Renjoy Hotel

If you are after authentic Beijing ‘Hutong’ culture and you like the night city with street food, it's worth staying at Renjoy Hotel in Beijing. Our family had a great stay in recent time. Winter is the low season for tourists due to the coldness in Beijing, however we made the best of our trip by staying downtown. The Forbidden City, Wangfujing Street, and Lama Temple are all nearby by a quick ride. The offering of using the hotel’s washing machine & dryer was such a bonus when you travel with young children. Kids loved the house cat ‘Yuanbao’. One suggestion might be to have different blanket options as top bunk’s temperature was hotter. Overall, we were very happy with our stay.

This hotel is located within the old streets but the main street is about 5 minutes walk with food choices, very accessible from the airport also as the nearest station is linked (station about 8 minutes walk). My elderly parents wanted to rest after a night flight, and the hotel staff were very kind to offer a room that is already cleaned (subjected to availability, got to hope someone else checked out early). Anything you need, you can ask and they will do their best. Pleasant stay.

Stayed for 3 nights and chose this hotel for a more relaxed experience as our dates overlapped with the National Holidays. It has a nice and cozy courtyard where you can chill outside (the good weather was a plus!) which includes a mini fish pond, a seat swing. There’s also a cute cat that roams around as well. Building wise - There’s a total of 2 levels of rooms based on what I know. There’s no lift to the 2nd storey so remember to request for rooms on level 1 if you have difficulties accessing. Location - located in an old street of Beijing which is an experience I would say as surrounding are old houses and there are people that live there. As its located in an old street, it may be difficult for cars to drive in. One driver managed to drive in when we arrived but another driver requested us to come out to the main street when we are leaving the hotel. However that wasn’t an issue as its just a 5 min walk out to the main street (Guijie Street). Gui Jie street is a popular food street with many shops and restaurants and mostly opens at night and bustling with people. At one end of the Gui Jie, you will reach a metro station (~10min walk from hotel). Overall, a pleasant location for us. Breakfast - Simple breakfast located at the 2nd level of the building. Includes some simple chinese dishes as well as bread. Not a widespread, but it is sufficient. Room - Room is clean and cozy which includes a tea set for you to make tea and enjoy. The toilet is divided into dry and wet area (basin is located outside in the room). One of the downside personally on the toilet is that the glass is frosted (can see through a quite a bit with light) so it could be a bit uncomfortable depending who you are staying with. Separately since it is separated into wet and dry area, the shower area is quite small with only one hook located at the side and your clothes will get wet if you hang it there. One good thing is their brand for shampoo, soap etc smells really good. Amenities - free washing machine and dryer!! The machines are those small type so remember not to wash everything at one go. Dryer is not that strong so for a small amount of clothes you probably need 1 hour to dry it. You can collect small packets of detergent from the reception. Very good! Overall it is a very pleasant stay and the hotel staff gave us small token when we are leaving. Highly recommend this place if you are looking for a different experience from a city-hotel!