Hotels raising rates ahead of uni exams

Prices of hotel rooms near centers for university examinations have jumped as much as 20 percent, hours after applications for the exams closed on Monday.

Many star-level hotels are putting on special services for students intending to take the exams on June 7 and 8, Beijing Evening News reported on Monday.

The Radgast Hotel in Beijing, for example, is offering a lake-view room for three nights at 2,599 yuan for students and their parents during the examination days.