The best accommodations Northern China

The Crowne Plaza Tianjin Binhai Hotel is a 5-star hotel located in Tianjin's Dongli district. It overlooks a lake and offers a peaceful setting with tranquil gardens and fresh air. The hotel offers 388 well-appointed rooms, all equipped with free Wi-Fi and TV. Some rooms offer lake views and/or access to a club lounge. Breakfast and parking are free. The hotel has 3 restaurants, including one serving Japanese cuisine, and a reception bar. It also offers an indoor pool, spa, gym and indoor tennis courts. The hotel is ideally located near the Tianjin International Golf Club and Dongli Square. The hotel's French-speaking staff are on hand to help travelers.

Eleven rooms of different styles (furniture of Ming or Qing inspiration, kangs or poster beds) open onto a courtyard in full length. The website boasts a photo by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (!)… The courtyard is small but pleasant to take a refreshing tea.

This hotel meets the international standards of the hotel chain… It also offers a large number of ancillary services: Western and Chinese restaurants, bar and café, disco, karaoke, indoor swimming pool, gym, massage and sauna. It has a central position, a little away from the old town but in the heart of a huge complex (shops, restaurant, park…) that gives the impression of staying in a small bubble, with electric cars arriving in the complex.

Located close to the airport but in a very pleasant setting, Sino-Swiss is the ideal stopover for your arrival or departure on Beijing. The infrastructure available to you even allows you to extend your stay as in a holiday club: Indoor and outdoor swimming pool, gym, three restaurants including Mongolian interlude… The environment lends itself to walks, while remaining close to the main centres of interest in the region.

A large glass building with no special charm but situated south of Qianmen and close to the west door of the Temple of Heaven. The rooms are bright and spacious. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that the building dates back to 1918 and that, at the time, these interior balconies had to rage with guests. It is a delightful atmosphere.

A 4-star hotel in the north of the Muslim quarter. Rates are generally negotiable. The hotel was renovated in 2005: The lobby is not welcoming, but the rooms are comfortable. Indoor swimming pool, tennis court, and gym.

It is a hotel with 185 middle class rooms, but it offers an excellent welcome. Good Cantonese restaurant in the hotel.

A stone's throw from Mudan Park, a hotel opened in 2007 with luxury claims (the most expensive rooms are announced at 2 400 RMB!), without being fully at the height. Interesting only if you get a substantial discount on the rooms.

The local version of Formula 1, no charm and rooms are basic, but the place is impeccable and well placed. A good option for small budgets.

A 4-star hotel with bar, restaurant, disco, sauna, massage and ping-pong room. Good value for money and good value for money.

500 m from the train station, this 70-room hotel is very good in its value for money. Do not allow yourself to be rebuter by the facade yellow cardboard version, the rooms are pretty beautiful and especially well maintained.

This somewhat outdated hotel has the advantage of being located just a stone's throw from Confucius Temple, the temple of both pagodas and Yingze Park.

Free internet in the rooms, gym and ping-pong (!) in the hotel.

The hotel was well renovated in 2006: The rooms are sober and rather pleasant, and the hotel is located in the city centre, just steps from the Shanxi Museum and the Binhe park.

The benefits offered do not really justify the 4 stars boasting the hotel, but the rates remain reasonable for quality. A good choice in this range of prices.

The local establishment of the national chain offering affordable high quality accommodation. The hotel, opened in 2007, is in the city centre, just steps from the ruins of the city Shang. Probably the best address in this price category.

Located next to the provincial museum, this hotel opened in 2000 offers quality services that become truly interesting if you manage to negotiate tariffs (which is generally feasible, up to 400 RMB the room). Free internet in the rooms, Western and Chinese restaurants, ping-pong and gymnastics room.

Good value for money for this hotel located in the shopping area of the city.

A typically kitsch Chinese hotel, but ideally located in the heart of Dalian. Renovated in 2003, the hotel has an indoor swimming pool, gym and sauna.

Free internet in the rooms. A cheap hotel opened in 2006, just steps from Dalian train station. There is nothing superfluous but the rooms are very correct and offer good value for money if you get the negotiated rates.

This chain of hotels present in all major cities in the country is ideal for small budgets. Opened in 2006, this hotel is well located in the city centre, the rooms are clean to be very spacious, free internet. Close to Dalian's (rare) nightlife.

Station 3-star, very correct thanks to the renovation of 2005, good location just a few hundred meters from the train station.