The Orchid Hotel, Beijing

amazing and beautiful place, staff was amazing so helpful and friendly

Excellent hotel : we loved the boutique feel of this hotel despite being in the hub of lots to see and do the quiet courtyard aspect of it felt great to come back and relax after a busy day exploring the city. Staff were amazing, friendly, proactive in helping with making our stay great ! Kids loved the resident cat guests !

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Good location- walking to many sites, subway station also not to far away, lots of eating options. Old-style building with roof terrace. European breakfast very good. Staff extremely helpful, including storing food in their fridge for me.

Minor stuff. My room had glass above the bed - needed for light but needed cleaning, and the controls for their blinds were very erratic. Opening windows involved standing on a chair to balance a drop-blind on top of the opened window. No other way to open the blinds. Dimsum breakfast - about half the options weren’t available.

Location and super friendly and helpful staff

Alley access

Even before we arrived we knew it was going to be an exceptional stay. Communication prior to leaving for Beijing was great, and this continued throughout our stay. The staff at the hotel, especially the ladies at reception, were unendingly helpful. They helped guide us every step of the way through what can be an overwhelming and chaotic city - but they were a source of calm and great local knowledge which had us walking the Hutongs of Beijing with confidence. The room itself was full of character - lovely facilities, including an excellent shower and great toiletries. The little living area was perfect for our needs and the separate sleeping space upstairs made us feel like we had our own little home in Beijing. Location-wise, the Orchid is the best placed hotel in the Hutongs of central Beijing. The nearby streets (Gulou and Guijie especially) are vibrant, full of independent boutiques, coffee shops, cocktail bars and of course INCREDIBLE restaurants. True to form, the Orchid staff recommendations were some of the best food we’ve had - period. On top of this, the guys at the speakeasy bar attached to the hotel (15% discount as a guest!) truly love their craft and make exquisite cocktails. We only ever had the dim sum option for breakfast, but that’s simply because it was SO good we couldn’t go without it every morning. Would highly recommend getting breakfast included. Overall we can’t recommend the Orchid enough. We have stayed everywhere from tiny rustic boutiques to five star hotels and this has the best of all worlds to offer! You MUST stay here if you are coming to Beijing. We certainly will be if we come back.

We would have liked to have had a coffee machine in the room but the tea provided was lovely.

Set in a fantastic location amongst the hutongs. Breakfast was lovely and a great quiet way to start the day. We had dinner one evening and it was fantastic too.

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The staff is extremely helpful and polite and speaks very good English. Thanks for organising a day trip to the Great wall of China and helping and advising us during our short stay in Beijing. The breakfast was really delicious, also the food in the onsite restaurant and bakery. The location was quite good - an authentic atmosphere in the middle of hutongs, close to the metro station, on a walking distance to some touristic spots like Lama temple and Confucius temple.

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Staff were excellent- knowledgable, friendly, great English, and very helpful. Restaurants onsite all good quality too.

Not as polished as other hotels. But worth staying here, given the location.

The location is wonderful. Toast restaurant is a treat and the terrace with a view is quite special.

The Garden room is quite small. The Yang room on the other hand is great!

The location was super nice. Located in one of the traditional Beijing Hutong, everything was close by. The hotel provided us with bikes, so we could explore the city even better. All of the staff members speak impeccable English and helped us navigate with Chinese apps. Would definitely come back again!

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Staff and facilities

Check-in times. Hiden entrance.

The staff there are so friendly and helpful! Great location + great breakfast. A romantic getaway and quiet hiding place in the heart of hutong(s).

The staff is amazing! They are amazing! The rooms are super cute and clean.

Fantastic ambience, location, rooms and food - beautiful breakfast and there was lots of gorgeous fruit in the basket

door of the bathroom did not close due to unevenness of floor

Rooms, the restaurant and the friendly personal

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Despite being used to staying in luxury hotels when travelling this hotel offered a home away from home, feel in the middle of Beijing. It felt like you were visiting family with the warm customer service and comfortable apartments. The on-site restaurants were fantastic as was the in-house bakery/delicatessen which had a bit of everything to offer. The pastries were amazing. From the moment I booked the room, the staff were in contact and ever so helpful for any questions that I had! Nothing was too much for them, and everything from train station, logistics, tours, and City information was provided swiftly and thoroughly with multiple options. Arranging the trip was akin to messaging a friend for information before you arrived at their home (via WeChat).

There was a rambunctious cat behind the hutong who scared the crap out of us at 3 am one morning! But it has nothing to do with the hotel and we laughed it off once we realised what it was. :-)

It was in the heart of old town Beijing and was very quirky and tastefully done but the best bit was how helpful the reception staff were … it’s not easy holidaying in China .. from ordering cabs changing money to sightseeing.. but they went out of their way to help us .. will definitely return

Fantastic breakfast options, choice of restaurants and great location

Location, staff, facilities… AMAZING! I’ve stayed at some of the best hotels around the world, and the Orchid is truly one of the best. Especially for the value. Such a special place. Will definitely be back.

They were so accommodating, helpful, and hospitable. They helped us arrange airport transportation. We were leaving early in the AM so they asked if we want coffee or tea and packed us a bag of pastries. Love them!

I liked everything. Nothing to complain about. I want to come back and enjoy their company. Thank you to everyone at the Orchid. I loved my experience. Please visit and experience how lovely it is. Thank you again.

Fantastic and personalised service!

classic old 北京vibe，exceptional view

lots of stairs to my room

Unique & charming hotel in a great location with wonderful hutung around to explore.

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The staff was really friendly and helpful - the location was fantastic and gave us a good view of the hutong life style.

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Stylish hotel, very comfy beds, staff was exceptionally nice and helpful. Great breakfast.

We had a little construction site right next to our room that spoiled the atmosphere a bit. Also one night one of the cats meowed for hours in front of our door because she wanted to get inside our room. No chance to sleep without earplugs.