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STAY
RCI AFFILIATED RESORTS IN CHINA INCLUDE:
HNA Resort Yunqi Hangzhou D522
Situated in the Hangzhou zhijiang national tourist and holiday resort area and just a short drive from the city center, the resort is conveniently located close to several scenic spots and local landmarks such as the Nine Creeks by Misty Trees (Jiuxi Yanshu). With a beautiful fountain garden at its entrance, the resort also features several restaurants specializing in Chinese and Western cuisine.
HIVC@Yangshuo No 1 Yard C943
Built in the Suzhou Garden tradition and integrating the styles of Old Shanghai villas and Jiangnan art the resort boasts a panoramic views of Yangshuo County. Yangshuo is home to the famous West Street, known for its great
local handcrafts and variety of restaurants. Units feature balconies or small courtyards with scenic views.
HNA@Kangle Garden 8586
The hotel is the biggest 5-star hot spring and golf resort in Asia and is located in the famous xinglong Hot Spring Traveling City. It’s just a one hour drive from Sanya Phoenix International Airport and a two and a half hour drive from Meilan International Airport. Boasting 575 luxurious guest rooms the resort features a 54 hole professional golf course, outdoor spas and luxury swimming pools.
Noble Yacht Club, Hainan 7481
Located in the Qiongzhou Straits Tourism zone of the Haikou Hainan
Province the resort is about 15 minutes from the main town. It is surrounded by beautiful beaches, green gardens and artistically designed buildings.
The club offers a variety of water sports, barbecue amenities and live entertainment on the weekends.
FVC@Jinma International Hotel Hangzhou A312
Located in the heart of the business district of Hangzhou, this fully serviced
hotel offers comfort and convenience. The hotel offers plentiful dining choices including authentic Fujian and Hangzhou-style dishes. Other choices include the Chaoshan seafood restaurant as well as Japanese and Italian restaurants. Other amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool and sauna.
Lijiang Sina Hotel A517
The hotel is located in the famous “World Cultural Heritage” inside the old town of Lijiang City. The hotel has a rich architectural heritage and access is via the South Gate. There’s a gift shop within the hotel and a restaurant located in an open courtyard provides Chinese as well as international cuisines.
FVC@Lijiang Nan Yuan E Jia A536
Just 19 miles from the Lijiang Sanyi Airport this four star hotel offers exceptional
service and understated elegance. Rooms have balconies to enjoy the gorgeous views of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You can enjoy Chinese or western meals without leaving the grounds at the in house restaurant or pamper yourself in the spa. You can also take time out playing strategic games of chess or poker.
HIVC@Luguhu Holiday Hotel A533
The resort is located right on the water’s edge of the banks of the Luguhu Lake
and built in a Mosuo architectural style that is unique to this region. On site activities include boating or fishing on Luguhu Lake, golfing against a mountain backdrop, or just relaxing at the health club in the health club sauna. There’s also an onsite restaurant offering a variety of local and international dishes.
SRC@Ramada Plaza Hotel Yantai A525
Located just 10 minutes from Yantai International Airport the hotel is also less than nine miles to Yantai’s many attractions including Binhai Road with its scenic shores and the Changyu Wine Museum. The resort features an indoor swimming pool, fitness center and tennis court. You can also enjoy a spa complete with sauna and steam rooms. There’s an on site restaurant offering an extensive selection of Asian and Western cuisines.
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TRAVELLER’S TIPS
English is rarely spoken outside
of Beijing and Shanghai so take a phrasebook or better still, download
a language translation/diction app on your smartphone. A good one is Pleco (https://www.pleco.com/), available
for iOS and Android. Locals appreciate foreigners making an effort at speaking their language – it helps break the ice.
ATMs in China are plentiful though not all work with foreign cards. Even those that do accept foreign cards might not work. When this happens, just look for another machine. If you plan on making ATM withdrawals in China, make sure your ATM card is enabled for use on the Plus or Cirrus networks.
While Wi-Fi is now fairly ubiquitous in China, getting a mobile SIM card for an internet connection is cheap and easy. Doing this gives you access to useful apps such as maps and emails while you are on the road. China Unicom offers good plans and there are counters (with English-speaking staff) at Beijing and Shanghai airports. Just make sure your device is GSM compatible and not locked to a network. Plans are currently roughly SGD17 for 300mb of data.