Budget Accommodation during Canton Fair

Can you believe that you can find a double room for US$10 per night, at a place which takes only 1 metro stop from Pazhou exhibition center and 5 min. from metro station? Can you believe you can find guesthouse which is also on the metro line and charge you US$10 per night and is spotlessly clean, with very friendly staff?

Are you looking for a hotel room which is clean, convenient and most importantly, reasonably price? This is the page which is dedicated to introduce the budget accommodation for visitors of Canton Fair, we would share the tips with you and help you to set the right expectation on what to expect.

What are your key criteria for selecting a hotel?

Before you start looking for hotel, it is important to find out what kind of accommodation you are looking for. What are your key criteria?

Close to city center? Close to night life? Close to Pazhou exhibition center? Or close to Liuhua exhibition center? (There are 2 venues for Canton Fair and they are quite apart, so you need to find out which one you prefer) Security? If there is any free shuttle bus to exhibition center? Close to metro station?  Taxi fare to different place is not too expensive? Decent room? Or just looking for a clean environment?  Broadband internet access? Or just with an internet café around the corner is OK?

These are important questions. As you should understand during the 2 weeks Canton Fair, there is more than half a million local exhibitors and overseas visitors flux into Guangzhou area, so you have to understand what is your preference and what is your tolerance level before you search  for the hotel.

We focus on introducing lowest priced budget hotels and guest houses
 
In this site, we would focus to introduce budget accommodation which is linked to Pazhou venue by metro, so as to advice a resting place for the visitors to Canton Fair. We would try to share different types of information with you, so as to help you to make the informed choice.

So, maybe the hotel introduced in this site would not satisfy those who would have great preference to stay in city center, night life, hub, bars and night club. Also, by default, the hotel which is still bargain in Canton Fair means they do not get used to receive foreign guests and that means most of the hotel staff cannot speak English. So, please examine carefully about your tolerance level before you start the searching process.

Guangzhou No. 4 metro line, the line close to Pazhou center

To start on the introduction, we would focus on the accommodation which is located on Guangzhou No. 4 metro line. (click here for the map of No.4 metro line)

The reason is simple, metro No. 4 line is the latest metro line which just opened in 2005. Before the open of metro no. 4 line, area south of Guangzhou is regarded as rural area and few would consider staying outside Guangzhou. Besides, another important factor is: no matter you take metro or coach to Pazhou from city center, you would not pass by the area of no. 4 line, therefore, it is not easy for you to notice. That is why you can find lots of hidden treasure along the line.

Maybe before you start the searching process, it is better for you to get a rough idea about what kind of accommodation is available.

Normal Hotel
Old Hotel, with certain village style
Hostel
Guesthouse

Character of metro line 4

Metro line 4 is just finished in 2005 and is still continue to extend the line, we focus on introducing this line because it is closest to Pazhou exhibition center and is the relatively under developed area. 

Even if you are not looking for accommodation, it is still worthwhile to take a ride.  Maybe this is the first time, you can see fish pond or vegetable field on top of metro station ( not train station).  You can get a feel of the tremendous development potential of the area.

While many people is interested to find accommodation close to metro station, and you would expect in small town on the line, you would find the hotel would gather around the metro station.  Yet, this is not the case in Guangzhou. Different from other developing countries, which the infrastructure is long built and the development would surround the transportation hub.   In Guangzhou, the hotel you would find are mainly built before the metro is built. And maybe in order to avoid paying huge compensation for the villagers to buy the land, or to reserve the land above metro station for large scale real estate development project, metro station is far from the town center. So, you need to spend 10 minutes to walk or take some transport to go to the town center where the hotels are located.

Yet, one problem is: it is not very easy for you to find taxi outside Guangzhou city, ( area on Guangzhou metro line 4 is not included as Guangzhou Municipal city ),  so you may need to take a bus or motorcycle.  So, make sure you feel comfortable to take motorcycle as means of transport, if you are looking for bargain in metro line 4.  Also the other alternative is: the hotel may book a small van to pick you up if you are in a big group.

Staying on metro line 4 may help you to understand the look of a town before Guangzhou area is fully developed, or you may have better understanding of the life of the workers who is producing the goods which you buy. Metro line 4 is not fully developed, so mainly only hotel in Wanshengwei or some 4-5 star hotel in Nansha would have shuttle bus.

Generally, the thumb of rules in finding out if you are getting bargain is: if they offer free shuttle bus to Pazhou. Generally, hotel in Xinzhao, Shiqi, Huangge, Jinzhou, Nanhai area would not increase the price during Canton Fair period and that means the also would not offer free shuttle bus.  Generally, if they would offer free shuttle bus to Pazhou is the indicator if they would increase the price.  So, if you are looking for bargain and if you are traveling with a group, then it maybe more economical for you to stay in a hotel which do not offer free shuttle bus and you pay for fee of leasing the van, which would be more economical than staying in hotel which offer free shuttle bus.

Note: metro line no.4 runs from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. As metro line no. 4 is quite far from city, so taxi fare is quite expensive.  So, please think carefully if it is very likely that you would go back to hotel before 10:00pm.