This is the metro station east of Pazhou station, just one stop from Pazhou. Before the development of Pazhou exhibition center, Wanshengwei is just the rural area. In recent years, there are much development, so you would find this is a area which is just in the transition between modern and traditional. Basically, we only manage to find 2 hotels with modern facilities and 1 hotel which can call hotel but which is more traditional style. Other than that, you would find those guesthouses run by private family which mainly target local clientele. You need to try hard to look for those guesthouses. They charge very low price, which you can share a double room with your friend, and it only cost you US$5 per night per person. But if it is legal or safe, depends on your fortune.
After visiting for many hotels on metro no. 4 line, we believe for guests who focus on Canton Fair, looking for accommodation with close proximity to Pazhou, the hotel in Wanshengwei would offer the best choice of value for money.
Pazhou Guesthouse Hotel
Double room with 2 bed
USD45
Double room with 1 bed
USD35
Single room
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3 bed room
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Suite
USD48
Transport 5
Free Shuttle bus to Pazhou: yes
Environment 2
Facilities 2
Service 1
Price $$
Close to night life 1
Internet access: available in some rooms.
English speaking: 1
Air condition: yes
Elevator: no
In terms of location, Pazhou Guesthouse has the top location; it is just one metro station from Pazhou. Just get out of Wanshengwei metro exit C, and walk straight for 5 min.
If you are looking for double room below US$30, which is close to metro station, then definitely, this is the best choice.
Yet, of course, you have to bear a series of short coming. For instance, you would surprise to find just get out of metro station; you would first pass by a vegetable field. Actually this hotel is located in a “village”. You would found yourself totally emerged into a completely Chinese village environment. If you are interested to get a real feeling about the original villagers, or the migrant workers who stay in suburb of city, then this is a good start. Yet, do not expect anything related with western world.
Besides, you would have plenty of chance to get a feel about traditional Chinese hotel for instance, the floor is pretty slippery, and some of the stairs do not have the handrail. Besides, even though the hotel has fourth and fifth floor, yet, there is no lift. Even though they claim they would arrange staff to help you to bring your luggage.
Of course, you cannot expect any room service and even the receptionist cannot speak any English.
There is just a Chinese restaurant downstairs and a dish for one person is just about US$2, which is below market price in Guangzhou and you can recharge yourself with traditional Chinese dim sum breakfast before you start your busy day in Pazhou.
Address: No. 116, Chaoyang road, Pazhou east village, Guangzhou
Tel: 86-20-34311118-8000 86-20-34312033
Chao Shan Guesthouse
Double room with 2 bed
USD15
Double room with 1 bed
USD14
Single room
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3 bed room
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Suite
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Transport 5
Free shuttle bus to Pazhou: No (around US$0.8 to Pazhou by van each person for one way)
Environment 1
Facilities 1
Service 1
Price $
Close to night life 1
Internet access: no
English speaking: 0
Air condition: some
If you are looking for super cheap accommodation in area close to Pazhou, then definitely this is the one.
Located close to Pazhou Guesthouse Hotel, this guesthouse is also located in Wanshangwei station, i.e. one metro stop from Pazhou, and it takes only 10 min. walk from the metro station.
A double room would cost US$10 per night during Canton Fair period. Yes, TEN Bucks per night only.
Of course, at this price, you cannot expect anything, other than a bed to sleep.
This is located in a typical village building of 4 floors. With the ground floor used as a small restaurant and you would register on the cashier of the restaurant. They have around 15 rooms, and there is no toilet inside the room. On each floor, there are 2 toilets shared by 5 rooms, i.e. maybe among 10 guests. The toilet is used as shower room as well. So, maybe you need to spend sometime to wait for the bathroom in evening and morning.
Besides, the hygiene is not good. As the ground floor is used as restaurant, the floor is extremely slippery. You would feel yourself playing ice skating as you walk on the ground floor. There is various goods stored in the corridor.
Moreover, these are privately run guesthouse, which they do not have the license to operate as a guesthouse, not to mention to accept foreign guest. Of course, they have never received any foreign guests, and none of the staff can speak any English.
As the operators try to keep the cost down, some of the rooms do not have air conditioner and even some of the bed even do not have mattress. So, you need to sleep on the hard wooden panel.
So, make sure you can tolerate all these problems, before you make the booking.
Address: No. 49, Chaoyang road, Pazhou east village, Guangzhou
Tel: 86-20-34312994
Hai Lan Lan Hotel
Double room with 2 bed
USD75
Double room with 1 bed
USD52
Single room
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3 bed room
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Suite
USD90
Transport 4
Free shuttle bus to Pazhou: Yes
Environment 4
Facilities 4
Service 3
Price $$$
Close to night life 1
Internet access: yes
English speaking: 1
Air condition: yes
If you are looking for a hotel with decent facilities, internet access, good environment, not very far from Pazhou and below US$50 per night during Canton Fair period, then this is definitely the top choice.
It’s 10 min. walk (1.5km) from Wanshengwei Metro station to Hai Lan Lan Hotel. Yet, the road condition is not too good. So you may need to take a taxi, or take 1 bus stop from metro station.
Anyway, they offer free shuttle bus to Pazhou venue.
This hotel is pretty new. They have all the normal hardware which you expect from a business hotel. With internet access in room. It is located close to the high tech park, so the environment is much better than other budget accommodation which is located in village.
If you are those who is really hardworking and spent all the day time in Canton Fair and found yourself completely exhausted in the evening, so just look for a comfortable room to relax, with decent internet access to communicate with your family at home and organize the data collected from Canton Fair, and you do not want to spend too much time on the road commuting between hotel and Pazhou and you are not eager to explore the city, not looking for night life, not expecting any decent western food, with budget of US$50. Then this would be an excellent choice.
When you step into the hotel, you would found most of the facilities are new and with thick carpet on corridor, all telling you this is a normal hotel in western standard.
What’s different from those international chains is: the hotel staff cannot speak English and there is no restaurant within the hotel.
You need to cross the road to go to HuangPu village, which you would found Chinese restaurant in the village, which again you would found yourself surround by totally Chinese village environment.
Different from Pazhou Guesthouse Hotel is: it is farther from metro station, basically, it is not within walking distance, and it cost US$20 extra compare with Pazhou Guesthouse.
Yet, we guest foreign guest would found they can “tolerate” Pazhou Guesthouse hotel, but most people would found Hai Lan Lan is OK. At the price of US$50 per night, you would found this hotel much better than other hotel of similar price in city, i.e. farther from Pazhou.
Address: No. 5, Haicheng west street, Xingang east road, Haizhu district, Guangzhou
Tel: 86-20-89232203
Xin Zhou Hotel
Double room with 2 bed
USD48
Double room with 1 bed
USD32
Single room
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3 bed room
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Suite
USD63
Transport 4
Free shuttle bus to Pazhou: No
Environment 4
Facilities 4
Service 3
Price $$$
Close to night life 1
Internet access: yes
English speaking: 1
Air condition: yes
Xinzhou Hotel is a brand new hotel which just opened on April 1, 2008. So, needless to say, everything is new and clean. This is also close to Wanshengwai station, which is also 10 min. walking distance from metro station. There is also bus linking Pazhou to the bus station, which is 5 min. walk from the hotel.
This is located in a quiet high class residential neighborhood, so of course, that means there is no restaurant and night life. But if you do not mind to walk for 10 min. from metro to the hotel, then this would not be a problem.
Basically, this hotel is clean and hygiene, with internet access. So, basically, we believe most of the guest would found the hardware of this hotel acceptable.
In terms of hardware, facilities, location, price, this is very similar to Hai Lan Lan. We would highly recommend this for guest who looks for decent accommodation and with budget of US$50 per night.
Tel: 86-20-89235018
