Qinghai
The Norbang is an excellent choice in Tongren and offers fantastic value with stylings that are almost boutique-hotel. Forgo the generic western-style…
Must-see hotels in Qinghai
Huzhu Beishan Forest Park
This sprawling lodge houses 19 comfortable rooms, a BBQ patio, riverside pagodas and a restaurant wing. While short on English, the owners are high on…
Qinghai
Located 100m west of the town square, and towering over the local buildings, is the town's best hotel, flooded with traditional Tibetan decor in the…
Qinghai
A stuffed antelope with a wooden tongue greets visitors to this large and decent hotel with faded yet spacious Chinese-style rooms. Rooms all come with…
Xining
Xining's first foreign five-star hotel, the Sofitel guarantees a plush stay: rooms have soft beds, and large bathrooms have bathtubs and giant showers…
Xining
This smart midrange option has a very central location right on Dong Dajie: you won't find much English spoken here but rooms are spacious, tidy and…
Qinghai
This glossy hotel offers bright, spacious and fully equipped rooms decorated to a high standard, with automatic lights in shower rooms and large,…
Xining
A warren of rooms high up in a tall building, this backpacker haunt has been running for years, and everything is slightly faded. Someone here usually…
Qinghai
It's not exactly the Peace Hotel on Shanghai's Bund, but this place at the back of a courtyard car park offers large clean rooms (overlooking the car park…
Xining
This cheerful hostel has clean six- and eight-bed dorms and friendly, English-speaking staff, but the real draw is the cosy communal lounge lined with…
Xining
If you're looking to splash out a little, this hotel does the trick, with clean rooms, English-speaking staff and a tour desk that can arrange excursions…
Qinghai
Ignore the dusty facade: this hotel has a colourful lobby that leads up through gold hallways to bright and clean rooms with flat-screen TVs and well…
Qinghai Guide Hot Spring Hotel
Qinghai
The hotel is starting to show its age, but this is a decent choice for foreigners, with clean rooms, a heated pool (¥50 per use), a spa and pleasant…
Qinghai
This business-style hotel with the colourful portico is a good choice for a decent level of comfort and service in town. Exit the bus station and turn…
Qinghai
The closest option to the train station, this corner hotel has clean, modern rooms and a not-bad Chinese breakfast spread. It's 300m north of the train…
Qinghai
This clean, centrally located hotel has western toilets, 24-hour hot water and heating. Discounts usually bring prices down to ¥210.
Qinghai
This Salar-run hotel is simple with reasonably clean bathrooms and hot showers, bright rooms with fresh linen and heating in the winter. Located in an…
Qīnghǎi Hú Qíshí Guójì Qīngnián Lǚshè
Qinghai
Handy hostel with OK rooms, located at the eastern end of the main street in Heimahe. It's nothing special but you can find other travellers for shared…
Qinghai
This hotel has an OK feel with all regular amenities and bright, clean bathrooms. There’s (usually) 24-hour hot water and rooms come with hairdryers and…
Qinghai
This centrally located hotel has OK rooms. Some of the larger rooms come with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking noisy Hedong Market (河东市场, Hédōng…
