In Beijing, there is a problem with hotels, because I want to be free from unnecessary transportation or transfers, and I want to experience ethnics in comfort. It is difficult to get to hutongs with luggage, and you don't always want to live in skyscrapers - you lose the feeling of China and ethnics.
An interesting historical hotel. It is located between two subway stations. In walking distance to the Temple of Heaven 1.4 km, as well as the famous walking streets of Tsanmen and Liulishan, still good shopping centers at the station Xidan 20 min. walk and walk on hutongs can also be.
The building is from 1918! You can feel the history, the view is attractive with a garden. The hotel is a good 3*** and some sites put 4 stars. In common areas there is a fireplace and entourage under the theme of the historical building, this is a plus. Rooms are a little small furniture is not new. The feeling is still pleasant - chamber and coziness with the flavor of the bygone era of pre-industrial Beijing. Atmospheric can break the smell of cigarettes after the Chinese, oh, it is a pain. Smoking is possible both in an expensive hotel and in a lodging house. We fight with additional calls before arrival, with the request to air and warm up the room (in cold weather), the Chinese on it sincerely do not understand what can not suit us in cigarette kumar, but at our persistence do airing.
There is air conditioning, the rooms are warm.
Large storage room where you can leave your luggage before check-in.
The breakfasts deserve special praise - varied and delicious: Fruits, pastries, egg variations, salads. The hotel has a cafe with European cuisine, which is open until 23:00, this is a rarity!
Please note that the site has rooms in different buildings - the modern one will have simple rooms, the old one will have old ones.