I will be flying to Changbaishan in May. I would like to go to Changbaishan northern scenic area. Please tell me most convenient hotel to stay. Thank you.

Dear Jerry Leong,

Thanks for contacting Top China Travel! 

There are many hotels, guest houses or hostels in Changbaishan Mountain area. According to geographical standard, we can divide hotels, guest houses or hostels into three parts: inside Changbaishan Mountain Scenic Area, outside but beside Changbaishan Mountain Scenic Area, and in Erdao Baihe Town.

Firstly, there are currently five resort hotels inside Changbaishan Mountain Scenic Area. The advantage is that the hotels have beautiful landscape and pleasant environment around, but the drawback is that the facilities are general, and the price for eating and accommodation is very high. In addition, as it is very far from the city center, there is no taxi available, and the public transportation is not convenient.

Secondly, when we mentioned hotel outside but beside Changbaishan Mountain Scenic Area, we usually mean the hotels between the entrance of Changbaishan scenic spot and Erdao Baihe Town. There are 8 of them so far. There is not village or other buildings between the distance, only forests, so the transport is inconvenient. Only tour groups organized by travel agencies are arranged to stay here, because they have specific car/bus to pick them up and drop them off.

Most visitors choose to stay in hotels or hostels in Erdao Baihe Town. Erdao Baihe Town is a very unique small town. It is surrounded by endless forests, and here grows Beauty Pine trees (Class I nationally protected species) in the central area of the town. The small town has clean environment and less population. Here tourist infrastructure is complete, and there are various grades of hotels, hostels and guest houses. There a many restaurants for you to have meals and the public transport is quite convenient.

In addition, if you choose to live in Erdao Baihe Town, you must choose a centrally located hotel in the downtown area, as it is more likely to experience the local people's lives, and shopping, dining, entertainment, taxi service and leisure activities are very convenient. In the suburbs are also some hotels, for example, near the train station (train station located in the suburbs). But the taxis and public buses service are not so convenient, and there are fewer shops, no entertainment venues.

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