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It seems intuitive that a $350 hotel room would be nicer than a $35 room. But according to The Wall Street Journal, there’s a new breed of inexpensive hotel stays—usually only $35 a night, give or take 15 bucks—that offer amenities to compete with other more pricey rooms.

Reports WSJ:

With free in-room Internet access, many waist-level electrical outlets for easy recharging, and often new plumbing and excellent lighting, these hotels have mushroomed over the past few years, sometimes by the hundreds in major Chinese cities. One chain, Green Tree Inns, says it has 63 budget hotels in Shanghai alone. Yet most foreigners don’t know about them. Alex Xu, Green Tree’s chief executive, estimates that foreign clients make up only 5% to 10% of his patrons, who are largely Chinese business travelers.

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