China Guide
Dongbei
Accommodation
1 City Central Youth Hostel 103 Shenyang Jie 
024/24844868 
www.chinayha.com Shenyang's only real backpacker-friendly accommodation. Rooms are clean and staff are friendly. Price: hostel ¥40Price: hotel ¥140
2 Holiday Inn 204 Nanjing Beilu 024/23341888 www.holiday-inn.com New high-rise in the heart of town, featuring Shenyang's best health club. Rates are slashed in the winter months. Price: ¥600-800
3 Intercontinental 208 Nanjing Beilu 024/23341999 www.interconti.com Luxurious and not always so expensive, if you happen to catch one of the frequent special offers, which cut rates by forty percent. Price: ¥800
4 
Liaoning 97 Zhongshan Lu 024/23839104 
23839103 This historic lodging, constructed by the Japanese in 1927, overlooks the Chairman Mao statue on Zhongshan Square. Rooms are spacious and light. Stop over if only for a look at how things were eighty years ago – the fittings and furnishings are remarkably well preserved. Price: ¥300-449
5 Peace 104 Shengli Beijie; near the South train station 024/23833033 23837389 No longer the backpacker hangout it once was, this is now more of a mid-range business hotel. Renovated rooms are smart, and prices have gone up accordingly, but staff are still friendly and its travel service can organize train and plane tickets. Price: ¥200-299
6 Phoenix 109 Huanghe Nan Dajie; near Beiling Park 024/86105858 www.phoenixhotel.com.cn Plush behemoth, refurbished but retaining that old communist group-tour vibe. Price: ¥300-449
7 Railway Located inside the North train station 024/62231888 62232888 Nothing special, but an adequate place to crash if arriving late or departing early. Price: ¥80-139
8 Traders 68 Zhonghua Lu 024/23412288 www.shangri-la.com One of the nicest places to stay in Shenyang with good-sized, well-looked- after, international-standard rooms, and rates that include laundry, airport transport and breakfast. Price: ¥600-800