What are the hotels in China like?

Answer: By the end of 2000, there are totally 6029 hotels in China, among which 2368 are listed as three-star or above, according to international standards. Specifically, 117 are five-star and 352 four-star. Most of the hotels have comfortable and convenient facilities.

Service offered by hotels above three-star include:

a) All rooms are air-conditioned, equipped with a colour TV, telephone, refrigerator and a double curtain
b) All rooms are equipped with a private bathroom, disinfected towels, glasses, soap, bath cream, shampoo, toilet paper, tooth brushes and razors are available
c) Uniforms are used by all employees to indicate their respective job and position
d) The bedroom consists of one or two beds, a wardrobe, and a dressing table, with ceiling lamps, bedside lamps and a button for room service
e) All rooms offer room service meals around-the-clock
f) Accessorial facilities include Chinese and Western restaurants, coffee shops, bars, banqueting halls, conference rooms, multi-function halls, ballrooms, swimming pools, bowling alleys, beauty parlors, massage rooms, saunas, clinics and ticket booking offices
g) Sometimes, shopping malls, banks and post offices are also available