Originally Posted by
moondog
1. 10 year visas are easy to get and very useful
2. forced DCC really isn't much of an issue any more IME
Agreed. Tried in SH and Shenzhen, never been DCCed. The visa for US 10 year visas are generous compared to visa for e.g. Sweden, Denmark. Last time Mr. applied for 9 days they gave him 11 days. We need 4 visas and it costs around EUR 250 just to have the visa.
Tried SH City Centre and we all like it very much - I made the stay as paid stay because I got a reasonable LNF.
I read reviews about JW Hangzhou - there is a scandal there recently that someone took candid pictures and the housekeeper uses the same cleaning cloth to clean both the toilet and the glass in the room - she also fold towels on the floor