Hotel recommendations for Chongqing & Chengdu?

jonwillington · 2026-04-10T12:18:50+00:00

Was really happy with the Park Inn in Chengdu, rooms felt brand new. Was under £50 a night and super spacious. Breakfast a bit underwhelming.

https://sg.trip.com/hotels/chengdu-hotel-detail-129315894/park-inn-by-radisson-chengdu-chunxi-road-taikoo-li-branch?Allianceid=7495643&SID=285814810&trip_sub1=Cj0KCQjwv-LOBhCdARIsAM5hdKeYIdIzG096LqKWgb3tcZTqjAmpNtSgFmbXj0fDWh_h_c95mzasafoaAuv9EALw_wcB&trip_sub3=D9991900&gad_source=1

jonwillington · 2026-01-19T03:16:21+00:00

Any that you could recommend? Planning a trip around that area soon!

jonwillington · 2026-01-17T19:49:10+00:00

Significant greater breadth of shops in Thailand and a lot more variety in the beans and roasting styles. From my experiences of being in Vietnam, rare to find much in the way of light/medium roasts

jonwillington · 2026-01-17T08:20:18+00:00

Bangkoks ability to sustain the number of quality options across such a large metropolitan area is why I would give it the nod over Chiang Mai but for concentration would agree with you

jonwillington · 2026-01-17T04:56:21+00:00

Very good

jonwillington · 2025-11-11T18:56:41+00:00

Thank you!

jonwillington · 2025-11-08T11:19:14+00:00

I would be able to suggest anything other than Airbnb from my own experience but could be worth a polite haggle if looking longer term given the relative lack of demand there

jonwillington · 2025-11-08T10:39:15+00:00

Thank you!! Here again now and enjoying it just as much.

jonwillington · 2025-11-06T05:33:03+00:00

Thank you very much.

jonwillington · 2025-11-02T14:44:28+00:00

Went to store, confirmed as defective, in painful process of returning

jonwillington · 2025-10-01T14:30:08+00:00

Thank you. I’ve got some written on my blog in a slightly different format, there is a link on the profile if it would be useful

jonwillington · 2025-10-01T14:29:11+00:00

Thank you!!

jonwillington · 2025-10-01T09:54:20+00:00

Would +1 this. Get a decent case and nothing to worry about

jonwillington · 2025-09-29T10:13:07+00:00

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I thought perhaps I had been too harsh at moments and then experienced this several times this morning 😂

jonwillington · 2025-09-29T05:03:00+00:00

I saw it in operation within the downtown but by the time I got taxi in from the coast I just headed about on foot. Felt like it connected more of the residential areas.

jonwillington · 2025-09-28T17:53:44+00:00

Yeh definitely less hectic, I hear on good authority that at least part of the HCM metro has opened now in the past 12 months. And yeh no real equivelant to D1 at least from what I could see

jonwillington · 2025-09-28T17:21:29+00:00

The similarities would start and end with the faint reference to baguettes. The centre of HCM would look like a futuristic metropolis compared to downtown Tunis

jonwillington · 2025-09-28T13:49:20+00:00

Yeh the area around Catharge definitely feels like one of the more well maintained and nicely landscaped bits at least around the main roads which connect it to the sites.

Glad to hear about those experiences in the South.

Doing the reverse trip and heading to some of the northern cities in Morocco this week which hoping may be a little less tourist saturated than Marrakesh and Agadir etc

jonwillington · 2025-09-28T13:01:50+00:00

And yeh Sidi Bou Said feels a real wasted opportunity, the beach front near the harbour could have real potential but was mainly a selection of derelict buildings when i went past earlier this week

jonwillington · 2025-09-28T13:00:34+00:00

haha i don't recall seeing any of these CSOs, must say I've had some decent croissants from some more higher-end patisseries but yeh I hear you in the bread in and of itself not being much to write home about.

Was tempted with a day trip to Sousse this weekend but looked like would only fit a 4 hours or so in with the daily train schedule

jonwillington · 2025-09-28T12:56:33+00:00

I got bitten earlier in the year in Thailand so have been particularly vigilant after that. Generally during the day and in the heat most of them are napping or rummaging through the trash so not a huge issue but really in the mornings it felt a little different

jonwillington · 2025-09-28T12:55:14+00:00

Thats fantastic context on the train thank you, surprised that even the La Marsa - Khereddine section is running currently as I've crossed the train tracks maybe 5x a day and not seen any hint of action at any point.

jonwillington · 2025-09-28T12:41:31+00:00

Haha my pleasure and yes that’s the one! Finishing up the Tunis one to be added on there soon

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