Beijing Travel Forum

Hi there,
Does anyone know of a few good places to go Salsa dancing in Salitun area in Beijing ?
Cheers,
J.

From Qinghe on the 355/392 bus line how does someone get to you?

Hi there,

Does anyone have any advice regarding hotels at Beijing Capital Airport? It's for a business trip, staying for two weeks. I've found quite a few hotels, but they either have poor reviews or none at all.

Many thanks in advance,

Hayley

Is the night market open year round? If not when is it open. We are travelling to Beijing in February and want to know what is available. We will spend 4 days there.

Does anybody know the restaurant East is Red in Beijing?

I would love to hear your opinions about this restaurant.

Thank you
Ulrike

Hi there,

I will be traveling to Beijing next month and would like to know what is the best way to change my Canadian Dollar to the Chinese RMB!

At my local bank or money exchange business?
At my airport?
Beijing airport?
Beijing money exchange stores?

Thank you in advance...

Last time I was in Beijing, 15 yrs ago late January, I remember the tourist guide saying there might be snow near the Great Wall tourist sections, but unfortunately when I went there was none even though the temps were around
-7 degrees C.I will be returning in December with family in tow. Is there usually any snow in or around Beijing at all?

Hi Krystynn,
Did you use ATM card with 4 digit pin number? I'm told that all or most banks' ATM in China only accept 6 digit pin number. Unfortunately, mine in Canada only uses 4 digit pin number. Would appreciate any feedback or other suggestion if I card ATM bank card issued with 4 digit pin number only. Thank you very much in advance for your help.
J.

Does anyone know of a legit source or market for some antiques in or near Beijing?

hello!! trying to go to china (again!), but my friend is still terrified of getting quarantined. does anyone know what the current situation and procedures are? we would be arriving by plane from the usa. thanks for any help, susan

has anybody stayed at the State Apartments in Beijing. I have been searching for reviews and cannot find any. The photo's on the website look great and their rates are very reasonable. Any advice would be appreciated

Hi,

I am travelling to Beijing this Sunday and will be staying there for over a month. I am looking for a guest house with kitchen. I am a vegetarian and most of the food in Beijing is unsuited. So kitchen is a priority. If you have any info please let me know. Thanks in Advance!

Anurag

Hi,

We are looking for someone to help us get train tickets around china. We were organising with ellyse but at the moment she seems to be uncontactable.

The tickets we want to get are :
01. Beijing to Xian Z19 (dept 14th Oct Wed 21:18, arr 15th Oct Thurs 8:19)
02. Xian to Shanghai Z94/Z91 (dept 16th Oct Fri 17:00, arr 17th Oct Sat 06:53)
03. Shanghai to Hangzhou D5663 (dept 20th Oct Tues 11:45, arr 20th Oct Tues 13:03)
04. Hangzhou to Beijing D310 (dept 21 Oct Wed 20:15, arr 22 Oct Thurs 07:50)

If someone is able to help out please let us know
Thanks

I am having a difficult time with the room descriptions for many of the hotels in Beijing. It appears that VERY FEW hotels have rooms that are suited for more than 3 people. If someone knows of others that can accomadate 4 + 1 with extra bed/matress, and are near the Forbidden City, can you pass along the names. Thanks.

Would someone know which portion of the Great Wall has the gondola and luge rides? I'm taking my son for the first time so we may as well go somewhere fun for him. Also, how long would it take to get there? We are staying near the Olympic stadium area.

Has anyone stayed at this hotel and can provide pros/cons as to location, facilities, service, etc? Also, my son and I are thinking of touring some of the Olympic facilities. Any idea whether they're open to the public? Thanks.

Just want to know if anyone tried this hotel? I'd like to have feedbacks on their pool, massage services, restaurants in the hotel. We'll be staying here when we go to Beijing (part of the group tour, so we have no choice).

Also, which station is nearest to this hotel? ZhicunLi or Zhichunlu, or it's the same? And how long is it if I walk from the subway station to the hotel?

Thanks!

Does anyone have any information about the Beijing Metro Pass ( Yikatong )?

How much ?

How long do they last ?

Can you buy a family pass ?

Are they onlyvalid on certain lines ??

etc, etc

Thanks,

Bigmac

We would like to take a Sunday trip to the Great Wall and would like a private guide for four English speakers, one mobility limited. Anyone have experience with someone they particularly liked?

Katherine

I have 2 questions for you guys:

1) I usually call my family once a week and would like to do so when in Beijing. My guide book says that you need to have 1 card to use a public phone and 1 card to make international phone calls. The more I read about it, the less I get it. Has anybody got any experience on this or has a better idea as of what I should do? I'd like to be know what to do in case I can't use Skype.

2) We have some left over RMB from when hubby went to Beijing in 2002, have they changed the design of the bills so that these are unusable or can I still use them?

TIA

Hi. I'm on a tour and will spend a few days in Bejing. I'm doing a Forbidden city tour,and Great Wall and Ming Tombs. On arrival on 4th October I have a free day. I know the hotel I'm in is a bit out of town and I know it's a busy holiday time. I would really appreciate any tips on what to do on that free day. I suppose I just fancy a stroll around somewhere central and a bit of a look-see. Can you also advise on taxis from/to hotel. Many thanks.

Dears Travellers

I will be going to china from 19-09 to 26-09. the first four days in Beijing and the other two days in shanghi. Any recommendations from you is highly appreciated

Best regards
juma

Hello fellow travellers,
I'm arriving in Beijing on 2 October for five days. Sinotour.com offer a "join-in" tour including transfers and hotel accommodation. They mostly involve three days touring sandwiched between one day for arrival and one for departure. You can select three-, four-, or five- star accommodation. The touring consists of one day Beijing (Forbidden City etc), one day visit to the Olympic Stadium (outside only) Beijing Zoo, and see the pandas, Lama Temple; one day to the Great Wall [Badaling] and the Changling Ming tomb. Has anyone any experience of this company, or indeed this kind of tour. All opinions and advice welcomed (though, as with life in general, not necessarily followed).
Thanks, GI Chuck, Dublin 18, Ireland.

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a tour company to do this day trip with, and maybe their website? First hand experience would be appreciated. I will be in Beijing at the end of October with my wife and would like to organise it in advance.

cheers for your help,

Gavin.

A female admirer wrote "Hen gao xing jian dao ni.^_^" and asked me if I knew what it meant. Could someone translate it into English for me please

Many Thanks

Has anybody ever been to Chuandixia near Beijing? How do I get there with public transport?

Hope to get some informations
Thanks in advance
Ulrike

hell-o!
okay, now we need advice for our beijing leg of the trip.
we'll be there for 5 days, then traveling out to xian and shanghai, before returning for another 4.5 days(flight out home at 4pm on last day).

01. is this too long to stay in beijing? should we allocate more days to go someplace else instead?
02. we're looking at Beijing Far East International Youth Hostel. has anyone stayed there beore? any good?
03. here're a list of places to visit we've come up with:
- tiananmen sq
- forbidden city
- peking opera show
- ding/qing/ming tombs
- great wall (badaling)
- sumer palace
- natural history museum
- national center for performing arts
- china national grand theatre
- beihai park
- temple of heaven
- bird's nest stadium
-peking man caves
- mao zedong mausoleum
- national museum of china (closed for renovations?)
- back lakes
- national aquatics centre
- beijing art museum
- marco polo bridge

are all these places worth visiting? anyplace else to add to the list.
we've been doing research online, if anyone could give us some links to good resources that'd be awesome ;)

Hi,

Is there hotel transfer service from the airport to hotels in the city? My flight arrives a little after 8:00 p.m. If there is such a service, where is it at the airport and how much is it?

If there is no such service, where at the airport would I be able to catch a legitimate taxi and the approximate cost?

My main concern is not to get into a fake taxi.

Hi;
I'm planning a stopover of 1 week in Beijing and was wondering, since I've no knowledge of Beijing's geographic/historical layout, which section of Beijing I should stay in. Besides the usual historic treasures i.e., Forbidden City, Tiananmen Sq., The Great Wall and others, our family enjoys outdoor markets, shopping, restaurants. If you know sections of Bejing and hotels that will best help us enjoy our stay I would like to hear from you.

Will be taking a criuse and getting off the ship on in Beijing, specifically the port of Beijing.
I want to take a tour on the day of disembarkation and be dropped at the downtown hotel areas.
Any recommendations would be appreciated and reputable local tour guides.