Hotels & accommodation

Find a hotel in Beijing, Shanghai & other Chinese cities...

Search by hotel name  Powered byHotelscombined.com

◄◄◄◄◄ Search all the major hotel booking websites at once... www.hotelscombined.com is probably the best hotel search system I've seen, a free search tool which checks all the main hotel booking sites (Opodo, Expedia, Booking.com, Hotels.com, AsiaRooms, Travelocity, LateRooms and others) to find the cheapest hotel rates.  Set up in 2005, it's probably the best place to start for booking any hotel online in any country, worldwide.

You might also want to check Tripadvisor's recommendations:  Tripadvisor Beijing & China hotel recommendations.  Backpacker hostels.

Tours & excursions...

To pre-book day excursions from Beijing to the Great Wall, or Beijing city tours, try www.isango.com.