What is the first budget hotel in China?

The first budget hotel in China is Jinjiang Inn.

The initial development of budget hotels in China began at 1996, and Jinjiang Inn, a subsidiary of Shanghai Jinjiang Group, came out as the first budget hotel brand in China. After nearly 20 years of development, a large number of hotel brands including Jinjiang Inn, Home Inn, 7 Days Inn, Shangkeyou Hotel and Hanting Hotel have been born.