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Reviews of VUE Hotel HOUHAI BEIJING

5 out of 5
VUE Hotel HOUHAI BEIJING
No. 9 Yangfang Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 19 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Western comforts with Eastern hospitality
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We were in Beijing for a 10 days family vacation. I took a chance and booked us a location that was off the touristy spot where all the big hotels were - so glad I did - VUE is a hidden gem. We took to walking around the Hutong neighborhoods right away, my father loved his morning walks in Houhai Park which was right behind the hotel. Beijing is big and hectic, being able to return to tranquil and peaceful hotel after a days outing was very enjoyable. The rooms were roomy, clean and unique in design, I especially loved our big bathroom. We loved our breakfast buffet every morning at the Pink Rabbit which served western and eastern flavors. Car service was easily arranged with front desk in advance. Any questions about getting in or around the city was efficiently answered. VUE is very well managed property, where paying attention to their guest is a top priority. Thank you for taking care of us. PS - your staff was outstanding.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VUE Hotel on 25 Jul,2019
It is our great pleasure to have you and your family stay with you and we look forward to welcome you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel staff was very helpful especially mister Melo. Hotel breakfast can be improved.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VUE Hotel on 25 Jul,2019
Thank you for staying with us and we are in improving our breakfast! Look forward to welcoming you again!

6/10 Okay

Filix

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is close to the center of actions. It is somewhat hard to get to during the peak hours of the day when the street is packed with tourists and the streets are narrow. It is nice that it is adjacent to the Houhai park. It is difficult to call a taxi.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Three stars is an average but don’t be fooled into thinking this place might be average, it’s not... We spent the first three of our five days at The Vue feeling a weird disconnect with the place before realising why. The pluses - this is a very well-designed place with lots of trendy tech touches. The light and sound proofing means one could sleep for days without realising there was an outside world, let alone that it might be sunny. L’Occitane is the bathroom brand of choice, the towels are luxuriously thick, the bedding is like sleeping on clouds and the two free daily bottles of water are from a Tibetan spring. All very very nice indeed. The negatives - our irritation at the girl who checked us in whilst giving 49% of her attention to her phone, the very pricey Pink Rabbit Restaurant and Moon Bar where the service is of a tremendous effort but doesn’t quite ‘hit the spot’ and the cafe staff who leave the place (and customers) unattended to go out for a cigarette break. Normal life in the surrounding peaceful Hutong is an uncomfortably jarring million miles away from the £3 croissants and piped chilled-club tunes of The Vue. And that’s the disconnect with the place - touring westerners are probably not the target market. I think thye target market here is the Chinese nouveaux-riches. Would I stay here again - as a western tourist traveller, probably not. It is a fantastic hotel but sticks out like a sore thumb in its locality and is comparatively poorly connected
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing, quaint hidden gem in plain sight
The Check in was easy, once we found the lobby. When you enter go just past the café and turn right, its at the end of the hall. Some of the staff spoke English, all were really friendly. I made the mistake of going the first two weeks of March. This is when China has its two sessions government conference. Traffic was crazy, it takes twice as long to get anywhere in Beijing. The local area of the VUE is truly amazing, The hutong is well worth the time to wander. Out the front and down the road to the left is a little corner fruit stand. The owners are really nice and the fruit was delicious. If you are into walking, there are many small eateries in the area. From the front door turn right and walk about 5-7 minutes there are several places to eat. If you talk to the security guy in the front lobby, he can show you how to weave through the buildings and come out the back of the hotel right on Houhai Lake. It is a nice lake with a concrete sidewalk around the perimeter. The pedal boats were closed when I was there because it was still too cold. I have heard that this is a fun expedition to undertake. The people around the hotel were extremely friendly and cheerful. Very laid back atmosphere and quite different from the hustle and bustle that I normally see in Beijing.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great chic hotel in a hutong. Breakfast could be better though but still great overall
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Steven Man Wai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nourah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Lovely modern hotel in the hutongs of Beijing with direct access to Lake Houhai.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Hi Nourah, Warmest greetings from VUE Hotel Hou Hai, Beijing! It is our pleasure to her your feedback about our hotel. Very appreciated! We are happy to see, that you had an unforgettable time with us. We are looking forward to welcome you back soon! Thank you very much once again for staying with us! Should you have any further questions, please do get back in touch with us at any time, Best Regards, Adrian

8/10 Good

patric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Hi PAtric, Warmest greetings from VUE Hotel Hou Hai, Beijing! Thank you very much for your feedback about our hotel. Very appreciated! We are happy to see, that you had an unforgettable time with us. We are looking forward to welcome you back soon! Thank you very much once again for staying with us! Should you have any further questions, please do get back in touch with us at any time, Best Regards, Adrian

10/10 Excellent

Yan

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sunghak

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

PUI YAN ZOE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
值得一試不一樣的胡同體驗!
從北海北地鐵站步行大約15分鐘,穿過胡同民居便可找到一間用心設計的精品酒店!網上被這個酒店吸引都是因為前衛的建築設計照片所吸引!難得找到一間不是紅色和配以龍床的胡同!整體服務貼心,我們航班遲到,雖然晚上凌晨才到步,酒店人員仍然有善地安頓我們,講解好房間裏的設施才走!不得不提他們的早餐水準是挺高的,無論食物和環境都很舒適！整個酒店有很多拍照位置,很有心思,我在酒店內不停角落找到小動物!小失誤是有一晚我們房間裏的個人用品和茶飲不足夠我們兩個女孩子用,當打電話去前台便很快將補給物送到房間!因我們是遊客的緣故,我們都是靠前台友善的人員幫忙我們找出最快嘅到達目的地的方法!完全放心介紹俾朋友去北京體驗一下這間不是集團式的精品酒店!北京比想像之中美,每一天都走很多路,如果酒店有按摩服務就更好了！
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Kerstin

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Lise-Lotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Yen mao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Hoi Leung

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
除了大，什麼也不好
我訂了湖景露台房，然後說upgrade 我去套房。後來才發現價錢一樣。被騙感覺很差。然後房間晚上天花不斷有怪聲音。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019