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Reviews of Old Beijing Square

3 out of 5
Old Beijing Square
NO. 38 BAOCHAO HUTONG, EAST CITY, DISTRICT, Beijing, PEK

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 41 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fun stay
This was a Hutong Hotel to experience old Beijing living. It was fun! We enjoyed meeting other people too in the common area.(tip: better to use Baidu maps, than Google maps when traveling in Beijing)
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A taste of traditional Beijing
A great place to stay in a fantastic area of Beijing. In a traditional hutong close to the Drum Tower and an easy walk to the nearest Subway station. There are lots of little activities dotted around the communal area - calligraphy, games, traditional costumes and musical instruments. Staff are friendly and helpful. We would definitely stay here again.
Response from huimin wang on May 1, 2017
Thank you for taking the time to write a lovely review.It is always a pleasure for us to create memorable moments for our guests, and we hope to have you again with us on your next visit to Beijing.

10/10 Excellent

Mag, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
True China experience
This hotel is very small and hard to find but it's like a gem. If you want to experience true China way of living known for centuries this is a place for you. This hotel is located in a 300 hundred years old hutong that is now remodeled and have all the needed futures to be comfortable, yet still have the character. The rooms are small but charming and you can enjoy a beautiful courtyard filled with old Chinese instruments. Try to write Chinese letters and have a nice tea Chinese style.
Response from Jenny on May 3, 2017
Thank you for your comments,it was so nice to meet you here and we hope you will have a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing experience
As a young woman traveling alone, this hotel experience was great and I felt very safe. The staff was very nice and accommodating. It is in a Hutong and very close to some great sites. My room was clean and it had a great old school China feel to it. The only thing I would change is the bed, it was not the softest but that was how most the beds were in my china travels. If/when I go back to China I will make sure to stay at this hotel again.
Response from Jenny on May 1, 2017
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and we look forward to your next visit soon.

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old Beijing Square Hotel
Staff was great! They were very friendly and helpful. I would definitely stay at this hotel again. If your looking for a traditional experience while in China, this is the place to stay!

6/10 Okay

Sung-Ping

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap hotel
Can't choose anything nice in the room or the nearby area as it was really not a good option for us. The room facility is poor and it's located far away from the streets. The only thing good in the hotel is probably the price (and maybe the public area if you'd like to chill at the lobby). Ok.. the coffee machine which offers free coffee is perhaps the best thing we had in our stay.
Response from General Manager on Oct 9, 2016
Thank you for choosing Old Beijing Square,we are sorry that you did not have a good stay here.Because our hotel is over 300 years old,many bulidings are really old.Coffee and cookies are free.Thanks for your comment,we will do better in the future.Wish you have a good time!

8/10 Good

Debra, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay in the houtong.
This is a little hotel in the houtong area in Beijing. It is NOT a fancy area. It is where the people live and go about there everyday lives. It is very interesting and easy to walk around. There is a very lively night street to eat and mingle with the crowds. The rooms at the hotel are clean but not luxurious. There is ac and English TV. Breakfast is simple but filling and tasty. The staff is lovely and always wants to help. They will teach you Chinese calligraphy and how to play ancient Chinese instruments. I would highly recommend this hotel if you want to get to know the people and culture of China.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Smiling service
A nice experience however it could do with a little more attention to detail. The ambiance was lovely, the service was excellent. However, beds lacked comfort, could do with more pillows, and the rooms are small. It is nice for a night or two but for longer stays i would reccommend elsewhere.
Response from huimin wang on Apr 4, 2015
Thank you so much for your comment and sorry for all the inconvenience we caused during your stay. We admittedly agree what your say about our hotel and we have been on the way to solve the problems step by step. U can feel our progress during your next visit. Wish you a good day!!

6/10 Okay

Bhagwatee, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
unique..old charm.staff going the extra mile.
Lychee and Martin were invaluable to me. Helped me with vegetarian food from the kitchen and did not charge for them. They won't accept a tip at the end either. Helped me with my luggage. I really loved this place with its old charm and offerings of seasonal fruit. The only downside is the common areas were very cold. As soon as you arrive the hotel card should be offered to guest. I got lost the first time out . 9
Response from huimin wang on Jun 6, 2015
We appreciate so much for your patient comment and feel so sorry for the inconvinence we caused. We will take it seriouly and solve it out. Looking forward to your next visit.

10/10 Excellent

Vangelis, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in scenic area
Friendly English speaking staff, clean rooms, hotel situated in one of the most scenic areas -the hutongs- of Beijing, a winner! Breakfast might feel a bit basic but with so much cheap and tasty food all around shouldn't reall be a problem.
Response from huimin wang on Mar 12, 2015
Thank you so much for your comment. Wish you a good day!! Welcome to come back again.

8/10 Good

Gideon Mersereau, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Traditional Chinese Courtyard Inn
The staff was very accommodating and place looked clean & orderly and nicely decorated with traditional musical theme and objets d'art. Stayed in a king bedroom with dim overhead light and barely sufficient space to move around the bed. Otherwise, the room had all the amenities including compimentary bottled water and herbal tea packages with phone, kettle, TV and multiple toiletries in the well-lit and well-appointed ensuite shower-bathroom. Close to street food take-outs and small family restaurants. Of special mention is Mr.Shi's Dumplings which tho' pricier than average gives good value for tourists looking for a clean place to eat with a decent menu offering.
Response from huimin wang on Feb 7, 2015
Thank you so much for your comments.We appreciate so much for your all object comments given above and we will keep on what we good at and improve what should be improved. Our hotel provides you with all the necessary equipments for your connvinence.Looking forward to see you next time and wish a good day.

8/10 Good

Jeremy, Ballarat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great atmosphere
Lovely old traditional hotel in the middle of the Dongcheng District hutongs. Very good service but make sure you book a room with an ensuite as the descriptions can be a bit misleading. Very helpful staff and a great atmosphere

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Traditional experience
The hotel was really traditional and very enjoyable. But the sewer line had some issues that made the room smell a little. Other than that it was very good experience

4/10 Poor

Andrew M, New York

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice location but not-so-great rooms
We stayed at the Old Beijing Square Hotel for three nights. The hotel is located at a fairly convenient location near Houhai and the Drum Tower. The walk to the nearest subway station was approximately 15 min, which was very nice since we got to see the traditional Hutong style lives. The staffs at the hotel were very nice although we found that they were not all native Beijing-ers so several people we talked to didn't know much about the local attractions that we were interested. We stayed in the Yang Qin room for two nights and had to be switched to a smaller room on the last day because of a booking issue. Both rooms were clean but always felt damp. Both rooms had numerous mosquitoes so be prepared to be bitten! The walls were all covered with dead mosquitoes and other bugs. The cleaning staffs didn't even bother to clean the blood stains off the walls. The hot water took more than 10 minutes to be ready and was broken on our last day there. My wife had to use the public shower (with no dividers between shower stalls!) in the next door hotel. The small room that we stayed in on the last night was so small that we couldn't even fit all our luggage inside the room. The hotel did provide us with complementary breakfast (after my wife complained about the booking issue) and the selections were decent. Our overall impression with this hotel was not that great since we stayed at a much nicer place during the same trip and the other place cost the same price.

6/10 Okay

goodstuff8463, Charlottesville

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, so-so room
Fine location and helpful staff. Bed uncomfortable. Door to room left open before my arrival and mosquitos were in there. They bit me during the night. Shower flooded the bathroom. Internet works fine. No tea in room. Comfy couches.

8/10 Good

Michel, Washington DC

Liked: Staff & service
Nice Hotel in the Hutong
If you look for a 4 stars hotel with all inside amenities, like gym, etc ... this is not for you. This is a nice hotel with an local charm that gives you access to an authentic experience of the Hutong neighborhood. Life there is always busy and full of foreigners visiting or eating around. We fell safe and welcoming during our stay. The location is not on a main road, thus cabs don't like to come to the door but many tours come and pickup people from the door. The hotel is very quiet and peaceful once inside, with a nice breakfast included, the rooms and bathroom are fine but not great and you don't stay in the Hutong for the comfort since you are mostly outside. Still need improvements but it's a great place to stay if you want to experience vibrant activities close by and by foot, like the Hou Hai bar street, Ghosts street and the Hutong itself.

10/10 Excellent

Gretchen, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great family hotel in the midst of the old hutongs
We loved the personal, friendly attention of the staff especially to the children, and the inclusion of breakfast in the price of the hotel. Also, they accommodated us with better rooms when the facility we had requested was already filled when we arrived late because of an airline delay. The family atmosphere, fruit in the lobby at all times, concerts in the evening on traditional instruments, along with a tea ceremony and the old world atmosphere was just what we were looking for.

10/10 Excellent

Marty, United States

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient Hutong location, outstanding staff!
Wonderful stay. English speaking staff was very helpful and responsive. Authentic original refurbished Chinese building in the Hutong. American and Chinese Breakfast was included! Manager also included us in tea time. Perfect for anyone looking for an authentic experience verses a stale run of the mill hotel. Guests we met included Chinese, Europeans and Americans.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room and toilet was clean. A quite nice traditional house converted into a boutique hotel. Large courtyard but was quite cold in the mornings when I had breakfast during winter (I dont think they have heating in the dining area). They stop serving breakfast at 9am so got to wake up before then. People at the hotel were very helpful and friendly. A very different experience to living in a normal hotel.
Response from huimin wang on Aug 8, 2015
Thank you for your sincere comment. Our hotel is distinguished as the folk-music themed old beijing square. Chinese instrument performance is held every Friday for the benefit of enjoying the unspoken beauty of traditional oriental music. Sorry for the inconvenience we caused. We guarantee you a warm surrounding next time. Please accept our sincere apology again. Look forward for your next trip here.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
櫃檯人員和阿姨們都很親切，環境能真正感受到中國四合院，但就四人房來講浴室走道房間都偏擁擠，早餐不夠多樣化。
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastisk område!
Charmerende hotel med en fantastisk beliggenhed i Beijings gamle bydel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

SHAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
要体验老北京胡同，就在这里了
老北京的感受，不错

8/10 Good

tomoresia, 日本

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
古き良き中国
場所がわかりにくかったけど、タクシーの運転手さんが必死に探してくれて無事に到着出来ました。ホテルの内装が気に入って決めたのですが写真と同じで大満足です！部屋も清潔で広かったです。そして何よりも従業員の方が親切でした。もう場所も覚えたのでもう一度泊まりたいですね(^_^)
可愛いベッド
ホテル入り口

10/10 Excellent

Sasa, HK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
100% 值得推薦的四合院酒店
住在這兒四天，所有服務員包括打掃衛生的阿姨都很有禮貌，很有親切感。坐在四合院裡的庭院很舒服，可以很悠閒地休息休息。
Response from 左左 on Nov 8, 2016
亲爱的未名家人，您好！感谢您入住未名四合院酒店！感谢您给我们提的温馨建议，欢迎您下次光临，未名全体家人祝您生活愉快！

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
總體不錯
環境及地點都很不錯 靠近地鐵站 步行已可到好幾個熱門的景點 雖然隔音較差 但整潔度及舒適度都不錯 酒店員工也很友善
Response from 左左 on Nov 1, 2016
亲爱的未名家人您好，感谢您入住未名四合院酒店！爱的未名家人，感谢您选择未名四合院酒店，我们在宝钞胡同甲38号，是一条由南向北的单行道，虽然不宽但可以通车，附近小吃，旅游景点居多，是体验老北京生活文化的最佳位置，我们这个院子是一个标准二进四合院，曾是清中期三品武官的私人府邸，为了让未名的家人们感受真正的老北京四合院面貌，我们没有过多改动，隔音确实有点不好，但是我们所有员工会维护好大家的睡眠环境，我们深知还有很多不足，会继续努力做得更好，我们的成长离不开您的支持，期待您下次光临带给您更多惊喜，祝您生活愉快！

6/10 Okay

JINSUK

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awsome
Mysigt hotell med mycket hjälpsam personal. Detta hotellet ligger mitt bland hutongerna och är ett perfekt ställe att bo om man vill upptäcka det "riktiga" Peking.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Cute hotel in a great area with some challenges
The Beijing has a lot of good things going for it - right in the middle of the hutongs in a successful blend between modern and old. Staff is very friendly and it is a quiet oasis from the lively street outside. However - all sinks are installed without waterlocks which gives the room a rather strong smell of sewage. Fill it up with water to prevent some of it or buy incense as some did. I wish the hotel management would fix this, making the hotel improve significantly. My second issue is the international breakfast which was definitely sub par. Since this hotel caters to foreigners, I would recommend them to improve the breakfast dish and add a little bit more flair and style to make it a more appetizing meal.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ホテルは良いホテルです。ですが注意。
ホテルはロケーションも良く、値段もお手頃でとても良いと思います。 ですが、Hotels.comの地図と実際のホテルの位置が違いました！ 現地で言葉も通じないのに、とても困りました。 至急、修正をするべきです。

8/10 Good

Peter, København

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Charmerende hotel med god beliggenhed
Vi boede på Old Beijing Square i to omgange under vores ophold i Kina, og det var en fin oplevelse. Hotellet ligger i en af de gamle hutonger tæt på Tromme- og Klokketårnet, og vi er glade for at have valgt det i stedet for et nyt hotel. Under vores første ophold opgraderede vi til et større værelse, da de mindste vitterligt er meget små, og vi vil anbefale andre at bruge de ekstra 200 yuan pr. overnatning. Personalet er meget venligt og servicemindet og taler udmærket engelsk. Morgenmaden er forholdsvis simpel, men man bliver mæt, og det er vel hovedsagen. Eneste virkelige anke er, at der er meget lydt, så man desværre har "glæde" af snorkende naboer.

8/10 Good

Nai Yiu, 香港

Liked: Staff & service
值得體驗的四合院旅店
1) 很有趣的一次居住體驗，酒店是一間過百年歷史的四合院，看出花了不少心思來改裝成酒店。 2) 職員態度友好。 3) 最初似乎很難找到酒店的位置，其實步行至鼓樓大街地鐵站約10分鐘，離南鑼鼓巷不遠，附近有很多食肆和酒吧等。 4) 早餐主要為西式，其實轉為地道北京早點可能更好、更配合酒店風格。
Response from huimin wang on Feb 7, 2015
首先非常感谢您的评价。我们家是典型的老北京四合院，改建之处就坚持保留老四合院的原貌，希望您在这儿感受到了老北京浓厚的氛围。我们家地处可追溯至清朝的宝钞胡同，离鼓楼后海和南锣鼓巷很近，但是地理位置确实比较隐蔽，下次您来的时候给我们前台打个电话我们会去地铁口或是胡同口接您的。我们的早餐氛围中西两种，还会根据时令制作不同早餐，也会用院内百年枣树结的枣子做成营养粥，下次您来的时候让我们掌柜的给您制作老北京炸酱面，让您第一口就爱上老北京爱上四合院。期待下次与您再见。

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

The Swedes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay
The staff was friendly and helpful and could speak English. The bathroom was very small but apart from that, the room was nice. The location in the hutong was perfect.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

ON, HONG KONG

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
so so
most of the staffs are nice, n talkative! the location of the hotel is just fine! its a bit far from the mtr n u have to walk about 15mins to mtr, but its located in the centre of the beijing! not far to everywhere! but the room got many sand n the bed not much comfor

6/10 Okay

Bloodyemy, Thailand

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Little traditional Chinese and serene hotel
The hotel is nice but small room. I like the feeling of serenity of this hotel . However, it's quite take the effort of walking to arrive the hotel where it's situated in the narrow alley called bochao . And the breakfast was soso . The reception can speak English very well.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Honza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Menší pokoje, ale za to čisté a každý den uklízené. Hotel je 10min od metra linky 2 - velice snadný přestup z letiště v Pekingu. Velice ochotná slečna, která byla tak laskava, že nám zabookovala letenky po Číně. Děkujeme - velice příjemné ubytování p.s. na okolí hotelu neberte zřetel ;-)

8/10 Good

Diablo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Titta på sevärdheter i Peking
Hotellet ligger perfekt i Peking. 10 minuter till tunnelbana. Från denna når du alla sevärdheter som finns i Peking. Hotellet hjälper dig om du vill ha hjälp med transporter till t.ex. muren. Sådan hjälp rekomenderas. Frukost finns på hotellet, kvalitén är OK. Personalen är väldigt tillmötesgående och hjälper dig med vad du behöver hjälp med. Ett par stycken av personalen pratar bra engelska. Hotellet ligger i ett hutongområde vilket betyder att man måste vara beredd på att omgivningarna är lite "ruffiga". Man känner sig ändå trygg när man rör sig i området även på kvällar. Bra mat finns överallt runtomkring men har man en fallenhet för Dumplings rekomenderas MR. Shi Dumplings c:a 5 minuter från hotellet.