Yue Xuan Courtyard Garden International Youth Hostel

This is a really nice hostel that has definitely become my number one pick in Beijing. The facilities might not be the fanciest you’ll ever come across, but that really doesn’t matter because the service is extremely good and personal. The boss helped me plan my entire trip to Yellow Mountain, order train tickets, find hotels on top of the mountain and book that at a discount because she had a voucher from an earlier visit, give me lots of tips and tricks for my days there and recommend other things to do in the area. She also recommended a hostel that turned out to be one of my best stays of my entire trip and called ahead to both the hostel and hotel to get some weather info for the coming days. Apart from all the personal service I received the general services are also great. Fresh water and hot water, fridge and microwave are all available for free. They keep your luggage for free even if you go out for several days on excursions and they keep your valuables apart. Beds and linen are really comfortable. They offer tours with shuttle from the hotel to all the typical things you want to see (The Great Wall and Kung Fu shows for example) for reasonable prices. The location is great. Dongsi subway station is really close and it connects you to the entire city. The street outside the alley has shops for everything and some really good restaurants and there’s also a Wu Mart department store some 5-10 minutes away. It’s a perfect place with a really good atmosphere and I highly recommend it!