Holiday Inn Hangzhou

We then had a long drive to Hangzhou and we arrived at the Holiday Inn in the early evening. After some relaxation we decided that some western food was in order so we headed for the nearest Pizza Hut  and then after got some chocolate supplies from ...

The Holiday Inn in Beijing had one great amenity: free internet. Other than that, it wasn't anything like our stay at the Crowne Plaza in Beijing. The beds were smaller, the pillows lumpier, and the breakfast was a poor imitation of the varied and ...

Had a lovely lie in to rest our still tired legs and checked out of the Holiday Inn Express Sanlin at noon.  We then walked to the metro which was about 15 minutes away which was rather tiring wearing our big rucksacks in the heat.  We took the ...

... over an hour away that carries it and I couldn't be more pleased.  I've also sourced whole wheat French bread from the Holiday Inn in town.  My next mission is to source real ground coffee and cream.  I've heard of an import grocery store ...

... , and I (Steve is a 60 year old teacher from London and a free spirit for sure, I already told you about Kay) went to the "Holiday Inn" next door and had some expensive tea and an appetizer which I can't really describe. Afterwards we all had lunch in a ...

... 3 hour drive south to Hangzhou.  We check into our hotel and rest for a bit before dinner.  We are staying in a Holiday Inn in this city.  All of our hotels are modern with great amenities.  Each room has provided robes, slippers, ...

... Barat ).Selanjutnya mengunjungi Yue Fei Temple & Lei Feng Pagoda yang menyimpan banyak cerita sejarah tentang kota Hangzhou. Usai santap siang, perjalanan kami dilanjutkan menuju kota yang dikenal dengan julukan Venice of Asia yaitu Suzhou. ...

We walked to the hotel from Shanghai Central Station to check in to Holiday Inn Express Zhabei. Not exactly a great place to be in since there are a lot of construction going around the hotel. No wonder the rate is really cheap. Anyway, we are taking a ...

... without the 50 RMB exchange commision.  There is a famous Chinese proverb "In heaven there is paradise, on earth Suzhou and Hangzhou".  Thanks to the DiscoverChina tours I will have to see the paradise on earth on some later trip to China. ...

... as I wish I could get a handle on Mandarin, I am having a very hard time learning even the basics.  He recommended Hangzhou--a two hour train ride--but told me he couldn't get me train tickets (three day rule) but that I could go to the train ...

... Not only did it look good but the sauce was to die for. During dinner I mention my problems with the tours of Suzhou and Hangzhou.  Andy said the next time I come out to Shanghai to let Palis handle the arrangement for the tours.  Of course ...

... signs were only in Chinese, no more English. I wasn't in Kansas anymore. I started to get a little worried when we entered Hangzhou . it looked a run down industrial city , this wasn't what I hoped for as a country get away. I wanted to see something ...