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abodes to softly cushion your visit, such as
Langham Place
(1 Erjing Lu, Terminal 3,
Capital International Airport,
北京首都机场朗豪酒店, 北京首都国际 机场三号航站楼
二经路1号
, tel. 10/6457-5555,
http://beijingairport.langhamplacehotels.com
,
RMB1,119),
which has received various awards for its facilities and food.
To get right in the thick of Shunyi life, book a stay in
Beijing Yosemite Club
(4 Yuyang
Lu, Houshayu town, Shunyi district,
优山美地俱乐部, 顺义区后沙峪镇榆阳路4号
, tel.
10/8041-7588,
www.yosemiteclub.com
, from RMB700 twin/night). Yosemite is one of the
major gated communities in the area, filled not with apartment blocks but villas. A stay here
will give you a very good feeling for what life will be like for the kids with school and
neighborhood friends, as well as what the commute into the office in the city will be like
for you.
Outer Districts
If a day trip turns into an overnight one, then the outer districts have a few impressive ac-
commodation options. Sometimes this can just be a room in the house of an entrepreneurial
local. It'll be cheap, authentic, and usually will include a home-cooked dinner. If Badaling
in Yanqing county is your destination, budgeters can stay at the
Great Wall Courtyard
Hostel
(26 Chadaogucheng, Badalingzhen, Yanqing district,
北京八达岭长城岔道古城,
tel. 10/6912-1156,
www.courtyard.cc
, from RMB80), which is ideally placed by the Great
Wall. A nice idea is to arrive the evening before and stay here, then rise early in the morning
to enjoy the sunrise on the wall, well before the tourists roll in.
Nearby you can enjoy much more magnificent accommodations at the
Commune
by the Great Wall
(Great Wall, Exit 53 at Shuiguan, G6 Jingzang Hwy.,
长城脚下
的公社, 北京G6京藏高速公路53号, 水关长城出口
, tel. 10/8118-1888,
www.communebythegreatwall.com
,
from RMB2,488). A collection of individually de-
signed houses scattered among the mountains, and accompanied by a private section of the
Wall, the Commune is a grand but rather exclusive option.
For those who choose Mutianyu, there is the
Brickyard Eco-Retreat
(Beigou village,
Bohai town, Huairou district,
怀柔区渤海镇北沟村
, tel. 10/6162-6506,
www.brickyardatmutianyu.com
,
from RMB1,380), a luxurious and beautifully designed
hotel set in a quiet village by the wall. Prices don't come cheaply here either, but it will def-
initely give you the feeling of a unique resort with views of the Great Wall from your bed.
