Beijing Zhong'an Hotel 3*: The Former Home of Edgar Snow near the Railway Station

The room was bad, very old, and the bathroom was terrible because the water leaked. The service was good, the staff attentive, and the breakfast was good. The hotel is located on a poorly lit street.

Everything was fine, even though the room didn't have a window. Breakfasts were excellent. There's a great hotpot cafe nearby. Close to the train station and metro.

Although it seems like good value for money, I wouldn't recommend staying here, especially if you are a light sleeper. 1. I stayed in Room 01 in Area 4. The window looks right out onto the nearby railway tracks. Trains pass by from morning till night, all through the night. The fast ones even cause vibrations, rattling along with a loud clatter. 2. There's a police station next door. They have training sessions in the afternoon, and they blow a bedtime whistle at night. I wake up early, so I'm not sure if they blow a wakeup call in the morning. 3. The facilities are quite dated. Not having an elevator is one thing—they have a Mediterranean-style courtyard. But! The showerhead leaked—that kind of slow drip where a single drop falls every so often. I didn't notice it before going to bed, but waking up at night and hearing that drip-drop sound over and over was terrifying. What if it had been some other liquid? 4. Perhaps because they cater to many foreign guests, the front desk is much more patient with foreigners. My booking included breakfast, but the front desk forgot to encode it on my room card. When I went to the restaurant and was told I had no breakfast, I had to go back to the front desk. Meanwhile, they happily added breakfast for a foreign guest. When it was my turn, I was in a rush to check out, and they just shorted me on my breakfast with zero compensation or apologies. This is my genuine experience for your reference. I honestly don't know why so many foreigners stay here—do they backpack on a budget too?

The bathroom smells a bit. Location was okay. Probably would not reboo

WARNING! Tourist Scam and Fraud! During our stay, the hotel manager ordered a taxi for us via her DiDi app (Plate number ********). The driver turned out to be a scammer and extorted 485 RMB from us in cash! The hotel staff completely refuses to cooperate, hides the official receipt, and refuses to send us a screenshot of the completed ride, lying that "the price is not visible in the app". The hotel administration is covering up a criminal scam against foreign tourists. Unsafe place, terrible service. Avoid at all costs!

A hostel with an en-suite bathroom. Breakfast was okay. The hotel gave us half a Peking duck, and we ordered other dishes as well, but we didn't like them. The duck was good, and the presentation was fantastic. Coffee and snacks were available throughout the day. The location wasn't great. It's near the train station. Crowds of people with suitcases. It's a 10-minute walk through the crowds to the metro. The staff was helpful. We won't be returning to this hotel and wouldn't recommend it.

Aside from the fact that we booked a family room with windows and had to spend the first night in a dark, windowless room, here are our impressions. The hotel is located in a hutong, which is an easy walk from Beijing Railway Station. Food and drinks are available in the immediate vicinity. The hotel is quite run-down and doesn't live up to the price. There are significantly better hotels for a lower price. The breakfast buffet is plentiful but monotonous and lacks variety. The breakfast room, which also serves as a restaurant, is very uninspired and resembles a canteen without any charm. The hotel description states that the staff speaks English, but this is not the case. Communication is only possible with translation devices. The staff is friendly and sometimes helpful. A laundry service is available, but it costs extra. During room cleaning, dirty cups are left behind, and tea is only rarely refilled or only upon request. Snacks, as described in the hotel description, are not available. There is no storage space or closets in the room. I would not want to vacation here again. And what was also very disappointing was that the Trip.com hotline just kept giving us the runaround, saying we'd receive a response within the next 20-60 minutes. In the end, we sorted out the room issue ourselves at reception (and still had to spend one night in the dark room without any windows that could be opened), and a full two days later Trip.com finally contacted us to ask if everything was OK.

Bit dissapointed by the small room. Expected more for the price range.

Bad. I stayed here before, two years ago. This time, we chose a twin room in the building where the restaurant is. These rooms are terrible. Old, shabby, cramped little spaces. The building is undergoing renovations, and the hallway was littered with trash, dirt, and construction materials. The carpet looked like it had never been cleaned. In the room, the floors were filthy, the bathroom tiles were dirty, covered in toothpaste, cracked, and so ancient I haven't seen tiles like that in a long time. The furniture had warped doors. The shower drained poorly, so the entire bathroom would end up flooded, leaving you standing in a puddle of water. The room description didn't match; there was no chair or hair conditioner, but they later gave us one. The toiletries were poor quality. There was nowhere to put suitcases or personal belongings. They offered us another room, but with a fixed window. The staff tried to smooth things over. There are only Chinese-made outlets, no USB port, and reception only gave us one adapter temporarily. We were only given one room key for two people. Umbrellas are available, so you can bring your own. Laundry is available for a fee, even though the description says it's free. Breakfast is generally edible, but the standard fare is the same. The bathroom doors aren't sealed, so you can hear everything. The walls are thin, and the soundproofing is poor.

We experienced a very bad behavior from the staff...