Area near Garden Hotel was one of the most popular places for Canton Fair visitors who would like to stay close to Liuhua Complex and enjoy the western nightlife. However, since the 104th Canton Fair will be entirely held in Pazhou Venue, it will lose the advantage of short distance to Canton Fair venue. It takes about 25 minutes to Pazhou by taxi.

The bars and high-end western restaurants here have been known for many foreigners staying in Guangzhou. Since there are 9 consulates located in this area, and many African and Mid-east businessmen running companies here, the bars and restaurants here are designed for catering to foreign customers.

General review on hotels in this area

Most of the hotels here have experience in receiving foreigners. Star hotels will triple or even quadruple the room rates, and credit card for reservation is required. However, you can still find some no-frill hotels here with double room charging about US$50 per night, but usually, they don’t provide shuttle bus and some of them are even lack of internet access and lift.

In short, living here is convenient for life, but metro station is beyond walking distance. Accommodating in hotels that do not provide shuttle bus may take you time or money in transportation.