Beijing Drum Tower International Hostel

Not bad with the guy at the front desk
I like this place just because of the boy sitting in the front desk who can speak fluent English. My heart will be with him forever!

The hostel's location is great -- near Drum&Bell Tower and hutong areas. Easy to find, direct bus to Temple of Heaven, close to Beihai Park. It has discounts in winter -- we paid 100RMB/per double room (without bathroom). Rooms are clean and air-conditioned. The staff speaks basic English and very helpful. We didn't order by Internet, we phoned directly.

Very nice place to stay. We stayed for three nights and if we had found it sooner we would have spent our entire Beijing stay here. It's clean, safe, friendly, and close to subway. It's within walking distance to parks and greenspace. Reasonably priced.