Hunininki Posted August 1, 2009 at 03:32 PM Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 at 03:32 PM Hihihi. I'm a high school student from Australia and I'm going to be in Beijing with a friend in late September/early October. I haven't found accommodation yet ( ! ) and I'm looking into homestaying. My friend is an overseas Chinese and her familly lives in a 胡同 in Xi Cheng district. I would be interested in something around there but I don't think that homestay programs offer such short stays. Does anyone know what I could do? Since I'm a student, it'd be hard to stay in a hotel for two weeks. I can speak Mandarin reasonably okay so language is not a problem. Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andelicek.andy Posted August 1, 2009 at 08:53 PM Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 at 08:53 PM try www.couchsurfing.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shivasprogeny Posted August 1, 2009 at 10:40 PM Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 at 10:40 PM Would you consider a youth hostel? They are a great value, you could probably get a private room for 130RMB/night or a dorm room for 50-80 RMB/night. There are dozens of them throughout the city, you shouldn't have trouble finding one close to your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sthubbar Posted August 2, 2009 at 03:39 AM Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 at 03:39 AM www.lotusstudy.com does offer short term home stay. I stayed with a host family for 2 weeks in 2005 using Lotus Study and it was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunininki Posted August 2, 2009 at 05:36 AM Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 at 05:36 AM My parents have decided that my teachers must find a homestay for me; apparently I need a responsible adult with me. When I finish school, however, I'll definitely try couchsurfing/hostels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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