https://china-travel.org/tags/kunming/Recent content in Kunming on China Travel GuideHugo -- gohugo.ioen-US© 2026 LéaSun, 18 Oct 2026 12:33:30 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:40:00 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/#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-kunming/#1-nanping-street--the-old-town-the-downtown-base" >1. Nanping Street &amp; the old town: the downtown base</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/#2-green-lake-guandu--the-quiet-quarters" >2. Green Lake, Guandu &amp; the quiet quarters</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/#3-the-changshui-airport-side-for-transit-nights" >3. The Changshui Airport side: for transit nights</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/#4-around-the-railway-stations-the-dali--lijiang-run" >4. Around the railway stations: the Dali &amp; Lijiang run</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/#5-rooms-under-20-what-you-actually-get" >5. Rooms under $20: what you actually get</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/#quick-budget-breakdown" >Quick budget breakdown</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/#practical-tips-for-kunming" >Practical tips for Kunming</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/#faq" >FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-kunming/#my-final-recommendation" >My final recommendation</a></li> </ul> <p>I have landed in Kunming four times now and left too fast twice. The first time I booked a cheap room out by the exhibition centre because the map made it look central, then spent the whole trip on buses. The second time I gave the city one night on the way to Dali and regretted it the moment I sat by Green Lake with a bowl of noodles and nowhere to be.</p>