Advantages: Frenzied energy of chaotic city, many worldclass tourist attractions, delicious food, incredibly safe & ridiculously cheap. Disadvantages: Gruesome pollution, occasional racism targeting foreigners & lack of freedom for those who take an organised tour (not recommmended).
...for a second as you stand on top that this hill is manmade, created by the giant heap of earth dug to create the Forbidden City’s moat. The trees and flowers are pretty and at the top you get a decent cooling breeze which can be very welcome on muggy summer’s days.
The Summer Palace
There are actually two Summer Palaces in Beijing – an old one and a new one. The new one is a hell of a lot bigger and is mostly intact. The old one is mainly ruined, but to my mind far more interesting and much more characterful. Both can be reached by taking a metro to the north western corner of the loop line and then changing to all sorts of buses (see LP or ask someone at your hotel). Alternatively take a taxi, but it could cost 40-50 RMB each way or even more. The two aren’t so far from each other and could be done together, but both (especially...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Advantages: wonder full service Disadvantages: a little noise arrounding
...a good hotel in beijing i think ,the charge is not very expensive ,good service and it is convienent to get many famous place from hotel,very capacious and bright room,good service facilities,the workers can give you a excellent help and they are always ready to help you .if you are a foreigner from all over the world ,when you get beijing ,you can give them a call and they will arrange the car to receive you if possible.
of ourse this fees will be included in your staying charge ,but very little .
it is easy for you to call a taxi when you come out of the hotel.usually,you can ask the workers in the hotel to help you ,and they can help you to bargin with them and save you much...
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Advantages: very clean & comfortable, useful facilities, resonable price Disadvantages: doesnt really give you a chinese experience
...by - although i think thats how beijing is, a bit sprawly with no real centre or heart (go to xian instead!). The main block of the hotel has a money exchange (& the good thing about china / communism is you get exactly the same rate where ever you go) & gift shops - there is also at least 1 pharmacy & 1 mini supermarket on site. Breakfast was great - fantastic selection & for those who cant do sweet & sour chicken with noodles at 08.00 then there's stil plentty of other (more european) choices. Would i stay here again - YES, the only thing is I wouldnt bother going to beijing again, notg my sort of china....
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Before we get to the good part (!) I will give my final opinion on the game:
Gameplay: 9 out of 10 - I have to say that this is one of the best games that I have ever played, I love button bashers, but I think that some of... more
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If location is what you want, then this is a winner-the hotel is as centrally located as you are going to get, plus the bus from the Train Station stops outside. A few minutes walk south... more
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