Even though this hotel is away from most of the main tourist spots in Beijing it's a nice choice if you can't find accommodation elsewhere. My room had a comfortable bed (Chinese style with the box spring mattress only), good A/C & Heater unit, and a euro-style shower that worked fine. Most of the staff speak English adequately and are... More

Good hotel with friendly staff, breakfast is Chineese style but for 15 yuan good value. It'a locatwd a bit outside off the city, to far (for us) to walk forbidden city (expectwd 1.5 hrs walk). Temple of Heaven is a 20 min walk which is ok. To go onto the city we used the subway that is near the entrance... More

We stayed at that hotel for 4 days, booked it 3 months in advance. Nobody at reception speaks English. We checked in and paid deposit, when we checked out they lied to us and didn't pay us our deposit in full, they counted completely different amount. They were saying that they don't understand English. It was 4 am and we... More

we stayed at the hotel for 10days while attending a taichi workshop in Beijing. The hotel is properly rated a budget hotel and is conveniently only 500 meters from the entrance of Longtan park where our daily workshop routine was held. Consider paying for the 'deluxe' rooms which offer enough space for 2 people plus suitcases. The bathrooms are a... More

I pretty much agree with the last reviewer, staying here for 7 days prior to my Shoestring trip. But I do speak 'schoolboy' chinese however a few words are very well appreciated!! Just a hello/thank you is good enough. Room is large enough, clean enough, water hot, TV (CCTV english news channel), internet access via an ethernet cable, WIFI in... More

I stayed at the Beijing Sicily Hotel in September of 2010 for several days before the commencement of a group tour with Shoestring Travel. Arriving two days before the any of my fellow touring group, I had to use my wits in order to ensure my arrival and stay would be as smooth as possible considering I did not speak... More