City Walls hostel is an exquisite traditional courtyard hostel, located within an ancient urban town area, which is perhaps the most authentic old town in Beijing. We say that it is authentic, because in front the gate, there is a zigzag alleyway, which is completely different from many of the beautiful Hutongs that are currently being partially remodeled for modern living. It still keeps its Original temptation decades back to the great Old Peking. No modern transport vehicle can pass through, one can only walk or use a bicycle.

City Walls hostel is only 1 minute walk from the gorgeous and traditional ally of Beijing Major Street, it already gives you the most genuine understanding and feelings of Hutong of the Old Town Beijing: The retired elders, basking and babble chatting under the sunshine; birds, congregating under the gate tower, chirping; Pekinese, tied on the wire pole; rabbits, kept inside the cages; and, also an old Hutong public toilet, which was built 30 years ago. Quiet alleyway, friendly eyes, warm exchange of greetings within neighbors, a simple and happy life atmosphere, all these are reminding you:

Every morning, sitting in the big and comfortable hall, looking at the century-old eaves, listening to the twittering of pigeons, waiting for the rising of a thread of sunlight, with a cup of instant-grind sweet and strong coffee or a cup of traditional jasmine tea in hand, served with a typical American /British breakfast or traditional Chinese Baozi and Doujiang (soybean milk), all these make you feel energetic and savor a different Beijing.

With the night falls, you can enjoy a show of wonderful Peking Opera, Acrobatics, Gongfu, or you may also go to HouHai and SanLiTun to appreciate the nightlife and bar culture of Beijing.

Coming back under the starry skies, with a cup of red wine in hand, an ice cream, a few sorts of snacks, you may enjoy the aftertastes of your day’s harvests, make the acquaintance of different roommates from various countries around the world, listen to owner of City Walls hostel, to tell of his understandings of Lhasa, Xi’an, Pingyao, Guilin, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Yunnan from his 15 years of traveling experiences, and ask Rick to give you his advice on your journey of other remaining cities in China.

If you like to, you may also learn to write a few Chinese characters with pen brush, sing one or two sentences of Peking Opera, paste a traditional kite, personally make and taste your own dumpling.

There are four types of room:Single Room,Double Bed Private Room,Twin Bed Private Room,8 Bed Mixed Dorm Rom

All of guest rooms are decorated with traditional Chinese standard patterns, with cooling and heating air-conditions, big washrooms that conform to the European and American standards.

Add: No.57, NianZi HuTong, JingShanHouJie, DongCheng District,Beijing

Tel:+86 10 64027805/13466531304/13901004546

E -mail: beijingcitywalls@yahoo.cn