China’s 240-hour visa-free transit lets eligible foreign passport holders stay in designated regions for up to ten days without a visa. Your hotel must still register your passport with local public security, so pick one that accepts foreign guests and confirm before arrival.
China’s high-speed rail is the best way to travel between cities, and staying near a major train station saves you a brutal pre-departure taxi across town. The catch is that station areas are hectic, and not every nearby hotel accepts foreign passports, so choose and confirm carefully.
Airport hotels in China make sense for red-eyes, long layovers, and early international departures, and most major airports have foreigner-friendly options right on the perimeter. The trade-off is distance from the city and weaker food and transit once you leave the terminal bubble.