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Reviews of Courtyard View

3 out of 5
Courtyard View
Xigong Street ,1, Beijing, PEK

Reviews

7.6

Good

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7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Martha

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Dirty but charming and great location at awesome $
You get what you pay for - there’s not any service to speak of, and it’s quite dirty. But experience of staying in an authentic hutong, family run, is interesting and cultural for sure. Great for younger folks who can take a little lack of luxury. No heat in November and very cold. Also quite hard to find and not on my iPhone maps. However area is great - wonderful Cat cafe and Punk Rock Noodle restaurant around the corner, and quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Lois, Dawesville, Western Australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location
Taxi had to drop me off in laneway but hotel was easy to find. Staff helpful liaising with tour company for one of my day trips. Felt safe in location.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kostya, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extreme local charm
This is definitely not your chain hotel but a family ran b&b (without breakfast though) within authentic Beigjing courtyard complete with traditional style furniture. For the breakfast you just step out and buy it from street vendors for very competitive price. The only drawback is little sound proofing so if you're a sensitive sleeper a pair of earplugs could be helpful if your neighbors get overly romantic )).
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
first thought it was tucked away and isolated in among the Hutongs but really excellent location and our room was quite OK. Would recommend based on location and terrific staff & even good coffee

6/10 Okay

Noel, Marysville, WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Chinese courtyard near drum tower Beijing
Great cultural immersion than to live couple days in hutong, I love Beijing but first just drink bottle water you will be ok. If you visit China but you come from the West no matter your ethnic background stay away from the street food as general rule, in the restaurant when the menu is Mandarin and English the foods are usually good for westerners. Beijing is safe city but like anywhere in the world watch for tourist trap example in silk market( yonganli) high pressure selling so bargain have fun be aware of electronics on 4th floor for cellphone check IMEI before you make a purchase. Forbidden city don't spent your money private tour guy the automatic tour guide system ATGS is great for 100 RMB, be aware of teahouse scam...the Chinese people are very nice and polite

6/10 Okay

Sarah, Arizona

Solid guesthouse in great Beijing location
We enjoyed our stay at the Courtyard View Hotel. The hotel was nice and quiet and clean, and the location was unbeatable (close to Bell and Drum Towers, right in the middle of Dongcheng North). The price seemed a bit high for what you get, though we understand that Beijing is expensive, but the quality was fine overall.

2/10 Terrible

Guennadi, Toronto

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Complete disaster after 13 hour flight
We came to the hotel after 13 hours flight from Toronto at 6pm Beijing time and found that we dont have a reservation. The clerk for 30 min looked thru emails and told us that they have not received anything from Hotels.com (even though I booked 3 weeks in advance) and suggested to come tomorrow to resolve the issue with a manager. We had to leave and find alternative accommodation without language, etc. I have made attempts to receive money back from hotels.com, but quite unsuccessful so far. General comments: It is rated 3 stars and 4 in reviews. It is gross misrepresentation. - Surrounding: It is located in a hutong. But even for the person who used to stay in hutongs, the surrounding are disgusting. I don think a middle age Westener can tolerate them - Lobby: dirty room 2x2m, which cant be referred as front desk or lobby - Rooms: all rooms were booked, so I did not have a chance to check them

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great cozy accomodation
We had an excellent stay at Courtyard View. It is a cozy local accommodation in a hutong which gives great insight to how locals live. The staff were AMAZING and made the trip, answering all our questions and giving us advice. They were so laid back and spoke English which helped, he even helped book a taxi for an early morning pick up and an amazing trip to the great wall (a further drive away) where we were 2 of about 20 people on the whole wall. It is a great location with local life all around from street food to Houhai Lake for a great night out and lots of local cafes. If we are ever back in Beijing we will be staying here.

2/10 Terrible

as, S

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Courtyard view is not a hotel. It is a home
I made reservation through Expedia and it was hard for the taxi to go in the narrow road in Old Beijing. So I had to use a three wheel bike to move stuff to the door. Manager told me that the standard room I reserved was not available so he will put me in a delux room then move me to the standard room. I was very tired and did not have a choice to argue about it. The room had no ventilation to outside except window of bathroom and outside door. There is an AC standing unit but it is basically circulating the air. I tried to open the window above the bed but it was sealed and could not open. The next morning manager told be to pack so that he moves my stuff to the standard room. I decided to call Expedia and they were prompt to cancel my reservations for the following three days. I moved to a hotel that was cleaner and had everything missing in this one and $10 cheaper. I strongly recommend finding a modern hotel outside old Beijing. The subway station or a tour company can bring you to the old sites so there is no need to sleep in Old Beijing. This area looks like refugee camp with dense populations and public bathrooms in the street.

8/10 Good

Christopher, Philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Easy enough to find if you do the homework.
This is not a cookie cutter western style hotel room that you'll find in any city in China. This is a quaint, homely, authentic Beijing feeling stay in an awesome neighborhood. The service is not over the top, but whatever you need the Team here will get it done. Laundry? No problem and no charge. Need calls made in Chinese to ask about tickets for an event? They'll grab their cell and call that moment. The breakfast doesn't really exist but there is an awesome bun place with a huge selection on the nearest corner where you'll struggle to spend more then $US3. It's not that modern, but it's very clean and the beds comfortable. The walk from Andingmen station is a good 15min but it is so worth it to spend time in this area. East Gulou and the surrounding hutong area are brimming with local cultural activity, but not overrun by tourists. Overall we had a fun and comfortable stay here.

6/10 Okay

Allan, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Grass Roots
This small hotel is ideally located for the tourist who wishes to walk out the door and be right amongst it. No taxi or metro needed here as ancient Beijing is footsteps away. Very family friendly and day trips to the Great Wall are easily arranged. The metro is about 500 mts away connecting you to "The Forbidden City" and "Tiananmen Square" within half hour. Any amount of restaurants are within minutes walking distance. Great value for money; great location; great people.

8/10 Good

Daniel, MD, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good base for Beijing trip
Decent hotel in a great area of town. It's hidden away down an alley (hutong). The alley is not particularly cute or charming but feels safe even at night does make it super quiet. The surrounding neigborhood is a hive of activity at all hours with good local restaurants and bars. Courtyard is small and right by all of the rooms so not a place to hang out for much more than a quick breakfast. Manager is always around and while not outwardly helpful is very helpful when you need / ask specific questions. About a 10-minute walk to the metro. Overall a good base and seemingly good value for Beijing.

4/10 Poor

CN, UK

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nothing like the pictues...
The staff was really nice, but that was about it. the hotel is not in good condition and the room we got was nothing like the pictures. It was small and only had a bed and small table, not space for your bags and stuff. The bathroom is weird, the shower is right by the door so everything gets wet since there is no closure. Also the water leaks into the room! When we had a shower, water went into the room and our clothes and phone got wet. The staff was nice about it but it's just not ok (some silicone would do the job). Breakfast was a little weird but ok. We might have been very unlucky with the room, but overall, we would not stay here again and would not recommend it to others either. We are not fussy at all, but it was quite disappointing...

4/10 Poor

Ricardo, Mexico

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Scary neighbourhood
The pictures/description doesn't say that it's quite hidden from the main street and that you have to walk down a dark alley to get to it. For the price paid I expected the room to be larger and the restroom cleaner. Besides that its about 10 blocks from the closest subway station

10/10 Excellent

yanli, NYC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best palace in beijing
very nice hotel is a small guest house.the owner jerry is very helpful .he could help us arrange the trip and train ticket did a great job. the area is the oldest area in biejing so if you want enjoy a real beijing life this would be the best palace

10/10 Excellent

Paddy, Edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very much to be recommended
Very much to be recommended. We stayed in a ground floor room off a central courtyard. Simple but clean, quiet and safe. Free wi-fi which was very much a surprise. Very friendly staff. They can arrange tours to the Great Wall. The hotel can also arrange airport pickup which is extremely handy. This hotel is based in a hutong (alley) just off Gulou Dongdajie which is very much a lively street in the weekends and one of the main places for food & drink. Good bars nearby include the 'Drum & Bell' and restaurants such as 'Pho' and 'Saveurs de Corée'.

8/10 Good

Malcolm, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nestled in the laneways of Beijing
This is basic accomodation but has everything you need. Rooms in courtyard design and all open onto a common courtyard. Free wifi in room and very friendly and hepful managers. 10 min walk to metro. 6 metro stops from Tian'anmen Square. Help yourself breakfast. A basic homely feel. Stayed for 2 nights snd going back for snother four nights.
thanks for you review hope you have a good time here

10/10 Excellent

Dr Turkay, Turkey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hotel,in the heart of beijing
i stayed 5 days in this hotel with my family.the place was near the touristic areas,near to subway and the local life.the area was very secure,hotel was old chinese decorated,clean and the staff was helpfull.it has only 6 rooms,the size of the room was enough.
hope you had a good time with you family

10/10 Excellent

lauran, suan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good location
this is a very lovely hotel closed to many palace in bejing such as nanluoguxiang is a very funny palace.

2/10 Terrible

PatrickD, Singapore

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Major Disappointment
I heard about the courtyard hotels in Beijing way before my trip, so I made a special effort to pick a good one for my stay. But unfortunately, I was fooled by the "4.1/5.0" ratings on Hotels.com and TripAdvisor. Despite making a booking 10 days in advance with full payment made, I was told by the staff at the entrance hall (which was not only difficult to find, but was also a very untidy mouldy smelling place) that my reservation "only came in this afternoon" and I had no choice because "all the rooms are already occupied". Because it was already rather late, we accepted the staff's alternative arrangement for accommodation, which turned out to be a horrendous budget hotel just around the corner (Tang Fu Hotel). While its supposed to be the same price, the room smelled bad, half the lights were fused, the aircon rattled loudly all night, and there were cigarette butts in the shampoo dispenser. We checked out after 1 night, thanks to Courtyard View Hotel for a great start to our trip.
Response from chenyue on Jun 25, 2013
We are really sorry about this. anyway hopefully see you next time at courtyard view hotel

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
authentic Chinese experience
Gerry and his colleagues were so welcoming and friendly and made my first impressions of China an enriching experience. Gerry and Fir drove my daughter and me to the Great Wall and were excellent company and most patient. The hotel, located in the Hutong district, unless you have knowledge of what hutongs are about , might initially be hard to find but as Gerry met me at the airport, my arrrival was perfect. The room catered for every need and attention was paid to the smallest detail. It had great charm and character and gave a memorable experience in a traditional setting. Thank you Gerry, Fir and Sam for a wonderful week.

8/10 Good

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very good guest house
good location stayed in the centre of beijing.many restaurants and coffee shops around here.if you are first time to beijing this is you best palace in beijing

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the best palace in beijing
this is right palace for us.located in the heart of beijing closed to metro line 5 &2.we can walk to drum tower and nanluo gu line.this is full of delicious food.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent to feel a Houton experience.
The two guys working there are very polite and they help all the time. They organized perfectly the tours and the shows to see. They are very kind persons and it was a great choice for us. We traveled a family, couple with three children (15-12-8) and it was perfect. It is closed to the sub lines, to the food street, to the Houton pedestrian passage. I really recommend it ! Good price and good place to stay in Beijing. A great experience.

8/10 Good

Yane Tay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luckily it was quite near the main street...
We stayed here for 3 nights after staying 4 nights in 5-stars grand hotel Beijing, wanted to experience the traditional authentic shi-he-yuan. Although it was smaller than expected, only 6 rooms in total, but it was still a genuine shi-he-yuan, and luckily it was near the main road because cars will not be able to enter the hu-tong (small lane) and you'll need to carry your luggage out. The hotel is named courtyard view probably all rooms only have windows facing the small squarish center courtyard, with tables and chairs for gathering and breakfast. The room size is ok, and we'd chosen the larger one. Bed is comfy but not 5-star, but efforts in decor for the room is really appreciated, very authentic. Walking to the train station may be a slight distance - about an kilo, but the shops along the way make it easier unless you are rushing. On the right, you may walk to a beautiful lake - hou-hai, crowded with neon-lights cafe and restaurants (slightly expensive dinning area). Most important, Courtyard View hotel is just directly opposite - about 100m away from famous traditional shopping lane - gu-Lou-nan-Xian, nearly 500m stretch of small traditional shops and cafe, busy foot-path shopping street with occasional cars rivaling in even there was a no-entry sign...

10/10 Excellent

julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very home stay with chinese fanily guest house
This little palace is cozy to the down town city.very near to subway line 5.very helpful staff could help us book the train ticket to xi'an.and day trip to the hiking great wall. the room is clean and with anything you want is all free here.this is really great

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good chinese style house and home stay
this is one of the most comfortable hotel i stayed in china in 2 month.it is located in a old beijing hutong area,very closed to subway line 5 and drum tower lama temple. this is really funny.the owner jerry and his staff sam is really helpful,free laundry and water and they arrange the tour to the great wall. the room is big enough for a family with 2 kids.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Eher ein Hostel
Wir waren ca eine Woche im Courtyard und haben einige Male ueberlegt ob wir icht lieber Hotel wechseln wollen. Die Angestellten konnten zum grossteil gut englisch und halfen uns dabei unseren Ausflug zur Mauer zu planen.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good yard view
Great location for that price, very warm heater and bath. The bathroom santinary needs to be improved. A bit noisy in the morning.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
コートヤードの名前に騙された
最悪の一言です。これは旅館とも言えない施設で、北京にふさわしくないです。タクシーの運転手にも敬遠された。絶対二度と泊まりたくないです。 全く『コートヤード』と関係ないと思います。

6/10 Okay

Satoshi

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
四合院造りのホテル
四合院と呼ばれる北京の伝統的な家をホテルに改築した施設です。 家具も伝統的なものを使用しており、とても興味深かったです。 まあ、安ホテルなので仕方がないのですが、エントランスは店員の居間と化しており、シャワールームのドアも壊れている等、なかなかの有り様です。 水回り自体はキレイに掃除されいたのでそこは安心しました。 どの地下鉄の駅も微妙に離れているのですが、逆に言えば何処なりとも比較的アクセスしやすく、北京市内を観光するには思ったよりもいい場所です。

6/10 Okay

Taichi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
下單房型與實際提供房型不一樣
下單房型與實際提供房型不一樣。我們下單35平方公尺的房型，結果給的卻是較小的房型。光這點想起來就很生氣。

8/10 Good

theresa, hong kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
地點方便，一出去就是鼓樓東大街，房間裝飾不錯。
感覺很舒適，地點也很方便。一出去就是鼓樓東大街，房間感覺古風，裝飾不錯。晚上不會太吵鬧，房主人很好，我把行李先暫時存放在那裏也沒有說不可以。

10/10 Excellent

William, Séoul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super!
Hotel charmant avec personnel vraiment très agréable.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
わざわざ泊まるほどではない
泊まれないほどではないが、これだったら普通のビジネスホテルでよかったなと思う。水回りが綺麗だったのだけが救い。

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, great service
The staff at the hotel are super friendly and they helped us a lot in our stay there. The room was small and cold, but the bed was comfortable and the location is great: easy to move around and lots of things to do nearby (shops, restaurants, etc). I recommend this place, you'll have a great time.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in old Beijing
The hotel is a nice little place in old Beijing. At first it is somewhat hard to find and the rooms are small -and cold, but the service is excellent. Beds are comfortable and rooms are quiet. Sam the manager is really helpful: he helped us make reservations for a tour to the great wall, he booked taxis for us and gave us all kind of useful advice to move around. Since we speak no Chinese -and people hardly speak English in China- his help made the difference. Some days after we left Beijing we noticed that we had forgotten some items in the room, and Sam was kind enough to send them to us to our hotel in Shanghai. The hotel is located in a narrow alley, but it is very close to restaurants with very good food and to the hutongs (interesting place to go local shopping). Metro station is within walking distance and very easy to use even if you speak no Chinese. Metro will take you to all interesting places in Beijing.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fint men kallt
Hotellet ligger fantastiskt beläget men var iskallt i november. Vi fick heller inte sätta igång elementen. När vi lämnade rummet efter 12.00 en av dagarna blev det inte städat, vilket innebar att vi varken fick nya handdukar eller tömd papperskorg på toaletten. Väldigt fin gård och bra i övrigt.

6/10 Okay

Ling Sha

Liked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

JEAN NOEL

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quartier extra
Séjour de 4 nuits à Pékin dans cet hotel au coeur des hutongs. Quartier extra à 15 minutes du métro et de la tour du tambour. Quartier familial et sympa. Très silencieux hotel simple décor un peu dépassé. Chambres donnant sur petite cour et super services rendus par Sam à la réception.

10/10 Excellent

Nina, Ystad

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Perfekt läge i hutongerna
Läget är perfekt i en gammal hutong och man får det det riktiga Kina. Det är lite svårt att hitta för taxichaufförerna att hitta. se till att ha adressen utskriven på kinesiska och att ha telefonnumret om dom behöver hjälp. (det med lappar på kinesiska dit du ska underlättar även i övrigt då mycket få kineser kan engelska) Det är något slitet men det tycker jag att man får räkna med i de gamla hutongerna. Finns lite fukt men man har satt in fuktslukare. Jag var väldigt nöjd med rummet som var inredd i kinesisk stil och det kändes som att ha en andra hem. Vi valde deluxerummet och tycker att det var väl värt pengarna. Personalen var väldigt trevliga och hjälpsamma. Vi fick tips på matställen, dom fixade utflykter och tågbiljett då vi skulle vidare till shanghai. Det var en enkel frukost men jag tyckte det var precis lagom. Vatten fanns att ta fritt i en kyl på innergården. Sängarna var verkligen sköna precis som många har skrivit tidigare. Jag skulle verkligen rekommendera en vistelse här!

10/10 Excellent

xiaoyu, beijing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
舒服的庭院酒店
和朋友一起来住的 氛围很好 值得推荐

10/10 Excellent

xiaoliang, beijing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
传统的中式酒店
坐落在胡同区 很有北京味

6/10 Okay

edithneko, Wuhan

房间小
房间太小……离地铁站其实还是有点远的……

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Maxence, France

Liked: Staff & service
Emplacement exceptionnel,gentillesse des hôteliers
Superbe emplacement au coeur d'un hutong typique, à proximité de rues très animées de jour comme de nuit. L'accueil était très chaleureux et convivial. Les chambres sont simples mais assez confortables. Néanmoins, nous n'avons pas bénéficié d'une des chambres rénovées.

4/10 Poor

surricate, paris

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Maison d'hôtes sans aucun charme.
Photos sur site de réservation ne reflètent pas la réalité. Catégorie bien en dessous de ce qui est annoncé et décrit. Situé dans un quartier sympa seul intérêt.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location in hutong
This palace is located in the old hutong area in beijing.So much funny stay at here than a big hotel in beijing

4/10 Poor

David, Deutschland

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Hutong-Lage
Das Hotel war ein gemuetlicher Rueckzugsort der mit der Moeglichkeit zu diektem Kontakt zu den menschen in diesem Hutong etwas sehr familiaeres zu bieten hatte. Der Service war zuvorkommend und in jeglicher Lage sehr Hilfreich.