Inner Mongolia
Thrust down a rather charmless alley, this friendly place has compact five-bed dorms and unadorned but pleasant enough doubles. There's an inviting, small…
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Guangxi
Offering a chilled-out and less touristy alternative to Xingping is this relaxed guesthouse set in the countryside on a small, organic permaculture farm…
Hong Kong
Frazzled city workers sometimes book into this award-winning futuristic hotel by the hour to recalibrate, and it's easy to see why: an aura of calm akin…
Tianjin
A genuinely old building among a host of recent renovations in the Italian Concession district, this unique 11-room boutique hotel is housed in the 1910…
Guilin
The White House is decked out in all manner of period (some genuine, some perhaps not) trappings reflecting the building it's in – part of the former…
Macau
The former Westin Resort on Coloane's southeastern tip is now the Grand Coloane Resort. It has the same 1980s feel and is showing its age, but nonetheless…
Henan
The simple and friendly Climb Hostel has a comfortable bar and a pool table and is enviably close to the entrance to Taishi Shan. The dorms are a bit…
Guangdong
A bicycle club has brought to life an ancient building, revived as a boutique hostel. Tiled private rooms have soft-lighting, flat-screen TVs, air…
Guiyang
Set among the wide, empty streets of the city's new political and financial centre (Jinyang, 15km north), the Renaissance is an absolute bargain for those…
Shandong
The excellent former Hongmen International Youth Hostel – housed within the charming courtyards of an old guild hall once attached to Guandi Temple – was…
Henan
Super close to the night market and right in front of a bus station, Anximen Hostel has a great location. It has lovely new facilities, including a roof…
Beijing
A royal retreat with its own private entrance to the Summer Palace, ultraluxe Aman promises imperial splendour in spades. It just about delivers – the…
Hong Kong
If you can bag a room at the lower end of the price range (book direct, online), the elegant Jervois is an excellent deal. Its 49 one- and two-bed suites…
Shangri-la
Unusual upmarket hostel located in a huge converted Tibetan house in a village just outside town, close to the grasslands and mountains. Tibetan-run, it…
Beijing
The flagship hotel of a homegrown hospitality brand, NUO serves up a Chinese take on luxury living, which equates to teas from its own plantations in the…
Macau
Occupying several floors behind a pink-and-green facade are seven rooms with stained-glass windows: a large family one with two double beds; four standard…
Shanghai Old City
With its quirky lobby – chairs like birdcages; tree branches trapped in cascades of glass jars; sheets of metal riveted to the wall; modish, sinuously…
Beijing
The owners here have transformed a dilapidated hutong pile into a stylish, light-filled hostel that blends boutique design with Chinese courtyard decor…
Henan
If waking up to the sounds of crowing roosters and beating all the crowds to the Shaolin Temple sounds like your cup of chá, don't miss the opportunity to…
Gansu
On the cusp of opening at the time of writing, these lovely all-rustic, all-wood 60-sq-metre chalets (a dozen in all), operated by the folk at the Nirvana…
Chengdu
Set in a tranquil courtyard building, this boutique hotel near Wenshu Monastery blends traditional decor with modern comforts and a taste of Buddhist…
Zhejiang
The only accommodations in Siping are the 15 homes open to guests through this program (the small number keeps the village uncrowded). While Siping has…
Shanghai
Travel back to old Shanghai at this beautiful heritage hotel (c 1934), which was the former residence of a Shanghainese banker. Its unique architecture…
Beijing
In its own private compound, this trendy lakeside sanctuary has 80 designer guest rooms tricked out with music players, capsule coffee machines and open…
Dali
Smack in the shadow of Cang Shan and now spread over a complex of buildings, the Jade Emu is massive and has everything a traveller could need. The dorms…
Xi'an
This hip hostel is the younger sister of Han Tang House and Han Tang Inn and a short walk down the road from both. It has cleaner, brighter and more…
Luxun Native Place Youth Hostel
Zhejiang
Filling the meandering corridors of a centuries-old courtyard house, this hostel is right in line with the city's other historic sites. The renovations…
161 Lama Temple Courtyard Hotel
Beijing
Part of the local 161 chain, this hutong hotel has around a dozen compact rooms made to feel larger thanks to photo-murals of Beijing tourist attractions…
Ming Palace International Youth
Guilin
This popular and centrally located backpackers offers clean and comfortable dorms, along with beautifully decorated, spacious and bright private rooms,…
Qinghai
A stuffed antelope with a wooden tongue greets visitors to this large and decent hotel with faded yet spacious Chinese-style rooms. Rooms all come with…
Shanghai
Those wanting to make an evening getaway out of their Sheshan visit can stay at this Chinese resort-style hotel, located between Happy Valley and Sheshan…
Chongqing City
This Qing dynasty courtyard hotel with a lovely downstairs teahouse (open to nonguests) could be the nicest boutique setting in Chongqing, but it comes…
Guangxi
This cosy place in Ping'an is run by a pleasant Zhuang woman called Yanmei and her brother. Spacious tiled rooms sport sharp colour coordination, a…
Hong Kong
Free smartphone, free on-the-go phone charger and wi-fi, free selfie stick, free portable fan – there's lots to like about this reasonably priced boutique…
Shanghai
Just perusing the lobby landscape, with its traditional Chinese paintings and vast overhead screen swarming with hypnotic patterns, is a diversion in…
Guangzhou
This chain hotel is plusher than the norm and the best value near Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street. Diffused lighting, wall-mounted TV panels, and bathrooms…
Shanghai
Stylish and excellent value for money, this neat and tastefully presented hotel zeroes in on business travellers, but also appeals to visitors who want…
Gansu
This selection of pinewood log cabins, with decks and composting toilets, as well as khullu yak fibre and wood-floor tents, is very scenically located by…
Shanghai
While perhaps falling a tad short of its boutique aspirations, this hotel is a stylish choice – especially given its prime location on West Nanjing Rd…
Anhui
Filling several restored buildings inside the Yixian Xiuli Cinema Village, this boutique hotel has 31 rooms of various configurations, from humble doubles…
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