老院子 in Beijing, China

Do you want to experience the majesty of the Great Wall and explore the Remainings of the broken Great Wall? Do you want to feel the beauty of Chinese buildings and the Cham of Si-he-yuan? Than come to the Great Wall courtyard Youth hostel to realize your old China dream!

10 minutes walk from The Badaling Great Wall ! The courtyard Youth hostel, located at the crossroad of the old city which is at the foot of Beijing Badaling Great Wall, is of the Si-he-yuan building style from the Ming and Qing Dynasty.The courtyard is 500 meters away from Badaling Great Wall and 30 minutes driving from Badaling Broken Great Wall. In the daytime, you can enjoy the unlimited sights of the Great wall as much as you like, and in the evening, you can go to the hot spring to wash off your dust and tiredness. In the courtyard, after viewing the Great Wall at night, you can also experience a traditional Chinese Meridian Massage, a foot massage, and old regimen methods etc.

Our Characteristics

*we organise tourist tours around the Great Wall e.g. Guyaju, Longqingxia, riding horse on the grassland etc.
*We design an adventurous ' broken Great Wall tour' and supply reimbursable service of camping and exploration tools according to your requirements.
*We arrange public benefit activities, such as repairing the broken Great Wall, protecting the environment and picking up waste on the Great Wall, and planting on the Great Wall
*During the Chinese traditional festivals, you can visit the facility of local people and experience the activities of Chinese New Year. (like setting of fire cracker)
*We have a wine bar with complete stereo facility and Karaoke for free
*We supply unforgettable experiences of Chinese traditional massage and foot massage etc.


The Simple Style

The courtyard keeps the original Szu-ho-yuan building style of the Ming and Qing Dynasty. You will enjoy the plants, trees, water, fish, and the traditional garden and fall in love with the old and simple Beijing folk customs.
After reconstruction, the traditional courtyard is not luxurious but bright and clean, making you relax your body as well as your mind. We have a nice lobby of 150 square meters where you can met other travelers. We have installed modern accommodation facilities.The five room types we equipped are all with private bathroom,air conditioning and heater.
We have:
*8 Chinese two beds standard rooms
*2 Chinese doublebed standard room
*1 Chinese arhat bed (large)standard room
*1 Chinese honeymoon doublebed room
*1 Chinese luxury suite.
We offer a wide range of food and bevarages. Besides the standard Chinese and Western food, we can also supply the local specialities of peasant families: hot pot, tofu banquet roast sheep etc. In our courtyard you will experience a mixture of ancient and modern china, and while enyoing your stay the time will fly.

Our services:

*24 hours reception
*restaurant with 24 hour ordering service
*mini bar
*mini tourist shop
*libary corner
*fast wireless internet for free
*phone and fax
*DVD lease
*free tourist information
* plane, train and other ticket booking service
* lease of camping and exploration tools
*free luggage storage
*free lockers