How to book a hotel in China? How to check into the hotel?
1: There are hotels in China specifically for foreign friends. When booking a hotel, you need to pay attention to the distinction.
Q: Why are there special “foreign-related hotels”?
(1) The service staff of foreign-related hotels can speak English fluently to facilitate communication with passengers and improve service quality.
(2) All hotels in China implement "real-name check-in". Before checking in, you need to provide a valid ID. Only "foreign-related hotels" can effectively identify international ID documents such as passports.
Q: How to identify “foreign-related hotels”?
(1) If the reservation is made through the "International Version" reservation app/website, all hotels displayed can receive foreign guests.
(2) If you use a local Chinese app/website to make a reservation, each hotel will have a sign indicating whether it accepts foreign guests.
2: How do foreign friends check in in China?
Q: What are the documents that can be used for check-in?
(1) Hold the original valid entry-exit document for yourself. Foreigners generally hold a valid passport;
(2) Hong Kong and Macao residents generally hold Mainland Travel Permits or Residence Permits for Hong Kong and Macao Residents; Taiwan residents generally hold Mainland Travel Permits, Travel Permits or Residence Permits for Taiwan Residents; overseas Chinese hold Chinese passports or travel permits;
3: What apps/websites are available to book hotels?
(1) Hotels can be booked through international booking, agoda, Airbnb, hostelworld, etc.
(2) You can also use local Chinese apps/websites, please use the corresponding international version.
trip.com - the international version of China's largest travel service website, you can book hotels, book air tickets, book train/high-speed rail tickets, make reservations to join tour groups, purchase tickets for attractions, etc.
--Website: trip.com
--App: google app store/Apple store, search: trip.com, download and register
Bind an international credit card to make reservations and payments.
4: Foreign friends don’t need to stay in the hotel
Q: If you don’t stay in a hotel, what issues should you pay attention to?
(1) Instead of staying in a hotel, you can stay at a friend’s house or a relative’s house
(2) For non-hotel stays, receptionists are required to report to the local public security agency within 24 hours. Fill in relevant reception information.