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Beijing Red Lantern House - Beijing, China  Category: Hostel Address: No.5 Zhengjuehutong, Xinjiekou Nandajie.Xicheng District - Beijing, China Description: SEVERAL GENERATIONS LIVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF... IT IS HARD TO PLEASE EVERYBODY BUT MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED GUESTS HAVE REVIEWED OUR HOSTEL!!!!! The best and most charming in- Hutong area Chinese Courtyard Hostel downtown...' ...100% real traditional and unique , the first courtyard hostel open to travellers in Beijing, not newly built copies... ' a slice of heaven everybody can afford' To see and experience the real core life of Beijing and stay in our Beijing traditional courtyard house within your budget...In the sense of home, Red lantern House is the closest while you are traveling... Behind the busy street of Central Beijing, Red Lantern House is quietly located in the best part of the largest preserved Hutong area of downtown Beijing that used to be the homes of royal and noble families. The house you will stay at was built in the eighteenth century in a traditional courtyard house attached to the famous Zhengjue Temple.This hostel aims to give our guests an opportunity to expeience Chinese architecture and culture with local style by actually staying with a local family and provide guests with affordable private and shared rooms of many types and styles. To meet increasing demand of more and more international guests of different requirements, two more annexes have been put into operation and the fourth is under renovation which will be fully ready for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Red Lantern House now is consist of The main Building, West Yard, East Yard and Temple Court. They are all located in the same neighbourhood and main street. More choices of different accomodation are available to suit your needs and tastes. No matter you are travelling on your own, as couples, whole family or as a gruop or the disabled, the old or young, you will surely enjoy yourselves comfortablely in a new home. This is a piece of Heaven everybody can afford! This hostel actually is a restored heritage home but features all the comforts of a modern home with the ambiance and feeling of traditional Chinese decor. We have excellent facilities and our services are of more than a hostel standard. The uniqueness of our hostel is never easily found even you are staying in a five star hotel. This is why withthin a very short period it is widely accepted as one of the best hostels and gained excellent reputations among the guests from all over the world. The hostel is a family-owned facility offering all her guests a warm personal welcome and detailed services in a relaxed atmosphere of peace and tranquility where you won't feel isolated. As one of our guests put 'This is an excellent hostel with restaurant facilities and very good food from early morning till late at night. The location in a small hutong gives it great atmosphere and the local family feel with several generations, a cat, a dog and a small happy baby all living under the same roof adds up to this being one of the greatest hostels you will ever stay at' Our staff are friendly and English speaking always ready for help. All our lovely bedrooms are clean and of a fantastic value. Again as another guests wrote in his review of our hostel'The character is outstanding and charming. When you first pull up you may be a bit confused because the area doesn't look the best. However, you soon realize this cute little place is in the center of a real old Beijing downtown. The rooms open up to a courtyard/restuarant where everyone goes to meet one another. Filled with many travellers from all over the world (in their 20s and 30s,even 40s) that you get to know over beers and food'. To know more, check all seven pictures. NIGHT LIFE AROUND OUR HOSTEL The most popular Houhai Bar Street (Lotus Lane) is just a short stroll away with hundreds of Bars and Tea Houses. Get a bicycle here, It is perfect to explore the deep Hutongs to see another side of modern Beijing and China. Our neighborhood is safe and friendly. Just outside our hostel there are many local restaurants, stores, a post office and banks including a local market in Hutong. Here you can get a taster of Chinese life and you will also enjoy the same prices as the locals for everything as here we have no tourist prices . The services we provide are easily within your budget and time: -travel information of Beijing and beyond -general assistance in English -flight confirmation -postcards and letter sending -interpretation -bicycle hire -laundry and mending -hair drier -C D burning Tours and activites -trips to the Great Wall at all sections including the Great Wall at Mutianyu, Badaling, Simatai and Jinshanling. -Beijing City Tour (Forbiden City & Tian'anmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven) -Hutong Tour -Beijing Opera, Chinese Acrobatics and Kungfu show Tickets booking of train, flight (both international and domestic) and ferry. In our communal room or in our roofed courtyard you can enjoy DVD showings, internet access and all drinks at very good prices ( For one US dollar you can get two and half large beers, very cold.and hot drink as well, Recommandation: ginger tea for winter to warm up) AIRPORT PICK-UP In order to get to the hostel from the airport without hassle, we provide a very reliable airport pick-up service taking you all the way to the hostel without any problem. We are a Backpacker's hostel. Our place might not be suitable for everyone who is not used to having the backpacking experience. If you are hesitant about your choice, please make your specific requirements clear so that we could make a special one for you if possible. Included Facilities and Services
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