The Tourist Hotel is well maintained and is in a good location in the city of Zhuhai. It’s across the street from a new shopping complex that contains several western food outlets. And it is three blocks or so from the bay. The rooms are standard but I found it to be of good value.
- Dakota Smith
Travelers Digest
Date of stay: August 2009
Cleanliness: 3/5
Facilities: 3/5
Service: 4/5
Location: 4/5
Pricing: 5/5
Rooms: 3/5
Would you recommend this hotel to a friend: Yes
I just wanted to provide everyone with an update on the Great Chinese Firewall. It’s been about two years since I’ve last spent any significant time in mainland China, and in the time since it seems that China has gotten immeasurably better at enforcing its draconian internet restrictions. While before one could easily bypass the firewall using any number of free proxy services, China has taken steps to block these sites at a heightened pace.
So for those of you planning on visiting China and wishing to have unfiltered access to the internet (I needs me my Facebook), I suggest you download a proxy program before your arrival in China.
Travel Tips for Tourists Going to Tanzania Provided by Smart Travel and Safaris Africa
(i) Mount KilimanjaroNational Park: The highest mountain in Africa 5895m/19340ft, with its peak covered with snow throughout the year. It is a volcanic mountain and easier mountain for normal people (without technical expert) can climb successful. There are six routes named Marangu, Rongai, Machame, Shira, Umbwe, Londrosi/Lemosho. You can climb through one of the routes to the Summit.
(ii) Serengeti National Park, with the Great Wildebeest Migration, Kopjes (where cats hide there), Great Rivers like Grumeti (where crocodiles survive), and large plain.
(iii) Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Ngorongoro Crater). – NCA: NCA is often called ‘African Eden’ and the ‘Eight Wonder of the Natural World’, Man and Biosphere Reserve.
(iv) Zanzibar spice Island (Unguja and Pemba).
(v) Selous Game Reserve.
There are more details on selected Most Top Tourist destinations, go on reading.
A great hotel in the heart of Wan Chai. The rooms are clean and well sized for Hong Kong standards. The lobby is very nice and so is the pool. Located right on Lockhart Road, the location is great for those looking to enjoy the nightlife of Wan Chai.
- Dakota Smith
Travelers Digest
Date of stay: July 2009
Cleanliness: 5/5
Facilities: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Location: 5/5
Pricing: 4/5
Rooms: 3/5
Would you recommend this hotel to a friend: Yes
I recently stayed at this hotel when I was connecting through Beijing. I chose the hotel as it was close to the airport however I have mixed feelings towards the result. The hotel was in a hard to find location, my taxi driver had a difficult time finding the place even though I had it written in Chinese and called the hotel for him to talk to. The neighborhood the hotel is in can be described at best as ’shady’, I would not recommend walking anywhere around the hotel.
However the rooms were very modern and clean. And the hotel offered a free shuttle bus to the airport. When all is taken into account, it’s a mixed bag.
- Dakota Smith
Travelers Digest
Date of stay: September 2009
Cleanliness: 3/5
Facilities: 3/5
Service: 2/5
Location: 2/5
Pricing: 3/5
Rooms: 5/5
Would you recommend this hotel to a friend: No
Destination of the month: Trans-Siberian Railway. There’s not a better time than September to embark upon this epic rail journey. This is the magic hour after the heat of summer but before the chilling cold of the Russian winter.
The Trans-Siberian journey can be taken many ways, I personally would recommend taking the trans-Mongolian route from Moscow to Beijing. You’ll get to see most of the highlights of the Russian trip including Lake Baikal and Irkutsk, but you’ll also get to enjoy the isolation of Mongolia and finish your journey in the orient. The trip takes about one week and transverses over 7,000 km.
Read about my personal experiences on the Trans Siberian.
Destination of the month: Kandy, Sri Lanka. Kandy is a famous tourist town in the central hills of Sri Lanka. It’s located on a beautiful lake and is known for its lush rainforest and Buddhist temples. August is a good time to visit the area as it’s when the famous Esala Perahera festival takes place.
