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Reviews of Beijing Dongfang Hotel

3.5 out of 5
Beijing Dongfang Hotel
No.11, Wanming Road, Xuanwu District, Beijing, Beijing

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 32 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 61 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A solid choice for a short stay in Beijing
A solid, mid-range hotel. Comfortable beds and decent service, though given the time of year they had not activated the air-conditioning in the rooms yet.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
No heat spoils charming hotel
A charming historic hotel but...no heat in the room. Apparently no heat throughout the hotel. Speculation is that they simply shut it off on a particular date for the "summer" season despite the fact that the overnight temperature outside went down to 36°F on March 23 when we were there. The front desk was unhelpful with the situation.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall it’s good ,close to subway ,not too far away from Qianmen street,but the whole neighbourhood is very old
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel
Nice hotel a bit old and dates but staff friendly and helpful.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in terms of territorial positions
We stayed there in the beginning of May. It is very hot, yet the central air conditioning system is still not opened yet...

8/10 Good

Steve, Washington State

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a bad hotel.
There is a comfortable lobby and there was always a sufficient English speaking clerk. The coffee shop and dining area are nice. We liked the Dongfang. I think most who complain are too sensitive to China culture. Lots of taxis outside. The subway is about 1/3 mile and the #5 bus to Tiananmen Square a bit closer. (Warning: Security made our visit to Tiananmen and Forbidden City terrible. We had to wait in a huge crowd as they screened every visitor. Must have passport for F. City. It was a 2 1/2 hour line! I used to be able to walk right to it! Security unfriendly and rude. Advise use tour guide instead. The tours walked right in. Very disappointed in the Chinese mentality here. We were exhausted by the time they let us in. I'm a healthy 70 years old but...)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
NO AIRCONDITIONING
This is a great hotel, great staff & great location with NO AIRCONDITIONING. My recent stay on a 29O day had most of our group near fainting, with sadly no solution but to open a small 30cm window 10cm, on the 21st floor - not good this day & age. This history of the hotel is lovely as is their Old Time Coffee Shop.

6/10 Okay

Angaaraa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room condition is very bad.service is very poor. Only good thing is the location.

6/10 Okay

MA, SINGAPORE

Liked: Staff & service
Conveniently located
A hotel with long history & beautiful courtyard. Conveniently located, with many convenience stores and subway station nearby. Fantastic service. Staff was helpful. Just that the carpet was quite dirty.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Decent hotel, coffee shop not open, not close
Hotel itself was nice but the coffee bar didn't open until 9:00. Don't people in China drink coffee before 9am?! Also, our wifi didn't work the whole time we were there. To go anywhere to eat was a 20 minute cab drive. Breakfast was decent.

4/10 Poor

Soren, Denmark

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap but definetely NOT worth the savings.
I only needed a place to sleep for the last night of my stay in Shanghai. - In this regard I booked a somewhat cheap hotelroom close to public transport that could take me to the airport fairly quickly. Close to public transport and close to the center usually means the prices goes up - Or for the same price a worse hotel. - This much I know and accept. The room was in a very bad state. The paint in the sealing had giant crackled holes in it, and by the door there was a very suspicious brown blotch that looked like mould. The so called flatscreen tv can not have been bigger than 20". and had only one foreign channel. There had been placed some quick to cook food an beverages but there were no refrigiator. The bed was not a bed. It was a chipboard (I checked) with a, less than 1" thick, soft foam madress. - so the latter was insignificant and useless really. The walls. as with most of the buildings in China, were very thin so the person next door who snored like a rhino kept me awake all night. The room did have a fairly good ventilation system though. In all fairness, I did not check the rest of the hotel, and this was their standard twin bed room - according to the website. It cost me 329 RNB for one night. - This was an online deal that claimed it to be half the regular price. NOT worth it. The people behind the frontdesk were friendly and forthcoming but not that good at communicating in english.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good location for exploring on foot and on subway
good location, subway nearby, a few good restaurants, rooms reasonable although AC just ok. Staff try to help , breakfast reasonable,mare a seems safe,

8/10 Good

Thomas, Montana

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Interesting antique rooms
My wife and I stayed in the old wing and our friends stayed in the tower. Although the antiques in our room were lovely, the room felt crowded as a result of all the old furniture. However, I have never stayed in such a hotel room in China and if you want a feeling of old China, make sure you get one of these rooms. I liked the neighborhood with some decent restaurants and street markets with heaps of fresh fruit.
Response from baoqin on 11 Jul,2015
Thanks for your staying dongfang hotel. Celebrity room is classical . style room ,established in 1918.And welcome you come again .it is our pleasure at your service. Sales Department Zhang baoqin

8/10 Good

sixtyagogo, Toronto, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel with old fashioned character
Built in 1918 this hotel has modern rooms and amenities without losing any of the original character or charm. There is wired internet in the room but wireless is at a cost of a rented modem which is installed promptly upon a call to the front desk. A 200 Yuan cash deposit is required and returned at check out less a 10 Yuan per charge for the modem. It was very hot during my stay and thankfully the A/C worked very well in my room. The bed was a a bit hard. It did sleep well so I guess the hard'ish' bed was better than I thought it would be. The sheets were clean, nice quality and all white, which I happen to like. The bathroom was clean and the shower was good. There is a large banquet room on the second floor used to serve a breakfast buffet everyday. The buffet is decent but not stellar. Fresh fried eggs are made as you wait and there are baked goods including toast for American style appetites. If the breakfast is not included in your room price you can pay cash or have charged to your room for 58 Yuan. There is a convenience store which houses a train ticket kiosk as well as an ATM machine inside the hotel. Also a nice coffee shop. The front desk staff is very polite and helpful
Dear, Thanks your for your comment, and welcome you stay Dongfang Hotel again. Best Regards, baoqin Zhang

8/10 Good

Oakman, San Francisco, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great rooms. Long but interesting walk to metro
Stayed in the 2nd cheapest room (just above budget single) and the room was very comfortable. Well lit, nicely appointed bathroom, great bedding, good views. Wifi is now available in rooms by renting a router for about US$1.50 per day. If your device accepts an ethernet cable, internet access is free. There was lots to choose from at the included breakfast but nothing was particularly appealing. While the hotel is at least a 20 minute walk from the nearest metro stop, Xianmen, the walk there through the hutongs is very interesting at all hours, particularly in the evening. Just cross the pedestrian bridge a short block north of the hotel and take the stairs down to the left for the most interesting hutong alley. Authentic Beijing street scenes which I might have missed if I'd stayed at a more centrally located hotel.
Response from baoqin on 11 Jul,2015
Thanks for you staying here. Welcome you come again .

8/10 Good

Nelson, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great and good service.

10/10 Excellent

weimin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Single traveller, Britain

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not wonderful
The reception staff at this hotel need to go on a customer care course, as their service was very poor. I had to change room during my stay and it took over an hour to sort this out! I felt that the hotel was looking to maximise its income from each guest rather than concentrating on offering a good experience. Beware the bottled water, as its very expensive, buy from one of the local shops, where its much, much cheaper. The quality of the food at the hotel wasn't very good and again its possible to get better food at reasonable prices in the area around the hotel. I wouldn't recommend this hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value hotel
Rooms are spacey with many ammenities included. Our party got two rooms; one overlooking the street and the other facing inside. The former did not have windows that opened the other one does. The AC does not seem to work but that was not necessary.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Adequate for a short stay with a tour group
As we were with a tour group, this hotel fitted the bill well. However we were there a day early and found that the location of this hotel made it difficult to find anywhere to eat other than the hotel itself. Front desk staff not very good at suggestions of things to do or restaurants.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Rod, Arizona, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location and value
Good location. 30 minutes walking distance from Subway and attractions. 10 minutes walk to bus stops. Good value for the money.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Within walking distance of major sites and shopping and bus stop not near metro stop. Staff competent but not extremely helpful

6/10 Okay

S, London

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good price but not great location
Hotel OK, nothing special. Service fair. Location fine if you have a car but don't try and get a taxi from the nearest metro station about 1km away if you have luggage. Seems the distance is TOO SHORT for a taxi driver, they just drive away. Otherwise walk is just 15mins.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice rooms, great price
I think i got a free upgrade to the 'celebrity' room one night, it's very charming and a great price (around 300rmb). Overall the hotel is very nice, has a lot of character, with antique knick-knacks all over. Very well worth the money

4/10 Poor

thad, florida

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed a little hard loved the location,

6/10 Okay

maria, san francisco, ca

Will go back to the hotel
The room is pretty good except the bath room. It had bad odor. Around the hotel has many different type of restaurants to eat.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was clean and had nice hot showers, western toilets, and an ATM machine in lobby. The coffee shop was very good with some western choices. A little on the spendy side. And service was okay but China has a problem understanding about serving your different meals together, so you can all eat at once. Some of the time this did work out though. The personnel were very helpful and friendly. I would recommend this!

8/10 Good

Helen, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Great Location
This hotel is walking distance to Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Taoranting Gdns. Convenience stores and restaurants close by (although very little English). Staff speak some English, but not well. Rooms are basic but clean. Internet connection is wired only, but Ok. Beds are hard (this is standard across China). Area is authentically Chinese but quite safe.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

René

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel for the money.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Beyond my expectation which I had based on past evaluations. Maybe better to have English speaking staff and a business center.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Min-hsin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

3つ星ホテルとして、この程度でなら良いと思います。
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Robson Roosevelt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Conservador
Hotel bem conservado, boa localização, Bom café da manhã, mas, funcionários da recepção poucos prestativos.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
名人居(ガーデンビュー)がおすすめ
北京の定宿です。 ここ数年は名人居に宿泊。 本館の部屋も悪くはありませんが、エレベーターが2機しかなく、朝食時などは渋滞覚悟。その点名人居は三階建てでエレベーターを使わなくても移動出来、ストレスフリーです。 フロント、その他のスタッフに日本語を話す人はいませんが英語は通じる模様。ホテル周辺では地元の人々の生活風景も見られます。
名人居外観
ホテル近くの歩道橋より
ホテル近くの店
ホテル近くの店

8/10 Good

CHUNYU

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
清扫服务员缺乏训练
服务员缺乏训练,特别是清扫的服务员,没有敲门直接闯入客服,酒店很有特色,楼下咖啡店咖啡不错

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

地下鉄沿線の宿
北京での乗り継ぎのために地下鉄沿線を選択しました。安い団体旅行で泊まると言えばイメージし易いと思います。既に建物は古いですが、部屋のサイズとしては欧州並みの大きさです。朝食はビュフェタイプでしたが、周辺の大衆食堂のほうが美味しかったです。

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

地下鉄7号線沿いの宿
北京での乗り継ぎのために、利用する地下鉄沿線で探しました。建物はや古いですが、部屋のサイズは欧州並で良かったです。水回りやミニバーなどのネガティブ点も、古いから仕方ないかなとも思えます。周辺もそんなに奇麗な通りではありません。安目の団体旅行で泊まる感じのホテルと思えばイメージできそうです。同じ旅程なら、また泊まるかも知れません。確かに交通の便は良かったです。

8/10 Good

huizi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
日本語は通じませんが
北京滞在時の定宿です。 日本語を話すスタッフはいないようですが、英語を話すスタッフは何人かいる模様。 ここ数年は名人居と呼ばれるガーデンビューに宿泊しています。 行くたびに設備に少しずつ手を入れているようですが、今回はシャワーヘッドがレトロ調の物に変わっていました。正直使い勝手はそれほど良くなく、水圧も以前の方があった気がするので改善とは言えない気がします。 とは言え、客室の掃除などは行き届いており、不快な点は特にありません。 服務員もフレンドリーな応対をしてくれる方が多く、豪勢な旅行を望まなければ過不足なく過ごせるかと思います。

6/10 Okay

toshio, 京都府八幡市

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
日本人はバスルーム付きが好き
三泊の予定で初めて利用しました。 写真では庭のあるようなホテルですが、部屋から 遠く離れたところにあり道路から見ているだけだった。 また、バスルーム付きの部屋を予約していたが、 シャワー付きの部屋に案内された。フロントに言うと 二日目からバスルーム付きの部屋に案内された。 これが中国では普通だと知っていてもがっかりでした。 もちろん差額返金はありませんでした。

6/10 Okay

Alain, st-Maur

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On en a pour son argent, sans plus
Deux nuits passées dans l'hôtel Calme et assez central mais des prestations limitées, rien dans le mini-bar, la climatisation difficile à régler, un personnel comprenant mal l'anglais, un distributeur de billets qui ne distribue pas pour les étrangers, un quartier assez médiocre il ne faut pas arriver trop tard au petit déjeuner qui est assez limité concernant la nourriture occidentale Un hôtel qui aurait besoin d'être rafraîchi, modernisé

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
un bon rapport localisation/prix
Parfaitement situé. état correct mais sans plus sur les services. Bon réseau wifi.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
去快捷会是更好的选择

8/10 Good

ゼフィルス, 横浜

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
歴史を感じるホテル
旧館に泊まりましたが戦前からの歴史を感じるつくりで多少古めかしい感もありますが、設備は手直しされていてなかなかのものでした。前門までも歩いて行ける距離で最近のスマートなホテルと違って落ち着いたたたずまいでした。

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
地点不错
大体还可以,卫生间下水道略有返味。

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

4/10 Poor

Ixchel, Ciudad de Mexico

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Habitación sucia
No tiene WiFi y la habitacion mo estaba muy limpia, ademas de ser muy pequeña.

8/10 Good

Jackson Chan, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
洗手間去水很差。
洗手間去水很差,每次淋浴時水都會流到洗手盤附近。