the cTrip website and it seemed to be a reasonable compromise between price and comfort at just under 200RMB ($31AUD) and still in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen. I stayed here just before heading over to Hong Kong. The place isn’t really close to anything, but at…

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  • Shenzhen

    Holiday Inn Nanshan, Shenzhen China

    May 26, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    The Holiday Inn is an American hotel chain, so, it’s guaranteed that the prices are going to be higher than your run of the mill Chinese hotel. But what do you get for the extra cost? For a start, the Holiday Inn Donghua in Nanshan District is clean, like, western…

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  • Featured - Guangdong - Shenzhen

    Welcome to Shenzhen, China [inc Top 40 Attractions and Top Places to Stay]

    May 26, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    Shenzhen is an interesting city as it is another city that tells a story about the Chinas economic transformation. Shenzhen was not much more than a fishing village until about thirty years ago when a man named Deng Xiaoping had taken the reins as China’s leader from Mao Zedong in…

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  • Shanghai

    New Asia Hotel Shanghai

    May 21, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    I booked the New Asia Hotel through HotelClub and at the time it was pretty cheap, and for the location, it was far cheaper than anything that was close to the Bund, Nanjing Rd and so on. So I wasn’t expecting much, not for the price, but I was surprised…

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  • Beijing

    Beijing Accommodation: The Redwall Hotel

    May 7, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    The first thing that struck me about the Redwall Hotel was the incredible service provided by the concierge team. As soon as I put my foot on the steps of the hotel there was someone bounding out the front door to help with my luggage and escort me to the…

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  • Shaanxi

    The Melody Hotel and Where to Stay in Xian

    April 2, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    Stupidly, I hadn’t booked a hotel when I went to Xi’an and by the time I got on the bus from the airport I was starting to get a little nervous. Fortunately, as I got off the bus in the center of Xi’an it stops right out the front of…

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  • Sichuan

    The Traffic Hotel Chengdu

    April 2, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    The Traffic Hotel is located south of central Chengdu alongside the Nanhe River. Right next door to the hotel is the Xinnanmen Bus Station (Tourism Passenger Transport Centre) which is the Chengdu’s main bus station with services to many long distance destinations like Emei, Leshan, Jiuzhaigou and many more places in Sichuan…

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  • Sichuan

    The Shudu Mansion Hotel Chengdu

    April 2, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    Booking over the phone with Ctrip I hadn’t sighted the hotel prior to booking but at the time there wasn’t much choice as there was a major conference on in town and accommodation was hard to find. That’s where Ctrip, the China-based travel booking service, saved the day once again.…

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  • Sichuan

    The Tibet Hotel Chengdu

    March 25, 2010 - By Rodney Charles LHuillier

    When I came to Chengdu it really was a blessing to find this place. Let alone being my first time in Chengdu, it was my first time in China too. So I was really keen to find somewhere safe, friendly and hopefully with someone who speaks English to help this…

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