Where to stay in Guangzhou

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

So I recently made this post in an existing thread over in the CFL forums, and thought maybe we should have something similar started here, as not everyone from VJ is on CFL and vise versa.

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After recently finishing our interview (04-05-2016), I thought I would provide a suggestion for a Hotel in the area.

When we stayed in Guangzhou, we stayed at the Bolin International Apartments.

地址:广州天河区珠江新城花城大道16号铂林国际公寓（或者是：名门大廈建设银行）

Bolin International Apartment

Address: 16 Huacheng Ave, Tianhe, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

The accomodations were nice, clean, and comfortable. The nightly expense was approximately 150元 and the walk to the consulate only took 10 minutes at best.

Right outside of the Hotel front door are 2 restaurants that serve delicious food (I cannot remember their names to save my life, and to satisfy your western taste buds, there is an Irish Pub located around the corner (McCawley's Irish Bar)

The Route in Red is the path I took to go to the Consulate as it allowed me to get a cup of coffee as I waited outside for her.

Edited June 16, 2016 by Chris and ZhiJia

[rasaco 28]

Great idea, thanks for sharing!

Here's our experience: My fiance stayed in Guangzhou for 5 days (medical through interview). We wanted him to stay somewhere very clean, comfortable, and as close as possible to the embassy, but we also didn't have much of a budget. We booked a room on AirBNB. As of May 2016, there were some great rooms as low as 15 or 20 USD a night that are within a couple subway stops of the embassy. I messaged several hosts and read all of their reviews before choosing one--there were a lot of great options, and some even told me that they had had other people interviewing for visas stay with them before. Since I was unable to go to China to be with my fiance during that time, and he was not familiar with Guangzhou, I was glad that he had a local host there.

Anyways, I was a little nervous about booking an AirBNB for such an important occasion, but it turned out great! Was cleaner and more comfortable than the average Chinese hotel of similar cost.

[RandyW 149]

Travelocity returns a total of 50 hotels in the vicinity of the Flowers City Square - you can use this information with other travel agents or web sites such as ctrip if you wish to shop around for more hotels or better prices.

From Travelocity:

hotels near Flower City Square

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The marker in this map for Flower City Square is actually off by a block, and points to the consulate itself, rather than the Square.

To expand the search a little bit, Travelocity returns 144 hotels in the vicinity of Taikoo Hui

hotels near Taikoo Hui

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This map shows several coffee shops near the consulate, including the Delinong America Qiaokeli & Coffee Chain Store, which just barely made it onto the map to the left (west) of the Starbucks on the west side of the consulate. The Xingchen Building, which houses the Yang's Apts., and the SPR Coffee, also houses the Gai'er'si Coffee Shop. There is a Subway Sandwiches (now closed) near the Delinong America Qiaokeli & Coffee Chain Store.

The blue box on this map is the security plaza, while the cyan is the "Great Hall" consulate building, which you should see right in front of you when you exit the subway at B1.

As near as I can tell, the marker for SPR Coffee is in the Xingchen Building, which also houses the Yang's Apartments.

13724842886 172 Huasui Lu
Yang's - http://www.yangjiahua.com/contact info -
Hotel Guangzhou Damei Apartment, No.905 Xingchen Building No.172 Huasui Road Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou, cn-510623, China

This appears to be the Yang's apartments on elong.net - http://hotel.elong.net/guangzhou/02001817/#iTop

. . . and the Honey Beam's (next to Chois Coffee) is excellent Korean TexMex - http://www.cityweeke...nt-honey-beams/

[RandyW 149]

These are pictures on CFL of the entire consulate compound from a walk-around we did in Dec., 2014 -

Some Pictures of the New Consulate

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Randy,

Thank you for the contributions. I'm sure everyone will find them useful as they get closer to their interview time.

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

If anyone else has any positive experiences with a hotel near the Embassy, please let us know about it, as your information will help others who are on their journey find a comfortable place to rest during their interview time.

[Fastruck 5]

Hi Chris,

I have a couple questions for you. With any luck My Fiance will be traveling to Guangzhou for her interview in the next couple months (we got NOA2 on June 9). I am trying to find a nice place for her to stay as I will not be able to accompany her, I think her sister is going to go with her though. Can you provide the phone number of the apartment you stayed in? Also, did you have the medical exam done at the clinic across from the embassy and how much time should I allow for the exam to be sure the results get to the embassy in time. She has to travel 6 hours by the fast train to Guangzhou so I want her to get it all in one trip.

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

Steve and Guiying

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Hi Chris,

I have a couple questions for you. With any luck My Fiance will be traveling to Guangzhou for her interview in the next couple months (we got NOA2 on June 9). I am trying to find a nice place for her to stay as I will not be able to accompany her, I think her sister is going to go with her though. Can you provide the phone number of the apartment you stayed in? Also, did you have the medical exam done at the clinic across from the embassy and how much time should I allow for the exam to be sure the results get to the embassy in time. She has to travel 6 hours by the fast train to Guangzhou so I want her to get it all in one trip.

Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

Steve and Guiying

I don't know which place she has her medical, but it was in Guangzhou. They told her it would take about 3 days to get the medical documents.

As for the hotel she used an app to book the room. But another person started there and reported about it as well. They listed the number as.

139-0306-2568

Have her give that number a try.

[Greenbaum 12,258]

Chris and ZhiJia, on 20 Jun 2016 - 09:04 AM, said:

If anyone else has any positive experiences with a hotel near the Embassy, please let us know about it, as your information will help others who are on their journey find a comfortable place to rest during their interview time.

I asked a moderator to pin this to the top of the page so others will have access to it and it doesn't get lost somewhere.

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

I asked a moderator to pin this to the top of the page so others will have access to it and it doesn't get lost somewhere.

Thank you Greenbaum. I hope as more people go through the process they are able to add to this topic.

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Bringing this back to Page 1. New Interviews are happening and people want recommendations.

[unlockingsky 94]

you could also try the marriott hotels. they're a pretty good brand.

[Dongbei 22]

For a cheaper option (~200-250 RMB for a large bed), we stayed at the Hanting right outside of the Yangji subway stop on Line 5. It's just two stops away from the embassy and is much more affordable than hotels in the immediate area of the embassy. As a nice bonus, they offer free printing and have a washer and dryer you can use for free (they even provide the washing powder for free!).

 

Here's the info:

汉庭酒店(杨箕地铁站店)

地址： 广东省广州市越秀区水均南街2号 

电话：(020)28832233

 

Lots of good places to eat around there too!

 

[samnrong 52]

There are a ton of hotels within a 5-10 minute walk from the consulate for those that have the ability to spend a bit more.

 

Four Seasons, Conrad, Ritz Carlton, and Park Hyatt are all within a 10 minute walk and for under $300 a night during busy season.