Xijiao Hotel Beijing

The location of the hotel is great. The area is spacious and homey. Very clean.

The was smell of smoking because the air conditioning is central. Even if you don't smoke, the smoke from other rooms would come in.

The room was clean and a reasonable size for the price we paid. We arrived before check in time so we dropped off our bags but couldn't yet get into the room, which wasn't a problem for us. The staff were polite and spoke enough English for us to get by. Air con was good - very important for summer in Beijing!

The bed was rock hard and the area around the hotel felt a little bit dodgy - would not recommend to female travellers on their own. But other than that no problems.

The breakast is awesome, and the hotel is near bus stops and Metro stations. Plus, there are places to eat all around the hotel. Staff is excellent and friendly! I liked the amenities of the hotel, including bottles of water, which really save a hot summer day!

The breakfast is a bit pricey, and only from 7:00 to 9:30. So if you want breakfast at 6:00 you have to arrange it somewhere else or buy your own the day before. On the downside, it looked like the carpets of my room hadn't been vacuumed in a while and the room smelled like cigarette. I told the people at the desk about this, they apologized and quickly fixed me a different room, which solved the issue.

It’s a huge hotel with many buildings. Rooms are cleaned every day. Friendly staff that speaks English. Metro station is close by. Breakfast is ok - great choice though.

Wifi was not working properly