Elong Ruiyun Hotel (Beijing Gongti Dongzhimen Store)

Good hotel in a good location, close to many restaurants and nightlife. A couple things to notice: during the fall and winter time, the air conditioning only blows out hot air, so the room can get stuffy. The bed frame also sticks out and it’s extremely easy to stub your toes. Happened multiple times to us. They let us check out very late and accommodated us really well! Great stay overall.

The Trip.com description says this is 15min walk from Taiyanggong subway but actually it’s zuoziazhuang subway which was really confusing on my day 1 in China. And turns out it is actually a lot more inconvenient as you have to transfer 3 subways to get to the main attractions like the Forbidden city(took about a 40min ride and a LOT of walking to transfer trains.) Not good for travellers short on time and walking all day long. I also purchased a non smoking room, but the smell of smoke was like in the hallways and wafting into the room whenever people smoked. It was really bad for me and made me not able to breathe, I asked the hotel staff for a different room but they unfortunately had no other available. I’d say the hotel is a bit rundown like a 2-3 star hotel that needs a repaint. But like it’s doable for a couple of days (if you smoke). Staff are polite and helpful but don’t speak English.

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