Shanghai's very first capsule hotel has opened up somewhere on the north side of the Shanghai Railway Station. While it is not fully operational yet, curious budget travellers have already been knocking on its doors. The 300 square metre hotel consists of 68 "capsules", each 1.1m high and 2.2m long, equipped with its own lighting, pillows, bedding, alarm clock, power sockets, flatscreen television and wifi. Shower facilities are communal, but alas, for those of you that don't like letting it all hang out, there are no cubicles as you can see in the pictures. more ›

Unusual honesty from the Shanghai Daily which makes you wonder if they're not actually gloating:

HOTELS in Beijing are slashing prices for next month's Olympics after the expected windfall of visitors failed to materialize, hotels and travel industry executives said yesterday. more ›