Sleepy Inn Downtown Lakeside Beijing, Beijing, China

87 %Customer Satisfaction*

WHY CHOOSE THE SLEEPY INN?

Sleepy Inn has been awarded as 'Top Rated Hostel In Asia'.

Location advantages:

Downtown Hutong Location

Located within the old Beijing town preserved Hutong area, which is protected by the government. Here you can feel the real peaceful, common and happy life of Chinese people. You should not miss this part.

Excellent Accessibility

Only 7 minutes of walking far away from the subway station and the bus station, and your walk around the lake makes it short, easy access to all the tourist attractions located in the town center by walk, bike, subway or public bus.

Quite easy to watch Olympic Games

There are only 5 kilometers from Sleepy Inn to National stadium (Nest) and other main stadiums (a map in the photo space for your reference), and you can get to any Olympic Games venue by subway which is only 7 minutes of walking far away from Sleepy Inn. Or you can even choose bicycle, and it won't take you more than 30 minutes to get there. Subway is the most important and convinient transportation during Olympics and travel in Beijing.

Great Wall

Only 8 minutes by walk between the Sleepy Inn and the bus station terminal to the Great Wall and Ming Tombs. This is the only bus station in Beijing for the Great Wall. Opportunity is also available for you to explore the other wild Great Wall sections through the information and guide of the Sleepy Inn staff.

Attractive Lake or Hutong views

Sleepy Inn has an attractive lakeside location surrounded by many Hutongs and low-rise houses. Most guestrooms have amazing lake views or Hutong views. It is full of life here. Citizens walking around the lake with their dogs, doing exercises, and performing the Taiji in the morning. Just go to Hutongs by bike or by walk, to look, to feel and to experience.

Local Life Experience

Numerous Hutongs, old trees, low-rise houses, and the largest local market around the lake allow you to experience the real life of local Beijingners.

Largest Local Market

As the largest market selling daily food, fruits, goods and commodities in Beijing, a guest from the US (Mr. William Patrick) commented that the market is the largest market he saw in the world and is a wonderful experience for him to explore the local life. It is also fun to bargain over prices.

Slow Pace

No traffic jams, no noise, no tall buildings, no TV sets, you could slow down your pace and experience the local life as a local Beijingner rather than a transient tourist. Sitting on the chair on the terrace, drinking one cup of coffee, with one book in your hand in the morning and one bottle of beer at night, you can just enjoy being a local people. For sure, you may want to change your schedule and extend your stay here as most guests did.

Charming Nightlife

Chinese traditional massage, delicious Chinese food (don?t forget Beijing Duck and Chinese Hot-pot), interesting bars along the bank of the lake, Beijing snacks served in the old courtyard? all of them are accessible either within a walking distance or easily by bike.

Bar area

Sleepy Inn is only one hundred meters far away from the Houhai Bar Area. There are so many famous restaurants and bars around the lake. Houhai Bar Area is the most famous bar area in Beijing now, and Sanlitun used to the most famous bar street.

Rooms

So many guests at Sleepy Inn do not want to get up in the morning, especially in the Winter, because the beds in the rooms are so comfortable, and it is so quiet in the rooms. What you can only hear in the morning is the singing of the birds in the trees.

We promise you clean rooms at Sleepy Inn.

Service at Sleepy Inn

-travel Information. Staff of Sleepy Inn does amazing work here, and make everything unbelievably easy for you.

-bicycle hire. Go to Hutongs by bike, and you will feel that you are part of the life here.

-laundry service

-CD burning

-free flight ticket booking

-training ticket booking

-hostel or hotel booking in other cities

-free wireless internet access for you own laptop

-WIFI access in Rooms

-telephone/Fax Facilities

-postcards and Letter sending

-hair drier

Below is the information about your travel in Beijing:

What to see in Beijing and How to get there from Sleepy Inn?

There are totally six attractions in Beijing you must see:

1)Tian An Men Square and Forbidden City

Take the subway, and get off at Qian Men. Out of Exit A is Tian An Men Square and Forbidden City. It takes you about 25 minutes to get there, and it costs about RMB15 to go to Tian An Men Square by taxi.

(2)Summer Palace

Walk ten minutes around the lake, take bus No826, and the terminal is Summer Palace. It takes you about 30 minute to get there, and it costs you about RMB30 to go there by taxi.

(3)Temple of Heaven

Take subway and get off at Chong Wen Men, then walk about 15 minutes. You can also take the same bus No826, and then get off at Hong Qiao. It takes you about 40 minutes to get there, and it costs you about 35 by taxi.

(4)Great Wall and Ming Tombs

Walk about eight minutes, and take bus No 919. The buses go to the Badaling Great Wall every 15 minutes and it takes you only 50 minutes to get there. There is no stop on the way.

Take the same bus No 919, get off and Shuitun and then go to the Ming Tombs by minibus. It is just on the way to the Great Wall.

If you do not want to go to the Badaling Great Wall, we organize one day Hikiing on the Great Wall From Jinshanling to Simatai, the most beautiful and most original section of the Great Wall.

If you are interested in the culture, people and life of Beijing, of China, We have a lot to show to you and share with you.

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