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A little hard to find as 161 is not the street number (it is #43 I think) in a very narrow alley but great location and very friendly, knowledgeable staff. Honey wanted to see some live music and they recommended School which was fun! Breakfast was just OK but overall was enjoyable and wish we could have stayed longer.

Clean, homey hotel with great location

Amazing!! The room was super clean and you could tell they put effort into the bathrooms (really comfortable showers) Location: It’s very homey in the middle of the hutongs and very quiet at night. There’s a couple hidden restaurant gems in the hutong too. Once you step out onto the main street there’s a bunch of shops. Once you’re out onto the main street it’s about 10 minutes to the subway, and right next to the bus stop. Plus it’s next to subway line 5 which takes you to most attractions in the city. Extra: the folks in the front are super friendly and helpful and speak great English. If you’re looking for a place to stay in city center, this is pretty solid. Great location and comfy, clean stay.

Interesting Hutong hotel. Staff was friendly and very accommodating. Our plane was very late arriving yet they were waiting to greet us. Excellent English was a bonus.

I am giving 161 Lama Temple Courtyard Hotel 5 stars - and I didn’t even stay there. How can that be, you might ask? I had a hotel reservation, but when I arrived they told me there was a problem with my room (a plumbing problem and the plumber worked all night but was unable to fix it in time). So here’s what 161 Lama Temple did for me... 1. Got a room for me at a nearby alternate hotel. 2. They carried my bags to the alternate hotel (which was pretty nice). The price of the alternate hotel was lower so they paid me the difference in cash! 3. They offered me free beer. 4. They made me an excellent custom breakfast the following morning. 5. The entire staff was very friendly and made me feel I was the most important person in Beijing. In summary, if you are lucky enough to get a room at 161 Lama Temple Courtyard Hotel, you’d be crazy not to stay there. BTW, the hotel is in a hutong and doesn’t look like much from the outside... but once inside you’ll see why it’s a ‘courtyard hotel’. If and when I travel again to Beijing, I am definitely staying at 161 Lama Temple Courtyard Hotel.

Our Best Accommodations In China

What a really great place to stay. Staff was super helpful. The beds were the most comfortable that we slept on while in China. The room was also the cleanest. The staff went over the top helping us with directions, taxi reservations and food recommendations.

Charming place to stay in Beijing! The staff was extremely friendly and helped with our transportation. The breakfast was good each morning. I would highly recommend to all travelers to Beijing who are looking for something different from regular high rise hotels.

Great hotel in great area

People at the desk were outstanding, spoke English and helped with directions, taxi to airport, cold beer in lobby, gave you a Chinese phone for directions and looking things up, WIFI at hotel.

The hotel is in the traditional style. The mattress was firm, just the type I prefer.

Staff is so friendly. They make everything for you to have a nice stay. Good spot. Breakfast is good and plenty. Good coffee! Beers in the fridge. Comfy beds and nice room. Subway is a must so using a pass is worth it if you stay more than 4 days. Distances between 2 subway stations can be very long 2-3km. So more than sometimes, walking is not an option. The place offers Great Wall tour (small group) to a less touristic and crowded part of the Wall. It was good enough for me. They offer other tours too. I recommand this place.

Simple hotel with nice staff

All staffs are friendly and helpful. Simple hotel in a small alley. Felt like a local. Family room is abit small. Toilet got flies, had to keep the toilet's door closed always.

The staff here really is fantastic. The hotel itself looks as advertised - a more traditional little hotel on a side street (hutong) in Beijing. It's a nice and easy place to use as a home base for exploring a cool city (convenient location and close to the subway, not to mention fun things and good places to eat nearby). The rooms are kept very clean and you can order small meals or coffee in the hotel lobby if you want. The gem really is the staff though - EXTREMELY nice, helpful, eager to help, and they all speak English.

Incredible staff!

The staff was incredibly welcoming and helpful. They made life much easier for our non-Mandarin speaking group.

Great location in a Hutong.

Friendly staff. Great location to explore a traditional Hutong. Close to the subway station and of course the Lama temple. The rooms are small and need refreshing. Some of the towels are very worn and need to be discarded. There is a bit of mold in the shower.

A great stay

A very nice small boutique style hotel. Friendly, helpful staff. Small but efficient/well laid out rooms.

Most amazing hotel and service...cheap too!

ABSOLUTELY AMAAAAAZZZIIINNNGGG!!! rooms were great...beds are kinda harder....more than American ones but not any more than most of Asia. Spacious....usually not the case in Asia....and the front desk gals were incredibly friendly and helpful. They helped us buy train tix to Xi'an....which was proving to be more difficult than I would have imagined....would walk us to the main street to catch taxi they would call to make sure we found the right taxi and they would make sure driver knew where to go. Took the mutianyu great wall trip thru them and they walked us to the tour bus. They go way out of their way to help. Give you water everyday in your room. Area is good. Near restaurants and an amazing vegetarian one called Baihe'ai (sp?) they can help you find it. Hotel just about an American block from subway and Lama Temple (good landmark when going by taxi because hotel is down an alert in hiring so taxis have some trouble finding). Have fun and tell him to Simone and the other gals!! Pics are... Hotel room, Lama Temple and some food from vegetarian place mentioned.

The friendliest hotel in Beijing!

As a solo traveller, as soon as I arrived I was met by the friendliest staff. They were so warm and helpful, the whole atmosphere with the other guests was like a nice cozy blanket! The hotel itself is very cute, clean and friendly, great location and also quiet. Highly recommend it! Thanks again ladies for a lovely stay and for all the help with food etc

New friends in Beijing

I can not say enough good things about the staff! So kind. Attentive to every need. Friendly and full of suggestions and guidance. The hotel has great charm. Rooms are themed. Central location. Clean! Deal confident in choosing this hotel for your stay!

Convenient, quaint

The staff is excellent- very willing to help in anyway that they can. Booking tours, recommendations for restaurants. The hotel is hidden in a lane so you really need to use their driver otherwise taxi drivers get lost. Close to subway. It is not your standard chain hotel!!

Friendly and well decorated

Lovely little boutique hotel within easy transport by airport express and metro from Beijing Airport. Great traditional decor and style with a quirky feel to the reception area. Staff were very pleasant ladies and very helpful. Lots of street food around the Lama Temple too so no need for the breakfast if you like exploring.

Clean, traditional and freindly

Super clean, and the staff are the nicest, like staying with a friend!

Convenient location and helpful staff

This hotel is located btw 2 MRT stations and few tourist spots ( Lama Temple, Confucius Temple & Imperial College Museum etc.). Besides that, the staff are very helpful and friendly.

great place to stay

comfortable rooms and amazing neighborhood

Charming hutong courtyard

I would highly recommend this character hotel.

Meeting Rachel in china

We had a wonderful stay in Beijing. The lama temple was small but perfect for us. The staff were very helpful and welcoming from the driver cleaners and reception staff. Would recommend to others wanting to stay in this type of hotel. We were sorry to leave.

Pleasant stay

Pleasant stay in friendly hotel. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. Hard bed like most in China. Small rooms and bathroom. Down a very dingy, dirty, smelly alleyway (hutong) but if you can overlook that a pleasant stay.

Wonderful staff!! Was difficult to find because maps is wrong. The correct unit number is 46 not 64.

Excellent staff and authentic experience!

We loved Lama Temple! It is a blend of hotel-bed&breakfast-and-hostel feeling! My 29-year-old daughter enjoyed Beijing thanks to Lama Temple accommodations and incredibly helpful staff. We stayed in a 5 star hotel in Xian and we did not get even the 1% of the excellent language and service support we got from Lama Temple Courtyard! The room was exquisitely furnished in authentic Chinese style furniture. They have a roof courtyard where my daughter did her yoga in the morning. Their lobby has ambience music and tons of books to browse in their comfy sofas. They offered a western style breakfast served till noon, but the government shut down the food offering part of the hotel - hopefully this will be resolved soon and the impressive coffee-expresso-capuccino machine will make its way back to grace the lobby!! It was our first-hand witnessing of how hard thriving small businesses in China survive. Hutongs are surviving in a very creative and positive manner and should be celebrated!!!

Very Chinese experience

Hotel was quite hard to find as it was down an alleyway. I could not praise the staff enough, they were very helpful, their English was excellent and the food was very good and not expensive. Overall we all really enjoyed our stay at this hotel and would recommend it.

Quaint and cozy hotel

The room was wonderful and well kept and the staff was amazing. The girls at the front desk were incredibly helpful and the food in the café was delicious and gave plenty of options.

Fabulous staff, couldn't be more helpful. Dana even booked us tickets to the ballet at the National Performing Arts Centre. Good location near two subway stations and plenty of restaurants. Our room was quite small for three adults but we coped because the staff cleaned and tidied it each day to perfection, even folding our clothes.

Ancient Chinese alley

The hotel is located at a narrow dusty alley with lots of bicycles and trolleys passing by. Taxi drivers complained when they drove through the alley with all the challenges of avoiding all the parked and running traffic. The hotel itself is quite good, very near to subway station.

Great authentic hotel in the hutongs

This is a wonderful little hotel in a great location. The staff is great and the western style menu is a nice addition.

Awesoke service

These girls provided great service. Always willing to help. Rooms were quaint and quiet as well as clean. Excellent location.

didnt enjoy my stay here

A popular budget hotel in the hutongs. Room was quite dark as it's in an alley way, however this meant that it keeps cool. The a/c and wifi were both good. Room was small and the double bed was in a space which didn't allow access from the sides. It's was necessary to climb in and out from the bottom. The bedding was clean and extra pillows were provided on request. The mattress was very hard as I suspect it was placed directly into a wooden board. Unfortunately there was mould in the corners and by the door indicating that the room needs to be refurbished. The bathroom was adequate but be aware that the plumbing doesn't allow for paper to be flushed down the loo. It has to be dropped into a waste basket instead. Breakfast, drinks and other meals are served in the small cosy reception area. There is also a small first floor patio area. In summary, this is a modest hotel in the heart of old Beijing. On retrospect I would have preferred to have stayed in a 'western style ' hotel when recuperating from a day's site seeing in the hustle and bustle of Beijing

The hotel is good but the road outside is really bad!

Fab hotel with friendly staff

We had a fantastic 4 night stay...we had a triple room and very spacious and clean. The hotel was off a side road...but don't be put off. It was very safe in the area! The restaurant opposite was fab...we ordered leg of mutton for 3 of us and we bbq over an open table fire! The staff were very friendly and spoke very good english. We booked our Great Wall trip via them and it was superb! They also recommended me a local massage place and it was amazing! Near a MTR (about 5 mins walk) and lots of good restaurants, bars and cake shops at an affordable price. I would highly reccomend this hotel if you are looking for a taste of Beijing!!!

Building Site outside

Booked a King size room, but was put in a twin single for the first night. Not a major inconvenience, but being positioned underneath the stairs and next to reception, it was quite noisy. The hotel itself is pleasant enough and has nice character, the staff were very good, but the walls are very thin and the hardwood floors mean that every step in the above and adjoining rooms can be heard. APRIL 2017 - The hutong outside is undergoing renovation along the entire length and can only be described as a building site. Piles of rubble line the narrow street and with traffic in both directions it can be quite dangerous and very dusty, so I'd suggest giving it a miss until the end of May or possibly later.

Nice boutique hotel, helpful staff and centrally l

Our first time to Beijing, we wanted a small hotel which was central. There were lots of eateries, and central to Tiananmen Square Heave tragic throuout but easy to get around

North Dongchen Hutongs

We found the location perfect for us on our first trip to Beijing. Round the corner from the Lama temple. Subway station not far which has handy. Very helpful staff. We booked pick up/drop off, king fu and day trip to the wall. All were great.

Good location but hard to find it is in an alley

The front desk is very helpful because language is a big barrier. The rooms were spotless and the beds were comfortable. The morning breakfast (not included) was very good. To get there you have to walk through an ugly alley but it is safe, just lots of construction. Taxis not too helpful from train station and better to call the hotel and ask them to tell taxi how to find it, a representative from hotel will stand in street with your name. Becarefull with taxi drivers avoid paying 100yueng as they may switch it to counterfeit. ATM is right at corner and a great restaurant called UMAMI HOT POT..the staff was fabulous as the food. The front desk got us the tour for the Great Wall and all went well.

A hidden gem in Beijing

Even though the hutong was under construction, the hotel was fantastic! The staff was awesome and very accommodating. The neighborhood was wonderful with great local breweries, shopping, restaurants, and sights. We will definitely stay again if in Beijing!

Authentic location in a hutong.

Staff was friendly and helpful. Place is quiet and peaceful. More heaters needed in the room as it can get very cold at night in winter.

Great staff, great location, great vibe

Really enjoyed this place. Staff is extremely friendly and helpful, a real contrast to the sullen indifference offered by so many Beijing hotels. Would definitely stay again.

Hotel at the heart of the hutongs

Very nice hotel and room, it has character which is not found on the usual hotel chains. The room is spacious as well, bed is very comfortable. As with the location, it takes getting used to but, it is near the metro station (around 1 km walk). But the nearby food and drinks choices are excellent.

can be better

we stay at the family room. the king bed was against the three walls, so U need to climb from the only end of the bed..we moved from another hotel to enjoy the hutong courtyard, and we found that the bedding and pillow was not comfortable compared to the previous hotel we stay. staffs are allvery friendly and helpful

Great stay

Fantastic stay. Great location near the subway and local restaurants. Good, big rooms but the highlight is the friendly, helpful staff.

Wonderful stay!

Wonderful stay! The hotel staff was very helpful and could communicate in English which was very helpful for us. They even came out to our van from the airport to escort us as we walked to the hotel since it was in an area where the driver couldn't drive right up to the hotel. Quaint and relaxing. It was great to truly get a "feel" of being inside a Beijing neighborhood. Our adult children also loved being with us there to help experience more of China. We definitely will stay there again and recommend this hotel. Thank you!

Family of 3 had a great stay.

very enjoyable stay with excellent staffing and great location, near the subway. Very tasteful décor and cozy feel. Very good value for the price. Would definitely stay again.

Great stay

Great stay, great staff

Traditional Chinese hotel with all the comfort.

We really enjoyed our stay at the hotel very clean,good shoewer comfortable beds good location two metro station near by and pleanty of small restaurant with lovely food. A beautiful Lama Temple not far way from the hotel. Traditional, nice Chinese hotel with all the comfort.

Great courtyard hotel

Great base for exploring Beijing . Excellent staff made this place feel like home from home . Close to the subway system making sightseeing with easy reach . But its also great to eat and drink in the hutongs around this area. Thoroughly enjoyed my stay here and would like to say once again how helpful the wonderful staff were.

Great place!

All is good! Very helpful staff team

Delightful

My son and I enjoyed our stay at Lama Temple Hotel in December. The staff were very friendly and helpful; our twin share room was cosy, despite the early cold spell, as they put on the heater before we came back from our day's adventures. The Hutong setting was delightful, quite close to the metro and had several food options in the vicinity.

Awesome

Great location, beautiful place, excellent staff! Pleasant and unforgettable experience!

Worth the Hutong experience

Front lobby is cute has some seats and chair to Lounge in or to order food and drinks, got greeted check in was fast. There is only 11 rooms here. Stayed in the bird nest & water cube room. Room is a nice smaller size. Hutong style which is what we expected. Bed is comfy soft enough. Washroom was fine everything worked. Only thing is not much space for heavy packers to place anywhere. Had a side chair/bed where you can have tea which is provided, can be used as a actual bed. No fridge in room but daily bottles of water is given. We had breakfast here which was decent price is comparable to home. The staff is very nice helpful and speaks English well enough. Wifi works. Tv we didn't have luck with English channels. They are doing construction during the day so the only down fall is you can smell odours especially cigarettes into your room. Out in the alley to the left when leaving there is small restaurants, fruits and vegetables stands even raw meat. At the end of the alley to the right there is a bank which does exchange currency. Lama Temple is a short walk from there. And a subway station. To the right there are many places to eat random shops and another subway station as well as ghost street which is full of Chinese restaurants. Special thanks to Angel for making our stay memorable. She was always so helpful at the front desk with any questions we had.

Great clean place at a touristy location

Overall, I would definitely stay again. :) Staff are great - courteous and friendly, place is clean and well decorated. The little patio area on the second floor is nice, as is the little koi pond in the corner. There's a cafe at the front of the hotel, which seems convenient (though I never got anything). They provide two complimentary bottles of water each day. Located ~10 minute walk from subway station for easy access and from ghost street for night food adventures. In the opposite direction, 10 min walk will get you to the lama temple and Confucius temple. It's located quite a bit in a hutong (alley-like street), but the road there is lit with food shops. Not sure how English friendly they are since I speak some Chinese, but I saw a lot of foreigners in the area, so I'd assume the whole area is tourist friendly.

Five stars for the staff!

The young, go-getting staff of this fun, quaint hotel is the number one reason to stay at 161 Lama Temple. They are knowledgeable, speak very good English and always ready to give travel tips when needed. I recommend booking the Mutainyu Great Wall tour with them also, and they will hook you up with another fabulous tour guide for a worthwhile walk and look at the wall complete with lunch. The neighborhood outside the hotel can be dreary and dusty by day, but at night comes alive with tables set outside on a summer night with grilled fare, beer and lively groups.

We stayed at 161 lama temple at the end of lantern festival this last year. The room quality and condition, particularly considering that the area around lama temple is a great one to stay in, was fantastic. Super nice hotel staff. The only knock for some is that the hotel is a bit tough to find because it's in a hutong. But seeing that hutongs are an essential feature of old Beijing and that staying in a hutong feels really neat, I don't think it's a problem. Just get a good map or download a goop map before you go. Some cab drivers will drive you there, others won't because the hutongs are so narrow.

Lodging highlight of the trip!!

A very unique hotel in a non-touristy area of town. The hotel staff was very helpful and friendly. The restaurant/bar was reasonably priced and the food was absolutely excellent. The room we stayed in wasn't extremely large but the bathroom was very nice with new, modern features and a great shower. There are interesting and unique local food options in this neighborhood. We stayed at two large hotels in Hong Kong and Shanghai but this was way more charming and personable. As the title would indicate, Lama Temple is nearby and was fascinating to visit.

Everything was excellent. Please correct my rating

When I asked the staff for help with banking, tickets, and finding and using the subway they were very helpful! When I asked them if they could help me learn how to make chinese dumplings in a class,they offered instead to teach me themselves and I and another guest had a wonderful time making dumplings and sharing them with all the staff ( plus a little boy who dropped in)..I highly recommend this hotel !

Charming old style

Room is attractive and comfy although simple. The lobby is charming, as are the courtyards and flowers. But no window screens and no TV in English. Adding a bar of soap and luggage stand would be nice. The street it's on is dark and dirty, but didn't feel unsafe. I like the Lama Temple area. Sweet helpful staff. Poor Internet but that may be Beijing.

主動解說附近景點，服務態度也非常好，很愉快的住宿經驗

Rigtig godt valg

Dette hotel er et super godt hotel. Det er hyggeligt nærmende sig hjemligt. For rejsende, der gerne vil besøge Beijing og omegn er det et rigtig godt valg. Personalet er rigtig flink og hjælpsomt i enhver henseende. Morgenmaden er enkel.

Great staff

Staff is great! Extremely helpful and friendly. Should’ve tipped more...

门店很小，如果不仔细看差点儿走过，进去别有洞天。非常温馨非常舒适。 就是二楼的楼梯有点儿危险，不太适合拎着行李上楼。 服务员态度非常好。

Very friendly staff and felt very genuin. Great location and very cozy

Muy malas condiciones,

El hotel se encuentra en muy malas condiciones, las fotos que presentan parece que fueron tomadas hace mucho tiempo y el hotel parece que es otro, yo diria que mas que hotel es hostal.

L’accueil et le personnel était excellent, les chambres auraient besoin d’un peu d’amour.

中国風の体験スペース

很難得的體驗，服務也很周到。

飯店人員親切，附近有很多食物，離地鐵站也很近，價格也很可以，但是第一天入住找飯店找了很久，希望可以告知旅客如何前往

Au coeur des hutongs

Hôtel confortable et atypique en plein hutong pékinois. Accueil chaleureux et gentillesse incroyable de tout le staff. Chambre calme et hôtel bien situé. A choisir sans hésiter.

Nettes kleines Hotel in einem Hutong mit einem sehr netten und hilfsbereiten Team. Die unmittelbare Umgebung des Hotels ist nicht so berauschend, da noch nicht renoviert. Aber es ist alles sicher und nette Restaurants und einige Sehenswürdigkeiten sind fussläufig erreichbar.

素敵なホテルです。スタッフは超優しい。絶対にお勧め。

ホテルも従業員も素晴らしいです。雰囲気が凄い。スタッフ様が大好きだ！絶対におススメなんです。雍和宫駅と北新橋駅地下鉄五号線も近く、とても綺麗なお部屋です。

好的北京經驗

非常好的招待，地點很好