How do i get to the wholesale market from the Guangzhou East Train Station (coming from HK)?

What kind of wholesale market you are referring to? Well, if it is clothes wholesale market, Baima clothes wholesale market is a good choice. It is near the local Railway Station. From the East Railway Station, you can take subway line 1 to Yangqi Station first, where transfer to subway line 5 to reach the railway station. Upon your getting off, you can easily walk to the wholesale market.

Hotel nearby is easy to find. What is your budget for accommodation? Anyway, Xiangquan Hotel is a good choice, which is a budget hotel. And a higher-rated one nearby should be Liuhua Hotel.