Customer Travel Tips for Xiamen

Customer Travel Tip: Bring handheld electronic devices to find this hostel and study in advance as it will be tricky to rely on others, if you are not fortunate.

Liked: The people were very smiley, and helpful in their own way. The food smelt absolutely delicious and I'm sure the more adventurous taster would be rewarded.

Disliked: I can't understand the Chinese language at all (my own fault, of course), so was hesitant about eating some of the food on offer

Customer Travel Tip: Go to Gulangyu islands, Xiamen University and Forest area near it

Liked: Relaxed feeling, cheap

Disliked: No subway yet, without map it is hard to navigate

Customer Travel Tip: Use local buses. They are very cheap and can take you anywhere you want to go. Only problem is traffic jams, so avoid rush hours!

Liked: There are so many nice things to do and pleasant places to walk.

Disliked: It's a pity they keep changing the access to Gulangyu Island.

Customer Travel Tip: Generally with China, prepare a VPN account so that you can use internet services and websites we take for granted back home.

Liked: Quite a sizeable expatriate community. Fresh clean air compared with other cities in China

Disliked: Not much. For westerners, Xiamen is probably one of the most habitable cities in China, although be prepared to rub shoulders with other Chinese tourist, especially on weekends.

Customer Travel Tip: Spend one day here. No more than 2.

Liked: Gulang yu. Nanputuo temple.

Disliked: They could have tours to the tolou's. It's difficult by public transport if you don't speak Chinese.

Customer Travel Tip: Stay on the main island and Gu Lang Yu is not really worth a whole day or more, so just go there for an afternoon is enough.

Liked: The plants, it is soooo grean in the city. Loved it!

Disliked: The weather is always humid, really really humid. And the traffic is not ideal.

Customer Travel Tip: Empty Taxi's are few and far between... Research the public transport or you may get stuck in the middle of nowhere for a while.

Liked: I loved the mixture of old world Europe meets new world asia. The island was fantastic I will definitely be visiting again.

Disliked: N/A

Customer Travel Tip: Bring some money and spend a day eating seafood and relaxing on the island beaches

Liked: Relaxing atmosphere, good seafood

Disliked: No

Customer Travel Tip: Be open mind and friendly, also feel relax.

Liked: Culture and friendly people of Xiamen. Lost my way and asked anyone out there including the bus driver, help us to get around.

Disliked: Not really.

Customer Travel Tip: Visit Gulangyu. I got an early ferry to avoid the crowds & spent a long, but enjoyable day there. For 100RMB you can buy a ticket to see 5 sites.

Liked: Many places of interest & good transport

Disliked: It was grey & foggy most of my week in Feb, but when the sun came out it was beautiful. It wasn't too cold & it didn't stop me getting around.

Customer Travel Tip: Take the back alleys of Gulungyu island it has an interesting character

Liked: Gulangyu island was a nice site despite it being so crowded, and retrospectively I wish I stayed in or near the toulou

Disliked: Getting around by taxi and bus all the time was a little inconvenient

Customer Travel Tip: Don't go during spring festival

Liked: Many things to do and nice atmosphere

Disliked: No

Customer Travel Tip: Go for shopping and party

Liked: Weather

Disliked: Noise

Customer Travel Tip: Go to the Island, go to the beaches. Explore Old Town and the markets!

Liked: The island Gulangyu is nice, lots of great old architecture, beaches, interesting artsy feel going on.

Disliked: Lots of construction and development going on - so can feel like your going no where and seeing nothing.

Customer Travel Tip: The beach walk is wonderful. The European art centre n Mass box defi worth visiting.

Liked: The beach, the European art centre and nice people. Good weather always, and beautiful landscape.

Disliked: Transport. Extremely difficult to get a taxi sometimes especially around the train station. Can take up to hours to get one.

Customer Travel Tip: Gulangyu and sunlight rock, worth the 60kuai admission (students half price)

Liked: Great weather, clear skies

Disliked: Lack of convenience stores and vego food

Customer Travel Tip: Hakka houses, just 3 hours away from Ximaen (2hr to Nanjin + 1hr bus to first Tulou village). Sure worth a visit. Gulanyu

Liked: Nice atmosphere, get lost in small market and streets, the mix of colonial and Chinese houses, the food

Disliked: 4 days of rain in a row :-)

Customer Travel Tip: eat eat and eat

Liked: Food

Disliked: .

Customer Travel Tip: To visit Gulangyu island.

Liked: It is a very clean city and quite beautiful.

Disliked: The transportation was not very easy because I was there during Chinese New Year.

Customer Travel Tip: Take a bus to the Tulou houses. Liulian has a nice girl that will greet you when you get off the bus and you can stay a night in the Tulou across the street. It's a good experience.

Liked: We went in December and the weather was very nice, especially compared to Suzhou where I have been living. We went to Liulian to stay at a Tulou and saw about five different Tulou areas. Very cool!

Disliked: Gulangyu was a bit more touristy than I thought it would be, but it was okay.