Citytel Inn

The location was fantastic! so close to Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, a great variety of local shops and malls close by, as well as some really delicious local restaurants right across the road! (the beef noodle place opposite the hotel with ''41'' above the door... ohmydays, so delicious and the owners were super friendly even with very little English!) The room was clean and adequately furnished for our four night stay. Breakfast selection was lovely! a good mix of Asian and Chinese foods, and the breakfast staff were really sweet and friendly. Initially, upon arrival, I thought it was very expensive for what we got, but by the end of our stay, we had actually deduced that based on the location, it was worth the money. I would stay at this hotel again if I wanted to be in this location; it was clean, adequate and good value.

The road is pretty noisy outside; our rooms were on the roadside (try and request a room at the back of the hotel if you can) and one morning, at 4am, there was a coach parked right outside with his engine running collecting a group of noisy tourists which woke me up. Our room was also between the lift and the breakfast room so was noisy with people walking past (obviously you can't do much about other hotel guests).

Breakfast and friendly staff

Bed was too hard (for me) and AC unit was leaking water all over our desk

Location was excellent!! However, bed and pillows was not comfortable. Value for Money!

Beds could have been softer, pillows need to be replaced.