Man in court over Adelaide hotel murder

A man accused of murdering a Sydney woman whose body was found in an Adelaide hotel room will apply for bail next week.

Chungaung Piao, 27, of Allenby Gardens, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday after being arrested on Saturday.

He is charged with murdering Ting Fang, 25, whose body was found in a room at the Grand Chancellor Hotel in the city centre on New Year's Day.

Police at the time said she had been in Adelaide for three or four days.

Piao was remanded in custody until January 19 when he will apply for bail.