With a stay at Palace Hotel Forbidden City in Beijing (Downtown Beijing), you'll be steps from Forbidden City and 11 minutes by foot from Wangfujing Street. .This guesthouse is 5 mi (8 km) from Sanlitun Road and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Peninsula Beijing Shopping Arcade.
Guesthouse with 2 restaurants, steps from Forbidden City
Palace Hotel Forbidden City offers 6 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. This Beijing guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 6 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Grab a bite at one of the guesthouse's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service. Local cuisine breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Local cuisine breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Palace Hotel Forbidden City has 2 restaurants on site.
Room service is available.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin), English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Food and drink
Local cuisine breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM: CNY 38 for adults and CNY 38 for children
2 restaurants
Room service available
Coffee/tea in a common area
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Luggage storage
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Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Blackout drapes/curtains
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Free bottled water
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Desk
Slippers
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for local cuisine breakfast: approximately CNY 38 for adults and CNY 38 for children
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
National rating
For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.
Property is also known as
Palace Hotel Forbidden City Beijing
Palace Forbidden City Beijing
Palace Forbidden City
Hotel Forbidn City Beijing
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Palace Hotel Forbidden City Guesthouse
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Palace Hotel Forbidden City Reviews
Reviews
7.8
Good
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8.0/10
Cleanliness
8.4/10
Staff & service
8.0/10
Amenities
7.6/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
Travelled with family
24 Nov 2019
Liked the character and quirky character. Didn't like ..
Made us spend one night in another hotel because of repairs. Not senior friendly.
Lovely traditional Chinese courtyard property, with original features, large spacious room, wooden floorboards and lovely bamboo plants, also had 2 resident turtles. The staff here were all lovely and helpful to us, they always greet us with a friendly smile and made us feel very welcome. The breakfast was delicious especially the vegetarian dumplings. The area is right in the heart of the forbidden city, everything is walking distance and very busy. Highly recommended
Verified traveller
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
8/10 Good
Keith
25 Jul 2019
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great location in authentic Chinese hutong
Great location but very hard to find after dark. Good breakfast with límited choices. This authentic Chinese hutong converted to hotel has a lot of charm. Our family of four felt safe there. Most staff spoke a little English. As is typical for China, the beds are very hard. AC would not stay on while we were out for the day so we came back to a rather warm room after a long day in the heat. Our bathroom had an exhaust fan in the window that connected to the kitchen which was rather odd. We could hear the kitchen noises (chopping etc.) early in the morning. Overall it was a good place to stay and we were grateful for a room that would accommodate a family of four. The location is within walking distance to subway station, Forbidden City, Tienamen Square, and Wangfujiang pedestrian street. We would stay there again.
Keith
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
Travelled with family
8 Apr 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
If you want your accommodations to be part of your Beijing experience, this hotel is the place. The location is unbeatable, and the historical building/room furnishings make it charming. The staff were great and it was very clean. The only downside is the plumbing, but that's hard to avoid in a historical building. We are a family of 5 and found it very comfortable. It's a short walk to fantastic sight seeing, the shopping district, and fantastic restaurants all around. Would highly recommend!
Great location and beautiful hotel building. The room, particularly the bathroom, needed some updating, but the staff and breakfast are spectacular. I speak no Mandarin and the gentleman who works the front desk went above and beyond to help with reaching my booked tour guides, booking taxis, etc.
A hotel with a lot of character in a great part of Beijing.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
2 Nov 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Best location in Beijing!
If you like experiencing more local lifestyle, can do without tv and fancy amenities of modern hotels you can find anywhere - this is definitely for you! Our double room had a king bed, armoire closet, small couch, adequate bathroom facilities. We only used the room to shower and sleep - either out walking or on tours where the guides picked us up at the hotel. The only concern was mold in the corner of the room, (fair condition) explained away by "this is an old building" - right, this IS in the very old central part of the city, one block walk to Forbidden City! This hotel is location, location, location!! The proprietors were helpful; the breakfast dumplings were delicious. Definiitely recommend the experience!
Perfect. Receptionist spoke very good english, room was clean and beautiful, breakfast was nice (could've Been bigger but taste was great), location was perfect and everything went well.
5/5 would visit again
Nipa
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
2/10 Terrible
Mei
3 Aug 2018
I did not stay in this hotel since it was double booked. I was then sent to another motel which was way below the standard as I expected and paid for. My experience in Beijing turned out terrible. I could not sleep very much in this bad motel which was badly maintained and some guests started talking extremely laoud at 3:00 am. I felt that I was cheated on this booking.
Helt ok litet hotell på en bakgata nära Den Förbjudna Staden. Lite hårda sängar och väldigt enkel frukost. Lyhört inom hotellet men tyst från buller utifrån. Entrén var lite svår att hitta, kunde skyltats bättre från huvudgatan.