Sitting On The City Walls Courtyard House Reviews

Lovely place to stay. Nice calm atmosphere in the middle of busy city! The owners were very welcoming and extremely helpful. 10 min walk to metro,walking distance to forbidden city and loads of places to eat. Would recommend to anybody going to Beijing.

I had a great stay at the City Walls, the staff was extremely helpful and friendly. On arrival, I got a great amount of information on Beijing which helped me getting the maximum out of my stay. They'll also always help you by writing down addresses or other stuff in Chinese which you can show to someone (taxi driver, etc.). The courtyard is gorgeous and the atmosphere is relaxed, nights are quiet. The location is excellent, underground and Forbidden city are really close by.

The owner was awesome,very helpful.The lady who worked at night wasn't very friendly and we found her sleeping on the sofa most of the time in the common area and we didn't dare to wake her up with any questions. Having Jet lag I believe most of the travelers would like or awake early and go on in the fress air.I know this is a hostel not a hotel but it was no chance to get a coffee or breakfast before 7am .Would be nice to have a coffee maker at the common area for use. The Hostel had good food

Great place! Friendly and helpful staff, excellent food, very good recommentations for sightseeing and booking activities. Stayed there for 6 nights. Very quiet and comfortable.

The staff were very helpful and friendly. The food and drinks were very good and reasonbly priced. The character of the accommodation was very authentic and well situatated in the middle of the Huton with a very pleasant atmosphere with very suitable facilities. The rooms were very clean and the air conditioning was very pleasant considering the very hot and muggy climate. I would be more than happy to stay there again during my next visit to Beijing and would highly recommend it to anyone.

Great location, right in the middle of an older residential Hutong. It is about a 15 minute walk to the nearest metro but plenty of cabs are available in the area too. The staff are very friendly and helpful. They provide maps and suggested sightseeing itineraries. WiFi available in the common areas. Food and drink available too. The cheapest beers I have seen for a long time! I booked one of the Great Wall tours to a less visited section of the wall and had a great time.

Very pleasant stay, the staff is exelent. Some hairy guy decided to shave this entire body hair and clogged up the drain. Upon informing the hostel staff, they got to work immediately.

A very pleasant place to stay. Not far away from important sights, friendly owners, good information practical and excellent service

Very friendly and helpfull staff,clean rooms and the location midlle in a hutong felt very safe.

The tips from the Hostel for Sightseeing, Busses and Tour recommomdations were very helpful and prepared very well. This made our days in Beijing very Easy!

A bit difficult to find, but the directions they give are good - it is a 15 min walk to the nearest metro, but there are buses nearby which the staff directs you too which are easy to take. The dorm room was comfortable enough, but reeked of the toilet! There needs to be lids on the trash bins in the bathroom (since you have to throw toilet paper in there) and it needs to be cleaned out more regularly!

Really great hostel. Excellent location. A bit tough to find but they'll give you a little map if you ask before your trip. Great atmosphere, really helpful and friendly staff. Comfortable beds. It was a nice quiet place to stay and plenty of interesting people staying there to meet. Really helpful with helping you find what you want in Beijing. Good Great Wall tour options. Free tourist map too, and they will highlight everything on it that you might want to do. Highly recommended.

Cons: The bathroom for the dorm style room isn't the greatest in the world. I couldn't figure out how to get the hot water to work, but that could just be me. The place is not very easy to find. Pros: The staff is very helpful and friendly. They really help you get settled into Beijing and make you feel welcomed. The dorm rooms were clean and looked nice. Everyone is given a locker with a key. So you don't need to worry about you values being stolen. Free internet and no password wi-fi!

Very nice and good pricing. Only negative thing was the expensive breakfast.

great place to stay if traveling through Beijing!

We liked the place, staff friendly ad helpful the problem was the location of our room. It was too close to the reception which the noise at 6:30 every morning is not enjoyable.

Wonderful staff. Especially Rick. Great location. The other guests were friendly also. We'd definitely stay here again! cheers, Brigitte & Saeed

Nice and quiet, can be very hard to find. The area is really safe though, so no problems wandering around to find it (the signs are difficult to see)

Really good hostel. Nicely decorated. The staff is very friendly and helps finding your way around and organizing things. They booked a train ticket for me. Had it in my hands just a couple of hours later. Prices for rooms, food and drinks are good. The place is very nicely located in a small hutong neighbourhood north of Jingshan park . Restaurants and shops are nearby. 10-15 mins to subway station. Only downside is that there is no real outside area. Highly recommended though.

The boss is really friendly and helpful. The hostel is really cute and the location is perfect, but I felt we were paying a lot for the location. The bathroom and the room were not so clean.