NAME

GPS

FACILITIES

HOW WAS IT??

COST

Hong Yun Hotel

MENXING

N21.87977

E101.37347

En suite, hot water, TV & free parking behind.

Very good– clean and quiet.

60yuan

Ning Er Bin Guan Hotel PU’ER

N23.06693

E101.04846

As above but parking outside nearby hotel.

Good.

60yuan

ROUTE 323

Bush camp choices

N23.38644

E100.86768

N23.53148

E100.39732

N23.54283

E100.25513

All were next to river with big access.

‘Happy’ Hotel

DALI

Name does not translate!

N25.68618

E100.15983

En suite, hot water, TV & secure parking.

Superb– quiet street with  friendly owners. Allowed other cars to use our bathroom.

50yuan

Youth Hostel

KUNMING

N25.04974

E102.69851

Communal hot showers, toilets and parking.

Clean with secure parking. Staff wouldn’t allow other cars to use toilets.

90yuan room +

15yuan parking

Fish pond

ROUTE 320

N25.27942

E103.84155

Toilet somewhere &secure parking.

Next to noisy expressway– friendly staff.

15yuan

Bush camp

HUANGGSHUO FALLS

N25.99164

E105.66659

None.

Superb. We parked on a harvested field above the falls and beside the river.

FREE

Jie Mei Guesthouse

TAIJIANG

N26.67468

E108.32671

Communal hot showers, toilets and parking.

Clean rooms with parking outside.

Staff reluctantly allow other cars to use toilets etc.

80yuan room

15yuan parking

You Yi Hotel

CONGJIANG

N25.73316

E108.89828

En suite, hot water & TV.

Very comfortable rooms but no parking.

Drive south 300metres & take a right turn through a arch– this hotel has secure parking.

70yuan room

10yuan parking

Xiao Yang Lou IYH

GUILIN

N25.27036

E110.28345

En suite, hot showers & TV + wifi.

Lovely rooms overlooking river. Staff are very friendly. Park in small street behind hostel to avoid parking costs.

120yuan

Taihezhi Hotel

YANGSHUO

N24.78111

E110.49112

En suite, hot showers, TV, plug in LAN & balcony.

Lovely rooms overlooking quiet street with safe parking on the street.

100yuan

Zheng Fu Hotel

DUSHAN

N25.83026

E107.53876

En suite, hot showers & TV with parking.

Can’t remember– but it must have been okay.

80yuan

Gong Shang Hotel

QIJIANG

N29.04641

E106.64301

En suite, hot showers, TV + parking out front.

Okay rooms but the parking is not ideal.

80yuan

Tian He Hotel

EMEI SHAN

N29.59789

E103.50037

En suite, hot showers, TV, plug in LAN & secure parking.

Very nice rooms with friendly staff.

120yuan

Camping

HUANGLONGXI

N30.31914

E103.96686

Toilets and water source.

Grassy area to camp in grounds of disused guesthouse– good.

10yuan

Jian Cai Hotel

CHENGDU

N30.66114

E104.05661

En suite, hot showers, TV & parking.

Good rooms but the parking behind HOME INN nearby was better.

120yuan room

15 yuan to park at Home Inn.

Small guesthouse

JIANMENGUAN

N32.27106

E105.51853

Communal hot shower and toilet.

Basic but clean and friendly guesthouse above restaurant.

30yuan

Xing Xing Hotel

LISHAN

N34.37627

E109.21458

En suite, hot shower, TV and parking.

Good hotel with parking to the rear and close to the terracotta army.

100yuan

Ancient Street IYH

XI’AN

N34.25383

E108.94401

En suite, hot shower, TV, Wifi & parking.

Very nice rooms, superb location, excellent staff and off road parking.

180yuan!!!

Bush camp

MAIJISHAN CAVES

N34.35246

E105.99984

Toilets.

We convinced staff to allow us to drive up to the caves– we camped in the middle car park.

FREE

Tong Da Hotel

WUWEI

N37.91767

E102.63538

Use of communal toilet and hot shower.

We camped in the car park of this hotel.

6yuan

Bush camp

MATISI TEMPLES

N38.47889

E100.42478

NONE.

We camped on a field below the mountains– lovely.

FREE

Great Wall bush camp

JIAYUGUAN

N39.84880

E098.17847

Fresh water stream nearby.

We camped beside the Great Wall, by some trees and a river– superb but dusty.

FREE

Tian He Hotel

DUNHUANG

N40.14150

E094.66451

En suite, hot shower/ bath, TV & secure parking.

Very nice hotel with parking behind.

120yuan room

15yuan parking

Turpan Hotel

TURPAN

South end of Qingnian Lu

En suite, hot shower/ bath, TV, A/C and secure parking.

Comfortable hotel.

150yuan

Bai Lu Zhou

KORLA

N41.76675

E086.15502

En suite, hot shower, TV, A/C & secure parking.

Good hotel with car wash and secure parking to rear.

100yuan room

TAKLAMAKAN DESERT CAMP OPTIONS

There are stone markers on the road side, we have used these to mark potential access points for desert camping.

From North to South:

241,289,311,317,

328,466,481.

Between 495& 498 there are several places to drive onto the sands.

Between 503 and 506 there are a few.

At 560 there is a large dune with a couple of trees– may be nice.

Almost all the wells have parking space and are manned from March to October.

Kun Lun Hotel

YUTIAN

N36.85367

E081.66536

En suite, hot shower, TV & secure parking behind.

Good rooms.

80yuan

Yurong Hotel

HOTAN

N37.11467

E079.92130

En suite, hot shower, TV & A/C.

Good rooms but parking was bad so we parked Nessie in the Khotan Hotel secure car park just up the road.

80yuan room

15yuan parking

Shache Hotel

YARKAND

N38.41500

E077.24492

En suite, hot shower, TV,A/C & secure parking.

Very nice rooms.

180yuan

YENGISAR CAMP OPTIONS:

N38.87466

E076.23286

Saw this lakeside option as we drove past.

Looks very, very nice but we didn’t stay.

Seman Hotel

KASHGAR

N39.47080

E075.96709

Use of toilet and shower.

We didn’t stay here but our travel companions did– they thought it was 15yuan a night and were asked for 50yuan a night when they went to leave!

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Qinibagh/Qiniwake Hotel, KASHGAR

N39.47525

E075.98019

En suite, hot showers, TV, A/C and secure parking.

We negotiated breakfast and parking in the price– didn’t ask about camping, it may be possible.

120yuan