퍼플 코트야드 (Purple courtyard)

When we arrived we were given a room with one double bed and bunkbeds. The next day we return to our room and our door was ajar. Nothing had been cleaned and no new towels. I don't know why they were in our room. They asked us to change rooms so we did. The next room was horrible. It has one double bed with it's own bath. The room door has to be looked from the outside with a padlock. The inside of the door doesn't have a doorknob and locks with a little latch usually used for sheds. There is a huge gap under the door. You can stick your whole hand under the door. There are electrical wires sticking out of the wall with electrical on the ends. The light switch cover is missing and you could easily get shocked. The floor is slanted from water damage. The room has an armoire with someone elses clothes left inside. Socks left hanging on the bathroom pipes and dirty wet rag on the floor. DO NOT STAY HERE!

To get to the accommodation is so easy. Get the metro to Nanluoguxiang, exit at gate E, turn left down Nanluoguxiang Road and half way there is when you turn left to Shijin road south (i think that's the correct spelling) and down that road, the Purple Courtyard is right at the end. Its a ten minute walk from the station and I was able to walk to the Lama temple and the drum and bell tower from there. The owners are real nice. They made me feel welcomed. As for the accommodation, you shouldn't expect high quality with it being China. Their standards are completely different to the western worlds. You pay for the experience. The beds are just a hard surface with a foam mattress that's a few inches thick and it is extremely hard. But that’s just the way China is. They like their hard beds. The room that I had was beautiful, it was so pretty and it is the best bed I’ve slept in. I've spent 7 months travelling south to north of China and the bed, compared to others, was quite comfy! The cleanliness was to Chinese standard. But i gave it full marks because they still try. You're just experiencing a hútòng experience. The shower room is outside and staying there in the winter, made it cold, but with the aircon being good in the room, it didnt bother me at all because my room was always warm. I plan to return to sometime in the future, and when i do, i will come back to this accommodation because it was in such a convenient place and they were nice.

Excellent value. The Room satisfies all the basic needs of a traveler in a great location being reasonably close to the main tourist attractions. You wont be disappointed unless you are thinking you'll get *** amenities for this price!