Beijing Master Thread

[shwarmabob]

Trying to book an apartment on Airbnb. Keep on getting rejected. They say that they dont take foreign visitors. Anyone ever have this problem?
TIA

We stayed in a couple of airbnbs. did not have an issue with making reservations but did have some difficulties later with communication as none of the hosts spoke English.

[rkg27]

Spending a couple days including Shabbos, more comfortable in an apartment

There are very beautiful hotels right near the chabad if you are hoping to spend shabbas by them.  The NUO hotel is amazing and very inexpensive. 

[Dave321]

I need to be in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, for a week. Anyone know if there is a chabd remotely near here.

[Dave321]

Landing at 1:35 at PEK. Is 2 hours enough time to make a connection?

[Yehoshua]

Landing at 1:35 at PEK. Is 2 hours enough time to make a connection?

I'm not sure if they have a sterile transit. If they do, it's enough time. If they don't it's not enough time.

[zow]

I'm not sure if they have a sterile transit. If they do, it's enough time. If they don't it's not enough time.

+1
I suppose it depends on the connection — if same airline and staying within China, maybe fine.   But transiting internationally doubt you will make it.  We flew YYZ-PEK on AC and had a 3+ hour connection to CX to HKG and missed it due to immigration delays.

[Dave321]

I have a 5 hour stop at the airport. Will I make it to chabad, get lunch, and make it back?

[Yehoshua]

I have a 5 hour stop at the airport. Will I make it to chabad, get lunch, and make it back?

Not a chance. It'll take you 30-60 minutes to get outside the airport, at least an hour to drive each way, then 60-90 minutes to go through customs on your way out. All that for just a lunch? Not with it IMO.

[Dave321]

Not a chance. It'll take you 30-60 minutes to get outside the airport, at least an hour to drive each way, then 60-90 minutes to go through customs on your way out. All that for just a lunch? Not with it IMO.

I hear. What about getting food delivery to the airport?

Can I bring in raw meat and chicken in?

[Yehoshua]

I hear. What about getting food delivery to the airport?

Can I bring in raw meat and chicken in?

I don't know if they will do that, but you'd still need to exit customs to pick up the food which may not be worth it.

[Kobe bryent]

Looking for a driver from PEK for day trip , any leads would be appreciated.
TIA

[Yehoshua]

Looking for a driver from PEK for day trip , any leads would be appreciated.
TIA

The company I used was great. See my TR for details.

[mliebs1457]

We used this guy
William Beijing Tour
+86 152 0104 5801
You can whatsapp him at this number. We had a great day trip with him.

[jonesy]

Looking for a driver from PEK for day trip , any leads would be appreciated.
TIA

We used this company http://best-our.com/
for a mutianyu Great Wall day trip. We didn’t actually have them guide us, just pick up and drop off and buying tickets for us for the cable car and alpine slide. They were honest (no price changes or unwanted “factory” stops to try to sell us stuff), reliable and spoke decent English if that’s all youre looking for (tours may also be good but don’t know).