there are buses around you can take, but if you are new to China may be a bit hard. Metro is far and you need to take a bus, so take that into consideration in winter. In the other hand its not too far from many places as a tourist. Overall a great experience, very clean, great food, good atmosphere,... More

Stayed here for 5 nights in a twin private ensuite. The hostel is located inside a hutong which our driver had a slight problem finding. My dad was a bit apprehensive as the street isn't lit very well at night. The owner Rick is very helpful, unlike Rachel who seemed to only want to give the information needed and nothing... More

Loved this place! Stayed there as a solo traveller in November 2011. Had a warm welcome from all the staff members. One of them even came out to the main street to pick me up because my taxi driver could not find the place. Appreciated the immediate lesson on things to do in Beijing. Had a room with a double... More

This is a great hutong hostel. We were a group of 17x people. They accommodated all our needs. The owner, Rick was incredibly resourceful and helpful with directions and suggestions. The Great Wall tour (10km hike) provided by the hostel was excellent. We had the whole Wall (as far as we can visually see) to ourselves without any other tourists!!... More

We stayed there in August 2011 and I do not have a bad word to say about this hostel. We recieved a complete info pack on arrival that laid out a plan on how best to see Beijing. We followed this (as best we could) and saw all of the best sights around plus some that were not on the... More

The staff were extremely helpful in email before I even got there providing me with directions on how to find the hostel. Our room didn't provide anywhere to actually put away clothes but as we were only there for 1 night that was not a problem but it would have been if we'd been there longer. Bathroom was spotless and... More

The Sitting on the City Walls Hostel is located in an authentic Chinese setting right in the middle of a Hutong behind Jingshan Park, which is the park north of the forbidden city. We arrived quite late at night, but it was no problem to find the hostel as we got the directions beforehand (although one sign was not very... More

stayed at city walls from sept 3-10 , 2011 myself and my son 18. we have never stayed at a hostel before i think they have set the standard so high i would expect every hostel to be just as good . the staff were great and tried to help as much as they could , we gave them nicknames... More

Hostel is good for Authentic Chinese experience but the staff were not very helpful! When the gentleman who owned it was not there (he was very good) the girls at the desk seemed like everything was a hassle and they couldn't care less. The best hostels are the ones who will go out of their way to help you. I... More