Happy Dragon City Culture Hotel (Tian'anmen Forbidden City)

“Great service”

Stayed 2 nights during Chinese New Year, with the city partially closed due to the corona-virus situation. The staff were incredibly helpful and professional. The rooms are clean and confortable - perhaps not too spacious if you are bringing big luggage.

“Excellent service and room quality”

Stayed here for 3 nights. The room was nicely furnished, Scandinavian style. Very bright and clean. There are even USB ports to charge your phone. I loved their cable TV , they have a selection of new Chinese dramas :) Staff services were excellent. Staffs - Candice, Monica and Mr Huo were very he… more

Stayed here for 3 nights. The room was nicely furnished, Scandinavian style. Very bright and clean. There are even USB ports to charge your phone. I loved their cable TV , they have a selection of new Chinese dramas :) Staff services were excellent. Staffs - Candice, Monica and Mr Huo were very helpful. They even helped us book our tour to Gubei Watertown. Location was good, near to Dengshikou subway station and there were many shops, convenience store and a supermarket nearby. Highly recommended hotel!

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“Excellent location, clean, comfortable room, friendly helpful staff.”

Clean spacious rooms with good lighting, comfortably firm mattresses. Greyson and all the other front desk staff are friendly and helpful. Location is superb - good neighborhood for walking; several major attractions within 1-3 miles, great fruit stands all over the neighborhood, also a wide choi… more

Clean spacious rooms with good lighting, comfortably firm mattresses. Greyson and all the other front desk staff are friendly and helpful. Location is superb - good neighborhood for walking; several major attractions within 1-3 miles, great fruit stands all over the neighborhood, also a wide choice of restaurants. The only downside is breakfast - unimaginative Euro-American fare; in spite of the abundance of fresh fruit in the near vicinity, none manages to show up in the breakfast room. Note: If you don't want the TV to come on automatically every time you enter the room, you have to unplug it -- which is easy to do. Note 2: If you prefer black coffee, bring your own. The hotel provides Nestles 1+2 with tons of sweetener and creamer mixed in - and it's hard to find anything else in the nearby stores.

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“Nice Hutong ”

A small and pleasant guest house-like hotel in the middle of Shi Jia Hutong, one of the few remaining Hutong (courtyards) in Beijing. In stark contrast to Nan Luo Gu Xiang Hutong, which has been ‘preserved to death’ by the Chinese authorities, and turned into the most inauthentic and wholly commerc… more

A small and pleasant guest house-like hotel in the middle of Shi Jia Hutong, one of the few remaining Hutong (courtyards) in Beijing. In stark contrast to Nan Luo Gu Xiang Hutong, which has been ‘preserved to death’ by the Chinese authorities, and turned into the most inauthentic and wholly commercialised ‘replica’ of a traditional Hutong,, and to which tourists flock in their hordes, Shi Jua Hutong is the genuine article, tastefully preserved with a wonderful (and free) local museum. The hotel is right in the heart of the Hutong. Quiet, peaceful, local. The rooms are comfortable and of a good size, and the staff are wonderful. Breakfast is included, but no disrespect to the hotel, just walk 100 metres or so along the main road and you’ll come across the most wonderful local breakfast eatery. Go for the Full Chinese and you won’t need to eat again for a week. A nice place to stay if you wish to surround yourself in local atmosphere rather than sterile 4 star comfort. We enjoyed staying here 🙂

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