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Featured Hotels
In this issue: While traveling, what's the common accommodation you choose to stay at usually? Are hotels of importance to you or probably no more than just B&B? In China, the case is that you can expect more than you may have in mind. Besides proper western style hotels, there is this group of hotels distinguishing themselves from the convention. Here we handpick some of the featured hotels in different places. They represent the city's history, culture, and more you'll find… Let there be no doubt that the hotels you stay can become a highlight of your trip.
 
Double Happiness Courtyard Hotel Beijing
Traditional Chinese Residence
 
 
Double Happiness Courtyard Hotel Nestled in the very heart of Beijing, Double Happiness Courtyard Hotel is built in a typical old Beijing architectural style with compound of quadrangle courtyards of more than 250 years history. The yard used to be the house of a gifted ancient scholar and dignitary in the Qing Dynasty.  
   
The elegant rooms are decorated by Chinese furniture, original art crafts and old-styled living articles which restore a real image of Chinese people's life in front of you.  
   
If you're interested in seeing the city as well, please visit our website at Beijing Tours.  
     
 
Location
To the airport: 25 km
To Beijing Railway Station: 2.5km
Twin Room
 
Contact
Phone: 86-10-6400 7762
Fax: 86-10-6400 7763
Address: No.37, Dong Si Si Tiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing
 
Chinese Address
 
 
Mansion Hotel Shanghai
Deluxe Boutique Hotel
   
Step back in time to the past 1930's Shanghai, when you take up a room at
the Shanghai Mansion.
   
Situated in the centre of the city's French Concession district, it is China's first deluxe city heritage boutique hotel. This charming five-story limestone structure was once the home of one of the city's wealthiest and infamous gangsters. With its unique historical heritage, the hotel captures the essence of old Shanghai. The villas design reflects this wonderful era gone by with its graceful fusion of classic French and Asian architecture that makes the Mansion Hotel a city heritage landmark in Shanghai.
   
 
  Mansion Hotel
 
 
 
  Rooftop Restaurant  
 
  A rooftop restaurant/lounge with terrace overlooks the French Concession District and the city's breathtaking skyline.  
 
  It was reviewed by celebrated presses, including Independent and Guardian. The New York Times described it as "feels more like a member's club for the Fortune 500 set." In 2010, it was awarded the Best Value Hotel in Asia by Sunday Times Travel Magazine.  
     
  You may find details about Shanghai at Shanghai Tours.  
     
  Location
To Hongqiao Airport: 20km
To Pudong Airport: 50km
To Shanghai Railway Station: 10km
To downtown: 2km
 
     
  Contact
Address: No. 82 Xin Le Road, Shanghai
Phone: 86-21-5403 9888
Fax: 86-21-5403 7077
 
     
  Chinese Address
 
     
 
Tang Paradise Hotel Xi'an
Tang Dynasty Architecture
     
  Long served as an ancient capital, Xi'an is brimming with Tang Dynasty culture. The Tang Paradise Hotel, inheriting the traditional culture of the Tang Dynasty, is a garden hotel with unique royal garden characteristics.  
     
  Tang Paradise Hotel  
     
  The hotel lies inside the Datang Lotus Garden Resort, on the bank of the beautiful Furong Lake. The buildings and rooms are put up in the style of the Tang Dynasty equipped with excellent facilities. The living quarter is decorated with pavilions and artificial stone plants. It is an ideal place to stay and take up the elegant conception.  
     
  For travel information in Xi'an, please access our website at Xi'an Tours.
     
  Twin Room  
Location
To the airport: 50km
To the railway station: 30km
To downtown: 15km
 
Contact
Phone:86-029-8551 3888
Fax:86-029-8552 1881
Address: No.99 Furong Xi Road, Yanta District, Xi'an
 
Chinese Address
 
     
 
Longji Li-An Lodge Guilin
Artwork in Nature
 
  Li-An Lodge  
  Clear skies, lush mountains, magnificent rice terraces, local villages of Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups; in this serene picture there sits a wooden structure without a single nail. This is the Li-An Lodge, located in Longsheng County, 80km away from Guilin.  
     
  The lodge was created by Keren Su, a renowned photographer, painter and adventurous world traveler, who discovered this enchanted location during a photography trip in 1997. It took him 8 years to design and finish this one-of-a-kind lodge, where Chinese tradition meets modern luxury.  
     
  Each room is designed with a distinct theme: Silk, Abacus, Harvest, Double Happiness, etc, with matching fascinating Chinese traditional artworks for display. The every treasured piece is telling the history and folk customs behind it.   Double Happiness Room  
  Outside the window, you can watch the season's changing, overlook the vista of rice terraces and mountainside, and experience the rich ethnic groups' culture.    

  Check out our Guilin Tours for diverse sights, interests and tours options.
           
  Location
To the airport: 170km
To the railway station: 180km
To downtown: 180km
  Contact
Phone: 86-773-7583318
Fax: 86-773-7583319
Address: Ping An village, Longsheng County, Guilin
  Chinese Address
           
 
Banyan Tree Lijiang
Luxurious Naxi-style Villas
     
  The pulse radiating from Lijiang resonates a symphony full of soul, peace and ethnic harmony. Banyan Tree Lijiang's luxurious villas, located at the ancient town of Shuhe, reflect the rich fabric of this locale through their design and furnishings.  
     
  Banyan Tree   The hotel construction is uniquely built with local colorful Naxi minority stone and gray stonework. The buildings' roof of the traditional red of the brick kilns at the local, reproduce the original appearance of a modern curved roof of Naxi. Step into any one of the 122 stunning villas, enviable natural scenery is all collected in. One will be inspired by the breathtaking views of the 5,600-meter-high Jade Dragon Snow Mountain afar.  
   
  You can also look up tours in Lijiang and other places in Yunan at Yunnan Tours.
   
  Location
To the airport: 36 km
To the railway station:4 km
To Lijiang town: 4 km
Double Room
   
  Contact
Address: Shuhe Road, Lijiang Yunnan Province, China
Phone: 86-888-5331111
Fax: 86-888-5332222
   
  Chinese Address
 
 
 
   
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