Thread by @pretentiouswhat

Here's my foolproof strategy for dealing with hotels that don't want to take foreigners: I don't.

Step 1:
Go on Ctrip, search for hotels and check the box for "Accept Foreign Guests" filter.

Step 2:
Book a hotel.

https://twitter.com/odenbro/status/1543035376515788802

3. You can also call ahead and confirm.

I've still been able to book places that weren't tagged as "Accepts Foreign Guests" by calling. Sometimes they just skip that setting in Ctrip.

As long as it doesn't explicitly say: "only for locals".

This has been the case for many years. I wouldn't assess whether it's changing for better or worse with anecdotes.

I maintain the same position I've had every time this came up before on Twitter: unless you're brand new to China, you should know and be able to plan around it.

Is it discrimination? I don't think so, but I also have a pretty high tolerance for dumb things affecting foreigners.

We were usually just overlooked, or someone was too being lazy to do their job properly, rather than it being intentionally exclusionary or discriminatory.

See e.g. my recent case in Changsha where the city-designated "home quarantine" hotel was one that was unable to accept foreigners, because the person who chose the hotels overlooked the possibility of foreigners coming to Changsha. #eyeroll

https://twitter.com/pretentiouswhat/status/1535497466652467202?t=ujreNqe02LvZ058oGUik_w&s=19