Courtyard Hotels Beijing

... in smack dab in the middle of the countyside. It's easily understood why the hutongs continue to thrive in modern Beijing, and why courtyard hotels exist, they provide a quiet and peaceful refuge from the hustle and bustle of one of the world's largest ...

... a little brighter, the courtyard surrounded by green columns and rooms and the shafts of the early morning light lighting up the courtyard, decorated with old Chinese calligraphy and artwork. We grew to like the place very much indeed.  We dumped our ...

... nbsp;  Walking through to the Forbidden City itself was pretty hard-going, with the herds of market vendors lining the concrete courtyard. There was hardly any shade at all, and the heat started to get to us quickly. Looking around the Forbidden City ...

... ; 200 RMB for a double with private bath. Michelle looked at a room. The desk staff pulled Dave aside and said the guests BS in the courtyard till late into the morning. If you have a room a bit away, you won’t hear them. We put our name on the ...

... that Mao died decades ago. It was like as someone in my hostel put it a funeral that never ends. One of the reasons I decided to visit Beijing was to see the Great Wall definitely one of the things on my life's to do list. I didn't want to do the overly ...

... travellers and backpackers, located in a siheyuan, a dying breed in one of increasingly few remaining Beijing hutong. Siheyuan is a traditional courtyard residence, an architectural style peculiar to Beijing, even if not really exclusive to it. The name ...

... forward that is overtaking Beijing is the demolition of the Hutong areas. The Hutong are alleyways created by the traditional courtyard houses of Beijing, the Sibeyuan. These homes were once the domain of officials and the well to do. The Sibeyuan is a ...

... is a small building, like a row house, on a back-alley that the Chinese live in. All of the hutongs have an inner courtyard which used to be a gathering place and outdoor eating place when the weather was good. I chose this hostel because I saw an article ...

... been wonderful: often in older but remodeled (usually artfully), centrally-located buildings (churches, schoolhouses, observatories, old courtyard residences, etc.) with the option for private rooms that are still incredibly cheap. Staff usually speak a ...

... hostel lies in a historical section of town called a Hutong and is itself a historically protected building with a covered inner courtyard. The house has such a history that it is even included in all of the tours for Chinese tourists. Motorized vehicles ...

... to say but even though it was only for a few seconds, it was a real thrill to have been able to gaze upon the front courtyard and buildings of the Forbidden City without another sole in sight. Made me wonder what it must have been like to have been one of ...

... ), Marcus (Switzerland), Clare (Australia), Joe (NZ), Dominic (UK) and many others..lots of tall tales swapped and the far east courtyard was always busy until at least 3:30-4pm. The great wall was simply awesome, the twelve km walk we did was pretty ...

... gate is passed the architecture becomes grander and the innermost area of the Supreme harmony gtae which ovelooks a massive courtyard and has 5 timarble bridges . The Hall of the SupremeHarmony is the most important building and largest structure used ...

... , and with 15kg packs on our backs this quickly became tiring.  Taking a break, we set down our packs in the courtyard by the Qianmen station, and sat on top of them eating banana chip and laughing until tears came to our eyes at home ...

... were very friendly and helpful and not as impersonal as most common hotels in big cities. In the evening we would sit in the old courtyard and drink a beer with the owner of the place. One of the nicest places I stayed in Beijing (and I have been in ...