Mao'er Hutong Courtyard B&B
(Di'anmen location)
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(Also featured in "Willma Guides" book)

We are featured in the New York Times Travel Blog (See Aug. 16th) 

MAO'ER HUTONG introduction: MAO'ER HUTONG begins from NANLUOGUXIANG in the East and ends at DI'ANMENWAI DAJIE in the West. 585 m long. In Qing Dynasty was called MAO'ER HUTONG.

No. 5 of the alley is the former Siheyuan (Quadrangle) in the Qing Dynasty, it's a District - Level cultural protected property. No. 9, 11 property KEYUAN and No. 35 & 37 - the former residence of the last Empress Wan Rong are the City - Level cultural relic protected property. No. 13 was the old residence of Feng Guozhang, one of the Northern Warlord (1912 - 1927). No.45 was a military prefecture during the Qing Dynasty.
 

Location: A typical traditional Beijing courtyard design house in a Historical Conservation residential zone in central Beijing - MAO'ER Hutong, Di'anmenwai Dajie, Dongcheng district, where there are some former residences of royal family members (from Qing dynasty) and other notable people. The B&B is only about 20 meters away from a historical property -  the Former Residence of Last Chinese Empress (Wan Rong) - which is No. 35 and 37. Mao'er Hutong is also on one of the Hutong tour route.
 

* About 3 km from the Forbidden City North Gate
* About 5 km from Tiananmen Square
* 10 min walk to the Beihai Park - the former Royal Park
* Easy walking distance to many other tourist attractions
* Walking distance to the Bell & Drum Tower, Sichahai (Houhai) Scenic Area

* Approx. 15 min walk to the underground station
* A few min walk to numbers of bus stops. Several minutes walk to a department store, restaurants, many of them open all night. An ideal place to stay for the people who like night life, a great location for tourists.

This is a private house, we require booking in advance and only provide the exact address & contact details to the people who have booked and also paid deposit. If you are already in Beijing and trying to make last minute bookings, you can call this number: 01366 121 9901  (Chinese language preferred). You may be able to stay if there is availability on your dates.

Facilities (all rooms in the B&B are Non-Smoking):

* Fully furnished with traditional carved Chinese furniture and decorations. Especially you would appreciate the beautiful hand made carved super king size bed in deluxe room A (see photo). It made from very high quality wood and took 7 craftsmen 7 month to finish. The bed inner measurement: 2.1 x 1.85 m.
For more interesting photos for how their furniture being made in the workshop.

* All bathrooms in the B&B have western style toilet
* All guest rooms have safe
* 3 en-suite double rooms
* 1 single bedroom
* Dinning room
* Common computer room
* Corridor bathroom (single room guest can use it)
* Colour TV, DVD player, air conditioning in summer and heating in winter, guest's fridge, microwave, washing machine, water cooler
* Free tea and coffee
* Free internet access - broadband (either use your own laptop or B&B's)
* Free local phone calls
* Free breakfast every morning
* All rooms would be cleaned everyday unless you require not to
* Free left luggage

Check in & check out time:
The B&B check in time is 11 midday; check out time is 1:00 pm. You can arrive any time (no matter early or late). If you arrive early, as long as the room is ready you can enter it. Otherwise you can leave your luggage in the B&B.

This courtyard house B&B is ideal for a group of friends or relatives (maximum 10 people).

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Rates for 2008 (for 2 people and including Chinese style breakfast, no other hidden cost):
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Note: Olympic period rates are all based on USD, the Euro displayed is approx.

Other Services Offered:

• Pick-up & Take to (airport only):
  1~2 passengers (plus baggage): 125 RMB (16 USD) single journey
  3~5 passengers (plus baggage): 200 RMB (26 USD) single journey
  
  We cannot offer Railway Station pick up because of the parking difficulty there.
   
• Ticket and Performance Booking Free Service
   
• Car Hire (day trip, including the driver, MUST BOOK 2 DAYS IN ADVANCE):
  
  Day trip to Great Wall (3 options):
  1. Mutianyu Great Wall + Ming Tomb
  2. Badaling Great Wall + Ming Tomb
  3.Drop off at Jinshanling section and pick up from Simatai section. It usually takes about 4 hours for tourists to climb/walk from one section to another section.
  
  Price: 900 RMB /day (122 USD) for above any option, including Motorway Toll and parking in Great Wall while waiting. This price is for 1 ~ 3 people.
  100 RMB for each additional person.
  Only transport + driver, no professional tour guide to explain.
  
  Distance from the B&B to Great Walls:
  
  To Jinshanling Section: 150 km
  To Simatai Section: 130 km
  To Mutianyu: 80 km
  Mutianyu - Thirteen Ming Tombs: 42 km
  Ming Tombs ~ B&B: 46 km
   
• Laundry Service: See details at the B&B
   
• Lunch or Dinner : 50 RMB (6 USD) per person for home made Chinese meal.
   
• Bicycle Hire: 30 RMB /day (3.8 USD)

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Traditional Chinese Breakfast:

Below are some typical Chinese Breakfasts in Beijing specialty:

Youtiao - deep fried rolls (usually eaten with Soya milk )

Shaobing/Huoshao - flat clay oven buns (usually eaten with Chinese porridge or Huntun soup)

Baozi - steamed dumplings (usually eat with Chinese porridge or Chaogan - like a kind of thick sauce with pig liver in it).

Zhagao - (Deep fried sticky rice dough with red bean paste filling, usually eaten with Soya milk)

Jianbing - a pancake made with egg (s), soybean sauce, chilli sauce (optional) and little a bit of coriander.

Huntun Soup - Boiled dumplings in soup

Doujiang - Soya milk

Doufunao - Very tender bean curd in sauce.

Chinese porridge - Boiled rice (usually eaten with pickled vegetables or pickled red bean curd)

Songhuadan (also called "Hundred Year Old Eggs" by Western people) - specially made duck eggs, usually eaten with Chinese porridge).

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