• For all customers who book the ensuite rooms and part of shared bathroom bookers would be settled in the NO.2 shop, which is 10 mins walking away from the first shop. Please logon hostel's website which is very easy to find by google 'templeside' to see the photos and location and direction details.
• The shop 1's direction:
• It is located in the central Beijing, inside of the second ring road. The hostel is close to the city's important transportation center--- Xi Si crossing (Chinese pronunciation 'Xi Si Lu Kou'). There are so many ways getting there from any other place, including bus, subway, taxi and walking. At Xi Si crossing, you can easily find Guang Ji Temple (Chinese pronunciation 'Guang Ji Si') by asking locals. Around 50 meters west to the temple gate, the second narrow alley named Liuhe (Chinese pronunciation 'Liu He Hu Tong'). ALso, This Liu He Hutong is just opposite to the National Land and Resources Department building and a giant dinosaur model, which are other good landmarks. At the alley's entrance, you can find a public toilet and many bus stops. Then, entering the alley and following the hostel sign, you can find us there, calmly and quietly waiting for you.
• NB: If you really get lost, please call the hostel anytime anywhere and we will arrange a car to help you out. So, keep the map and phone number on hand. Our name and address in Chinese is: 西四路口(阜成门内大街和西单北大街交叉口)向西200米路北,国土资源部大楼正对面,六合胡同二条三号. And you can show this Chinese words to local taxi drivers or other locals to help u get here.
• Route 1
• Airport---shuttle bus Line 2---Xi Dan Aviation Building (shuttle bus terminal) ---bus No.22 or No.726 ---Xi Si stop---Guang Ji Temple---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
• From the airport, take shuttle bus Line 2 to the last stop, Xi Dan Aviation Building (shuttle bus terminal ). Get bus No.22 or No.726 just in front of the Aviation Building and get off at Xi Si stop (should be the 4th Stop for bus 22, and 3rd stop for bus 726), go backward to the crossing and heading west about 100 meters along the street, pass the Guang Ji Temple, the second small alley which is named LiuHe Hutong.
• Route 2
• Airport---shuttle bus Line 2---Xi Dan Aviation Building (shuttle bus terminal) --- bus No.603 ---'Xi Si Lu Kou Xi ' stop---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
• From the airport, take shuttle bus Line 2 to the last stop, Xi Dan Aviation Building (shuttle bus terminal ). Keep walking forward for 3 mins and turn right at the traffic light, then after another 5 mins walking, you can find the Bus 603 heading north. Asking the ticket girl, getting off at the third stop, 'Xi Si Lu Kou Xi ' stop, then you can find the Liuhe Hutong right there
• Route 3
• Beijing Central Railway Station---subway to FuChengMen station---bus, taxi or walking--- Xi Si stop ---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
• From Beijing Central Railway Station, take the Subway and then get off at Fu-Cheng-Men Station, out of the exit B then turn left walking to the east along the Fu-Cheng-Men-Nei street. About 20 minutes walking to the east, you will find LiuHe Hutong first, then Guang Ji Temple second, then Xi Si Crossing finally. All those are very close within a 100-meter-distance.
• Of course, you can also take a bus (No. 603 or 102) or a taxi (around 10 Yuan) from Fu-Cheng-Men Subway Station instead of 20 minutes walking to the hostel. Just tell the driver the destination is Xi Si stop or Guang Ji Temple. It is pretty fast and easy.
• Route 4
• Beijing Central Railway Station---bus No.808--- Xi Si stop---Guang Ji Temple---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
• From the central railway station, you can also directly take the bus No 808 and get off at Xi Si stop(should be the 8th stop), then from the crossing, walk to the west about 100 meters along the street, pass the Guang Ji Temple and keep going 40 meters, then you will find LiuHe Hutong and get us.
• Route 5
• Beijing West Railway Station---bus No 823---Xi Si stop---Guang Ji Temple---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
• From Beijing West Railway Station, take bus No 823 and get off at Xi Si stop(should be the 12th stop), go backward to the crossing and heading west about 100 meters along the street, pass the Guang Ji Temple, the second small alley which is named LiuHe Hutong.
• Route 6
• If you have got enough money, you can call a taxi from the airport or the railway station to the hostel. Just show the driver the Chinese address or the phone number, it is easy but expensive. If you really want to do this, please be aware not to trust those over-warm guys who offer you a ride because most of them are always ready to rip you off by putting you onto their private car without taxi license. So please use licensed taxi for more reliable service. The color of the taxi mostly are yellow and brown and with a sign on top of it.
• In airport, You can just wait in the queue and get one on the regular site in front of the building of the airport lobby. The charge is no more than RMB120 to the hostel inc. toll.
• In railway station, we suggest u walk a bit distance off the station and stop a car on the road, because most drivers waiting in front of the station are really bad. The charge from Beijing central station to the hostel is around RMB 20 to 30. The charge from Beijing from Beijing west station to the hostel is around RMB 30 to 40.
• The shop 2's direction:
• The Templeside House Hostel No.2 shop is located close to the Bai Ta Temple (white pagoda temple) which is the one of the landmarks of the city center. The address in Chinese is '北京市西城区赵登禹路安平巷8号, 白塔寺路口向北100米路西' . The address in English is ' No.8, An Ping Xiang, Zhao Deng Yu Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing'.
• From the airport, please take shuttle bus No.2 to the final stop--- Xi Dan aviation building, then take bus 603 to ' Bai Ta Si' stop. Heading west along the Fu Cheng Men Nei Da Jie and turning right to Zhao Deng Yu Road at the traffic light. After around 3 minutes walking , then you will find a wide Hu tong named An Ping Xiang on the west wide of the road. We are just NO.8 in the Hu tong.
• From the Beijing central railway station, just take the subway and get off at Fu Cheng Men station. Going out of the station at exit B, then heading to the east along the Fu Cheng Men Nei Da Jie (street), passing the famous Bai Ta Temple (white pagoda temple), turning left at the traffic light and keep walking along Zhao Deng Yu Lu (road) for 3 minutes, you will find a wide Hu tong named An Ping Xiang just on the left side of the street. We are just NO.8 in the Hu tong.
• From the Beijing West railway station, please take bus 823 to the 'Bai Ta Si' stop. Heading west along the Fu Cheng Men Nei Da Jie and turning right to Zhao Deng Yu Road at the traffic light. After around 3 minutes walking , then you will find a wide Hu tong named An Ping Xiang on the west wide of the road. We are just NO.8 in the Hu tong.