The Far East Hotel (Youth Hostel) is about a 15-20 minute taxi ride (cab fare Y20) from the Beijing West train station. It's located in a hutong that is currently undergoing some major refurbishment. Don't expect to be walking in the streets dust-free! Check into the main hotel on the right despite the website putting up a picture of the... more

I was traveling around China for 4 weeks last year, pretty much all of the month of june. The foreign experts hotel really stands out in my mind as one of the nicest hotels I stayed at during my trip. I tried a variety of 3 and 4 star hotels. I discovered that a standard room in a 4 star... more