I am giving serious thought to trying to make it to GDC China this year
http://www.gdcchina.com/
So I am curious if I can swing it financially. Sides the plane ticket and the passport. How much $$$ will I need for a hotel, transportation to and from the airport, food etc.
Does anyone reside in the ShangHai area? Any info would be awesome.
Axiom , I stayed at the Tanfu Business Hotel in Pudong the first time and paid about 600 Rmb for each night ( including Breakfast for two ) .
My last three , I stayed in the Holiday Inn Downtown at a rate of 630 Rmb a night and also Breakfast .. that was much better there .
It is right next to a Train Station if you need to travel out of town . The Taxi's are are quite reasonable , used them all the time . Food is not bad at all , except of course at the Hotel's or at International Restaurant's . Without the Hotel expense , I'd say 1000Rmb's or less is more then enough each day which includes sightseeing inside the City . All tourist places cost somewhere from 40 to 150 in most places to get in .
The Medlev is quite expensive at $75 for a ride from Downtown to Pudong Airport . Taxi about 150 if traffic is good .
Hope that is of some help for you ?