Beijing Yanshan Hotel

“Typical Chinese-style 3-star hotel but good enough for a short stay”

The location is far away from the downtown shopping area as it takes about an hour or 10-12 underground stations to reach the business district. But it has two shopping malls nearby, one next door that also come with a limited range of local food - quite sufficient for short stay. It is generally a… more

The location is far away from the downtown shopping area as it takes about an hour or 10-12 underground stations to reach the business district. But it has two shopping malls nearby, one next door that also come with a limited range of local food - quite sufficient for short stay. It is generally a good choice for those who need to go to Reming University as it is within walking distance of 500m (across the road). The hotel staff are generally friendly in a typical Chinese way, customer service is probably not part of the culture yet. Room is clean and spacious and fairly well-equipped with hair-drier and a mini-refrigerator that is not cold. Aircon is working well, so as water heater. The package of about US$90 per night comes with breakfast which is quite boring. I only went for the porridge and veggies (quite oily). For those who do not mind taking fast food (Big Mac) instead of the buffet breakfast, it is within walking distance of 200m - next to it is a big supermarket where you could stock up drinks, milk, fruits and snacks.

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“A bit rough around the edges, but you can have a good stay here”

Have stayed here several times since 2007. The business rooms on the higher floors are good. The standard rooms are fairly typical Chinese-hotel rooms. The breakfast is fairly nice and the Italian style restaurant also offers decent meals. The Chinese restaurant is also like what you would expect… more

Have stayed here several times since 2007. The business rooms on the higher floors are good. The standard rooms are fairly typical Chinese-hotel rooms. The breakfast is fairly nice and the Italian style restaurant also offers decent meals. The Chinese restaurant is also like what you would expect in China. The hotel also has a second building with larger rooms and suites with two bed rooms. This building is cheaper than the hotel, but is recently refurbished and is actually quite nice and clean. The staff is like the staff at most Chinese hotels. I have never had any problems with them. The doorman is very friendly! The laundry service is quick and reliable. The location is very good. Close to the Renmin University subway station and the Zhongguancun area.

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“better rooms now but still the same staffing ”

i have been saying at yanshan hotel every year since 2012 for my annual family visit. top reason has always been its location as zhongguancun, despite being the "brain center" of china, is not set up for visitors. yanshan always served its practical purpose with comfy bed and functional shower. bu… more

i have been saying at yanshan hotel every year since 2012 for my annual family visit. top reason has always been its location as zhongguancun, despite being the "brain center" of china, is not set up for visitors. yanshan always served its practical purpose with comfy bed and functional shower. but over the years, they have been upgrading their rooms. we were there in jan and again last two weeks.we were pleasantly surprised that our room in B building now has new bright furniture and a flat screen TV it made room so much better. i cannot comment on their main building as it is always dated and uncomfortable - e.g. a/c in that building is your typical hotel built in type that simply does not work when old.its rooms are always dark and smaller than ones in building b which was built in apartment style for extended stay. i always stay away from the main building. i encourage the management to continue to improve the facilty - it does not need to cost much. simple IKEA furniture made this recent stay much better! however, i think their real challenge is still the staffing. their concierge service continues to be a joke (it varies depending on who is working but on average the guy just does not want to work) how do you have a sigh of "taxi service" when you cannot reserve ANY car service to the airport? and receptionists still do not speak a word of english and almost never greet anyone or acknowledge the fact we have been coming for years and were just there 8 mos ago.

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