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Drum Tower & Dongcheng North
PEKING YOUTH HOSTEL $$
( Beiping Guoji Qingnian Lushe; 8403 9098; pekinghostel@yahoo.com.cn;
113 Nanluogu Xiang; 113 dm/tw from ¥120/450; Nanluoguxiang; )
Fabulous, flower-filled youth hostel located on trendy Nanluogu Xiang, an his-
toric
hutong
that's been transformed into a lively lane of bars, cafes, restaur-
ants and boutique shops. In keeping with its fashionable location, this is more
of a boutique hostel than a backpackers' haven, with a beautifully renovated
building including a quaint, country cottage-like restaurant and a wonderful
rooftop cafe-bar.
Hutong Hostel
COURTYARD 7 $$$
( Siheyuan Jiudian; 6406 0777;
www.courtyard7.com
; 7 Qiangulou Yuan
Hutong, off Nanluogu Xiang; 7 r ¥900-1500; Nanluoguxiang; )
Im-
maculate rooms, decorated in traditional Chinese furniture face on to two
300-year-old courtyards, which over the years have been home to government
ministers, rich merchants and even an army general.
Courtyard Hotel
Sanlitun & Chaoyang
OPPOSITE HOUSE HOTEL $$$
( Yushe; 6417 6688;
www.theoppositehouse.com
; Bldg 1, Village, 11 Sanli-
tun Lu; 11 1 r from ¥2500; )
With see-all open-plan bathrooms,
American oak bath tubs, lovely mood lighting, underfloor heating, sliding
doors, complimentary beers, TVs on extendable arms and a metal basin swim-
ming pool, this trendy Swire-owned boutique hotel is top-drawer chic. Chinese
motifs are muted: this is an international hotel with prices to match.
Boutique Hotel
ST REGIS $$$
Luxury Hotel
