Houhai Youth hostel is one of the most mysterious and charming ancient houses, which are located at the HouHai historical culture preserved area in Beijing.
We provide the following items and events free of charge: map of Beijing, tour of HuTong, tea drinking, Internet access, satellite TV & DVD access and usage of kitchen. We will also provide the necessary ingredients for you to learn to make Chinese Dumpling with our staff. You can also deposit your luggage at the Inn. We have English speaking personnel that will assist you in your stay here. If you have a car we can provide parking as well.
This is one of the most mysterious and charming old-Beijing-style court yard Inn. It's a relic of history and culture, which is located in Sanbulao Hutong in HouHai historial culture preserved area of Beijing. It was one of the court yards which belonged to the villa of ZhengHe, the famous navigator in Ming Dynasty, who led numerous fleets to explore the oceans.
With the ancient Chinese architect design, the Inn is installed with modern, comfortable, convient and safe facilites, in order to meet the needs of our clients. Here you can experience the life as a traditional Peking citizen while enjoying our high stardard and excellent service. All of our traditional rooms at the Inn are clean and quiet. The most unique Chinese wedding room is decorated in red, which is regarded as the color of happiness by Chinese people. Outside the rooms there is a traditional Chinese garden, with birds, fishes, flowers, and a hundred years old date tree. Experience a peaceful feeling sitting under the old date tree in the garden, enjoying a coffee, beer or tea.
Not only can you have the experience of Chinese tea culture, but also get to know friends from all over the world. Besides the Great Wall and Forbidden City which you are familiar with, we will also show you modern music, dramas, art galleries and clubs. We offer very competitive prices starting at only $7 for a bed in a shared room, to rooms that costs $15 and upwards.
Outside the Inn, you may meet the warm-hearted and friendly local people in the Sanbulao Hutong, as well as being able to taste traditional snacks. Nearby you will find groceries, post-office and banks.
The nearest sightseeing place is the Houhai Lake, with its streets of night bars. The Beihai Park, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Wangfujing shopping center, the former house of Meilanfang and other sightseeing places are all close to the Inn. There are more than 20 bus lines near the Inn. The subway station is within 9 minutes walk.
We organize the following tours:
1 、 The Great Wall
2 、 The Forbidden City, Tiananmen, The Summer Palace, The Temple of Heaven
3 、 Tour of Hutong
4 、 Peking Opera, Acrobatics show and Martial arts show
We provide an air-ticket booking service, tickets for trains, mailing letter can, send & receive fax and international long-distance phone calls.
If you need us to pick you up at the airport, please inform us of the flight numbers and arrival time at least 3 days in advance.
We are looking forward to meeting you!