- Room does not match the photos
Ask, in writing, for the room type on the booking and a window. Script: 我要有窗户的房间 (wǒ yào yǒu chuānghu de fángjiān).
- Cash-only deposit
Common and legitimate. Ask the amount when booking; carry RMB. Get a receipt (押金收据, yājīn shōujù).
- Foreign card declined
Many desks have no foreign-card terminal. Ask before arrival, or set up Alipay for foreigners; details in the First-Timer Kit.
- "No foreigners"
Some smaller hotels are not licensed to register foreign guests. Booking sites do not always warn you. We flag hotels that turned foreigners away.
- No fapiao
If your company needs an official invoice, ask for 发票 (fāpiào) at check-in, not check-out.
- Nothing halal nearby, breakfast not halal
Check our hotel tables for 'halal downstairs' before booking; skip the buffet and use the halal breakfast page.
- "Hotel price" taxi from the airport
Insist on the meter or use Didi; the benchmark fare is on the airport page.
What happened to other visitors
Four complaints that repeat in visitor posts
Public posts about one mid-range hotel describe all-night noise; ask for a room away from the road and the lifts.
Even at an international brand, visitors arrived to find the pool closed; confirm by message before you book for it.
A banquet hotel's guest reported an overheated room with no relief; test the air-conditioning immediately.
Several hotels near the market are wedding and banquet venues at weekends; expect lobbies full of guests and noise until late.
Quoted from public Xiaohongshu (小红书) posts and comments, translated by us; authors are shown as Xiaohongshu masks them. Our own visits and reader reviews come after launch. How we choose quotes
在某程上订的大床房182/晚，含两份早餐和一杯咖啡（图9），还有洗车服务，早餐种类还蛮多。Booked on Ctrip: queen room ¥182 a night including two breakfasts and a coffee, plus car washing; a decent breakfast selection.
整体看起来挺干净卫生，而且服务态度很好，唯一的不足就是隔音有一丢丢差。Overall it looked clean and the service was good; the only shortcoming was the soundproofing — a little weak.
出了义乌站，打车要排队很久很久！Outside Yiwu railway station the taxi queue is very, very long!
网约车比出租车便宜了一倍多，但是刚到义乌站的时候打不到网约车Ride-hailing is less than half the price of a taxi, but on arrival at Yiwu station we couldn't get a ride-hail car.
Questions visitors ask
Do Yiwu hotels take foreigners?
Most mid-range and international hotels do; some budget hotels are not licensed to register foreign guests. We flag those that turned readers away.
Why did the hotel ask for a cash deposit?
It is standard practice in China; the deposit is returned at check-out. Ask for a receipt.
Can I get a fapiao?
Yes at most hotels; ask at check-in and give your company name in Chinese if you have it.