Nice little hotel off the beaten path
- April 6, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
The Zhong An is a magnificent little hotel. The value for the room is excellent. The staff is friendly and they have a few who speak english. They have a nice little sitting area and lobby as well as a restaurant. The hotel is very clean and has a GREAT location once you get used to it. KEEP IN MIND the hotel is located in a hutong (a traditional chinese alleyway). The restaurant is decent and very tasty. The hotel serves a very cheap breakfast which is pretty tasty. The only thing to keep in mind is, it is a smaller hotel and the majority of taxi driver's probably won't know where this hotel is. I just stayed in this hotel 3 weeks ago. Have the address printed off in chinese and it you can find a map (there's a low resolution one on orbits but it's really grainy). Our taxi driver had to stop several times to ask for directions. It is near the train station and very centrally located. It's easiest to probably get taken to the train station walk left from the train station and find a opening to the alley and you'll eventually run into the hotel which is rather hidden.
Good Value for the Money
- April 2, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
We stayed at this hotel for 11 nights while visiting Beijing. It had two separate bedrooms - one with a king size bed and another with two twin/full size beds. It had a kitchenette with a hot water pot and a sink and a bathroom. The grout around the tub was very dirty when we arrived and the carpets in the bedrooms looked like they had not been swept in a while. Housekeeping must have realized this though because the room was cleaned very nicely everyday after our arrival. Not much English was spoken but we were able to convey our needs and they worked very hard to understand us. At first, we were uncomfortable walking through the alley's to get to the hotel but after a couple of days realized that there was little danger and ended up not giving it much thought. There was a police station a couple of doors down from the hotel and that helped to make us feel safe. One of the good things about the hotel being down an alley is that it was very quiet - you really left the traffic and street noise behind you. There is a courtyard where my children and husband played a few games and a ping pong table on the 2nd floor that my boys enjoyed. All in all a nice little hotel and a good value.
Reasonable place to stay at great value
- February 8, 2008
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
The apartment setup made it convenient for our family group to stay at Zhong An Inn. Check-in and out was very efficient. Staff had limited use of the English language but we were able to communicate when needed. Our two bedroom unit was roomy enought with two larger bedrooms each with a closet, nightstand and TV as well as a n eating area and kitchen sink with counter and bathroom. The beds were extremely firm but we were still able to get a decent nights rest. Although you must walk through an alley to get to the hotel, we found it to be quite safe even when returning late in the evening. The hotel is about a 5-10 minute walk from the train and subway station and cabs with easy access to a mall and local shops, MacDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken. A small restaurant in the hotel served a breakfast buffet with rice, some Chinese dishes, breads, toast and coffee and hot orange drink for very reasonable price. Though we likely would opt for a higher star rated hotel on a return trip, we found the Zhong An hotel to be a great value for families looking for a clean and inexpensive apartment style place to stay while visiting Beijing.