Region · China

Where to stay in Inner Mongolia

This guide covers 14 destinations in Inner Mongolia, a first-level administrative division of China, with 13 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Chifeng, Hohhot and Tongliao. Across its destinations, May and September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Wuhai Airport (WUA).

Destinations in this guide
14
Places to stay
13
Comfortable in the most places
May and September
Main airport
WUAWuhai Airport
Currency
CNYrenminbi
Time zones
Asia/Shanghai, Asia/Urumqi

Destinations

Destinations in Inner Mongolia

Every destination in this guide in Inner Mongolia, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Baotou2,709,3783May, June, August and SeptemberBAV · 17 km
Chifeng4,035,9672May and SeptemberCIF · 11 km
Hohhot3,446,1002May, June and SeptemberHET · 14 km
Ordos City2,153,6382May, June and SeptemberDSN · 38 km
Wuhai556,6212April, May, August and SeptemberWUA · 12 km
Ulanqab1,706,3281May, June, August and SeptemberUCB · 15 km
Ulanhot356,0351May and SeptemberDBC · 97 km
Tongliao2,873,168May, June and SeptemberTGO · 9 km
Hulunbuir2,242,875May, June and SeptemberHLD · 5 km
Bayannur1,538,715April, May and SeptemberRLK · 33 km
Manzhouli150,508May, June and AugustNZH · 9 km
Lubei Town98,240May and September
Bayanhot94,445May to SeptemberAXF · 16 km
Erenhot75,794May, June, August and SeptemberERL · 27 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Inner Mongolia

13 hotels in Inner Mongolia recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Boyuan Luxury Blue Horizon HotelUlanhothotel
Grand Skylight International HotelWuhaihotel
Holiday Inn Express Chifeng HongshanChifenghotel
Howard Johnson Domando PlazaUlanqabhotel
Howard Johnson Parkview Plaza ErdosOrdos Cityhotel
Phoenix HotelHohhothotel
Pullman BaotouBaotouhotel
Qingshan Hotel Yingbin BuildingBaotouhotel
Royal International HotelOrdos Cityhotel
Shangri-La BaotouBaotouhotel
Wanda Realm ChifengChifenghotel
Xingtai Blue Horizon Grand Holiday HotelWuhaihotel
Yunyi Zizai Hotel (Hohhot Meteorological Bureau Military Area)Hohhothotel

When to go

Best time to visit Inner Mongolia

From the climate of 14 destinations in Inner Mongolia with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May and September.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 14-6 °C2 mm
February0 of 14-1 °C2 mm
March0 of 147 °C6 mm
April2 of 1416 °C13 mm
May14 of 1423 °C31 mm
June9 of 1427 °C55 mm
July1 of 1429 °C99 mm
August6 of 1427 °C78 mm
September13 of 1421 °C38 mm
October0 of 1414 °C16 mm
November0 of 144 °C5 mm
December0 of 14-4 °C2 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Inner Mongolia

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Inner Mongolia name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

medium airport · Wuhai

WUA · Wuhai Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations12 km from the closest
large airport · Baotou

BAV · Baotou Donghe International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations17 km from the closest
large airport · Hohhot

HET · Hohhot Baita International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations14 km from the closest
medium airport · Ulanqab

UCB · Ulanqab Jining Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations15 km from the closest
medium airport · Bayanhot

AXF · Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations16 km from the closest
large airport · Ordos

DSN · Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations38 km from the closest
large airport · Hailar

HLD · Hulunbuir Hailar Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination5.2 km from the closest
medium airport · Tongliao

TGO · Tongliao Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination8.5 km from the closest
medium airport · Manzhouli

NZH · Manzhouli Xijiao Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination9.1 km from the closest
medium airport · Chifeng

CIF · Chifeng Yulong Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination11 km from the closest
medium airport · Erenhot

ERL · Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination27 km from the closest
medium airport · Bayannur

RLK · Bayannur Tianjitai Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination33 km from the closest
medium airport · Baicheng

DBC · Baicheng Chang'an Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination97 km from the closest
large airport · Yinchuan

INC · Yinchuan Hedong International Airport

Named by 1 destination85 km from the closest
large airport · Datong

DAT · Datong Yungang International Airport

Named by 1 destination108 km from the closest
medium airport · Chengde

CDE · Chengde Puning Airport

Named by 1 destination143 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Inner Mongolia, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in China

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Jan · Day off (substituted from 01/04/2026)16 Feb · Chinese New Year's Eve17 Feb · Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)18 Feb · Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)19 Feb · Chinese New Year (Spring Festival)20 Feb · Day off (substituted from 02/14/2026)23 Feb · Day off (substituted from 02/28/2026)5 Apr · Tomb-Sweeping Day6 Apr · Tomb-Sweeping Day (observed)1 May · Labor Day2 May · Labor Day4 May · Labor Day (observed)5 May · Day off (substituted from 05/09/2026)19 Jun · Dragon Boat Festival25 Sept · Mid-Autumn Festival1 Oct · National Day2 Oct · National Day3 Oct · National Day5 Oct · National Day (observed)6 Oct · Day off (substituted from 09/20/2026)7 Oct · Day off (substituted from 10/10/2026)

Nearby

Regions near Inner Mongolia

Other regions of China with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

China travel guide · All regions of China

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.