https://china-travel.org/tags/city-guide/Recent content in City Guide on China Travel GuideHugo -- gohugo.ioen-US© 2026 LéaSun, 18 Oct 2026 12:24:45 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:40:00 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#quick-overview-which-area-is-for-you" >Quick overview: which area is for you?</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#1-jiefangbei--hongyadong-the-peninsula-core" >1. Jiefangbei &amp; Hongyadong: the peninsula core</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#2-guanyinqiao--the-north-bank-where-locals-go-out" >2. Guanyinqiao &amp; the north bank: where locals go out</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#3-what-a-river-view-actually-costs" >3. What a river view actually costs</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#4-transit-nights-caijia-the-airport-and-the-rail-stations" >4. Transit nights: Caijia, the airport and the rail stations</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#5-rooms-under-20-what-you-really-get" >5. Rooms under $20: what you really get</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#quick-budget-breakdown" >Quick budget breakdown</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#practical-tips-for-chongqing" >Practical tips for Chongqing</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#faq" >FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-chongqing/#my-final-recommendation" >My final recommendation</a></li> </ul> <p>The first time I stayed in Chongqing I picked a hotel by price and ended up in Dadukou, two river bends from anything I wanted to see. My room was fine. My trip was not: forty minutes each way to Jiefangbei, twice a day, in a city where &ldquo;forty minutes&rdquo; can mean three metro changes and a taxi at the end.</p>