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newintown



Joined: 01 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:54 pm    Post subject: hostel/cheap hotel beijing Reply with quote

any recommendations?
thanks Cool
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:01 pm    Post subject: Re: hostel/cheap hotel beijing Reply with quote

newintown wrote:
any recommendations?
thanks Cool


3*+ hotels run about 25k won per night. 150k won per week. English speaking desk staff, bed, internet, satellite TV, private bath, mini fridge, and often breakfast.

Why would you really want cheaper?

The chain of "Home Inn" in Beijing is decent and easy to find on the internet.
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newintown



Joined: 01 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

great. thanks for the info.
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Drew345



Joined: 24 May 2005

PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That "Home Inn" chain does look really good.

I stayed at "Downtown Backpackers".
http://www.adventure-beijing.com/nr/ourhostel.html

It is a nice place. But the traffic is bad getting in and out of there.
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newintown



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

do you mean traffic as in people staying there, or volume of traffic on the roads?! Confused
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jlb



Joined: 18 Sep 2003

PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I stayed at the Red Lantern House. Decent, but extremely noisy on the street early in the morning.
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kat2



Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea

PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.chinainstantbooking.com/services/reservation/view_destination.php?dest=Saga+Youth+Hostel&searchregion=Beijing&subcontinent=China

We stayed here. It was really nice and in a residential neighborhood so not so noisy. About a 10-15 minute walk from the subway and easy to get taxis about 2 mintues down the street. There are a couple of supermarkets nearby, although there is not a kitchen. The staff is EXTREMELY helpful. They do bookings there to for day trips. I really suggest the trip to Mutianyu to see the wall. It leaves at 6am, so you are tehre before the tourists. Nice cafe downstairs too.
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heydelores



Joined: 24 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Drew345 wrote:
I stayed at "Downtown Backpackers".
http://www.adventure-beijing.com/nr/ourhostel.html

It is a nice place. But the traffic is bad getting in and out of there.


I second this recommendation. I stayed there for a week. It was clean, inexpensive, convenient, and had a very helpful English-speaking staff. I didn't experience any trouble with traffic since I was mainly on foot and bicycle.
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