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Beijing taxis and car services
Sep 1, 2011, 3:15 am
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Sep 1, 2011, 9:49 am
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Today I tested out a new strategy for the St. Regis. You see, since people don't often dare to queue there during rush hour, I simply asked the door man to help me find a cab and retreated to the lobby and cranked out a few emails. 15 minutes later, he fetched me and I found a very nice taxi (2010 Passat with excellent A/C) waiting at the door. I was quite pleased with this result, though I'm not sure the same strategy would work at the Kerry Centre (queue is often 10 people deep).
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Sep 1, 2011, 1:04 pm
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Beijing drivers (with phone numbers and prices)
Upon searching several times to locate relevant threads, yet striking out, I'm taking it upon myself to start a new thread now, in which we focus on plugging drivers that we like and relevant details: 1) name; 2) phone number; 3) car type/quality; and 4) offer price for trip to/from Mutianyu.
Regarding #4, even if you have no desire to visit Mutianyu, this serves as a good reference point.
Regarding #4, even if you have no desire to visit Mutianyu, this serves as a good reference point.
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Sep 1, 2011, 2:11 pm
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Excellent! I will be heading there in October and will want a driver for the day to see the wall and ming tombs.
How far in advance do you recommend booking a driver?
Will these hired drivers try and take us to the jade factories or other shopping places? Can we tell them up front that we don't want to go there?
Thanks!
How far in advance do you recommend booking a driver?
Will these hired drivers try and take us to the jade factories or other shopping places? Can we tell them up front that we don't want to go there?
Thanks!
Sep 1, 2011, 7:20 pm
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Sep 1, 2011, 7:31 pm
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I searched again this morning and was able to find one of the threads I was looking for:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...web-hotel.html
Many more names and numbers there. I suggest starting with the more recent referral posts and working backwards.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...web-hotel.html
Many more names and numbers there. I suggest starting with the more recent referral posts and working backwards.
Sep 1, 2011, 9:55 pm
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I arranged for some guests to visit Mutianyu last week by taxi. I don't have the driver details to hand (but can get probably get them if needed).
I can confirm though that with some bargaining the price should still be around 600 RMB. My guests ended up paying 650 total (including toll and parking) - but I am not surprised that Moondog was able to get a better price than we did.
I can confirm though that with some bargaining the price should still be around 600 RMB. My guests ended up paying 650 total (including toll and parking) - but I am not surprised that Moondog was able to get a better price than we did.
Sep 2, 2011, 8:01 am
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The St Regis doormen were being very strict on the queue when we were there earlier this week, trying to get one about 7 pm - much guarding of cabs to make sure they were being taken in the correct order and not by queue interlopers. Still waited a good 20 mins for ours, but we got there in the end. Another family had gone to the street with not much more success - the only cabs that came into St Regis were drop offs which then got turned around, but fortunately, they were having an event.
Sep 2, 2011, 8:17 pm
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Sep 3, 2011, 1:48 pm
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Tonight was interesting.
I hailed a cab for my friend at Houhai. The driver asked her if she was going east or west. She said "west" and he subsequently flipped on his "out of service" sign. I called 110, and after 30 minutes, the police people compelled him to bring my friend home.
Amazingly enough, this situation repeated itself immediately thereafter when I wanted to take a cab to Sanlitun. I called 110 again; police were en route. A 黑车 passed by, and the cab driver gave him Y20 (in order to bring his rate down to market prices).
On the way back home, I availed myself of motorized-tricycle tout. His initial offer was y60. I said y20, and he obliged. It was a pleasant ride, so I was planning on paying y30 (which I did), but he demanded y40, and I relied on my security guards to make him get lost.
I hailed a cab for my friend at Houhai. The driver asked her if she was going east or west. She said "west" and he subsequently flipped on his "out of service" sign. I called 110, and after 30 minutes, the police people compelled him to bring my friend home.
Amazingly enough, this situation repeated itself immediately thereafter when I wanted to take a cab to Sanlitun. I called 110 again; police were en route. A 黑车 passed by, and the cab driver gave him Y20 (in order to bring his rate down to market prices).
On the way back home, I availed myself of motorized-tricycle tout. His initial offer was y60. I said y20, and he obliged. It was a pleasant ride, so I was planning on paying y30 (which I did), but he demanded y40, and I relied on my security guards to make him get lost.
Sep 3, 2011, 2:43 pm
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Tonight was interesting.
I hailed a cab for my friend at Houhai. The driver asked her if she was going east or west. She said "west" and he subsequently flipped on his "out of service" sign. I called 110, and after 30 minutes, the police people compelled him to bring my friend home.
Amazingly enough, this situation repeated itself immediately thereafter when I wanted to take a cab to Sanlitun. I called 110 again; police were en route. A 黑车 passed by, and the cab driver gave him Y20 (in order to bring his rate down to market prices).
On the way back home, I availed myself of motorized-tricycle tout. His initial offer was y60. I said y20, and he obliged. It was a pleasant ride, so I was planning on paying y30 (which I did), but he demanded y40, and I relied on my security guards to make him get lost.
I hailed a cab for my friend at Houhai. The driver asked her if she was going east or west. She said "west" and he subsequently flipped on his "out of service" sign. I called 110, and after 30 minutes, the police people compelled him to bring my friend home.
Amazingly enough, this situation repeated itself immediately thereafter when I wanted to take a cab to Sanlitun. I called 110 again; police were en route. A 黑车 passed by, and the cab driver gave him Y20 (in order to bring his rate down to market prices).
On the way back home, I availed myself of motorized-tricycle tout. His initial offer was y60. I said y20, and he obliged. It was a pleasant ride, so I was planning on paying y30 (which I did), but he demanded y40, and I relied on my security guards to make him get lost.
Sep 3, 2011, 6:03 pm
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Tonight was interesting.
I hailed a cab for my friend at Houhai. The driver asked her if she was going east or west. She said "west" and he subsequently flipped on his "out of service" sign. I called 110, and after 30 minutes, the police people compelled him to bring my friend home.
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I hailed a cab for my friend at Houhai. The driver asked her if she was going east or west. She said "west" and he subsequently flipped on his "out of service" sign. I called 110, and after 30 minutes, the police people compelled him to bring my friend home.
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going in the direction the taxi driver wants to go.
Also if a taxi is headed west on
a fairly busy road, you can't get them to make a U turn and go the opposite direction.
That warrants calling the cops?