1. Things to note when traveling in Guilin - Transportation: 1. Taking a taxi from the airport to downtown Guilin costs about 80 yuan.

It is recommended to take the airport bus, which costs 20 yuan per person.

2. Don’t take overly cheap taxis in Guilin.

3. Be especially careful with taxi drivers’ suggestions regarding hotels, restaurants, and travel.

4. Never go to entertainment venues that may be illegal as recommended by taxi drivers.

5. Remember the taxi number whenever you get a taxi.

6. Don’t take the taxi in front of the hotel. Walk a few more steps and stop the taxi on the road.

7. Do not take the tricycle in front of the hotel at any time.

Don’t even listen to the advice of the tricycle driver.

2. Things to note when traveling to Guilin - Food and Beverage: 1. It is recommended to taste Guilin rice noodles in local alleys instead of Guilin rice noodles in hotels.

The Guilin rice noodles served in most star hotels are not delicious.

2. Price is not the criterion for measuring whether something is delicious or not.

Tasty, clean and happy are the key.

Spend a little more as a tourist and just have fun.

3. Guilin’s local snails (also called fried field snails) are delicious and famous, but not everyone’s stomach can accept and adapt to them.

4. When eating, try to choose restaurants with many locals in Guilin, rather than places with many outsiders.

5. Guilin has McDonald’s, KFC and other foreign fast food.

6. The Malatang on the streets of Guilin is delicious, so be mentally and physically prepared for gastrointestinal discomfort when eating it.

7. Understand the price in detail before purchasing, and don’t get angry again when checking out.

8. Try not to ruin your good mood while traveling in Guilin just for a meal.

9. The service, price, and quality of most restaurants in Guilin are good. Do not wear colored eyes into the restaurant, as this will affect your dining mood.

10. Don’t put too much emphasis on the treatment of citizens. It’s not easy for Guilin citizens. Their income is not high. You need your understanding if you have money to travel.

11. Don’t do illegal things in entertainment venues, and don’t have “special drinks”—that’s a trap specially prepared for tourists.

12. Guilin team meals are mainly hot and sour, and the staple food is rice.

If you have special requirements, please indicate them in advance.

13. Guilin team meal for 10 people around the table, 8 dishes and 1 soup, staple food can be added.

14. In order to prevent acclimatization, you can drink some mature vinegar or eat some raw garlic before eating.

3. Things to note when traveling in Guilin - Shopping: 1. The products sold in large shopping malls in Guilin, such as Xiaoxiaotang Mall, may not necessarily be cheaper than in shopping malls that specifically serve tourists.

2. Returns and exchanges are available in all large tourist shopping malls in Guilin.

Quality is guaranteed.

3. It is recommended to shop in large tourist shopping malls that do not negotiate prices.

4. There are not many rebates that tour guides and drivers can get in large tourist shopping malls. They must learn to understand and be tolerant.

5. Invoices are required for shopping in any shopping mall.

6. Don’t shop in small shopping malls.

7. Only buy products you need and like.

8. Price is not the only criterion for measuring quality.

9. Don’t buy too cheap products from small street stores.

Especially the food!

10. Don’t ruin your good mood while traveling in Guilin just because the souvenirs you bought are a few dollars more expensive.

4. Things to note when traveling in Guilin - Accommodation: 1. Do not go to the hotel recommended by the touts or aunties at the airport or station exit.

2. Guilin hotels vary greatly in off-peak and peak seasons. Don’t think that just because you’ve been there in the off-season and it’s cheap, you think the prices are the same all year round.

3. All hotels in Guilin need to be booked, otherwise you may not be allowed to extend your stay due to reservations from subsequent guests.

4. The same hotel will have different prices due to the orientation of the room or other differences.

5. The prices of many hotels in Guilin are different for foreign guests, compatriots from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, and domestic guests.

6. Individual guest rooms usually do not include breakfast.

7. Most hotels have better rooms on higher floors.

The price is also relatively high.

8. For hotels that have joined the long-distance alliance, long-distance calls are free.

Please confirm this with the receptionist when checking in.

9. Please leave valuables to the front desk for safekeeping.

10. If you smoke in a hotel room and burn the carpet in the room, you will have to pay for even a small cigarette butt mark, which is not cheap.

11. It is best to book a room before you come to Guilin. Especially at night, it will be very passive to find temporary accommodation.

12. The place to stay in Yangshuo is relatively tight, so it’s best to book in advance!

Some bars have accommodation at reasonable prices.

13. Pay attention to your own safety and do not sleep in a room with strangers.

14. In most hotels, an extra bed in a room will be charged half the room price.

It is recommended to consider the number of people when coming.

15. When checking into a hotel, please close the door tightly and ignore some harassing phone calls when taking a rest.