Raising the standards

Raising the standards
Apr 24, 2008 20:27	#11
DODGER Points: Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Status: Offline	She, refer to Alan's reply. There do seem to be 2 price structures in place. In some cases it seems to be double the local rate. I don't know if these hotels have sites in English as they cater for the locals. Sorry I can’t remember the names. I would suggest though that if tourists are staying there they would be overpriced for what you pay for. Why not send Alan a private msg to see if his Wife can help you on your next visit. But you would need to bring your own marmalade though..ha Dodger.

Apr 24, 2008 20:27

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She,
refer to Alan's reply.
There do seem to be 2 price structures in place. In some cases it seems to be double the local rate.
I don't know if these hotels have sites in English as they cater for the locals.
Sorry I can’t remember the names.
I would suggest though that if tourists are staying there they would be overpriced for what you pay for.
Why not send Alan a private msg to see if his Wife can help you on your next visit.
But you would need to bring your own marmalade though..ha
Dodger.

Apr 24, 2008 22:27	#12
SHESGOTTOBE Points: Join Date: Nov 23, 2007 Status: Offline	Thanks, Dodger. ^_^ Hmm… I have read about those hotels that are supposed to cater to locals only because if the government finds out that they are booking foreigners, they are going to be penalized. If so, they might be violating some laws. Uh… pardon the ignorance but what’s ‘marmalade’ in this context? Sorry, you have to be direct with me or else I won’t be able to connect. :P

Apr 25, 2008 01:01	#13
WESTNORWOODGAS Points: Join Date: Jun 22, 2007 Status: Offline	Uh… pardon the ignorance but what’s ‘marmalade’ in this context? Dodger is referring to a thread in the ex pats section, where he found it a problem getting marmalade in Beijing. As for the hotels booking in foreigners, I did think it strange nobody asked to see my passport but maybe they were not worried because I was with Jing. Alan

Apr 25, 2008 20:54

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Sorry She,
I was referring to another post on the difficulty of getting hold of marmalade in China and also to the fact that you would not get a western style breakfast in one of these Hotels or toast and marmalade.
As to them being reserved for local, I had not really given it any thought until now.
And as Alan has said, I also was never asked for my passport either but they did take Amex.
Just make sure that they don’t book you into a room on the same level as the karaoke bar!
Dodger.

Apr 25, 2008 20:58	#15
SHESGOTTOBE Points: Join Date: Nov 23, 2007 Status: Offline	Thanks, Alan! ^_^ Well, no problemo since I don’t eat marmalade anyway. I cannot survive on a Western breakfast anyway. I don’t really know how grown 6-foot tall men can since I can’t. O_o Ah, lucky you. Cause if I pay double, then I didn’t really save anything. Oh well, I’ll find something. Thanks for the tips, Dodger and Alan.

Apr 26, 2008 19:25	#16
BARONTWANGLE Points: Join Date: Nov 7, 2007 Status: Offline	This thread started by discussing lip sync, and has somehow turned into one about Marmalade!

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