Further travel

Beijing/China

We do not deal with travel to and around Beijing and the rest of China, however as long-term residents we can put you in touch with people who do (see below for Bespoke Beijing exclusive recommendations in Beijing).

 

Experience Beijing in 5-star style by staying in a luxury hotel right around the corner from the Koryo Tours office. Swissotel and Opposite House are both located in Beijing’s busy, fashionable Sanlitun area, and can offer Koryo customers accomodation at special discounted rates (see below). For your convenience, we can include the hotel charges in your tour invoice. For more information or to book, please email simoherold@koryogroup.com with your desired dates and standards; we are happy to make your arrangements or to answer any questions you may have.

 

 

We also recommend The Insiders Guide to Beijing – by far the best guide book for Beijing – which is available for purchase on www.immersionguides.com or www.amazon.com

 

Travel Agents

In all cases please mention Koryo Tours to get the best deal.

 

-	For interesting trips around Beijing and further afield, contact Caroline at WestChina caroline@westchina.net.cn They speak excellent English and their trips allow you to get off the beaten track and experience the real China.

 

-	A small UK and China-based team dedicated to ensuring you have the best possible China experience at an affordable price. They offer a range of Self-Guided Adventures and Tailor Made tours. They are specialists in train travel in China with over 12 years of experience. www.thechinatravelcompany.com

 

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Another China-based agent specializing in tours throughout China is the English-speaking Ms Ya Jing from the China Women’s Travel Service. She can help with hotel bookings, domestic and international flights and the notoriously hard-to-get-hold-of domestic train tickets. You can email her yajing1481@msn.com or call her on +86 13801 351846.

 

 

Domestic Air Tickets
We cannot arrange flights in, out and around China, however we can recommend Teresa Guan who speaks good English at China Huaxia Air Service xin72_2008@hotmail.com +86 10 6530 3155. We use her ourselves and she is always good at getting the best prices.

 

If you want to book domestic flights yourself or just get an idea of prices then good websites include www.ctrip.com and http://ticket.9588.com/FlightTicket/Main_E.aspx

 

 

Where to Stay
All of the following hotels are located in the vicinity of our office. If you want to look for hotels in other areas here are some good discount hotel websites to try such as www.asia-hotels.com  and www.sinohotel.com  

Budget

You Yi Youth Hostel Tel: +86 10 64172632 fax: +86 10 64156866 Address: No 43 Bei Sanlitun (near the bar street, 5 min walk from our office)   Cost: dormitory beds are RMB 70 and private rooms with twin beds (not en suite but very clean) are RMB 180 per room (single or double occupancy). All accommodation with breakfast and free laundry. Internet is available. Check out the website and most importantly print off the location map www.poachers.com.cn

Eastern Inn Tel: +86 10 65086611 Address: No 6 Baijiazhuang, Sanlitun South Street (about 15 min walk from our office) Approximate cost: single room RMB 200; double room RMB 280. There is no website but rooms can be booked online at http://www.sinohotel.com/hotel/hotel.html?hid=1571

Mid-Range

Red Hotel Tel: +86 10 65007799 Address: No 10 Taipingzhuang, Chunxiu Lu (10 min walk from our office) Approximate cost: single room RMB 300; double room RMB 350. We can help book at room with slight discount or rooms can be booked online at http://www.red-hotel.com

City Hotel Tel: +86 10 65007799 Address: No 4 Gongti East Road (5 min walk from our office) Approximate cost: single room RMB 490; double room RMB 550. There is no website but rooms can be booked online at http://www.sinohotel.com/hotel/hotel.html?hid=648

 

 

Restaurants
Beijing has these in abundance, Chinese restaurants (of all different qualities) are on every street, as a basic indicator of quality look for one that has plenty of Chinese people inside and when it comes to ordering don't be afraid to point at what other people are having if it looks good.

 

Bars
We are located near the famous Sanlitun Bar Street, however, we do not recommend any of the bars actually on that street but there are some good ones nearby in the Sanlitun area. Other areas with decent bars and restaurants are Houhai, Nanluogu Xiang and Chaoyang West Gate.

If you are looking for something in particular let us know and we will be happy to make some recommendations. For listings of what’s on please check out the following websites www.thebeijinger.com and also www.cityweekend.com.cn