Shichahai Shadow Art Performance Hotel

“Great start to a great trip”

The Schichahai Shadow Art Performance Hotel was the perfect start to our Trip in China. The staff is very friendly and helpful, especially Jerry who helped us with purchasing train Tickets to our next destination. The Shadow Art Performance by Master Mao was also very interesting and a must See! Th… more

The Schichahai Shadow Art Performance Hotel was the perfect start to our Trip in China. The staff is very friendly and helpful, especially Jerry who helped us with purchasing train Tickets to our next destination. The Shadow Art Performance by Master Mao was also very interesting and a must See! The Location of the Hotel is great too. The Beihai Bei Subway Station is near and you can reach the famous Peking Sights with the Subway very convenient. If you Explore the districts near you get a good Insight of the life of some local people too.

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“This is a perfect place for visiting Beijing.”

We stayed here for 4 days to enjoy Beijing. The hotel is located in one of the Hutongs, the old part of the town. It is close to the forbidden city (with taxi or bike). The shadow art performances are very nice and interesting, they perform 3 or 4 times per week, so not every evening. The rooms are… more

We stayed here for 4 days to enjoy Beijing. The hotel is located in one of the Hutongs, the old part of the town. It is close to the forbidden city (with taxi or bike). The shadow art performances are very nice and interesting, they perform 3 or 4 times per week, so not every evening. The rooms are very comfortable, but my special blessings go out to the hotel staff Longlong, Tang Tang, Hui Hui, Xuan Xuan, Wen Wen, and Erjie. They were magnificent in making our stay perfect. At every time we got more service than could have expected. They were being always enthusiastic and diligent in their work. I would for sure recommend you staying here if you go to Beijing. I would prefer this place over any anonymous big top hotel.

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“Great family stay. A real Oasis.”

Our family stayed here for 4 nights, staying in the family room (2 Adults, 2 Children). We were so impressed with the hotel, a real calm Oasis and just what we needed to get acclimatised with Beijing. Our room was clean and spacious. The kids had to share a bed which was a large window seating ar… more

Our family stayed here for 4 nights, staying in the family room (2 Adults, 2 Children). We were so impressed with the hotel, a real calm Oasis and just what we needed to get acclimatised with Beijing. Our room was clean and spacious. The kids had to share a bed which was a large window seating area. Sounds odd, but they were Ok with it and slept well! It was hard, but again, they were OK with it and enjoyed looking out onto the street to see the hive of activity. The main beds were very comfortable. Bathroom was great, only negative is the door didn't close properly but we coped. We had breakfast most days, good value for money. Coffee and water available all day. We enjoyed the puppet painting and the puppet show was fabulous. The kids loved it, especially when they got to have a go at the end....with the puppet they had painted. Very interesting thing to do. The staff were lovely and friendly. Translation app was a godsend, but we all muddled through and some staff had great English. We liked the location, 10 min walk through quirky streets to the main lake area. Several little corner shops close by to get emergency supplies. Mindful some Taxi's can't get to the hotel door, but we just picked one up at the end of the street. If you are traveling with kids, i would definitely recommend.

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“Live local without living like a local in a hutong”

Unique place to stay among the hutong (old Beijing alley) that was comfortable and in a convenient location. It is a half mile walk to the nearest subway stop. There are no restaurants in the immediate vicinity - have to walk north to Houhai or towards the subway - and they are local. Had a roo… more

Unique place to stay among the hutong (old Beijing alley) that was comfortable and in a convenient location. It is a half mile walk to the nearest subway stop. There are no restaurants in the immediate vicinity - have to walk north to Houhai or towards the subway - and they are local. Had a room on the 2F to the left of the theater. The windows of the room face the theater area, taking in both the light from outdoors and the theater area itself. It can be noisy if kids are in the theater area so avoid rooms around the courtyard if that bothers. The curtains block out the light pretty well. The bed was comfortable (not as hard as Chinese beds can be) and was 2 twin mattresses put together to make a king size bed. That also creates a dip in the middle. Bathroom was a little tight between the shower and the sink, but the water gets hot quickly. This particular room had some water damage to the floor outside of the bathroom, but it is not a deal breaker. The main thing to note is that Trip Advisor lists free breakfast. Breakfast is not free, but probably worth it for most people considering the sparseness of anything immediately nearby. There are little shops close by to get fruit, drinks and snacks. Shadow puppet performances are on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights. This should be on the list of things to do if you are staying here. I didn't have time to take part of any of the classes, but they are good for kids as well as adults. There are no elevators, but the staff is very helpful in carrying luggage up the stairs. The place has character and gives a chance to live in the midst of the locals without overwhelming the neighborhood. I would stay again, especially to explore more of the alleys and Houhai on foot or in a bicycle rickshaw (have to understand Chinese).

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