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3 out of 5
Xiao Yuan Alley Courtyard Hotel
No.12 Lishi Hutong, Chaoyangmen, Nei Nanxiaojie, Dongcheng District, Beijing, Beijing

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 79 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 79 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 79 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 79 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 79 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extremely uncomfortable. Tiny room with no closet and very dark. Probably the worst room in the hotel (located right behind the front desk area). I travel about two to three times a year and this is the very worst experience that I've encountered ever. Others in our traveling group were given substantially better accommodations and at the same price.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Pro: AC works well, nice friendly staff, experiencing Beijing Hutong lifestyle. Easy to find a place to eat. Con: room has no window and quite small, good distance to subway station without luggage. Hutong is one-way road.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jay, Chicago, IL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel with fantastic staff. Clean rooms and good location
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Donald, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing little hotel in a great location
I really enjoyed my stay here. The location is great, in the hutong district, and the courtyard itself was pretty beautiful. The staff was also pretty amazing as well. You can book tours with them which is very convenient. There are also a lot of food and drinking options within walking distance. I found the hutong alleys to be just wonderful to walk around and get lost in. I found one bar in the alley just south of Lishi Hutong (the alley where the hotel is) named Alley Ale Tap room (Yanyue Hutong). The bartender Zack speaks english and the craft beers were pretty amazing so if you stay here be sure to check them out.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
was okay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Mark, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unique style
I liked this hotel. The interior decor is in a traditional Chinese style and very beautiful and relaxing. The fish are a good feature I liked. The rooms are spacious, clean, and nice. Logically deluxe room is best. The staff were wonderful, always polite and helpful and friendly The location is good, it is closely situated to popular tourist sites, many shops, and transport. Staying in a Hutong (alleyway) is a good experience in itself. Many people and activities to watch passby. I had a great holiday enhanced by staying at a nice hotel. I stayed 2 weeks and hope can return in future.

2/10 Terrible

Nashir

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cancelled Reservation
Upon arrival hotel informed me that they cancelled my reservation, allegedly the night before. I did not receive any notice to this day. i had to pay double the price for another hotel (since my reservation was made a week in advance) and also for a taxi ride to another area. This hotel is on the east end of Lishi Hutong, you would best be served to stay on the west end as there is more to do and closer to metro.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff
The hotel is in a great location and the staff could not have been more helpful.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Hotel with local taste
Location blended into local neighborhood. A bit far from train station but still within walking distance. Helpful staff

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location
I loved being in the middle of a Hutong. Close to Dongsi subway. Charming staff. The bed was really hard, but otherwise this is a great place. Their WiFi was weak, but I hadn't expected it to be, so this wasn't an issue. Get coffee inside the 161 Hotel a couple of blocks east.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotels good value for money
The bed was extremely comfortable, the location was great (once we found it) and the staff were helpful. The only bad thing about our stay was we were woken up each morning by other guests as the room doors are very thin and let in a lot of sound.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay
Have stayed at this courtyard hotel several times and cannot speak highly enough of the pleasant and efficient staff.They always go out of tgeir way to make ne feel welcome. The hotel could do with sone renovation , particularly in the shower rooms where the water tebds to come from the source rather than from the showerhead.i brought this to Managers attention so by my next annual visit i would trust this will have been attended to. The Breakfast is boring to say the least and I think it is time they reviewed the Menu.

10/10 Excellent

Kris, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in hutong
Nice staff and helpful. Place are clean and can feel many in hutong. Good experience!!

8/10 Good

John, Bunbury, WA

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located near Wangfujing and the Forbidden City. an excellent cross section of Hutong life, with some excellent eating places nearby. If you enjoy a craft beer, nip down to Il Gatto at the other end of the laneway.
Lishi Hutong at night.
Lishi Hutong at night.

8/10 Good

James, Pennsylvania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Staff, Fun Location
A very nice room in a good location. It was fun to stay in a Hutong although taxis were reluctant to take us because traffic patterns are tricky. The best thing was the staff they went above and beyond to be helpful. We had trouble getting cash from ATMs and they took care of us until we could, so we didn't have to sit out our vacation.

8/10 Good

great value, S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value, great staff and great location
Not all staff spoke English but made a valiant effort, recommended some very great tours (and we aren't a tour type), clean rooms, heating was very functional, all in all would definitely return!

6/10 Okay

NeilH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Beth, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendliest Hotel Staff
I was in Beijing visiting my son, who has been teaching English for a year in Shanxi Province. This hotel was recommended to us by a Chinese friend who lives in Beijing and we were so fortunate to have this experience! The staff were very accomodating; many spoke English. I have new lifelong friends with the several of the staff. They were eager to please us, learned how to make american coffee, went out of their way to make us feel welcome and recommended several places to eat and visit. I especially liked that the hotel was in a safe area. I walked around by myself very late at night and was never worried!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed our stay
We very much enjoyed our stay at this hotel. We appreciated that some of the staff speak English quite well and were very helpful to us. The hotel is decorated in a traditional Chinese way and has a lot of charm. Especially enjoyed the rooftop patio where we ate our meals.

2/10 Terrible

Joanna, Shropshire UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not happy...
We were extremely upset and displeased to find that when we arrived to check in to this hotel we were told that they did not have a room for us. Despite having received two further confirmation emails from Expedia confirming our booking just a few days before. The reservation, which was confirmed by Expedia, was made at the beginning of April for a stay on 3 May - enough time surely to make sure that there was availability. Although a room was found for us in a much lower grade hotel, we are not at all happy about this experience. We had to walk with our heavy bags (after a gruelling 11 hour journey) to another hotel on a busy street.

8/10 Good

Rory, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great stay
Very nice place, helpful staff and great location!

8/10 Good

ajs, nz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hutong hotel - great
Great hotel in an interesting location. We had two rooms. One the bathroom was very small with the basin in the shower cubicle which was not easy to use. The staff were great and were very accommodating with our very late arrival at the hotel ( 3am - and that is another story). Loved the room set up with red curtains etc. close to a great Peking duck restaurant (Da Dong).

10/10 Excellent

supergirlgem, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traditional Hutong Courtyard Hotel
This is a traditional courtyard hotel situated in the Hutongs of Beijing. Tucked away down a side street in Beijing, you will see part of the 'real' Beijing. A narrow road that is bustling with Chinese life, surrounded by small street style eateries, shops and locals bustling up and down, this is definitely a place to come to experience part of what China is really like. The location is a little bit out of the central area and the nearest tube is about 10 minutes away. Once inside you are greeted at reception and you go to the rooms over a small bridge towards the courtyard where most of the rooms are. The room we were given had no window, but was decorated in a traditional Chinese manner, with an amazing bed covered in a traditional red cloth. The bed was very comfortable and was big enough even for me at 6'1''.

4/10 Poor

Gopal, Tianjin

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Cold room
Room doesn't have heater. My stay was terribly cold.

8/10 Good

Eric F, Richmond BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel , decent location
Spent 5 nights at Xiao Yuan and was pleasantly surprised. Fairly easy to find , even by foot . About a 10 minute walk from the subway. It's located on a side alley street . The front desk was of great help in getting me settled in , booking a tour to the Great Wall and advising how to get around Beijing. Room was large and comfortable . Upstairs restaurant/bar served good food and drinks and reasonable pricing. Service all around was excellent. Hotel location was close to the subway which is very easy to travel to most areas of the city . A great stay !!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Authentic
Right at the heart of a Hutong! Not many tourists in sight!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cozy But Overrated
This is a cute little hotel that cater primarily to foreigners. There are much better hotels in the area, that are much less expensive - not that this one is very pricey!

10/10 Excellent

Christian, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well priced and clean hotel in a local hutong
Centrally located. Staff was very very helpful. Would stay again.

8/10 Good

Ruth, Shanghai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located interesting hotel
We found the hotel clean and the staff were friendly. Unfortunately I didn't get my deluxe room despite booking well in advance and had already paid. The hotel was full once I realised and we needed twin beds so the double room I was offered later in the week wouldn't have suited. Luckily the room I booked for accompanying friends was the one requested. Despite this disappointment the room was clean and warm, the shower hot and the staff friendly. It was a traditional hotel located in a hutong. We liked the public areas and the location, it was not far from attractions and the staff always welcomed us back after a days sightseeing. I think the friendliness of the staff was a big plus and I would go back there when visiting Beijing again.

8/10 Good

A Chung, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice
We have booked 2 rooms and the rooms are nice and clean in general. However, the shower in one of the rooms is weak although we have asked the staff to fix it for a few times. But the shower in another room is perfectly ok.

10/10 Excellent

Ron, Amsterdam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Chinese style hotel
This is a great hotel in the inner circle of Beijing. The street is a long narrow alley with lots of restaurants and little shops. It is 625m from Dongsi subway station and 100m from closest bus stop. The room has a nice Chinese style and is clean. The breakfast was delicious for a low price, you can choose from different combinations, we loved the French breakfast. The hotel staff was very helpful and nice, most of them spoke English. Bike rental from hotel is definitely recommended! There are lots of bicycle lanes in Beijing, only crossing the streets is a challenge. You see so much more when travelling by bike.

8/10 Good

lightbright, Beijing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sweet people,terrific place
Room was clean and beautiful.Hans and Apple spoke really good english and were friendly and accommodating. No complaints- all in all-only regret is that I didn't stay longer in Beijing.

10/10 Excellent

tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A definite stay in Beijing!
Angel and the staff are the best! Highly recommend!

8/10 Good

Wai, Manchester, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Transit stay
Great little hotel on the alley not from nightlife...

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrific hutong hotel
Very pleasant small hotel in an appealing traditional Beijing neighborhoold or hutong.

6/10 Okay

Eva, Cleveland, OH, USA

Liked: Staff & service
More of a Hostel, but nice
It is a small hotel, and taxis seem to have a hard time finding it. I had a very pleasant stay here, but I think the fact that my boyfriend speaks Chinese helped a good deal. The staff does speak English, but we used Chinese most of the time. The restaurant there was not very good, I would recommend just going to one of the many near by places if you want a quick bite to eat. Our room was small, but it was clean and the wood carved bed was nice. The bathroom was also small, but the shower had plenty of hot water, which was my main concern.

8/10 Good

Dan, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great reception, Not clean bathrooms
They let us check in early, but the floor was still wet in the room. We got a deluxe room, which is essentially a standard room, but with more decorations. The bathroom was not very clean and they provide sandals to wear in the bathroom, but the sandals are not fresh. The shower leaked all over the floor. The staff at the front were super helpful and spoke excellent English. We went on a Great Wall tour that they offered and it was organized well and dropped us off about a two minute walk from the hotel after it was over. Our air conditioner started to leak, and they took care of it quickly and professionally. Overall, I would recommend this hotel as long as you bring your own sandals to wear into the bathroom, especially the shower.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Gutes Hostel in Hutong
Das Hostel liegt zentral in Peking, die Zimmer sind zweckmäßig eingerichtet.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

CHANJIN, Seoul

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
분위기만 조금 좋고 나머진 별로입니다
중국에는 처음이라 숙박시설의 가성비 기준을 잘모르지만... 일단 가격이 비싸진 않지만 그래도 가격에 비해 시설 및 상태가 안좋음. 1.방이랑 화장실이 너무 좁음. 아무리 스탠다드라고 해도 너무너무 좁음 2.방이 전체적으로 눅눅함. 그래서 침구를 갈아도 금방 눅눅해짐 3.방에 개미 출현.. 다량의.. 화장대로 추정되는 (거울이 있어서) 가구 뒷편을 들추니 개미가 바글바글.. 직원을 불렀으나.. 임시 조치만 하였음 (출현지역 주변으로 석유뿌리기) 다음날 외출하는 동안 방을 바꾸거나 조치를 요청했으나.. 방 바꾸는건 안되고 (남는 방이 없다함) 조치는 했다고는 하는데.. 일단 개미를 보진 못했으나.. 다음에 또 안나오리라는 법은 없음. 4.숙소의 위치를 알고 갔기에 개인적으로 불만은 없으나, 혹시 위치가 중요하신 분은 비추. 2/6호선 Chaoyangmen역과 5/6호선 Dongsi역 사이에 있는 사거리에 조금 내려와 두번째 골목에서 들어가면 있는데... 일단 왕푸징까지 도보는 가능하나.. 한번 정도만... 물론 지하철역 가까우면 숙소가 비싸지긴 하겠지만.. 돈보다 위치가 중요하신 분들한테는 비추

6/10 Okay

Roy, Egmond aan Zee

Zorg dat je geen kamer op de begane grond krijgt!
Onze ervaring in dit hotel was een beetje dubbel. In eerste instantie kregen we een kamer op de begane grond naast de receptie. Een heel klein kamertje waar je de koffers niet in kwijt kon. We konden de eerste nachts niet slapen van de ratten die over het hardboard plafond heen en weer renden. We hebben dezelfde nacht de receptie laten komen om te luisteren naar het kabaal en kregen te horen dat we de volgende dag naar een andere kamer konden. De volgende dag kregen we een andere kamer op de eerste verdieping en die was veel ruimer, schoner en geen last van ratten meer. Verder ligt het hotel gunstig ten opzichte van het centrum.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
レストランに立派なメニューが有るのですが、食べ物はオニオンリングとフライドポテトしかできませんでした。これはちょっとひどすぎですよね。

8/10 Good

Li, 重庆

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
舒适小栈
交通方便，酒店服务态度不错，带着爸妈出去旅游，定的标准间，房间很干净，定之前看见网评上有人说水不热，还很担心，住了4天，热水一点问题都没有，酒店还有屋顶花园，很是不错，打算下次去北京还住

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traditonelles Hotel
Mitten in der City in einer kleiner Straße liegt das eher von außen unscheinbare Hotel. Das Zimmer war gut ausgestattet, wir waren ja eh nur zun schlafen da. In der Nähe gab es viele einheimische Restaurants. Das Hotel ist für ein Beijing Aufenthalt super geeignet, wenn man keinen Luxus möchte.

2/10 Terrible

LI, France

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel terrible
Ce hôtel est très mal placé, la chambre est trop sale, lit non confortable, petit déjeuner trop lent. Il faut absolument éviter d'être ici.

6/10 Okay

PW, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness
與綱上相片有大差別
一心想住有特色的酒店，但入房才發現平平無奇。酒店在胡同中間，晚上出入很黑。與朝陽地鐵站要行10分鐘以上。拖行李車在大熱天氣行走並不好受。

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
價格合理、鄰近市區
離地鐵朝陽門站走路約7-8分鐘，為一傳統四合院建築，房間簡單乾淨。客棧位在胡同內，想感受老北京人的在地生活的話，可以考慮。客棧附近有不少在地的餐館，價格合理。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
很棒的服務
客棧的人都很親切的解答各種問題,對來到北京遊玩的人真是很大的幫助

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

4/10 Poor

CISSY, 中国

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
很不满意
刚入住就发现十厘米长的蜈蚣，更换房间后又发现厕所水管漏水，无线网络信号差，没有房卡出门要交还钥匙到前台，感觉既不安全又不方面。房间设施舒适度低。下次不会再选择住这家。