China Budget Hotel

China Budget Hotel


Hangzhou Budget Hotel

Starway JingShang Hotel
No.148-5 Nanshan Rd
Hangzhou

Apart from staying in the budget hotels in Shanghai, I also stayed in rather budget hotel in the other cities in my China trip.

But unlike in Shanghai, where I 'hotel hopped', however, in Hangzhou, I only stayed in one hotel, which to me was really comfortable and quite spacious!

As usual, the room has the basics, comfortable bed, TV, writing desk (this was quite a good one), and with the attached bathroom... plus of course, the internet.

One of the tables at the restaurant.

Apart from the hotel room, what I like about this Hangzhou hotel is its interior, which though is very simple (rather zen like) - but very nicely done, giving it a slight 'upmarket' feel to it.

The restaurant itself is quite unique, something which I discovered only on my second last day when I ordered the in house breakfast.

They actually serve 2 types of menus - western food (20 - 25 yuan) or local Chinese cuisine of fried noodles (15 yuan). Honestly, it was not too bad, though a lil steep.

What I also like about this hotel is its rather unique reading room though I didn't use it. It was in a separate building, just beside the hotel.

And there's also a patio/ outdoor lounge for guests to relax - though not for the winter period of course! (it may look not cold here, but actually it was Hangzhou that I felt the coldest!).

The hotel stay here is super and I really enjoyed the 4 nights I spent here. Btw, this hotel is just opposite the famous Hangzhou West Lake, which makes it in prime location!

Price: 180 yuan/ night
My rating: 4.5 stars - everything is super, including friendly staffs, and wonderful location.

*Their rates are cheaper if booked online.


Wuzhen Budget Hotel

Despite the 'high' at the Hangzhou hotel, however, I didn't put much expectation when going to Wuzhen.

This is because I couldn't book prior, and there were not much info on hotels on the English websites.

This is a very basic hotel with the usual bed and tv, but without any desk - which was ok since I'm only here for 2 nights.

It came with a window, which many people think is important, but not for me - especially with such a view!

Actually, I was ok with this hotel despite it being less posh. But what I didn't like was that, I was told that this Wuzhen hotel owner may have quoted me higher than the usual rate (more at: stressful China incidents).

Price: 120 yuan + 20 yuan (internet) = 140 yuan (I was told it would only be maximum 100 yuan, and even that is expensive - usually only 50 yuan/ night).

My rating: 0.0 if I got cheated; otherwise 1.0, as one can really stay in the scenic Xizha zone (sleeping with water sounds) at less than 200 yuan.


Well, that (plus the Shanghai hotels) are the many China hotels I've stayed in this whole trip - making it a total of 6 in 16 days.

It sure was tiring in a way, moving from one hotel to the other, but an experience no doubt... never had I tried so many hotels in a trip before, though I'd cut on a few if can! :)