Beijing for 72hr - where to stay
Oct 22, 2023, 9:39 pm
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Beijing for 72hr - where to stay
I'm transiting Beijing for a full 72hr (June, months away) and looking for ideas on what districts to stay, places to visit and any tips or tricks. I'm with my two pre-teens. I've been through PVG a couple so it's not my first visit to the country, I just love the place.
Keen on shopping/food/kids stuff/history/MUST DOs/anything goes. Any tour recommendations?? What's the best airport/link? (I thought the maglev in PVG was a waste of time and the metro was far superior in convenience)
Any info is welcome!!
Keen on shopping/food/kids stuff/history/MUST DOs/anything goes. Any tour recommendations?? What's the best airport/link? (I thought the maglev in PVG was a waste of time and the metro was far superior in convenience)
Any info is welcome!!
Oct 24, 2023, 1:36 pm
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Oct 24, 2023, 8:56 pm
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Where to stay depends a lot on what you're planning to see. Personally, I would avoid staying near the forbidden city and would rather stay somewhere near the CBD (between east 2nd and 3rd ring road) with a good subway connection to the center (maybe along line 1 or 6?). From PEK it's airport express or taxi straight shot into the city.
Oct 25, 2023, 5:07 am
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I'm transiting Beijing for a full 72hr (June, months away) and looking for ideas on what districts to stay, places to visit and any tips or tricks. I'm with my two pre-teens. I've been through PVG a couple so it's not my first visit to the country, I just love the place.
Keen on shopping/food/kids stuff/history/MUST DOs/anything goes. Any tour recommendations?? What's the best airport/link? (I thought the maglev in PVG was a waste of time and the metro was far superior in convenience)
Any info is welcome!!
Keen on shopping/food/kids stuff/history/MUST DOs/anything goes. Any tour recommendations?? What's the best airport/link? (I thought the maglev in PVG was a waste of time and the metro was far superior in convenience)
Any info is welcome!!
-NE 3rd Ring is probably too far away from the important sites, and the Great Wall hotels certainly are
-Gulou is really cool, but you're dealing with mostly youth hostel style accommodations
-Don't completely rule out Wangfujjing
-I sort of like the St Regis because it is really close to Ritan, and basically halfway between the CBD and the center
