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Welcome home!
Welcome to your new home away from home! Please allow us to introduce you to our Guesthouse...

The Emperor Guesthouse is well-known for its colourful
history over the last 240 years. In the past, the
Emperor Qian Long himself is rumoured to have resided
here, along with other famous nobles. In the basement,
there is even a secret tunnel that previously led to the
Forbidden City (now partially blocked off).

The Emperor Guesthouse is one of Beijing's most famous
courtyard structures. It is a protected building, with
authentic wood-carved architecture and wood-beam
roofing. It is a main feature of all tours around the
Qianmen area, with tour groups having to pay a small
entrance fee.

Whilst there are many single-storey courtyard hostels
around Beijing, the Emperor Guesthouse is one of only a
few large 2-storey courtyard accomodations. Nowhere
else in Beijing can you find such a great combination of
traditional Chinese architecture at such a central
location...

Aside from offering a great taste of Chinese history, the
Guesthouse also offers a great central location. It is
just 10 minutes walk away from Tiananmen Square and
the Forbidden City. The subway & bus center is also
just 10 minutes walk away - we can give you a free
travel map when you arrive.

The Emperor Guesthouse is set in the Qianmen hutong
area, which has over 600 years of history ('hutong' is
the name for Beijing's ancient ally-streets). To the East
(starting just 100 meters away), a busy hutong market
street area, with a large variety of restaurants, shops,
and market stalls, leading right up to Tiananmen Square
itself. To the North, a residential hutong area, allowing
you to take a glimpse into the 'Old Beijing' hutong life
(you can zig-zag through the old hutong all the way up
to Tiananmen Square). To the West, a bustling fruit &
vegetable market, and the famous Liulichang art/culture
street, packed with antiques and traditional
architecture.

We offer larger private rooms with inside toilet and
shower, and smaller private rooms with outside toilet
and shower. We also have budget dorm rooms with
security lockers.

Although our Guesthouse is over 240 years old, the
western toilets and showers are all newly fitted, with a
'green' solar-powered hot water system.

Enjoy the peaceful ambiance of our historic courtyard.
Relax with a book or warm up with a few games of ping
pong or badminton. Or meet fellow guests in our
restaurant/bar over a beer. The internet is free, as is
the wireless/WI-FI signal around the whole guesthouse.
(btw Facebook is blocked in China but you may be able
to access it on our computers ;). We serve a range of
chinese and western food, and also cater for
vegetarians. We also have hundreds of movies and
music videos to choose from.

Facilities/Services:
-Restaurant & Bar
-Tourist Information
-Ticket Booking
-Tours to Great Wall, Beijing Opera, Acrobatics, Kung
Fu, & more (inc. Lhasa/Tibet tours)
-Laundry service
-Bike rental (new mountain bikes with Shimano gears)
-Lugage Storage
-Telephone facilities
-Kung Fu / Tai Qi lessons and more...

FREE:
-Internet computers at reception & WIFI signal all
around Guesthouse
-Chinese tea in the morning and snacks & rice wine in
evening
-Dumpling party
-Ping ping, badminton & darts
-Lots of movies & music
-Playstation & many board games
-Local area and subway map
-Luggage storage
-Security lockers (in dorms)

The Emperor Guesthouse welcomes you to enjoy the
amazing opportunity to sample a real taste of Beijing's
history. Its beautiful wooden structure (and our 2 cats
:) will welcome you from the moment you
step through the doors!