Name: Beijing Shichahai Apartment International
Address: No.57 West Di An Men Avenue, Beijing, Beijing, Beijing, 100009, China
Rating: 8

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Beixinqiao

Xizhimen

Dongcheng - Wangfujing

Bell and Drum Towers

Houhai - Back Lakes

Jingshan Park

Beihai Park

Temple of Confucius

Forbidden City

Hall of Supreme Harmony

Lama Temple

Tiananmen Square

Chaoyang Theater

Temple of Heaven

798 Space

Summer Palace

Beijing Nanyuan Airport

Beijing Capital International Airport

Beijing Daxing International Airport

Beijing Shichahai Apartment International

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The hotel staff were very helpful, though not necessarily obsequious in the western way.  It also helps to speak some Chinese.  Finding the place--you need to go into the shichaihai fitness school!  There are three entrances, two off di an men and the third and closest from the back, up the last little street before the road along the lake.  Study google maps carefully, use your phone, ask the guards at the gates--show them your luggage if you can't speak Chinese.  It is not too difficult once you figure it out and then you will realize you have found something unusual and fun, in one of the best places to walk around in Beijing.  A great way to see things.  It is also just 5 minutes from the northeast exit from north beihai north subway station.  Easy to get cabs in the area too.  Lots of hot water, spacious rooms, cool hutongs to explore.  Would gladly come here again.  And yes, not the cheapest place, but all round a great place to stay for the reasonably self-sufficient.  Bring instant coffee.  Also quiet rooms and fun garden.

wonderful location, decent hotel

Ok where do i start? The hotel is very hard to find, exit out the east entrance of Behai North subway station and it's a 5 minute walk in the back of the Shichahai school and fitness centre. Check in was fine but she took a RMB100 deposit which is annoying but I got it back. Room we got wasn't what was booked so they upgraded us to a lovely room and included free breakfast for the both of us. The room was clean and spacious and had everything we needed EXCEPT their were no English TV channels and the internet in the room didn't work. Their was no Wi-fi either but that is common in China. Location is right beside the beautiful Houhai lakes and the atmospheric hutongs but beware it is 2-3 more expensive than anywhere else in Beijing. All in all it's not a bad place to stay but I suspect you could find something a bit more modern elsewhere in Beijing.

Not great, not bad either

Best thing of this hotel is its location - close to everything, food, hutong, houhai, attractions such as the forbidden city.  Since it is on campus, it is quiet.  Next door there is a tourist information office where you can get tours to Great Wall (in the low season you can enroll for the following day).  However, it is in the mid of two metro stations so at times when you have to take a cab, the traffic jam could take you a lot of time to get there!  

We had a standard room with king-sized bed in Jan.  The yard of the hotel was very nicely warmed and full of green plants, very nice.  Our room was gigantic and neat, having a window facing to the lake, very nice.  The central heating system was not working and for the size of the room the two heaters built-in were far from being enough.  So do ask for an external heater during winter.

If you want your towels to be changed, do put them INSIDE the bath tub, otherwise they will get folded and placed on the rack, even if they are wet!!

All in all, rather an average hotel with great location.  Would not highly recommend for a winter stay.

Location is the best thing of this hotel

Hotel is hidden and next to a school. Trouble came when we arrived at reception and first they ask to pay another 200 yuan as a deposit. We booked the hotel as it had a decent fitness center (we need to train everyday) and we imagine it was for free. When we went there they told us to pay 80 yuan per day per person absolutely ridicolous for the type of gym...also trouble with breakfast as is ok for the price (20 yuan per person and day) but if you arrive later than when they open there is no food available. Staff is not helpful at all. 
They dont clean rooms.
Dont recommend at all!

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