Xi'an
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsOn Dongxin Street, next to Renmin Square, within the city walls. The Bell Tower is within walking distance and the metro takes you towards the Terracotta Army.
€70 a nightSee on Booking →On South Avenue, facing the Bell Tower, 1.1 km from the centre. A 4-star at the junction of the main avenues, from which you can walk to the Muslim Quarter, the Forest of Stone Steles and the city walls.
Zhonglou metro station, on line 2, is beneath the Bell Tower square.
€60 a nightSee on Booking →In the Yanta district, in the Qujiang area, 7.6 km from the walled centre. A simple hotel on the south side, handy for the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, with the metro to reach the city walls.
The Terracotta Army is east of Xi'an: set off early, as the journey from Qujiang is long.
€50 a nightSee on Booking →On West Avenue, next to the Drum Tower, inside the city walls. The Muslim Quarter and the Bell Tower are within walking distance, and the metro takes you to the station for the Terracotta Army.
€55 a nightSee on Booking →On East Avenue, less than a kilometre from the Bell Tower, within the city walls. For seeing the centre on foot and cycling along the top of the wall.
€50 a nightSee on Booking →On Zhenxue Street, in the Beilin district, 1.4 km from the centre, between the Bell Tower and the Muslim Quarter. A budget hotel for dinner on Huimin Street and a walk to the Great Mosque.
€40 a nightSee on Booking →Within the Renmin Square complex, right in the historic centre, a few streets from the Bell Tower. For those who want proper service without leaving the walled city.
The Renmin Square complex dates from the 1950s, built in the Soviet style of the period.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →Near Zhongshanmen, a gate in the city walls east of the centre. A handy position for heading out to the Terracotta Army without crossing the whole city.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →In the Gaoxin business district, on Jinye Road, ten kilometres from the city walls. Suits a business trip, less so those who have come for the old city.
€135 a nightSee on Booking →On Huixin Road, in the Yanta district on the Gaoxin side, 7.2 km from the centre. A reasonably priced 5-star outside the walls, for those getting around by metro or taxi to the old city and the Great Pagoda.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →A 5-star hotel south of the old city, outside the city walls. A quieter base than the centre, from which you reach the Bell Tower and the Muslim Quarter by metro or taxi.
€75 a nightSee on Booking →