Originally Posted by
HMPS
Just completed three weeks in China.
Had set up a taxi thru references on FT, was a no show at Beijing !
I went to the info desk in arrivals, requested the young lady to please write down the name and address of my hotel, ( in English on my res confirmation)Courtyard Marriott...took her more than 20 minutes and phone calls. Strange, I kept on pointing to the name and address in English but she just wanted to call....it took THREE cab rides as the first two took us to the wrong Marriott.
After that I haerance.tnd shop at the hotel staff write in Mandarin my next hotel.
Look up your res con. And see if your hotel will send you a Chinese version.
Re GW, best bet is to have a cab or private car take you there. Average about 700 CNY. if you can share it, better.
Hope the pollution and haze will be a lesser problem for you.
Depending on your health get a walking stick ( folding about 8 USD at the
thanks for the pointers ! THREE cabs seriously? omg i can't afford a long wait cause we'll be arriving at 11 pm . maybe i can have someone write the hotel name and address in mandarin for me. that seems to be best option...how much should i expect for airport transportation to hotel?
as far as the GW, should i have hotel concierge arrange a car for the following day when i get there? yeah i hope its less pollution at that time, i dunno I guess i'll keep that in the back of my mind. both my wife and I are young couple so it shouldn't be hard to walk/climb but the walking stick is a good idea for support too.