Gubei Water Town Great Wall Yunju Boutique Hotel — Hotel in Beijing

Rustic location. Majestic entrance. Resort feeling. Back to ancient days.

Not your 5-Stars city type hotel but still a pretty decent hotel.

Be prepared to transact using WeChat Pay or AliPay.

Surroundings are restored or newly built buildings resembling the old town in ancient days.

Many food options, desserts, coffee joints etc. Lots of activities.

Climb the nearby 司马台长城. Must do activity. Great experience and fantastic scenery. Understand what ancient Chinese had to do to build the Great Wall. Not for faint hearted nor physically challenged.

Hotel air conditioning (Cold) for the rooms is disabled during winter and early spring as weather is still consider cold.

But the gap at the window is not barely sufficient to cool the room. So be prepared to have a warm...

Firstly why I did not rate this 5⭐️ is because I am not sure of its authenticity. My tour guide mentioned that the resort was built around 5 years back however websites are marketing it as if it’s real. Anyways Gubei Water Town apparently a real town in the past which housed the family and soldiers which guarded the Simatai section of the wall. Regardless of its authenticity, if your budget allows, stay a night in this resort because IT’S BEAUTIFUL. The entire place is designed and fashioned to resemble the buildings of the past giving you a taste of what it was like then. As you walk the streets of this resort you are kinda like in a period drama. i was here during winter but I was told the best time to be here is fall when the red leaves of fall blankets the...

Beautiful place with combination of mountains, water and ancient villages. The town is characterized by the northern architectural style, row upon row of houses, old quartzite streets and long Hutongs show the style and features of the old town. You can see beautiful lights at night..you can also see the place who produce chinese wines, and In the Yongshun Dye House, red, green, yellow and blue cloths hang flapping in the breeze. Some old-style looms and spinning machines are on display. Unfortunately it was raining when i was there so the roads were slippery..Good place to escape from the modern busy city in beijing and feel the real traditional old style chinese here..a...