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As the first stop on our month-long trip in China, we chose this comfortable hotel, a little higher in the luxury scale that we usually go for. We needed to acclimatize ourselves. It's not very near the tourist sights: about a half-hour walk from the wonderful Temple of Heaven. But it was only a ten-minute walk to the subway, past some nice little restaurants, and taxis are readily available. The breakfast buffet in the hotel was the best we had in the whole month. And the staff was friendly and professional.

So my relatively untraveled husband arrived here a day ahead of me and when the driver stopped at the entrance to a dark alley and started rolling his bag down it so that he had to follow...my husband was definitely wondering if he was at the right place. He finally saw the hotel sign but then he started to question my booking. Once he got inside the hotel and into the room all was well. Then he only had to walk down the alley a bit to eat a tasty cheap meal of kung pao chicken. We ended up eating dumplings and potstickers at that place every day for breakfast, feeding the four of us for $9. By day, he realized that the scary alley was fine. The scary alley actually links up with a lively shopping area and a high-class pedestrian street with Zara, Starbucks and ATM's just south of Tianmen Square. Plenty of places to eat within walking distance. We were here in a particularly cold snap for five nights. The room's heaters did fine in keeping up with the cold. Flatscreen TV's with CNN in English. Beds typical Asian hard but clean bedding. They could probably replace sections of wallpaper but the rooms were a bargain for the location and the quality and cleanliness were fine by me. Front desk spoke English and were helpful, especially Wei. You could get an American breakfast at the lobby breakfast downstairs if you got tired of cheap dumplings down the street.

Location was within walking distance if one did not mind walking a bit (within thirty min). Very close to Tempke of a heaven and Pearl Market. Best bathroom ever - with the most incredible shower pressure! And Huge rooms! The executive Level Kounge was fabulous, with enough to eat for dinner. Also we had a choice to eat breakfast in the Lounge or downstairs in the mammoth breakfast buffet. All in all, a wonderful stay!

For the price, the quality of the stay you get is simply the best or next to it. I have been staying at various hotels around Beijing ranging from 3 to 4 star hotels on business trips. This stay at Qianmen Courtyard Hotel is personal and it is absolutely value for money. Fantastic location, good service, cleanliness is alright unless you are a princess. For single traveler, look no further. I will go to this hotel again on my next personal trip.

I will stay here again when I go back to Beijing! Excellent value for money. Clean and comfortable. I had a the King Bed A size room with a window and it was perfect for my needs. Although they don't speak English they have an electronic translator and it was perfect for the little interaction I had in the concierge. The location was perfect and easy to find: Located close to the subway line 5 Tiantandongmen station. 1 - Take Exit B. 2 - Come out the station, turn left walk a few metres to the intersection (Tiantan Lu). 3 - Turn right crossing over the street , and you will come to a large building on the right named Hongqiao Pearl Market. 4 - Continue walking down Tiantan Lu past the pearl market (Pizza Hut, McDonald's in this building) and just past the building you will come to Fahuasi Jie. 5 - Turn right and walk straight ahead several blocks until you come to the Bestay on your right hand side. The entrance is well marked by a blue sign on the canopy. Enjoy your stay!

We arrived at the hotel at 3am, and we can directly check in. After 8hrs flight, I'm so grateful for this kindness. The room is clean, but some of the interiors are a bit old. Still OK though. The staff is friendly and helpful. Although the one who accept us in the early morning not speak English very well, he's trying the best to help us. I think he's not the main receptionist. The hotel a bit far from metro station , but very near to bus station. As bus was not our choice for transportation, we need to walk for 1km. During the walking, we passed Chinese traditional market, some restaurants, and saw group of people dancing every evening in weekend. We really enjoyed it, although sometimes tiring. In short we enjoyed our stay here, but probably the distance to metro station will be our consideration in next visit.

We were pleasantly surprised by the comfort and cleanliness of this hotel. We had no issues with anything during our entire stay. There was a definite language barrier, as the staff (including front desk) did not speak English, but this was to be expected per other reviews and our entire experience in Beijing. It didn’t prove to be an issue, as we expected it and found we had to use a translator app nearly everywhere if we had questions that couldn’t be solved by pointing or gesturing :) The hotel was very clean, and our room was cleaned daily. The air conditioning worked well, the bed was the best we have slept on in Asia and was super comfy, and we appreciated the amenities left daily (slippers, toothbrushes, clean towels). Great location as the metro was only a few minutes walk and could take us anywhere in the city. Highly recommend!

Firstly, don't let the name deceive. From my maps I thought the hotel was in fact close to Beijing South Station. It's not though. If you have baggage like I did it is quite a walk from South Station. Yongdingmenwai station is fairly close. Take South East exit C . You can then go through the beautiful south gate via the underpass, cross the mote and head right for a few minutes and the hotel is on the left. It's a quite adequate hotel. Wifi (which I would never recommend using, especially for any banking or other privacy sensitive sites). Chinese data is cheap, so just get a Chinese SIM and a 1 month subscription to Express VPN (Do this before you go) if you think you need Google maps and fb etc. Breakfast is reasonable at 28yuan. About $4USD or $6NZD in my case. and there is OK coffee from the machine (3rd button from left).

We stayed for 5 nights in a Suite Room in this strategically located hotel just beside the Hongqiao Pearl Market. It is near the Tiantan Dongmen Subway Station (just outside the hotel), Temple Of Heaven and a 20 mins walk to the Red Theatre Kung Fu Show. Plenty of food options around, KFC, McDonalds, Yoshinoya, SUBWAY, Dairy Queen, Starbucks and various restaurants. There is a very good Chinese Restaurant directly across the hotel. The staff's in the front desk were very helpful, giving us directions & advises (even writing in Chinese characters in a piece of paper) the places we planned to visit. And you can also book tours (Great Wall Tours) and show tickets (Acrobatic & Kung Fu Show) at discounted prices from them with free one way transportation to the shows (send off). Better to book your show tickets in the hotel because its cheaper than buying directly at the Theatres. Our spacious Suite Room features a separate living room with a big sofa set and a comfortable Bedroom with a King Sized Bed and a Single Bed. There is water dispenser, electric kettle, two flat screen LCD TV's (one in the living room & one in the bedroom), wardrobe, mini fridge & Hair Dryer. WIFI was very good. Slippers & toiletries (including toothbrush & toothpaste, comb) provided. Hot & Cold Shower. Highly recommended for families seeking a homey, relaxing & comfortable atmosphere while touring Beijing for the attractions, food & shopping.

We stayed from 30th January to 2nd February 2009 at a very good rate. I travelled with a friend who knew how to use the subway and it was an excellent experience but it's about half a kilometre away and there are buses and plenty of taxis which are cheap if you haven't got a lot of time. The breakfast is great - plenty of things that westerners will eat and best of all, lots of pretty good coffee. Not always easy to find away from the western hotel chains. Staff polite and helpful. English spoken and they were happy for us to practice our not-very-good Chinese.