HOTELS
Tsuiying Hotel
Chinese: 翠英大酒店 Cuìyīng Dàjiǔdiàn
Address: 天水南路226号 226 Tiānshuǐ Nánlù
Map: here
Ctrip prices and booking
This hotel is next door to Lanzhou University, about 1.5 km north of the railway station, and right across the road from the airport bus drop off.The standard room is listed as Y380, but they offered Y280, and it's probably even less if you book through Ctrip. Travelers frequently complain that the hotels by the train station in Lanzhou aren't taking in foreigners, so this seems to be a good alternative. There is also a pleasant cafe on the first floor.
Address: 天水南路226号 226 Tiānshuǐ Nánlù
Map: here
Ctrip prices and booking
This hotel is next door to Lanzhou University, about 1.5 km north of the railway station, and right across the road from the airport bus drop off.The standard room is listed as Y380, but they offered Y280, and it's probably even less if you book through Ctrip. Travelers frequently complain that the hotels by the train station in Lanzhou aren't taking in foreigners, so this seems to be a good alternative. There is also a pleasant cafe on the first floor.
Grand Soluxe Hotel - Sunshine Plaza
Chinese: 阳光大酒店 (yángguāng dàjiǔdiàn)
Address: Qìngyáng Lù (庆阳路). Map.
I haven't stayed there, but it looks pretty nice, and it's in a reasonable location. See their website for more details. TripAdviser reviews.
Yashi Hotel
Update: as of April 2009 the hotel does not accept foreigners
Chinese: 雅仕宾馆 (Yăshì Bīnguăn）
Address: 299 Zhōngshān Lù (中山路 299号), a few minutes walk from the river at Zhongshan Bridge (中山桥). Map.
Phone: 0931-8489118
Buses: #9 from the train station, or #4 from Lánzhōu Fàndiàn hotel (兰州饭店), where the airport bus stops
Double room: 158 yuan (after asking for a discount)
Being so close to Zhongshan Bridge (中山桥), it is probably the best place to get the most out of a short trip to Lanzhou, so it is a shame that they have suddenly stopped taking in foreigners.
The south bank riverside parks go in both directions from the bridge, and White Pagoda Hill Park (白塔山公园 báităshān gōngyuán) is directly opposite, on the north bank. Also, Zhāngyē Lù pedestrian shopping street (张掖路步行街, for Huang Miao) is 200m to the south
Address: 299 Zhōngshān Lù (中山路 299号), a few minutes walk from the river at Zhongshan Bridge (中山桥). Map.
Phone: 0931-8489118
Buses: #9 from the train station, or #4 from Lánzhōu Fàndiàn hotel (兰州饭店), where the airport bus stops
Double room: 158 yuan (after asking for a discount)
Being so close to Zhongshan Bridge (中山桥), it is probably the best place to get the most out of a short trip to Lanzhou, so it is a shame that they have suddenly stopped taking in foreigners.
The south bank riverside parks go in both directions from the bridge, and White Pagoda Hill Park (白塔山公园 báităshān gōngyuán) is directly opposite, on the north bank. Also, Zhāngyē Lù pedestrian shopping street (张掖路步行街, for Huang Miao) is 200m to the south
Lanzhou Wanlin Youth Hostel
See the China YHA website. Located on Ānxī Lù (安西路) in Qīlĭ Hé district (七里河区). See this map. And this one.
The hostel is reviewed here.
I can't vouch for it, but I did have a wander around and spoke to the manager. The main reception area is in the 'Wanlin Ecology Garden' (万麟生态园, Wànlín Shēngtài Yuán). Seemed like a peaceful and relaxing place. Rooms are in an adjacent apartment block.
The river is 5 mins walk to the north, and if you head east (towards Zhōngshān Qiáo 中山桥), you'll pass through the riverside parks where I recorded these performances.
