EXHIBIT 8.1

List of Subsidiaries

Significant Subsidiaries:

Home Inns & Hotels Management (Hong Kong) Limited — Incorporated in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Ai Home Hotel Investment Limited — Incorporated in Hong Kong

He Mei Hotel Management (Shanghai) Limited — Incorporated in the PRC

Home Inns & Hotels Management (Beijing) Limited — Incorporated in the PRC

Home Inns Hotel Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC

Shanghai Chuwen Investment Holding Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC

Shanghai Top Star Hotel Management Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC

Yitel Hotel Management (Hong Kong) Limited — Incorporated in Hong Kong

Yitel Hotel Management (Shanghai) Limited — Incorporated in the PRC

Yitel Hotel Management (Taiyuan) Limited — Incorporated in the PRC

Home Inns & Hotels (China) Co., Ltd.

Huichuang Hotel Management (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC

Suzhou Hengchuang Software Co., Ltd.

Hui Ju Hotel Equipment Leasing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC

Hui Yi Hotel Equipment Leasing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC

Jiangsu Home Inns Hotel Equipment Leasing Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC

Suzhou Home Trading Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC

He Mei Hotel Management (Shanghai) Limited — Incorporated in the PRC

Beijing Huidongmilinde Investment Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC

Shanghai Ban Li Software Technology Co., Ltd. — Incorporated in the PRC