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Beijing Templeside House Youth Hostel
Beijing, China
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Probably the most elegant and historic Beijing Hutong (narrow alley) and Si He Yuan (four in one Chinese house) hostel, deeply hidden behind the noisy street, the little Templeside House hostel is quietly and calmly loca |
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| No.3 Tiao 2, Liu He Hutong | | Fu Cheng Men Nei Street,xicheng District, | | Beijing, China | | 100000 | | | | Property type: Hostel | | 10 guest rooms/units | | Built in 1950, last renovated in 2006 |
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| Standard Rates: 70.00 - 240.00 (Chinese Yuan Renminbi) |
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 | Probably the most special and original local guest house in Beijing. We have two houses 10 mins walking away from each other. With only 10 rooms in each house, we give you as much-or as little- attention as you need. Friendly, easy and relaxing feeling make you just like staying home.
The guest house hides behind the street, deeply and quietly in a Hutong (historical narrow alley) and Si He Yuan (a kind of old style Chinese house), full of Beijng's local taste. It impresses with its beautiful garden courtyard, super clean western style bathrooms, brand new bedding and facilities, individually controlled air-conditioning, city center location and super convenient public transportations, considerable service and travelling arrangements, etc. Of course, warm English speaking staff is more essential.
Living in this hostel can help you get a better understanding of Beijing's local life. You could never get the same feeling and traveling experience from any other places. Wandering in the long and puzzling hutong, smiling to lovely local neighbors, seeing the blue sky in the no-roof courtyard, hearing the whistle from swiftly flying-by doves, watering the garden, walking the dog, the Templeside house gives you 'a glimpse of what life in the city is really like'.
The Templeside House Hostel has the best location in the city center of Beijing. It is less than 3 kilometers to all major sites of Beijing including Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Hou Hai bar area and Xi Dan shopping centers. Over 20 routes of Buses and subway trains leave outside the hostel regularly to all areas. There are two old Buddhist temples around the hostel, in only 3 minutes walking distance.
The hostel's cleanness is really great. All guests give it a high rating. The private and dorm are really spotless. It is so hard to find dust there. Especially the common bathrooms, the staff clean them nearly every an hour!
The hostel offers cheap rooms and free services to western and Chinese customers. The rate is from just about 9 US dollar for a bed. Living in such a lovely place with good cleanness, safety, believe it or not, this price is doubtlessly a bargain.
Even more, the hostel has many more FREE services. For example,free wireless internet service with your own laptop, free private locker, free luggage storage, free help of the temple and hutong tour, free dumpling making and BBQ, free satellite TV and DVD show, free help of organizing Great Wall hiking or other tour, free Chinese language assistance service, etc
Living here, you could get more fun than a normal hostel. We tell u what things to do, where to go and where to eat from a local's view. Beijing has not only the Great wall, the Emperor Palace, Buddhist temple, folk arts, traditional opera and acrobatics, but also it has pop music show, modern art gallery, crazy club, bar, and secret night life. We will show you all.
In one word, once you are here, you will be here again.
Notice: The hostel recently opened the second shop, which is just 10 mins walking away from the first one. The No.2 shop is in the same hutong residential area, same traditional old style house, with a very nice bamboo stairs and fenced rooftop terrace where you can see the stunning white pagoda. For all customers who book the ensuite rooms and part of shared bathroom bookers would be settled in the NO.2 shop. For the photos and location details, pls logon hostel's website which is very easy to find by google 'templeside' online. | | Price for reference
Twin bed private room RMB 200 per night
Double bed private room RMB 240 per night
Eight-bunk-bed dorm (Mixed or non-mixed) RMB 70 per person,per night | | Facilities
Facilities
? 24 hours reception, no lockout
? Double-bed room, two-single-bed room, bunk-bed dorm
? Breakfast and dinning service
? Garden-like courtyard café and bar
? 24 hours hot water
? Air conditioned
? Common bathroom
? Free Security Lockers
? Free Luggage Storage
? No smoking room/male dorm/female dorm/mixed dorm
? Travel information center
? Phone, fax
? Free internet service
? Train fare, air fare, show tickets booking
? Satellite TV, Books, DVDs sharing, and dart
? Laundry
? Bike and roller skate rental
? Free Buddhist temple and hutong tour
? Travel guide and pick-up service
? Chinese massage and Western tattoo service
? Children and pets Friendly |
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| Directions | The shop 1's direction:
It is located in the central Beijing, inside of the second ring road. The hostel is close to the city's important transportation center--- Xi Si crossing (Chinese pronunciation 'Xi Si Lu Kou'). There are so many ways getting there from any other place, including bus, subway, taxi and walking. At Xi Si crossing, you can easily find Guang Ji Temple (Chinese pronunciation 'Guang Ji Si') by asking locals. Around 50 meters west to the temple gate, the second narrow alley named Liuhe (Chinese pronunciation 'Liu He Hu Tong'). ALso, This Liu He Hutong is just opposite to the National Land and Resources Department building and a giant dinosaur model, which are other good landmarks. At the alley's entrance, you can find a public toilet and many bus stops. Then, entering the alley and following the hostel sign, you can find us there, calmly and quietly waiting for you.
NB: If you really get lost, please call the hostel anytime anywhere and we will arrange a car to help you out. So, keep the map and phone number on hand. Our name and address in Chinese is: 西四路口(阜成门内大街和西单北大街交叉口)向西200米路北，国土资源部大楼正对面，六合胡同二条三号. And you can show this Chinese words to local taxi drivers or other locals to help u get here.
Route 1
Airport---shuttle bus Line 2---Xi Dan Aviation Building (shuttle bus terminal) ---bus No.22 or No.726 ---Xi Si stop---Guang Ji Temple---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
From the airport, take shuttle bus Line 2 to the last stop, Xi Dan Aviation Building (shuttle bus terminal ). Get bus No.22 or No.726 just in front of the Aviation Building and get off at Xi Si stop (should be the 4th Stop for bus 22, and 3rd stop for bus 726), go backward to the crossing and heading west about 100 meters along the street, pass the Guang Ji Temple, the second small alley which is named LiuHe Hutong.
Route 2
Airport---shuttle bus Line 2---Xi Dan Aviation Building (shuttle bus terminal) --- bus No.603 ---'Xi Si Lu Kou Xi ' stop---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
From the airport, take shuttle bus Line 2 to the last stop, Xi Dan Aviation Building (shuttle bus terminal ). Keep walking forward for 3 mins and turn right at the traffic light, then after another 5 mins walking, you can find the Bus 603 heading north. Asking the ticket girl, getting off at the third stop, 'Xi Si Lu Kou Xi ' stop, then you can find the Liuhe Hutong right there
Route 3
Beijing Central Railway Station---subway to FuChengMen station---bus, taxi or walking--- Xi Si stop ---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
From Beijing Central Railway Station, take the Subway and then get off at Fu-Cheng-Men Station, out of the exit B then turn left walking to the east along the Fu-Cheng-Men-Nei street. About 20 minutes walking to the east, you will find LiuHe Hutong first, then Guang Ji Temple second, then Xi Si Crossing finally. All those are very close within a 100-meter-distance.
Of course, you can also take a bus (No. 603 or 102) or a taxi (around 10 Yuan) from Fu-Cheng-Men Subway Station instead of 20 minutes walking to the hostel. Just tell the driver the destination is Xi Si stop or Guang Ji Temple. It is pretty fast and easy.
Route 4
Beijing Central Railway Station---bus No.808--- Xi Si stop---Guang Ji Temple---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
From the central railway station, you can also directly take the bus No 808 and get off at Xi Si stop(should be the 8th stop), then from the crossing, walk to the west about 100 meters along the street, pass the Guang Ji Temple and keep going 40 meters, then you will find LiuHe Hutong and get us.
Route 5
Beijing West Railway Station---bus No 823---Xi Si stop---Guang Ji Temple---LiuHe Hutong---hostel
From Beijing West Railway Station, take bus No 823 and get off at Xi Si stop(should be the 12th stop), go backward to the crossing and heading west about 100 meters along the street, pass the Guang Ji Temple, the second small alley which is named LiuHe Hutong.
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If you have got enough money, you can call a taxi from the airport or the railway station to the hostel. Just show the driver the Chinese address or the phone number, it is easy but expensive. If you really want to do this, please be aware not to trust those over-warm guys who offer you a ride because most of them are always ready to rip you off by putting you onto their private car without taxi license. So please use licensed taxi for more reliable service. The color of the taxi mostly are yellow and brown and with a sign on top of it.
In airport, You can just wait in the queue and get one on the regular site in front of the building of the airport lobby. The charge is no more than RMB120 to the hostel inc. toll.
In railway station, we suggest u walk a bit distance off the station and stop a car on the road, because most drivers waiting in front of the station are really bad. The charge from Beijing central station to the hostel is around RMB 20 to 30. The charge from Beijing from Beijing west station to the hostel is around RMB 30 to 40.
The shop 2's direction:
The Templeside House Hostel No.2 shop is located close to the Bai Ta Temple (white pagoda temple) which is the one of the landmarks of the city center. The address in Chinese is '北京市西城区赵登禹路安平巷8号, 西城交通支队向南50米路西. The address in English is ' No.8, An Ping Xiang, Zhao Deng Yu Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing'.
From the airport, please take shuttle bus No.2 to the final stop--- Xi Dan aviation building, then take bus 603 to ' Bai Ta Si' stop. Heading west along the Fu Cheng Men Nei Da Jie and turning right to Zhao Deng Yu Road at the traffic light. After around 3 minutes walking , then you will find a wide Hu tong named An Ping Xiang on the west wide of the road. We are just NO.8 in the Hu tong.
From the Beijing central railway station, just take the subway and get off at Fu Cheng Men station. Going out of the station at exit B, then heading to the east along the Fu Cheng Men Nei Da Jie (street), passing the famous Bai Ta Temple (white pagoda temple), turning left at the traffic light and keep walking along Zhao Deng Yu Lu (road) for 3 minutes, you will find a wide Hu tong named An Ping Xiang just on the left side of the street. We are just NO.8 in the Hu tong.
From the Beijing West railway station, please take bus 823 to the 'Bai Ta Si' stop. Heading west along the Fu Cheng Men Nei Da Jie and turning right to Zhao Deng Yu Road at the traffic light. After around 3 minutes walking , then you will find a wide Hu tong named An Ping Xiang on the west wide of the road. We are just NO.8 in the Hu tong. | | Transportation | airport shuttle, bus, subway, taxi | | Airport | Beijing International Airport, 30km | | |
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Nearby Points of Interest
 | Forbidden City | | Hou Hai Bar area | | Xi Dan commercial shopping zone | | Tian an men Square | | Guang Ji Temple | | Bai Ta Temple | | Etc. |
| Amenities
 | 24-hr front desk | | Airport pickup | | BBQ area | | Bar/lounge | | Bicycle rental | | Breakfast available | | Concierge | | Currency exchange | | Express checkout | | Free local phonecalls | | Gardens | | Gift shop | | Laundry/valet service | | Linen included | | Meal plans | | Meeting facilities | | Movie rentals | | Multi-lingual staff | | No curfew | | Open 24 Hours | | Pets allowed | | Safe deposit box-front desk | | Sports/activities | | Taxi service | | Tour assistance |
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| Room Features |
| Twin-bed room, double bed room, six bunk bed dorm (mixed and non-mixed), only shared bathroom, all above is extremly clean | | Ample common area, and bar area, garden and courtyard |
| Room Types
| 8 Bed Dorm | | Double | | Double Bed Private | | Female Dorm | | Male Dorm | | Mixed Dorm | | Queen | | Single | | Standard | | Twin | | Twin Bed Private |
| Amenities
| Air-conditioning | | Backpacker facilities | | Coffee/tea maker | | Electronic key | | Fax machine | | Internet access | | Iron/ironing board | | Kitchenettes | | Lockers | | Maid service daily | | Microwave | | Non-smoking rooms | | Refrigerator | | Shared bathroom | | Showers without bath | | Smoking rooms | | Telephone | | Television | | VCR |
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| Policies and Other Information |
| Additional charges apply for extra person in room. | | Cancellation policy: | pay when check in, and credit card only for booking guarantee, no credit accepted when check out.
Cancellation must be made 24 hours in advance | | |
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