Beijing, China - Where to Stay
There are various types of
accommodation available in Beijing, depending on your
preferences of location, budget and experience of stay. The list below provides
you some different staying options that you could find in the country, especially for Beijing city.
i) Youth Hostel (YHA)
Currently
there are nine YHA branches around Beijing city. Some of the youth hostels provide dorm-type accommodation, besides the standard room. A basic room
with minimal design and facilities, these hostels come as a decent option for
backpackers and those on a shoestring budget that wished to stay in
the city center.
To
explore further, do check out its website www.yhachina.com.
ii) Fast Chain Hotel
These
reputable fast chain hotels are sprouting around the city. Compared to usual
3-star hotels, the rooms offered in fast chain hotels are with competitive price and they also maintain a good level of management as well as hygiene.
You can visit below
websites to obtain more details on room reservation:
iii) Homestay
During
our 7 days 6 nights in Beijing, we managed to secure our accommodation through www.Airbnb.com. The place is located
near to GuLouDaJie Street (旧鼓楼大街), with only five minutes walking to nearest MRT station. We had a great time staying in the middle of Hutong’s
neighborhood (胡同).
Our Airbnb house!
We are actually staying in the middle of Hutong’s neighborhood (胡同).
We walked pass here every morning in order to get to bus station or MRT station, which are located next to this corner.
During our stay there, we always bumped into tourists getting down from a bus, hopped onto trishaw and have a ride around the Hutong’s neighborhood (胡同).
But we are staying there, instead of touring there! How cool it is!
Live with locals.
Where you get to see how their daily life is...
Walked with them in the morning, kicked start the day with them :)
Sound impossible, but the little space consists of living area, bathroom, kitchen and two bedrooms. As we are travelling in a
group of four, I thought it would come as a cheaper and easy option. It turned
out everyone was happy with the arrangement.
The living area, with sofa, TV, Wifi and etc. The only week point is the room is too dim, the only light in the living room is warm light from the fan.
Kitchen.
Staircases that lead us to upstairs, where 2 rooms are located.
iv) Big
Hotels (4 stars and above)
There
are many big hotel names at the bustling Beijing city. Some of them do offer
great room deals with online reservation. This is particular for those who planned
their room booking one or two months ahead of travelling.
There
are a few booking websites which could be useful:
Stay tune for our Beijing's trip itinerary!!!
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