Cash in China

portchieboy

Going to China in May on an Archers Tour, and I was just wondering about currency.

I know that we can change sterling for Rmb at the Airports, but we should not need a great deal of spending money. I see from the Maestro website that there seem to be loads of cash machines in the major centres, and this seems the best bet.

Any experience of this at all?

SallyD

Done China trip with Travelsphere and the Archer one is moreorless the same itinerary.You will have such a great time. Hotels excellent. Did not spend too much money at all as all meals and entertainment are included.. You generally get taken to a silk warehouses,jewellery factory and a market along the way. I do not recall having to even pay for any extra trips or activities. The jewellery was no cheaper than here yet folk did tend to buy.The markets are like going to the biggest Pound Shop in the world - great fun . DVD's are a favorite seller and they let you try them on a DVD player before you buy.

If an evening to the Chinese Opera is not included (was with Travelsphere) you must go......................it is a truly unforgettable experience (you will know what I mean after you have seen it).

A few folk were left with loads of Chinese money, using debit and credit cards proved to be no problem at all.

portchieboy

Thanks, Sally.

That is exactly what I was looking for.

We do have a trip to the Opera, so sounds good? the only other question maybe is things like drinks prices. Are they typical worldwide hotel rates, as I presume you do not get much of a chance to hit the local bars....or do you.

nelly_2

drinks are cheaper in hotels than most other countries so are meals.

we stayed in the grand hyatt beijing (arguably the cities top hotel) a 4 course meal for 3 with drinks came to 70 quid. It'd probably be 70 quid each here.

China is ace you'll love it.

xueta

nelly wrote:

a 4 course meal for 3 with drinks came to 70 quid. It'd probably be 70 quid each here.

£70 would be more than the average Chinese worker earns in a week. :eek:

nelly_2

xueta wrote:

£70 would be more than the average Chinese worker earns in a week. :eek:

Alot lot lot more i'd say.

We went well out of the tourist bit when we went. about 50 mile south of beijing a place called Dashing <--- its pronounced like that but spellings wrong

Anyway this is absolutely true it was my turn to pay.

10 of us in a restaurant bit of a tatty place but cracking food we all had a leg of lamb and loads of other sundries and we all had a few beers too.

The bill for all 10 of us came to 7 quid, not each... for all of us.

If im not a money saving expert who is