(Hostel website: www.templeside.com)

Probably the most special and original local hostel in Beijing, The hostel is so fantastic. It hides behind the street, deeply and quietly in a Hutong (historical narrow alley) and Si He Yuan (a kind of old style Chinese house), full of Beijng’s local taste. It impresses with its beautiful garden courtyard, super clean bathrooms, cheap private rooms, city center location, considerable service and brand new facilities. Of course, warm English speaking staff is more essential.

Living in this hostel can help you get a better understanding of Beijing’s local life. You could never get the same feeling and traveling experience from any other places.  Wandering in the long and puzzling hutong, smiling to lovely local neighbors, seeing the blue sky in the no-roof courtyard, hearing the whistle from swiftly flying-by doves, watering the garden, walking the dog, the Templeside house gives you “a glimpse of what life in the city is really like”.

The Templeside House Hostel has the best location in the city center of Beijing. It is less than 3 kilometers to all major sites of Beijing including Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Hou Hai bar area and Xi Dan shopping centers. Over 20 routes of Buses and subway trains leave outside the hostel regularly to all areas. There are two old Buddhist temples around the hostel, in only 3 minutes walking distance. Most strikingly, the hostel offers a FREE TOUR of the temple and the Hutong as well.

The hostel’s cleanness is really great. All guests give it a high rating. The private and dorm are really spotless. It is so hard to find dust there. Especially the common bathrooms, the staff clean them nearly every an hour!

The hostel offers cheap rooms and free services to western and Chinese customers. The rate is from just about 7 US dollar for a bed. Living in such a lovely place with good cleanness, safety, believe it or not, this price is doubtlessly a bargain. Even more, the hostel has many more FREE services. For example, free internet service with your own laptop, free temple and hutong tour, free Chinese folk arts show, free satellite TV and DVD show, etc.

Living here, you could get more fun than a normal hostel. We tell u what things to do, where to go and where to eat from a local’s view. Beijing has not only the Great wall, the Emperor Palace, Buddhist temple, folk arts, traditional opera and acrobatics, but also it has pop music show, modern art gallery, crazy club, bar, and secret night life. We will show you all.

 In one word, once you are here, you will be here again.