Canton Fair host city and the soft entry point to China — Cantonese food, colonial Shamian Island and a metro that goes everywhere. These listings accept foreign passports without drama.
Tap a marker or list item for bilingual details, nearest metro, and one-click taxi card. International chains and major licensed hotels reliably accept foreign passports.
Base map: Amap by default — loads fast inside China without a VPN. Switch to OpenStreetMap/Carto (top-right) if you're outside China or on a VPN; markers auto-adjust between coordinate systems. Seed coordinates approximate (±300 m) pending audit.
All officially rated hotels in this city per the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the China Hotel Association. Star rating = quality certification only; foreign-guest acceptance must be confirmed separately — see the map above for verified options. Names are official registration names (Chinese) — handy to show a taxi driver.
Source: China Ministry of Culture and Tourism + China Hotel Association directory, latest published cycle. Trading names may differ from registration names.
Make a card the driver can read at a glance — plus a QR code they scan to start navigation in Amap . Works offline once generated.
Leave empty and the QR runs an Amap search for the Chinese address (usually enough). For a pinned destination, paste GCJ-02 coordinates from Amap web (right-click → copy).
Latitude / Longitude (GCJ-02):
Tip: generate before you leave hotel Wi-Fi, then keep the tab open — no internet needed to show it.
Hotels must register every foreign guest with the local Public Security Bureau within 24 h. Smaller properties lack the system or license (外宾接待资质), so they simply say “不能接待外宾”. Since 2024 the authorities state hotels cannot refuse foreign guests — if it happens, call/SMS 12345, and look for an international chain or licensed hotel like the ones on this map.
Hotels register you automatically at check-in. Staying in a private apartment? Register at the nearest police station (派出所) within 24 hours (72 h rural). It's quick and free.
Set up Alipay and/or WeChat Pay with your foreign Visa/Mastercard before flying — this removes the biggest pain point. DiDi (ride-hailing) has an English app and also lives inside Alipay. Google Maps works poorly in China; Apple Maps (AutoNavi data) and Amap are reliable. Full payments guide →
77 countries enjoy 30-day visa-free entry; 57 nationalities can use 240-hour (10-day) visa-free transit with an onward ticket to a third region. Rules keep expanding — check the current summary before booking.